Kempinski Hotels
- "Best Luxury Hotel Brand" - named by Irish newspaper Evening Herald (2012)
- "Best People & Talent Management Programme" - awarded by Worldwide Hospitality Awards (2011)
- "Service Champion 2011" - named by Service Value GmbH and Frankfurt Goethe University, after a survey with nearly one million consumers (Germany)
- "Best Service Provider 2011" - awarded by Best Brands (Germany)
- "Beste Hotelgesellschaften 2009" (2nd place) - awarded by Business Traveller (Germany)
The Stafford London by Kempinski
- "T+L 500 - World's Best Hotels" (1st place in England) - awarded by Travel+Leisure (2012)
Kempinski Hotel Dukes' Palace Bruges
- "Certificate of Excellence 2011" - awarded by Trip Advisor
Kempinski Hotel Zografski Sofia
- "Certificate of Excellence 2011" - awarded by Trip Advisor
Kempinski Hotel River Park Bratislava
- "Best New Business Hotel in Europe 2011" (shortlisted) - awarded by Wallpaper*
Kempinski Hotel Hybernská Prague
- "Best Palace Hotels/Live like a King 2011" (5th) - awarded by Trip Advisor
- "Acknowledgement award 2011" - by Hotel & Tourism Summit in Ostrava, Czech Republic, recognising Kempinski's efforts in People & Talent Management
Kempinski Hotel Huizhou
- "Best New Opening Hotel 2011" - awarded by China International Tourism Expo
Kempinski Hotel Suzhou
- "China's Best New Opening Luxury Business Hotel of 2009" - awarded by 21st Century Business Herald
Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay
- "Travelers' Choice Award 2011" - awarded by Trip Advisor, in the categories Luxury Hotel in Africa (4th place) and Hotel in Soma Bay (1st place)
Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi
- "Best Overseas Business Hotel 2011" (12th place) - awarded by Condé Nast Traveller (UK)
- "Best Business Hotel in Abu Dhabi" - awarded by Business Traveller Middle East
- "Middle East Leading Conference Resort" - awarded by World Travel Awards
- "Abu Dhabi's Leading Resort" - awarded by World Travel Awards
- "Abu Dhabi's Leading Conference Hotel" - awarded by World Travel Awards
- "Abu Dhabi's Leading Hotel" - awarded by World Travel Awards
- "Best Venue of the Year 2009 in the Middle East" - awarded by Sound and Stage Magazine
Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay Bodrum
- "Reader's Spa Awards 2012 - Best 10 Hotel Spas in Europe, Asia Minor & Russian Federation" - awarded by Conde Nast Traveller (UK)
- "Certificate of Excellence 2011" - awarded by Trip Advisor
- "Luxury Coastal Hotel 2011" - awarded by World Luxury Hotel Awards
- "SENSES Wellness Award 2009, Best Beach Resort" - awarded by SENSES International
- "Readers' Spa Awards 2009 - Best 10 Hotel Spas in Europe, Asia Minor & Russia Federation" - awarded by Conde Nast Traveler (US)
The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach Kerala
- "Pevonia Asia Spa Award 2008" - awarded by asiaSpa India
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
- "Best Overseas Business Hotel 2012" (1st place) - awarded by Condé Nast Traveller (UK)
- "World Top 100 2011" (26th) - awarded by Condé Nast Traveller (UK)
- "Best Overseas Business Hotel 2011" (4th place) - awarded by Condé Nast Traveller (UK)
- "Classic Hotel 2008" - awarded by World Hotel Award
- "Bestes Einzelhotel in Deutschland (1st)" - awarded by Business Traveller (Germany)
- Number 1 in "100 best Luxury Hotels in Europe" - awarded by GEO Saison (Germany)
Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
- "Best Overseas Business Hotel 2011" (10th place) - awarded by Condé Nast Traveller (UK)
- "The World's Best Hotels T+L 500" - awarded by Travel + Leisure (US)
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
- Second place in "Bestes Einzelhotel in Europa" - awarded by Business Traveller (Germany)
Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz
- "Mediterranean's Leading Spa Resort" & "Malta's Leading Spa Resort" 2009, 2010, 2011 - awarded by The World Travel Awards
- "Certificate of Excellence" 2011, 2012 - awarded by Trip Advisor
- "Travelife Gold Award 2011 - Sustainability in Tourism" - awarded by Travelife Collection