For the twelfth year running, these awards recognise the finest hotels across the globe, according to those that really matter – the travellers themselves. It is great to see that Britain continues to lead the way when it comes to outstanding B&Bs.” - James Kay, TripAdvisor
15 of the world’s 25 best B&Bs can be found in the UK, the results of the TripAdvisor 2014 Travellers’ Choice awards for hotels have revealed.
Now in their 12th year, the awards honour the world’s most outstanding properties in the categories of Top Hotels, Bargain, B&Bs and Inns, Family, Luxury, Romance, and Small Hotels. Travellers’ Choice award winners were determined based on the reviews and opinions of millions of TripAdvisor travellers around the globe.
Fantastic results for UK hospitality
Across all of the award categories, it proved a fantastic year for the UK hospitality industry with 26 UK properties securing awards in the world’s best lists, up from 14 in 2013. Globally, only Italy secured a higher overall number of unique hotel award-winners than the UK.
The world’s top two B&Bs are both located in the UK. First place goes to Bindon Bottom B&B (pictured above), located in West Lulworth, a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset close to the popular bay, Lulworth Cove. The All Seasons Guest House in the seaside resort of Filey, North Yorkshire placed second on the world list.
The Chester Residence (room pictured above) in Edinburgh and Lauriston Court Hotel in Llandudno (below) also featured within the top three properties in the world in the categories of Luxury and Bargain, respectively.
In the UK awards, the Milestone Hotel in London (below) was named as the country’s Top hotel, surpassing the second place ranking it achieved in 2013. It also ranked #15 in the world among the Top hotels.
While London again scooped the most awards of any UK town or city, it was smaller seaside towns that generally outshone the larger cities – with Torquay, St Ives and Blackpool all landing more awards than anywhere else outside the capital.
The finest hotels – according to travellers
“For the twelfth year running, these awards recognise the finest hotels across the globe, according to those that really matter – the travellers themselves,” commented James Kay, TripAdvisor spokesperson, “It is great to see that Britain continues to lead the way when it comes to outstanding B&Bs.”
“And, with more than 700,000 hotels in the running this year, what a fantastic achievement for a British hotel to be named third in the world for luxury,” James continued.
UK B&Bs take the lead as the cream of the crop
The B&B is a British institution and the results of this year’s Travellers’ Choice® Awards prove that the UK is unbeatable when it comes to the best B&Bs. The UK is home to six of the top ten in the world including first and second place as well as boasting a further nine in the top 25. Of the Europe winners, the UK takes 20 wins in the whole 25.
As well as Bindon Bottom B&B in West Lulworth, Dorset taking the honour of world’s best B&B, Yorkshire also has cause for celebration with three B&Bs in the world top ten: All Seasons Guest House in Filey took second place, Saxon Villa in Robin Hoods Bay placed fourth, while Millgate Bed & Breakfast in Masham ranked in ninth place.
The UK’s top performers
The UK’s number one Top hotel is The Milestone Hotel, located in London’s Kensington, which also celebrates 15th place in the world and fourth in Europe.
“Everyone at The Milestone Hotel and Red Carnation Hotels is immensely proud at being named number one Top hotel in the UK in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards,” commented Jonathan Raggett, managing director of Red Carnation Hotels, ”Above all, we attribute our considerable guest loyalty and our continued success on TripAdvisor to our personalised approach to guest service. Our philosophy is ’no request too large, no detail too small‘, which guarantees an individual approach for each and every person that stays with us.”
For the second year running, Edinburgh’s The Chester Residence flies the flag for hotels with less than 30 rooms as it scooped the award for best Small hotel in the UK.
In the Bargain category, Llandudno’s Lauriston Court Hotel is named third in the world, jumping three positions up from its sixth place ranking in 2013. And just across the Irish Sea, at just €45 a night, Castlewood House in Dingle, Ireland is revealed as the world’s number one hotel to bag a bargain.
Devon hotels outperform New York and Rome
Devon is revealed as the UK’s biggest winning county after Greater London, with eleven hotels securing awards across five of the seven categories in this year’s awards – more than New York and Rome combined.
