Awards.
The Stay Awards is an independent hospitality awards platform dedicated to celebrating exceptional hotel experiences and the details that define true comfort. We stand as a beacon for experience-led excellence — recognizing the stays that restore, delight, and elevate hospitality standards beyond borders.
With a growing global presence and an audience of travelers, creators, and industry leaders, we spotlight hotels that deliver what guests feel most: unforgettable sleep, standout breakfasts, remarkable pools, wellness, service, and seamless guest journeys. Through a clear, criteria-based approach, we help outstanding properties earn recognition that is credible, shareable, and meaningful.
Beyond an annual ceremony, The Stay Awards is a living ecosystem for hospitality — fostering higher standards, stronger connections, and a community driven by one mission: where comfort wins.
Aligned with the region’s ambitions for world-class tourism and premium guest experiences, we support the growth of hospitality excellence and help position our destinations as leading hubs for comfort, service, and unforgettable stays on the global stage.
The Categories.
Rules and Eligibility.
Terms and Conditions.
Shaping Comfort, Elevating Stays.
The Stay Awards is committed to celebrating hospitality as a universal language — a craft that transcends borders, creates emotion, and turns everyday moments into unforgettable experiences. We believe that the smallest details can shape the biggest memories, when comfort is designed with intention and delivered with excellence.
Through our platform, we recognize hotels at every level of guest experience — from city icons setting new standards to resorts redefining relaxation. By spotlighting the experiences that matter most — sleep, breakfast, wellness, pool, service, and guest journey — we aim to raise expectations across the industry and inspire stays that guests remember long after checkout.
Our mission is to build a vibrant ecosystem where hotels, travelers, and industry leaders come together — connecting through quality, innovation, and the pursuit of comfort.
We provide more than recognition; we create value. From clear, criteria-based evaluation and international visibility to partnerships, content opportunities, and a premium awards showcase, we help outstanding properties earn credibility and attention on a global stage.
By highlighting excellence across the region and beyond, we strive to position our destinations as hubs of world-class hospitality — and to celebrate the stays that truly deserve the spotlight: where comfort wins.
12 signature categories.
300+ participating hotels.
1500+ stars of comfort.
The Stay Awards unites hospitality visionaries to elevate the future of guest experience.
The Stay Awards brings together hoteliers, hospitality leaders, and emerging talents across key disciplines — including guest experience, operations, culinary, wellness, design, and service excellence.
By uniting members from different countries and nationalities, it fosters collaboration, higher standards, and innovation across global hospitality.
Participation is open to hotels and hospitality teams whose work reflects outstanding excellence and a true commitment to comfort, service, and unforgettable guest experiences.