Updated: 03 July 2012 10:21 AM | By Nick Bruno
In pictures: breathtaking hotels of the year

Water-bound beauties, leaning towers and shiny urban gems

Water-bound beauties, leaning towers and shiny urban gems (© WAN)
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  • Water-bound beauties, leaning towers and shiny urban gems (© WAN)
  • Shortlist: Hilton Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand (© Hilton Pattaya_T.R.O.P: terrains+open space)
  • Commended: Aloft, London, UK (© Aloft_Jestico + Whiles)
  • Longlist: Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi (© Jumeirah at Etihad Towers_DBI Design)
  • Shortlist: Dream Downtown Hotel, New York, US (© Dream Downtown Hotel_Handel Architects)
  • Longlist: The Friend House, Dnepropertrovsk, Ukraine (© The Friend House_Ryntovt Design)
  • Longlist: Bella Sky, Copenhagen, Denmark (© Bella Sky_3XN)
  • Longlist: The Mercer, Hong Kong, China (© The Mercer_Barrie Ho Architecture Interiors Ltd)
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From corporate chains to boutique hotels, the shortlist for the World Architecture News (WAN) Hotel of the Year award was quite a mixed bag. Hotels were judged on criteria such as originality and sustainability - take a look at the overall winner, the final six, two commended hotels and four of our longlist favourites. Which would you like to stay in first?

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