The county’s victories include the top three best romantic hotels in the UK with The Old Rectory Hotel, Martinhoe (pictured above), The Elmdene, Torquay and Shelley’s in Lynmouth taking first, second and third place respectively. Chagford’s Gidleigh Park Hotel is named Europe’s third and the UK’s second best Luxury hotel, and in the Small hotels category The Elmdene in Torquay wins again with third in the UK, tenth in Europe and 22nd in the world.
For the complete list of 2014 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® awards for hotels winners click here
2014 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for Hotels Highlights:
Top 10 Hotels in the World
Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina, Switzerland
The Upper House, Hong Kong, China
Gili Lankanfushi Maldives, Lankanfushi, Maldives
Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica
The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India
Casa Gangotena, Quito, Ecuador
Lindos Blu, Lindos, Greece
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Punta de Mita, Mexico
The Oberoi, Mumbai, Mumbai (Bombay), India
Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto, Toronto, Canada
World’s top 10 B&Bs
Bindon Bottom B&B, West Lulworth, Dorset, United Kingdom
All Seasons Guest House Filey, Filey, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Historic Oak Hill Inn, Natchez, Mississippi United States
Saxon Villa, Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Baan Malinee Bed and Breakfast, Thalang District, Thailand
Linnett Hill, Keswick, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Riad Alnadine, Marrakech, Morocco
Dumfries House Lodge, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Millgate Bed & Breakfast, Masham, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Arbor Guest House, Napa, California, United States
World’s top 10 hotels for luxury
Akademie Street Boutique Hotel and Guesthouse, Franschhoek, South Africa
The Place Luxury Boutique Villas, Koh Tao, Thailand
The Chester Residence, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Villa Afrikana Guest Suites, Knysna, South Africa
Riad Kniza, Marrakech, Morocco
The Phoenix Resort, San Pedro, Belize
Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica
La Maison Arabe, Marrakech, Morocco
Gili Lankanfushi Maldives, Lankanfushi, Maldives
Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto, Toronto, Canada
World’s top 10 bargain hotels
Castlewood House, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
Desert Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs, California, United States
Lauriston Court Hotel, Llandudno, North Wales, United Kingdom
SeaCoast Inn, Hyannis, Massachusetts , United States
Oriental Kwai Resort, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Jade Hotel, Hue, Vietnam
Asena Motel, Dalyan, Turkey
Gateway Motel Picton Accommodation, Picton, New Zealand
Ilaia Hotel, Punta Arenas, Chile
Dar Hafsa, Fes, Morocco
UK’s Top Hotels
The Milestone Hotel, London
Rudding Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Coworth Park, Ascot, Berkshire
Swinton Park, Ripon, Yorkshire
51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences, London
Braye Beach Hotel, Alderney, Guernsey
Longueville Manor, St.Saviour, Jersey
The Soho Hotel, London
Casa Hotel, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
The Morley Hayes Hotel, Morley, Yorkshire
UK’s 10 Best B&Bs
Bindon Bottom B&B, West Lulworth, Dorset
All Seasons Guest House Filey, Filey, North Yorkshire
Saxon Villa, Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire
Linnett Hill, Keswick, Cumbria
Dumfries House Lodge, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Millgate Bed & Breakfast, Masham, North Yorkshire
Hawkins of Bath, Bath, Somerset
Bod Gwynedd Bed & Breakfast, Betws-y-Coed, Wales
Plas Dinas Country House, Bontnewydd, Wales
Southern Breeze Lodge, Bournemouth, Dorset
UK’s Best Small Hotels
The Chester Residence, Edinburgh, Scotland
Castlecroft, Stirling, Scotland
The Elmdene, Torquay, Devon
Egerton House Hotel, London
Gidleigh Park Hotel, Chagford, Devon
Boskerris Hotel, St Ives, Cornwall
The Clarence Hotel, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Summer Lodge, Evershot, Dorset
Stocks Hotel, Sark, Channel Islands
Number Four Boutique Hotel, Portsmouth, Hampshire