The first Global Branded Residence Awards named 16 winners at a ceremony broadcast on Friday 2 October 2026. Boutique Hotel News editor Eloise Hanson hosted with International Hospitality Media chief executive Piers Brown.
Bulgari Residences Dubai took World's Best Branded Residence, decided by the Boutique Hotel News team. The property also won the Middle East and Africa regional category, so it carries two of the 16 awards.
Twelve awards were judged by a panel of experts, three were voted for by Boutique Hotel News readers, and one carried the World's Best title. Boutique Hotel News, part of International Hospitality Media, presents the programme.
The property awards
Best Interior Design: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Chicago.
Best Architecture and Exterior Design: The Residences at The St. Regis Chicago.
Best Urban Branded Residence: The OWO Residences by Raffles.
Best Resort Branded Residence: W Residences Dubai - The Palm.
Best Luxury Brand Affiliation Residence: 760 Madison - The Armani Residence.
The design, sales and partner winners
Best Sales and Marketing Campaign: Proud Real Estate for The Residences at InterContinental Phuket Resort. You Agency was shortlisted for Ritz-Carlton Residences Sarasota Bay in the same category.
Innovative Use of Technology: DigiValet PropOS for Branded Residences.
Strategic Partner of the Year: Global Branded Residences.
The regional winners
Americas: Mandarin Oriental Residences, Fifth Avenue.
Europe: The OWO Residences by Raffles.
Middle East and Africa: Bulgari Residences Dubai.
Asia-Pacific: The Langham Residences, Jakarta.
The reader-voted winners
Future Concept: Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower.
Innovator of the Year: Dayiana Oballos Mora, founder of VOS Business Consultants.
Industry Icon: Chris Graham, managing director of Graham Associates.
The brands behind the winners
Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis each hold a design award. InterContinental holds the sales and marketing award through Proud Real Estate. Raffles holds two awards through The OWO Residences. W Hotels holds the resort award, and Armani holds the luxury brand affiliation award. Mandarin Oriental holds the Americas award, Bulgari holds the Middle East and Africa award and the overall title, and Langham holds the Asia-Pacific award.
The judges' report describes the Bulgari entry as an exceptional submission with data behind its claims, and describes The OWO Residences as a redevelopment of a historic London landmark by the Hinduja family, with 85 individually designed residences.
The panel and the disclosed relationships
Eloise Hanson of Boutique Hotel News chairs the judging panel. Chris Graham of Graham Associates sits on a panel of ten independent judges.
Graham Associates appears on the organiser's own list of supporting partners, and Chris Graham won Industry Icon. VOS Business Consultants appears on the same list, and supplied the Innovator of the Year winner and an Industry Icon nominee in Kevin Wash, a partner at the firm.
The organiser has opened the 2027 edition and publishes a sponsorship prospectus. Katie Houghton, vice president of commercial partnerships for Boutique Hotel News, is the contact.