Hotel Managers Awards Unveil 2023 Winners as Top Hotels and Industries in Nigeria win big

Organizers of the Hotel Managers Conference and Awards have announced winners for the Hotel Managers Awards 2023, outlining winners for this year are top hotels and hospitality brands in Nigeria and industries whose businesses play significant roles in supporting hotel and hospitality business successes in Nigeria.

Mr. Gbenga Omotayo Sunday, Managing Director of Tojum Hospitality and Chief Convener, Hotel Managers Conference and Hotel Managers Awards, explained, speaking about the Hotel Managers Awards, gave insight into the motivating vision behind the Awards.

He explained that, “The Hotel Managers Awards was conceived as an integral part of the Hotel Managers Conference, as we seek to keep track, recognize and celebrate travel, hospitality brands and hotels and organizations whose operations and jobs are positively changing the face of the industry in Nigeria and Africa.

Mr. Olugbenga Omotayo, CEO & Convener, Hotel Managers Conference & Awards

“Winners are selected through voting. The voting process for most awards are designed to be fair and unbiased. It consists industry professionals, hospitality, travel and tourism experts, travel media practitioners and the general travel public.”, he concluded.

Mrs. Justina Ovat, Chairperson of the Hotel Managers Awards, who is equally the President of Women in Hospitality Nigeria, explained the place of focus and commitment to maintaining standards as benchmarks for hotels to be outstanding.

Justina Ovat, Chairperson, Hotel Managers Awards Committee

“Recognizing and celebrating  outstanding hotels in Nigeria is a great gesture by the organizers. Hotels go through a lot of challenges and the pressure that staff have to bear while keeping true to the high standards of service delivery, makes it such that only hotels and hospitality outfits with strong focus and deep commitment to standards can remain sustainable".

“I look forward to welcoming and celebrating all our winners at the Hotel Managers Awards in Owerri on the 14th July”, Justina concluded. 

The Hotel Managers Awards are in two broad categories namely the hotel and hospitality awards and the Corporate Awards. While the hotel awards go to outstanding performing hotels, the corporate awards recognize organizations within the hotel and hospitality value chain whose impact have positively contributed to the sustenance and growth of hospitality and hotel businesses in the last one year.

Winners for this prestigious awards emerged following very critical process of transparency through public nominations and public voting. After the initial nominations, the three hotels for each of the award categories were chosen.

Then in our effort to subject the process to transparency and popular votes and nominations, we embarked on a last round of voting. The hotels eventually emerged winner for each category is captured and subjected to ratification by the award committee headed by Mrs. Justina Ovat, President of the Women in Hospitality Nigeria.

Several other criteria were also followed for each hotel and scores in those were very important to the Awards Committee. Very high and impressive ratings on criteria of location, quality of service delivery, clients and customers perception, hotel ambience, classy rooms and quality infrastructure were also considered.

See the winners below:

HOTEL MANAGERS AWARDS 2023 WINNERS for Hotels:

1. Best Luxury Hotel in Nigeria

 Nordic Hotel Lagos

2. Best Luxury Business Hotel in Nigeria

 Lagos Continental Hotel, Lagos

3. Best Luxury Lifestyle Hotel in Nigeria

 Rento Hotel and Suites, Owerri

4. Best City Business Hotel in Nigeria

Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja

5. Best Customer Friendly Hotel in Nigeria

H53 Suites Lagos

6. The Longest Serving/Sustaining Hotel in Nigeria

Federal Palace Hotel & Casino Lagos

7. Most Popular Hotel in Nigeria in Nigeria

Eko Hotel & Suites Lagos

8. Best Indigenous Chain Hotel in Nigeria

Presken Hotels & Resorts

9. Best Resort in Nigeria

 Jara Beach Resort Lagos

10. Best Outdoor Experience Center in Nigeria

Old English Bar & Grills Owerri

11. Best New Hospitality Outfit in Nigeria

 PANYU Hotels & Resorts Aba

12. Best Holiday Resort in Nigeria

 Ikogosi Warm Spring Resorts Ekiti State


Hotel Managers Corporate Awards

Hotel Managers Corporate Awards or the Hotel Managers Choice Awards 2023 targets to recognize Organizations and companies whose businesses positively impact hospitality and hotel businesses in Nigeria: 

The Award winners are listed below:

1. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Best Online Booking Platform in Nigeria Award

Recipient: Wakanow

2. Hotel Managers Choice Award for HMC Headline Sponsor Owerri 2023

Recipient: LG Electronics West Africa

3. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Electronics Company of the Year in Nigeria 2023

Recipient: LG Electronics West Africa

4. Hotel Managers Choice Award for International Industrial Conglomerate in Nigeria 2023

Recipient: Dangote Cement Nigeria PLC

5. Hotel Managers Choice Ward for PayTV Platform of the Year 2023

Recipient: MultiChoice Nigeria 

6. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Food & Agro-allied  Group of the Year 2023

Recipient: Flour Mill Nigeria Plc

7. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Foodservice Equipment Company of the Year 2023

Recipient: BCE Equipment

8. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Hotels Group of Year 2023 

Recipient: Monty Suites

9. Hotel Managers Choice Award for FMCG Company of the Year 2023

Recipient: Promasidor Nigeria Limited

10. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Airline of the Year 2023

Recipient: Air Peace 

11. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Local Airline of the Year 2023

Recipient: Dana Airlines

12. Hotel Managers Choice Award for Personal & Environmental Care Industry of the Year 2023

Recipient: METCEM Limited

The Awards will hold as the final icing for the Hotel Managers Conference Owerri 2023 on the 14th July by 7.00pm at Swiss International Beland Hotel, Owerri, Plot P/14 Public Building Layout, Imo Specialist Hospital Umuguma Road, New Owerri, Owerri, Imo State.

The Award Knight will have VIPs and Special Guests of Honour present. Among whom are Mr. Babatunde Yeye, Managing Consultant, Hotel Reliance Consult Limited; Mr. Ini Akpabio, Chairman, Nanet Hotel Group; Dr. Ebikaboere Seimodei, Chairman, FCT Chapter Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria; Mr. Adedayo Adesugba, Vice-President, Association of Tourism & Hospitality Consultants in Nigeria; Mrs. Oluchi Abraham, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hangers Group; Esther Asuquo Utuk, Managing Director/CEO, Sther Royal Cons and Mr. John Daniel Enemona, Registrar - General, Chartered Institute of Hospitality, Tourism Management of America


Others include Hon. Tokunbo Toriola, CEO, Folawale Services Consult; Mrs. Kehinde Daniel, Managing Director, Lots Catering Nigeria Limited; Mr. Elui Uzochukwu, Chairman, Old English Group and Mr. Abiodun Fayomi, Chairman, Abbey Hotel Limited.


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