Read on to find out who made it into this year’s Hot 100 Hotels, Resorts and Venues.
You nominated your favourite hotels, resorts and venues in record numbers this year so without further ado, here’s this 2016’s Hot 100.
1. Best serviced apartment hotel
Adina Apartment Hotel Bondi, NSW
Fraser Suites Sydney, NSW
Assured Waterside Apartments, WA
Quay West Melbourne, Vic
Cypress Lakes Resort by Oaks Hotels and Resorts, NSW
2. Best venue for a product launch
Carousel at The X Studio, NSW
Doltone House Hyde Park, NSW
Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Vic
Ivy Sunroom, NSW
ZINC At Federation Square, Vic
3. Best business hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, NSW
Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Vic
Hilton Sydney, NSW
The Darling, NSW
Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific, NSW
4. Hotel with the best spa
Chateau Elan at The Vintage Hunter Valley, NSW
Ubika Spa, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, NSW
Chuan Spa, The Langham Melbourne, Vic
Park Hyatt Sydney, NSW
The Darling, NSW
5. Best boutique hotel
Bells at Killcare, NSW
Emporium Hotel, Qld
Halcyon House, NSW
Hotel-Hotel, ACT
The Terrace Hotel, WA
6. Best MICE hotel in New Zealand
Heritage Queenstown
Hilton Auckland
Intercontinental Wellington
Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa
Ramada Resort Rotorua Marama
7. Best MICE hotel in the Asia Pacific
Conrad Hilton Hong Kong
The InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay, Bali, Indonesia
Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Best convention centre hotel
Crown Metropol, Vic
Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, NSW
Hilton Melbourne South Wharf, Vic
Rydges Southbank, Qld
Vibe Hotel Darwin, NT
9. Convention centre with the best in-house catering
Adelaide Convention Centre, SA
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Qld
Darwin Convention Centre, NT
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vic
Royal International Convention Centre Brisbane, Qld
10. Best regional hotel
Atura Albury, NSW
Crowne Plaza Terrigal, NSW
Lake House, Vic
RACV Torquay Resort, Vic
Bells of Killcare, NSW
11. Hotel with the best bar
Grain Bar, Four Seasons Sydney, NSW
Ru-Co, Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Vic
Zeta Bar, Hilton Sydney, NSW
Stillery, InterContinental Sydney Double Bay, NSW
Stingray, QT Gold Coast, Qld
12. Hotel with the best restaurant
The Ternary, Novotel Darling Harbour
Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Spa
Lennons Restaurant and Bar, NEXT Hotel Brisbane
Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld
Gowings Bar and Grill, QT Sydney
13. Best resort in Australia
One&Only Hayman Island, Qld
InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort, Qld
Peppers Beach Club and Spa, Qld
Qualia, Qld
Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, NSW
14. Best lodge in Australia
Berkeley River Lodge, WA
Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tas
Saffire Freycinet, Tas
Southern Ocean Lodge, SA
Spicers Peak Lodge, Qld
15. Best venue for a gala dinner
Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, NSW
Ivy Ballroom, NSW
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Vic
Red Scooter, Vic
The Star Event Centre, NSW
16. Best golf hotel
Chateau Élan at The Vintage, NSW
Hunter Valley Golf, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, NSW
Mercure Kooindah Waters Golf and Spa Resort, NSW
Pullman Magenta Shores, NSW
RACV Royal Pines Resort, Qld
17. Best small venue in Australia
Bohemia at The X Studio, NSW
Gunners’ Barracks, NSW
Henry Deane, Hotel Palisade, NSW
Bentley Bar and Grill, Radisson Blu, NSW
UrbanXchange Private Dining Room, NSW
18. Best mid-sized venue in Australia
Centennial Parklands Dining, NSW
Madame Tussauds Sydney, NSW
Sergeants’ Mess, NSW
State Library of South Australia, SA
Fenix Events, Vic
19. Best large venue in Australia
Australian Technology Park, NSW
The Star Event Centre, NSW
Penfolds Magill Estate, SA
Atlantic Group’s Peninsula, Vic
Frasers Kings Park, WA
20. Best mega-venue in Australia
Adelaide Oval, SA
The Australian Turf Club, Royal Randwick, NSW
Le Montage, Lilyfield, NSW
Royal International Convention Centre, Qld
Sydney Town Hall, NSW
Full details of all the winners are in the May issue of Spice Magazine. Follow @Spicenewsmag on Twitter and Instagram, and Like Spice Magazine and News on Facebook for regular updates.