Choice Hotels Asia-Pac is proud to unveil the winners of its prestigious Hotel of the Year Awards for 2024. The annual accolade celebrates the properties that have set the benchmark in delivering exemplary guest experiences and upholding the high standards of the Choice Hotels brands in the Asia-Pac region: Ascend Hotel Collection, Clarion, Quality, Comfort and Econo Lodge.
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac CEO Trent Fraser expressed admiration for this year’s winners. “These awards recognise the commitment and dedication of our hotels who continue to raise the bar in providing outstanding guest experiences and delivering operational excellence. All of our Hotel of the Year Award winners and nominees have shown dedication to operational excellence, outstanding guest service delivery and the future of the industry,” he said.
The Hotel of the Year Awards are assessed on a ‘likelihood to recommend’ metric calculated on direct and verified customer feedback, combined with franchisee engagement in Choice Hotels Asia-Pac programs and initiatives, such as the Choice Privileges loyalty program, corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives, and upholding brand values.
The winning hotels will now go on to join a global group of nominees competing for the Choice Hotels International Best of Choice Awards, to be announced at the Choice Hotels 69th Annual Convention, held on 29 April – 1 May 2025 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The Choice Hotels Asia-Pac Hotel of the Year 2024 winners are:
• Ascend Hotel Collection – CH Boutique Hotel & Apartments (Tamworth, NSW)
• Quality – Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway (Wangaratta, VIC)
• Comfort – Comfort Inn Deakin Palms (Mildura, VIC)
• Econo Lodge – Econo Lodge Border Gateway Wodonga (Wodonga, VIC)
Additional 2024 Hotel of the Year winners from the Asia-Pac region vying for the coveted Choice Hotels International Best of Choice Awards are:
• Hotel of the Year India – Comfort Hotel Vista (Lucknow, Utter Pradesh)
• Hotel of the Year Japan – Comfort Hotel Matsuyama (Matsuyama City, Shikoku)
• Hotel of the Year China – Quality Hotel Chengdu (Chengdu, Sichuan Province)
Other honourees include:
• General Manager of the Year – Paul Rogers, Ingot Hotel Perth, Ascend Hotel Collection (Perth, WA)
• Rising Star Award – Rebecca Ferguson, Quality Resort Parkhurst (Parkhurst, QLD)
• Choice Privileges Hotel of the Year – Quality Inn Penrith (Sydney, NSW)
• Best New Hotel – Bokarina Beach Apartments, Ascend Hotel Collection (Bokarina, QLD)
