Dumfries & Galloway Hotels Shine in Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards
The region had several winners in the recent Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards held at Prestonfield Hotel in Edinburgh.
Ensuring the Scotland remains at the forefront of hospitality can only be done through excellent customer care and service. The commitment to quality demonstrated by these businesses in Dumfries & Galloway should be an inspiration to other tourism businesses, as raising standards within the industry is an essential part of our joint ambition to grow Scottish tourism by 50% by 2015.
Over 450 of Scotland’s top hoteliers were there on the night with Cabinet Secretary for Finance & Sustainable Growth, Rt Hon John Swinney MSP presented the most prestigious awards for the evening.
Winners in Dumfries & Galloway were:
Rising Star Guest House of the Year
Winner – Fludha Guest House
Business Excellence Awards - Meetings & Events
Winner - Smiths @ Gretna Green
Guest House Local Flavours Food Award
Winner - Hillcrest House, Wigtown
Guest House Scottish Warm Welcome Award
Winner - Rickwood Hotel, Portpatrick
Management Awards
Gold Medal for Management Excellence - Jim Stirling - Kirroughtree House Hotel
Small Country Hotel Award
Winner - Cavens Country House Hotel, Kirkbean
Hospitality Excellence Medals
Fernhill Hotel, Portpatrick
Cally Palace, Gatehouse of Fleet
Selkirk Arms hotel, Kirkcudbright
Breakfast of the Year Award – small category
Winner: Trigony Country House Hotel
Commendations:
Rising Star Hotel of the year - small category
Special Commendation - Selkirk Arms, Kirkcudbright
Newcomer Award - Best New Scottish Hotel
Special Commendation - Aston Hotel, Dumfries
Rising Star head Chef of the Year
Special Commendation – Sumit Chakrabarty, Smiths Hotel
Rising Star Hotel Manager of the Year
Special Commendation – Peter Govan, Fernhill Hotel
Well done to everyone who has achieved an award.
The winners are decided through a series of public nominations, expert judging visits and awards panel, plus feedback from consumers. This year saw 24,069 votes via the HotelReviewScotland.com site. For any further information, please e-mail Info@HotelReviewScotland.com or visit www.scottishhotelsoftheyear.com
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