The
worthy winners of the 7th Annual Cool Venue Awards were:
COOLest
Hotel Chain (sponsored by Chew Events):
Dorchester
Collection
COOLest
Venue Portfolio (sponsored by Blitz):
ITA
COOLest
Country House / Historic (sponsored by Concerto):
Blenheim
Palace
COOLest
Boutique Hotel (sponsored by BLK Water):The
May Fair
COOLest
On-Water Venue (sponsored by Zing Events):
Spitbank
Fort
COOLest
Sporting Venue (sponsored by Demon Wheelers):
Twickenham
COOLest
Museum/Gallery (sponsored by Banks Sadler):
Science
Museum
COOLest
Conference/Exhibition Centre (sponsored by Grass Roots UK):
The
02
COOLest
Bar/Club (sponsored by BLK Water):
Ministry
of Sound
COOLest
Restaurant (sponsored by BLK Water):
Meat
Liquor
COOLest
for Film Premiere After-Parties (sponsored by RC Promotions):
The
Roof Gardens
COOLest
Spa:
St
Pancras Renaissance Hotel
COOLest
for Corporate Fun (sponsored by Swordfighting
International):
Mercedes-Benz
World
COOLest
for Award Ceremonies (sponsored by EFX):
Café
de Paris
COOLest
for Galas (sponsored by Megabooth):
Vinopolis
Coolest
for Small Meetings (sponsored by Amesplash):
De
VereHolborn Bars
COOLest
for AGM’s (sponsored by DRP):
Freemasons
Hall
COOLest
for Product Launches (sponsored by Tastour):
Saatachi
Gallery
COOLest
for Receptions (sponsored by Kru Talent):
The
Orangery / Kensington Palace
COOLest
for Outdoor Events (sponsored by Vaultlondon.com):
Top
Golf
COOLest
Members Club Now Open For Events:
The
Playboy Club
COOLest
Venue Launch in 2013 (sponsored by Shoutabout London):
The
Shard
COOLest
Temporary Structure (sponsored by Optix):
Pavilion
at The Tower of London
COOLestOvereas
Venue (sponsored by Confex):
Grand
Excelsior Malta
COOLest
Venue Architecture:
V&A
Museum
The
Arthur Somerset Award for Exampling Event Charisma (sponsored by Bear
Grylls Survival Academy):
….and here is the complete list of nominees from the 2014 COOL Venue Awards…
COOLest Hotel Chain
Melia De Vere Venues
Radisson Blu Edwardian
Rocco Forte Hotels
Citizen M
Hotel Du Vin
Dorchester Collection
Marriott Starwood / W Hotels
Morgans
COOLest Venue Portfolio
Late Night London
Drake & Morgan
Concerto ITA
Searcys
Soho House
Lime Venues
Merlin D&D London
De Vere Venues
Amazing Venues
COOLest Country House/ Historic
Blenheim Palace
Leeds Castle
Cutty Sark
The Monastery, Manchester
Weston Park
Banqueting House
Coworth Park
Luton Hoo
Coombe Abbey
Old Royal Navy College
COOLest Boutique Hotel
The May Fair
The Ampersand
Dormy House, Cotswolds
South Place, London
Shoreditch House
San Domenico House Hotel, Chelsea
Malmaison, London
Claridges
Hard Days Night
Hotel Maiyango
COOLest On-Water Venue
Spitbank Fort
HMS Belfast
Bateaux London
The Edwardian ( Thames Luxury Charters)
The Yacht
Cutty Sark
City Cruises
Floating Boater
Silver Sturgeon
Tower Bridge
COOLest Sporting Venue
Twickenham
The Kia Oval
Etihad Stadium
The Emirates
Lords
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Silverstone
Wembley Stadium
Ascot Sandown Park
COOLest Museum/ Gallery
V&A Museum
Science Museum
Tate London
Museum of London
Serpentine/ Sackler Gallery
Titanic, Belfast
Saatchi Gallery
Natural History Museum
London Film Museum
Halcyon Gallery
COOLest Conference/Exhibition Centre
America Square, Cavendish Venues
The O2
Barbican
Level 39
Excel
Church House
Old Billingsgate
Troxy
Royal Horticultural Halls
Alexandra Palace
De Vere Venues Holborn Bars
COOLest Bar/ Club
Ministry of Sound
Fabric
DSTRKT
Mahiki
Bar at Social Eating House, London
Radio Rooftop Bar at ME London
Babylon
Funky Buddha
Night Jar
W Hotel, London
Egg
The Roof Gardens
COOLest Restaurant
Meat Liquor
Skylon at Southbank Centre
