Each year, the Hotel Industry Awards for Excellence recognises those AHA|SA Member Hotels who are ‘the best’ in their nominated categories. This on-going commitment to excellence ensures our State’s hotels are without peer in Australia.

South Australian hotels are renowned for their excellence. In fact, SA boasts some of the best pubs in Australia. They provide patrons with great meals, service and accommodation. Our hotels are the perfect place to socialise, to be entertained, to relax and enjoy living. Hoteliers and staff can quite rightly be proud of the facilities and services they offer.

To recognise and celebrate the achievements of hotels in SA, the AHA|SA Hotel Industry Awards for Excellence are conducted on an annual basis.

One of the traditional events on the industry calendar was the charity dinner dance. In the early 1990s, it was replaced by a gala dinner at which the Hotel Industry Awards for Excellence are presented. The event regularly attracts in excess of 800 people.

The awards recognise excellence in all aspects of hotels, including bar presentation and service, gaming, bottle-shops, redevelopments, live music and community service and support. If a hotel is deemed worthy by the judges, it is awarded the title of Hotel of the Year.

Only financial members of the AHA|SA are eligible to enter for the awards.
 
State award winners will be automatically entered into the AHA’s National Hotel Awards for Excellence.

Winners of the Awards for Excellence were announced at the Hotel Industry’s night of nights, at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 20 July 2010.

This is the premier event on the AHA|SA calendar featuring leading Australian talent as the Hotel Industry celebrates a year of exceptional achievements.

The AHA|SA congratulates The Highway for taking out the prestigeous award 'Best Overall Hotel'. Here is what they had to say 

"After winning several awards, the icing on the cake was hearing 'The Highway' announced as SA's Best Overall Hotel. This title is the greatest reward for our team's hard work, commitment to our business objectives and maintaining a clean, contemporary environment which paid off for us at SA's most prestigious industry awards night." Simon Adami - The Highway

For a full list of 2010 Awards for Excellence winners, see below