We can’t believe it either…The COOL Venue Awards 2018 is just one week away. The awards is the biggest in the events industry, with general admission tickets selling out in a record time of just 25 minutes this year! If you haven’t been lucky enough to land yourself a couple of tickets this year, you can keep up to date via social media. We will even be Instagram Live streaming the entire awards ceremony. You can follow us here…
If you haven’t seen the entire list of amazing nominees yet, we have listed them below just for you!
COOLest Hotel
- Claridges
- The Curtain
- Ace, Shoreditch
- The Ned
- Ham Yard Hotel
- Crazy Bear Beaconsfield
- Nobu-Shoreditch
- London Edition III
- The Courthouse
- Town Hall Hotel Bethnal Green
- Stanbrook Abbey
- Hotel Gotham
COOLest Venue Portfolio
- Camm & Hooper
- Firmdale Hotels
- Soho House
- SBE GROUP
- Radisson Blu Edwardian
- Inception Group
- One Events
- Dorchester Collection
- Historic Royal Palaces
- Mothership Group
- Lime Venue Portfolio
- Hand Picked Hotels
- Camden Dining Group
- Better Bankside
- D&D London
COOLest Historic Venue
- British Museum
- Hop Exchange
- Victorian Bath House
- Kensington Palace
- Tower of London
- Natural History Museum
- Somerset House
- Blenheim Palace
- Warwick Castle
- Cutty Sark
- Tobacco Dock
- Town Hall Hotel & Apartments
- Sunbeam Studios
- RSC Stratford Upon Avon
COOLest Unique Venue
- BA London Eye
- The Victoria Bath House
- The Meditteranean Glasshouse
- Sky Garden
- Printworks
- The Vaults
- Eis Haus
- Cirque le Soir
- Swingers
- Dinerama
- The Steel Yard / Oxygen Events
- Roman Baths
COOLest ‘On Water’ Venue
- Salcombe Harbour Hotel and Spa
- The Pig on the Beach
- St Davids Hotel – Cardiff Bay
- Tower Bridge
- HMS Belfast
- Osea Island
- Good Hotel
- Solent Forts
- Proud East
- Rotunda Bar and Restaurant
- Sunborn Yacht Hotel
- Formans Fish Island
COOLest Sporting Venue
- The Copperbox
- Wembley Stadium
- London Aquatics Centre
- Chelsea FC
- GoodWood
- London Stadium
- Emirates Stadium
- Flight Club
- Ascot
- Junkyard GolfClub
- Rockingham Motor Speedway
- Silverstone
- Bounce – The Home of Ping Pong
COOLest Museum / Gallery
- Science Museum
- V&A Museum
- Grant Museum Zoology
- Saatchi Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- Design Museum
- Newport Street Gallery
- Gods Own Junkyard
- National Portrait Gallery
- London Transport Museum
COOLest Conference Centre
- Barbican
- Wellcome Collection
- Bounce
- Kings Place
- BMA House
- V&A Museum of Design Dundee
- V&A Museum of Childhood
- Ceme
- Sunbeam Studios
- Woburn
- 100 Wardour Street
- Westminster Abbey
COOLest Spa
- Chuan Spa, Langhan Hotel, London
- Celtic Manor Hotel
- Arman Spa
- The Corinthia, ESPA
- Agua Bathhouse and Spa at the Mondrian London
- Pennyhill Park
- Calcot Manor, Glocs
- The Ned
- Bulgari
- Shangri-La London
COOLest for Awards Ceremonies
- Battersea Evolution
- The Corinthia, London
- Tobacco Dock
- Printworks
- BAFTA
- Tate Modern
- Christ Church Spitalfields
- Café de Paris
- Dutch Hall
- 100 Wardour Street
- RSC Stratford Upon Avon
COOLest for Gala’s
- Old Billingsgate
- The Ned
- The Swan, Shakespeare Globe
- Sky Garden
- Indigo at the O2
- The Savoy
- St Pancras Renaissance
- Battersea Evolution
- Middle Temple Hall
- Westminster Abbey
- Stanmer House
- Dutch Hall
COOLest for Small Meetings
- IET Savoy Place
- The Ned
- Mondrian
- The Mayfair
- M By Montcalm
- Mercedes Benz World
- Skyloft, Westminster View
- Mediterranean Glasshouse Bombay Distillery
- Ice Tank
- N-YLON at the O2
- Wellcome Collection
COOLest for AGM’s
- Barbican
- Bomb Factory – Osea Island
- Stationers Hall
- Central St Martins
- The Curtain
- Central Hall Westminster
- Wembley Stadium
- Christ Church Spitalfields
- Twickenham
- The Crystal
- The Courthouse Hotel, Shoreditch
COOLest Temporary Structure
- The Garden Room at Syon Park
- Arch406
- Gallery11 at Saatchi Gallery
- London Cooking Project
- Coppa Club Igloos
- Winter Wonderland
