Klasszis TopDesign 2025: these hotels and restaurants won the prestigious awards
Klasszis TopDesign 2025: a prestigious international jury awarded Hungarian hotels and restaurants.
The winners of the Hungarian hospitality and hotel industry’s most comprehensive design competition, featuring an international jury, received the Klasszis TopDesign 2025 awards on November 25th. More than one hundred industry professionals—including hoteliers, representatives of catering establishments, and young designers—participated in the event. The exclusive award ceremony was hosted by VIBE Budapest, where the results were announced in an extravagant setting and as part of a memorable program, following a professional background discussion.
The competition, announced for the fourth time by Turizmus Online, received over 50 entries, similar to previous years: 35 entries came from accommodation providers and 17 in the gastro category. A total of 26 awards were given out by the 12-member international jury, which consisted of serious experts.
In the 2025 Klasszis TopDesign competition, a total of 20 different accommodation establishments and restaurants received recognition. Petit Bois Füred received the most certificates, winning a total of four awards. Le Primore Hotel & Spa, Monolith Lodge, and Tribe Budapest Airport triumphed in two categories each.
The Full List of Winners:
| Gastro categories | ||
| Klasszis TopDesign Newconcept Gastro Venue of the Year 2025 | Epicurean Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Cool-tour Rural and Urban Venue of the Year 2025 | Még1 Kifli-t Kézműves Pékség | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Gastro Venue Offering the Best Guest Experience of the Year 2025 | New York Café Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Restaurant of the Year – Indoor Guest Area 2025 | BIBO Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Bar/Pub, Café, Confectionery of the Year 2025 | Tribe Budapest Airport | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Restrooms Venue of the Year 2025 | Tribe Budapest Airport | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Gastro Designer of the Year 2025 | 81font Architecture & Design (BOTANIQ Máriavölgyi Golf Klub) |
| Hotel – Spa – Wellness categories | ||
| Klasszis TopDesign Unique Accommodation of the Year 2025 | Monolith Lodge | Dobogókő |
| Klasszis TopDesign Accommodation Offering the Best Guest Experience of the Year 2025 | Petit Bois Füred | Balatonfüred |
| Klasszis TopDesign Rural 5-star Accommodation of the Year 2025 | Petit Bois Füred | Balatonfüred |
| Klasszis TopDesign Capital City 5-star Accommodation of the Year 2025 | Kimpton BEM Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign 3-4 star Accommodation of the Year (Capital, over 50 rooms) 2025 | BasiliQ Hotel Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign 3-4 star Accommodation of the Year (Capital, under 50 rooms) 2025 | Mamaison Hotel Chain Bridge Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Spa & Wellness Section of the Year 2025 | Petit Bois Füred | Balatonfüred |
| Klasszis TopDesign Guest Room, Suite of the Year – Capital City 2025 | Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest | Budapest |
| Klasszis TopDesign Guest Room, Suite of the Year – Rural | Petit Bois Füred | Balatonfüred |
| Klasszis TopDesign Hotel Lobby, Common Area of the Year 2025 | Le Primore Hotel & Spa | Hévíz |
| Klasszis TopDesign (Hi-)Storytelling Hotel of the Year 2025 | ARTAM Luxury Cabins | Parád |
| Klasszis TopDesign (Hi-)Storytelling Hotel of the Year 2025 | Károlyi-Kastély Hotel & Restaurant | Fehérvárcsurgó |
| Klasszis TopDesign Event Venue of the Year 2025 | BOTANIQ Máriavölgyi Golf Klub | Alcsútdoboz |
| Klasszis TopDesign Sustainable Accommodation of the Year 2025 | Monolith Lodge | Dobogókő |
| Klasszis TopDesign – Klasszis TopDesign Family-Friendly Accommodation of the Year 2025 | MÖVENPICK BalaLand Resort Lake Balaton | Szántód |
| Audience Awards | ||
| Klasszis TopDesign Gastro Venue of the Year – Audience Award 2025 | Le Primore Hotel & Spa | Hévíz |
| Klasszis TopDesign Accommodation of the Year – Audience Award 2025 | Viale Boutique Hotel Villány | Villány |
The members of the jury participating in the evaluation of the applications were:
- Erzsébet Ács, President of the National Association of Interior Designers
- Katalin Bakody, Eastern European Director of JAB Anstoetz KG
- Gergő Fejes, Interior Architect, Founder of Plusdesign Studio
- Károly Gerendai, Founder and Owner of the Costes Group
- Ariana Grüll, Architect, Interior Designer, Head of the Hotel Design Division at Arkan Zeytinoglu Architects in Vienna
- Balázs Kéry, Architect-Interior Designer, Founder and Artistic Director of Kroki Stúdió, President of the Jury
- István Pesti, Executive Chef of the two Michelin-starred Platán Gourmet Restaurant
- Péter Pozsár, Architect, Founder of HelloWood
- Zoltán Somlyai, Director of BDPST Group Hotel Management, Director of the Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association
- Dr. Csilla Szalók, Economist, former Head of the Tourism-Hospitality Institute at the Faculty of Commerce, Hospitality and Tourism of the Budapest Business School
- Rodrigo Tellez, Globally recognized Interior Designer, Associate at Lissoni & Partners
- Ágnes Vágó, Editor-in-Chief of Turizmus Online, Tourism, Hotel Industry, and Gastro Expert
Young Fashion Designers Were Also Awarded
In professional cooperation with the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency, Turizmus Online launched the Junior Klasszis TopDesign competition within the framework of the Klasszis TopDesign 2025 professional competition, inviting applications for creative visual designs for women’s and men’s uniforms. Students enrolled in vocational or higher education institutions were eligible to participate with visual uniform designs intended for restaurants and four- and five-star hotels.
The professional jury evaluating these applications included Zsófia Jakab, CEO of the Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency, along with Petra Fabriczki, CEO of Danubius Hotels, and fashion designer Boglárka Bódis. The winning entries were also exhibited at VIBE Budapest.
Junior Klasszis TopDesign 2025 – Uniform Competition Final Results:
5-star Hotel Category
- Lili Véh – Mod’Art International Hungary
- Flóra Gutai-Ruppert – BKSZC Creative and Craft Industry Technical School
- Laura Kojsza – Jelky András Applied Arts Secondary School
4-star Hotel Category
- Zoé Palmira Varga – Jelky András Applied Arts Secondary School
- Zita Szabó, Julianna Veres – Jelky András Applied Arts Secondary School
- Emese Kulcsár, Brigitta Kánya – Jelky András Applied Arts Secondary School
Restaurant Category
- Hanna Bajai, Flóra Buzás, Jázmin Svank – Jelky András Applied Arts Secondary School
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