HOTEL AWARDS
The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii has received the following honors.
Awards and Distinctions
2009 Awards
- 2009 Conde Nast Traveler, Gold List: The World’s Best Places to Stay
- 2009 American Automobile Association Four Diamond Rating
- 2009 Conde Nast Traveler Top 20 Resorts in Hawaii (#10)
- 2009 Golf Digest Top 75 Golf Resorts in North America (#20)
- 2009 Travel + Leisure, World’s Best Hotels & Resorts, Top 25 Resorts in Hawaii (#16)
2008 Awards
- Travel + Leisure, The Best Hotels in the World January 2008
- Marie Claire magazine Sexiest Spas in the World February 2008 (#4)
2007 Awards
- Travel + Leisure, World's Best Hotels & Resorts; Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii 2007 (#15) 2006 (#19)
- CondeNast Traveler Top 20 Hawaii Resorts (#18) November 2007 Readers' Choice
- Fodor's "Fodor's Choice 2007" announced May 2007 by publisher Tim Jarrell
- Condé Nast Traveler, Gold List: The World's Best Places to Stay 2007, 2006, 2005, 2002
- Classic Custom Vacations Customer Service Award 2007, 2006, 2005
- Four Diamond Award for Lodging, American Automobile Association 2007-2002
- Travel + Leisure Top 10 Hotel Spas in Hawaii October 2007 (#9)
- Conde Nast Traveler Reader's Poll Top 55 Spas in N America / Caribbean at Sea (#28) April 2007
- Smart Meetings Magazine Platinum Choice Readers' Award 2007 (announced October) 2006, 2004
- Incentive Magazine Platinum Partner award for outstanding travel suppliers October 2007
- Successful Meetings 19th Annual Pinnacle Award 2007 - 2002 a prestigious symbol of excellence among meeting, incentive travel, convention planners and hoteliers
- Corporate Meetings & Incentives Paragon Award for Meeting Service Excellence by readers 2007 (#10 of 39 and the only one in Hawaii, 2006, 2004 too
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, The Grill "Best Restaurants for Wine" 2007 - 2002 (August)
- Hawaii Music Awards 2006 Gathering of the Kings Polynesian Feast CD soundtrack 2/15/07
- Four Diamond Award for The Grill Restaurant, American Automobile Association 2007 - 2005
- Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 Golf Resorts in N. America 2007, 2006 (#25), 2005 Reader's
- Energy Industries Certificate of Achievement in Energy Conservation September 2007
2006 Awards
- AAA Four Diamond
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts 2006 Company-wide Awards - Best 2006 Guest Program - February 8th 2007
- Condé Nast Traveler, Gold List: The World's Best Places to Stay Condé Nast Traveler Top 20 Best Australia/Pacific Resorts (#13, #2 on Big Island) Nov. 2006
- Travel + Leisure, The Best Hotels in the World
- Customer Service Award, Classic Custom Vacations
- Travel + Leisure, World's Best Hotels & Resorts; Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii 2006 (#19)
- Travel + Leisure, Top 10 Hotel Spas in Hawaii October 2006 (#9)
- Incentive Magazine Platinum Partners Award for 2006 by readers for excellence as an incentive industry supplier via ballot appearing in February and May 2006 issues.
- Corporate Meetings & Incentives Paragon Award for Meeting Service Excellence readers
- Meetings West Best of the West "Planner's Picks" August 2006
- Meetings & Conventions 2006 Gold Key Award by subscribers
- Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award selected by readers December issue 2006, 2004
- Four Diamond Award for The Grill Restaurant
- Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, The Grill Restaurant wine list 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
2005 Awards
- Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Hotel of the Year 2005 Worldwide
- Travel Age West, Spa Without Walls included in 12 Best Spas of the West
- AAA Four-Diamond Award for Lodging
- AAA Four-Diamond Award for The Grill restaurant
- World's Best Hotels & Resorts; "Top 25 Best Hawaii Hotels" - Travel + Leisure
- "World's 700 Best Places to Stay" - Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List
- "Top 100 Golf Resorts" - Condé Nast Traveler
- Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List "The World's Best Places to Stay"
- Spa Without Walls listed as one of the "12 Best Spas of the West" - Travel Age West
- Travel + Leisure, World's Best Hotels & Resorts; Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii
- "Top 75 Greatest Tennis Resorts Worldwide" - Tennis Resorts Online
- Pualu Award for Environmental Awareness - Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
- Keep It Hawaii Award - Hawaii Tourism Authority
- The Grill's Wine List - Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence
- Fairmont Gold Presidential Suite - "Hawaii's Most Luxurious Suites" - Elite Traveler Magazine
2004 Awards
- Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List
- "World's Greatest Hotels" - Travel + Leisure
- "Top Golf Resort" - Condé Nast Traveler
- Spa Without Walls - "Top Spas For Treatments" - 96.3 rating (#2 in the world) - Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Pick
- Brown's Beach House voted "Top Big Island Restaurant" by Honolulu Magazine readers
- Top 10, "Greatest US Tennis Resorts Lodging" - Tennis Magazine
- Brown's Beach House - "Top Big Island Restaurant" Hale 'Aina Award - voted by readers of Honolulu Magazine
- Four-Diamond Award - American Automobile Association
- "Greatest Hotels in the World" - Travel + Leisure
- Platinum Choice Award - Smart Meetings Magazine
- The Polo Bar - #4 "The Big Island's Top Ten Lounges" - Hawaii Island Journal
- Paragon Award - voted one of 40 resorts worldwide for best meetings and incentives programs (the only Big Island hotel honored) by Corporate Meetings & Incentives readers