Zuma
Sketch
Sushisamba
Duck & Waffle
Shaka Zulu
Texture, Portman Place
Union Street Café
Mint Leaf
COOLest for Film Premiere/ After Parties
The Roof Gardens
BAFTA 195 Piccadilly
W Hotel, London
The Serpentine/ Sackler Gallery
London Film Museum
Planet Hollywood
34/ The Emin Room
Hippodrome Casino & Bars
The Playboy Club
DSTRKT
COOLest Spa
Luton Hoo
The Grove
Sanctuary Spa, Covent Garden
Chuan Spa at The Langham, London
ESPA Life at Corinthia Hotel, London
The Spa at Pennyhill Park
Rockliffe Hall, County Durham
Mandarin Oriental
Away Spa
The Spa at The Dorchester
Renaissance St Pancras
COOLest Corporate Fun
Mercedes Benz World
Top Golf
Go Ape
Hint Hunt
Namco
Up at the O2
Gleneagles
Urban Golf, London
Warner Bros Studios
London Zoo
L'Atelier Des Chef
COOLest for Award Ceremonies
The Dorchester
The Savoy
The Tate, London
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Opera House
The Monastery, Manchester
British Film Institute
HAC
One Mayfair
One Marylebone
Café De Paris
COOLest for Galas
Stationers Hall
Ministry of Sound
Vinopolis
Tobacco Dock
Royal Opera House
8 Northumberland
Battersea Evolution
Senate House
The Dorchester, Ballroom
Disappearing Dining Club
Mercedes Benz World
COOLest for Small Meetings
De Vere Venues Holborn Bars
W Hotel
CCT Canary Wharf
Ettington Park
30 Euston Square
Edition Hotel, London
Ace Hotel
De Vere Venues Canary Wharf
ETC Venues Victoria, One Drummond Gate
OXO 2
COOLest for AGM's
Emirates Stadium
Indigo 2
Somerset House
The Savoy
One Wimpole Street HAC Artillery Guards
The Dorchester
The Corinthia
Church House
RSC Stratford Upon Avon
Magna Science Centre
Freemasons Hall
COOLest for Product Launches
Saatchi Gallery
Tobacco Dock
Café De Paris
The Deck
Serpentine/ Sackler Gallery
London Film Museum
Village Underground
The Orangery, Kensington Palace
Royal Courts of Justice
COOLest for Receptions
The Brewery
RIBA
W London
Aqua/Shard London
Altitude 360
Arcelor Mittal Orbit / Olympic Park
Sushisamba
British Museum
Shard/ The Oblix
The Orangery/ Kensington Palace
COOLest for Outdoor Events
Top Golf
Warwick Castle
Kensington Roof Gardens
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
London Zoo
HAC
The Crystal
Down Hall
The Deck at the National Theatre
Mercedes Benz World
Center Parcs
COOLest Members Club now open for Events
Shoreditch House
Searcys /The Gherkin
Purple Door
Apartment 58, London
The Playboy Club
St James Hotel & Club
The Club at The Ivy
Scotts Private Room
The Box, Soho
Soho House
COOLest Venue Launch in 2013
The Shard
Balthazar
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Edition Hotel, London
Serpentine/ Sackler Gallery
Café Royal
House of Ho
ME Capital Rooftop Bar
Happenstance
Union Café
COOLest Temporary Structure
Cannon Bridge Roof Gardens
Pavillion at Tower of London
Bloomsbury Big Top
Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground at 45 Millbank, London
The View, Battersea Power Station
Serpentine Pavilion
HAC Artillery Gallery
Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Disappearing Dining Club
Battersea Evolution
COOLest Overseas Venue Grand Excelsior, Malta
Sandals La Source, Grenada
Soho Beach, Miami
Disneyland Paris
High Line, New York
Hard Rock Café, New York
W Hotel, Barcelona
Conventian Centre, Dublin
Hotel Prince De Galles
Amsterdam RAI Conference Centre
COOLest Venue Architecture
St Pancras Renaissance
The Shard
East Wintergarden
Royal Albert Hall
RIBA
The Monastery, Manchester
2 Temple Place
V&A Museum
Somerset House
IWM North
The Arthur Somerset Award for Exampling Event Charisma
Sir Richard Branson for The Roof Gardens