Gold Awards recognise 31 Asia-Pacific hotels for 2025 performance
Choice Hotels International Asia-Pac has announced its 2025 Gold Award winners, recognising 31 properties across the Asia-Pacific region. The awards acknowledge exceptional performance and dedication to guest experience throughout 2025.
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac CEO Trent Fraser said, “It’s always an honour to acknowledge Choice Hotels’ properties and the efforts of franchisees and employees who’ve gone above and beyond in the past year.”
He added, “The Choice Hotels Gold Award serves as a benchmark for excellence within the network. The annual recognition allows us to shine a light on franchisees who go above and beyond, not just to uphold the Choice Hotels name but also to deliver the best guest experience possible.”
Furthermore, Fraser said, “All of our Gold winners this year are stand-out properties, and we are proud to have them as part of our network. We hope the 2025 Gold Awards serve as inspiration to venture out and travel to new and exciting locations, with the knowledge that they’ll be met with excellent customer service and value for money across our network.”
Winners were determined through rigorous performance metrics. These included guest satisfaction results and ‘likelihood to recommend’ scores. In addition, the assessment covered operational excellence and engagement in sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
The 31 recognised hotels will now advance to the Choice Hotels Asia-Pacific Hotel of the Year Awards. The winners of those awards are scheduled to be announced in March. The programme also includes Best New Hotel, General Manager and Rising Star categories, which the executive team panel will evaluate.
Full list of Gold Awards winners 2025
The Ascend Hotel Collection winners include Bokarina Beach Apartments in Bokarina Beach, Queensland; Hotel Elms Christchurch in Christchurch, New Zealand; Ingot Hotel Perth in Western Australia, CH Boutique Hotel in Tamworth, New South Wales, and Castlereagh Boutique Hotel in Sydney CBD.
Clarion Hotels recipients include Clarion Hotel Townsville in Queensland, Clarion Suites Gateway in Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Clarion Hotel De Renees Gangtok in India, Clarion Hotel Khayal Kochi in Kerala, India, and Clarion Hotel Hyderabad in Telangana, India.
Quality Hotels recognised include Quality Hotel City Centre in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Quality Hotel Wangaratta Gateway in Victoria, Quality Resort Pankhurst, Queensland in Pankhurst, Quality Hotel Taylors Lakes in Victoria, Quality Hotel Rules Club Wagga in Wagga Wagga, Quality Hotel Lakeside in Bendigo, Quality Inn Patria Suite Rajkot in India, and Quality Hotel Wuyi in China.
Comfort Hotels awardees include Comfort Hotel Flames Whangarei in Whangārei, New Zealand, Comfort Inn on Main Hervey Bay in Pialba, Queensland, Comfort Inn Deakin Palms in Mildura, Victoria, Comfort Inn May Park in Horsham, Victoria, Comfort Inn Bishops Lodge in Hay, New South Wales, Comfort Inn North Brisbane in Carseldine, Queensland, Comfort Inn Regal Park in North Adelaide, South Australia, Comfort Hotel Nagoya Shinkansenguchi in Aichi, Japan, Comfort Hotel Ishigaki Islands in Okinawa, Japan, and Comfort Hotel Takamatsui in Kagawa, Japan.
Econo Lodge Hotels recipients include Econo Lodge Alabaster in Cowra, New South Wales, Econo Lodge Border Gateway Wodonga in Victoria, and Econo Lodge Mildura in Victoria.
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac operates more than 360 hotels across the region, representing over 32,000 rooms. The group’s brands include Ascend Hotel Collection, Clarion, Quality, Comfort and Econo Lodge. Globally, Choice Hotels International operates more than 7,500 hotels across 47 countries and territories.
