On 16 October, H10 Hotels received the award for the Best Hotel Chain 2014 in the Hotel Initiative Awards ceremony, organised by the magazine Gran Hotel Turismo. The jury, which consisted of important figures from the fields of tourism and journalism, selected H10 Hotels from a list of finalists that included well-known Spanish hotel chains.Gemma Espelt, H10 Hotels Marketing Director, accepted the award on behalf of the chain at the ceremony held in Roca Barcelona Gallery, which was attended by around 200 people including representatives from the areas of Government, hotels, tourism, gastronomy and the press. Government officials present included Barcelona City Councillor Jordi Portabella, while the world of gastronomy was represented by Michelin Star chefs Jordi Cruz, from ABaC Restaurant & Hotel, and twins Javier and Sergio Torres, from the restaurant Dos Cielos at Meliá Barcelona Sky.

H10 Hotels currently has 45 hotels in 16 exceptional destinations, giving it a total of more than 12,000 rooms. The prize was awarded largely in recognition of the great efforts it has made to grow its hotel fleet, with a large number of hotels being added in recent years. To be exact, since 2010 the chain has grown from 35 to 45 hotels, with new establishments in London, Berlin, Barcelona, Mallorca and Cuba.In recent years, H10 Hotels has also followed a policy of commissioning the refurbishment of its most emblematic hotels to renowned architects and interior designers, such as Lázaro Rosa-Violán and GCA Arquitectos. This has resulted in establishments of the highest quality in terms of design and facilities.

These hotels are the H10 Catalunya Plaza and the H10 Montcada in Barcelona, the H10 Sentido White Suites and H10 Timanfaya Palace in Lanzarote, the H10 Sentido Playa Esmeralda in Fuerteventura, the H10 Conquistador and H10 Big Sur in Tenerife, and the H10 Delfín and H10 Vintage Salou on the Costa Daurada. In addition to all of this is H10 Hotels' most important asset its human capital, a team of 5,000 professionals who work day in, day out to offer our customers the best service. This award goes to all of them in recognition of their efforts and to motivate them to keep up the good work.