On Wednesday night, hotel lovers of the world came together to celebrate the fifth annual Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Awards. Guests gathered at London’s skyline-spying Store Studios at 180 The Strand as we unveiled the very best of the very best in all things boutique travel.
Our judges, hoteliers, journalists and travel-industry tastemakers mingled; cocktails were clinked, corks were popped and prizes were given before the 2 Bears’ Raf Daddy took to the decks (housed in a perspex box dubbed the Fun Palace, no less) for two hours of top-drawer tunes. 
As for the winners of the night, they were announced – as per tradition – by the original Mr & Mrs Smith, James and Tamara Lohan – you’ll find the full list below. (And should you ever want song to encapsulate each category, we’ve thrown in a playlist, too.) So thanks to the magnificent venue, to everyone who helped, everyone who came, everyone who judged and, most importantly, everyone who voted. We’ll see you next year (we’ve got some big plans…)
World’s Best Pool with a View – Tierra Atacama Hotel and Spa, Chile
Coolest Creative Hub – Public, New York
Best-Dressed Hotel – Le Roch Hotel & Spa, Paris
Best Date-Night Bar – Django at the Roxy Hotel, New York
Best Gourmet Getaway – Zaborin, Niseko, Japan
Most Spoiling Spa – Les Sources de Caudalie, Bordeaux
Local Hotel Hero – Nay Palad Hideaway, the Philippines
Best Family Hotel – Taylor River Lodge, Colorado
Above & Beyond – Chamba Camp Thiksey, Himalayas, India
World’s Sexiest Bedroom – Soneva Jani, the Maldives
Best Smith Villa – Annandale Scrubby Bay, Pigeon Bay, New Zealand
Best Smith Hotel – Villa la Coste, Provence
All photos courtesy of Rachel Juarez-Carr
Categories playlist compiled by Smith Editor, Richard MacKichan