- Battersea Evolution
- Pavillion at Tower Of London
- Backyard Cinema at Winterville
- Tobacco Dock
- The Deck National Theatre
- Winterville
- Bloomsbury Bigtop
- London City Beach
COOLest for Product Launches
- Printworks
- Postal Museum
- The Mayfair
- Cornflake
- Tate Modern
- London Edition
- The Curtain
- View From The Shard
- Sky Garden
- Piano Works
- The Steelyard / Oxygen Events
- Sea Containers
- Stanmer House
- Mar Hall
COOLest for Outdoor Events
- The HAC
- Pergola
- The Beach at the Magic Roundabout
- Alexandra Palace
- Somerset House
- Borough Market
- Hilton St Georges Park
- Center Parcs
- Winterville
- Topgolf
- Bruntingthorpe
COOLest for Team-building
- Bounce
- Flight Club Shoreditch
- Ballie Ballerson
- Bunker 51 Zombie LazerTag
- Bear Grylls Survival Academy
- Crystal Maze
- Go Ape
- Kidzania
- Little Shuffle Club
- Topgolf
- Nick Nairn Cook School
COOLest Venue Architecture
- Tate Modern
- The Historic Dockyard
- The Ned
- The Design Museum
- Sky Garden
- Museum of Childhood
- Printworks
- Searcys at the Gherkin
- The Crystal
- British Museum
COOLest Country House
- The Pig near Bath
- Lime Wood
- Coworth Park
- Richard Corrigan Virginia
- Aynhoe Park
- Chewton Glen
- SOHO Farmhouse
- Cliveden
- Blenheim Palace
- Brocket Hall
- Stanmer House
COOLest Bar or Club
- Fabric
- Tropicana Beach Club
- The Box
- Old Street Records
- Brixton Rooftop
- Dinerama
- Cirque le Soir
- Trapeze
- Reign
- Shaka Zulu
- Ballie Ballerson
COOLest for Receptions
- Shoreditch Town Hall
- Circus
- The Gherkin
- Behind the Bike Shed
- Westminster Abbey
- The Curtain
- View from the Shard
- The Pump Room
- RIBA
- Hard Rock Café
- Giant Robot
- Hurlingham Club
- Christchurch Spitalfields
COOLest Venue Launch
- Giant Robot
- Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square
- The Ned
- Farnham House Hotel
- Sea Containers
- The Curtain
- Design Museum, SOHO
- Printworks
- Borough Market Cobbed Country Yard
- Lost Rivers Leake Street
COOLest Large Venue
- Old Billingsgate
- Battersea Evolution
- Roundhouse
- Skygarden
- Printworks
- Troxy
- Omeara
- Tobacco Dock
- Hawker House
- Dinerama
- Athena
- Farnborough International Centre
- Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground
COOLest European Restaurant
- Hedone
- Lyle’s
- City Social
- Bistrotheque
- Baltic Restaurant and Bar
- Berners Tavern
- Restaurant Ours
- Hix
- Chez Bruce
- Gordon Ramsay Group
COOLest Middle-Eastern Restaurant
- Honey and Smoke
- Berber and Q
- The Palomar
- Ottolenghi
- Strut and Cluck
- Arabica
- Gilgamesh
- Cedar
COOLest French Restaurant
- Calude Bosi at Bibendum
- Gastronhome
- Frenchie
- Mere
- Le Relais de venise L’Entrecote
- Club Gascon
- Bleeding Heart
- Balthazar
- Sketch
COOLest British Restaurant
- The Clove Club
- Green Pea
- Millies at the NED
- Pollen Street Social
- Bermondsey Yord Café
- Galvin
- Aqua – The Shard
- Hoi Polloi
COOLest Afro-Caribbean Restaurant
- The Rum Kitchen
- Three Little Birds
- Randaberry Caribbean Restaurant
- Cottons
- Levi Roots Caribbean Smokehouse
- Fish, Wings and Tings
- Shaka Zulu
COOLest Restaurant Group
- ETM Group
- Capice Holdings
- Kitchen by Edwardian
- Temper
- D & D
- Nobu
- Dishoom
- Hard Rock Café
- Gordon Ramsay Group
COOLest Asian Restaurant 2018
- Hutong at The Shard
- Nipa Thai
- Sexy Fish
- 100 Hoxton
- Cinnamon Club
- Amaya
- Hoppers
- Roka
COOLest Italian Restaurant 2018
- Cecconi’s
- Murono
- Polpo
- Trullo
- L’Anima
- The Mayfair Kitchen
- Sortoria
- Bunga Bunga
- Loconda Locatelli
- Fed by Water
COOLest Mediterranean Restaurant
- Nopi
- Liman
- Ember Yard
- Bocca di Lupo
- Boro Bistro
- Sorastro
- Theo Randall
- Bogmeria Tapas
COOLest North American Restaurant
- Cut at 45 Park Lane
- Bodeans
- Smokestak
- Red Rooster
- Joe Allen Restaurant
- The Blue Kitchen
- Hache
- Mash
- Bubbledogs
- Hard Rock Café
COOLest Latin American Restaurant
- Temper
- Santo Remedio
- Ceviche
- Equdo de Cuba
- Cabana
- Mnky HSE
- La Bodega Negra