3 Greek winners at the 2016 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards

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3 Greek winners at the 2016 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle AwardsThree Greek companies, a villa rental, a real estate agency and a carpet commerce company, are among the winners of the 2016 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards winners

 Three Greek companies, a villa rental, a real estate agency and a carpet commerce company, are among the winners of the 2016 Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards winners, that were handed out for the 4th consecutive year, on October 15, 2016 at Padierna Palace Hotel, in Marbella, Spain.

The winners from Greece are Villa Alegria in Mykonos (category 7-star villa) Ideal Mykonos Real Estate (7-star Real Estate Services) and Despina Miraraki Carpets (7-star Gallery Carpets).

An unrivalled list of attendees was in attendance in order to collect the highest most exclusive award in the industry, the Signum Virtutis, the seal of excellence.

Luxury Panel Members in attendance were: His Serene Highness Prince Massimiliano della Torre e Tasso, Her Serene Highness Princess Costanza della Torre e Tasso, Her Royal Highness Nathalie Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess Bhargavi Kumari Mewar, Kenelm Jenour, Jean Christophe Rousseau, Thanos Liontos, a top VIP concierge from Greece,  Andreas Lindner, Bernie Hawkins, Alexander Jovanovic.

Chairman, President/Founder Khalil El-Mouelhy said: “We are delighted with the outcome and reaction of our winners to the event. Tonight we showcased the absolute best from within the luxury hospitality industry and Villa Padierna was the perfect setting for such a night of acknowledgement, recognition and awards. I would like to personally congratulate all our winners worldwide and thank all the exceptional individuals that graced our ceremony with their presence and helped to make it such a special evening. A special thank to Mr Frank M Pfaller, Mr Ricardo Arranz and the team at Villa Padierna Palace Hotel for all their support and their efforts, making this an unforgettable event

The complete list of the award winners includes:

  • Sol Kerzner
  • Regine Sixt
  • Valentine Ozigbo
  • Villa Padierna Palace Hotel
  • Villa Padierna Thermas Hotel
  • Pacific Resort Aitutaki
  • Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa
  • The Remote Resort Fiji
  • Taveuni Palms
  • Lazzoni Hotel
  • Budersand Hotel Golf & Spa Sylt
  • Transcorp Hilton Abuja
  • Nassima Royal Hotel
  • Peninsula Paris
  • Ritz Carlton Sharq Village
  • Castadiva Resort & Spa
  • Geinberg 5 Private Spa Villas
  • Royal Mansour Marrakech
  • Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa
  • Finca Cortesin
  • Layana Resort & Spa
  • Arlberg Hospiz
  • The Trans Resort Bali
  • Hanging Gardens of Bali
  • Melia Zanzibar
  • Worldwide Kids
  • Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa
  • The Adria Boutique Hotel
  • Grand Millennium Amman
  • Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
  • Shiv Niwas Palace
  • Oman Air
  • Maharajas Express
  • Vamed/Vitality World
  • VIVAMAYR Maria Wörth
  • Ligne St Barth
  • The Golden Triangle
  • Byblos St Tropez
  • Ideal Mykonos Real Estate
  • Despina Miraraki Carpets
  • Qatar Airways Al Safwa first class lounge at Hamad International Airport
  • Sovreign Seas Hermes
  • Katara Hospitality
  • Hospitality Leaders
  • SIXT
  • Villa Alegria
  • G2O Turkey
  • Marinis on 57
  • Hotel Jungbrunn
  • Tschuggen Grand Hotel Bergoase
  • Medical Wellness Centre Villa Padierna Thermas Hotel
  • Medical Wellness Centre Villa Padierna Palace Hotel

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