AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- September 2007 The AA introduced a new award for Small Hotel Groups, and Red Carnation Hotels were honoured to be named as the first ever recipients of this prestigious accolade from amongst an ever increasing number of excellent competitors
- “Investors in People” Award for commitment to training and staff development
- First International company to achieve across-the-board global Corporate Investors in People recognition.
- Ranked 2nd as the ‘Business of Choice 2007’ with a turnover in excess of £20million by En Passant Business Magazine
2007 / 2008 award highlights
The Milestone Hotel
- Voted No.1 British hotel, Condé Nast Traveller Gold List World’s Best Hotels 2008
- Ranked No.1 Hotel in England in Travel + Leisure World’s Best 500 Hotels – January 2008
- Voted No.1 British hotel, Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2007
- Placed fifth in the Top 100 Hotels Overall, second in the Top 50 Hotels in Europe and forth in the Top 15 Small Hotels in Travel and Leisure’s Worlds Best Awards 2007
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- Ranked No.2 Hotel in England in Travel + Leisure World’s Best 500 Hotels – January 2008
- Placed third in the Top 15 Small Hotels, 31th in the Top 100 Hotels Overall and tenth in the Top 50 Hotels in Europe in Travel and Leisure’s Worlds Best Awards 2007
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant and Spa, Evershot, Dorset
- Voted in on 5th place in Europe for Best Service; TripAdvisor, Travellers choice 2008
- Winner of the ‘Restaurant of the Year 2007’ in the Dorset Business Awards
- Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report Grand Award Winner 2007
- Eric Zwiebel, Master Sommelier at Summer Lodge has been placed as runner up at the Best Sommelier of the World Competition 2007.
- One of the 8 best restaurants in the UK in Harden’s 2007 Restaurant Guide
The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
- Voted third in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers' Spa Award 2008 for Africa, Middle East and Indian Ocean.
- Awarded "Africa's Leading Spa Resort" at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards, Middles East and Africa, 2007
Bushman's Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat
- Awarded Relais & Châteaux Environment trophy 2007