The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Baldwin County is one of six finalists to be named America’s “best historic hotel.”
Historic Hotels of America and Historic Hotels Worldwide on Thursday announced the exclusive nominees for their 2019 Historic Hotels Awards of Excellence.
The Grand, located in Point Clear and now part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, is known as “The Queen of Southern Resorts.”
However, it soon may be king of the country.
The beautiful hotel on Alabama’s gulf coast is competing against five other properties across the United States to be named the top historic hotel in the competition’s loftiest category — those with over 400 rooms.
The Grand opened in 1847 and, as such, is the oldest hotel named a finalist in its category.
Additionally, the Grand’s Susan Stein is one of six finalists to be awarded the title of America’s “hotel historian of the year.”
The 2019 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence and Gala Dinner will take place at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina on Thursday, November 7. The award winners will be announced before an audience of owners, senior management, industry leaders and representatives from the finest historic hotels around the world. This is an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
