The inaugural Hotelier’s Hotels Top 100 list was unveiled last week by The Caterer and sponsor Sky, and we at the Luxury Restaurant Guide were thrilled to see so many of our recommended club properties recognised and awarded.
Compiled by the UK’s leading hoteliers and verified by some of the nation’s pre-eminent hotel experts, including hotel journalist Fiona Duncan, Giovanna Grossi and fellow AA hotel inspectors, senior editors from teh caterer – the list was revealed last week at a glittering reception a London’s Ham Yard hotel which was itself ranked number 15.
Special awards were also given as follows:
Countryside Hotel of the Year:
Chewton Glen
Lucknam Park
Lime Wood
Spa Hotel of the Year:
Chewton Glen
Pennyhill Park
Lucknam Park
City Centre Hotel of the Year:
The Goring
Claridge’s
The Dorchester
Food Hotel of the Year:
Belmond le Manor aux Quat’Saisons
Gidleigh Park
Pennyhill Park
Our special congratulations to Chewton Glen, named as the best hotel in the country.
The Hoteliers Hotels Top 100
Chewton Glen Spa Hotel of the Year and Countryside Hotel of the Year, New Milton, Hampshire
Number of bedrooms – 70 including 12 treehouse suites
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner – London & Regional Properties
Operator – Chewton Glen
Rooms start at £325
2. Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons – Food Hotel of the Year
Number of bedrooms – 32
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner and operator – Belmond
Rooms start at £560
3. The Goring – City Hotel of the Year
Number of bedrooms – 69
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner and operator – The Goring Family
Rooms start at £311
4. Claridge’s
Number of bedrooms – 203
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner – Constellation Hotels, owned by Qatar Holding
Operator – Maybourne Hotel Group
Rooms start at £400
5. The Dorchester
Number of bedrooms – 250
AA rating – Five red stars
Owner – Brunei Investment Agency
Operator – The Dorchester Collection
Rooms start at £550
6. Lime Wood, Lyndhurst
Number of bedrooms – 32
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner and operator – Lime Wood Group
Rooms start at £315
7. Lucknam Park, Colerne
Number of bedrooms – 42
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner and operator – Lucknam Park Hotels
Rooms start at £290
8. Gleneagles, Auchterarder
Number of bedrooms – 232
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner and operator – Ennismore
Rooms start at £355
9. Gravetye Manor, West Hoathly
AA Rating – Four red stars
Owner and operator – Saphos Hotels
Rooms start at £280
10. Cliveden House, Taplow
Number of bedrooms – 39
AA Rating – Five red stars
Owner – London and Regional Properties
Operator – Cliveden House
Room start at £300
11. The Ritz London
12. The Connaught, London
13. Rosewood, London
14. Babington House, Somerset
15. Ham Yard Hotel, London
16. The Pig on the Beach, Dorset
17. Foxhill Manor – Boutique Hotel of The Year, Broadway
18. Dormy House, Broadway
19. The Vineyard, Stockcross
20. Calcot Manor – Family Friendly Hotel of the Year, Tetbury
21. Whately Manor, Wiltshire
22. The Langham, London
23. Gidleigh Park, Devon
24. Brown’s Hotel, London
25. Hotel Endsleigh, Devon
26. The London Edition, London
27. The Berkeley, London
28. Ace Hotel London, Shoreditch
29. Four Seasons London at Park Lane
30. Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire
31. The Devonshire Arms, Yorkshire
32. Town Hall Hotel, London
33. The Scarlet Hotel, Cornwall
34. Dukes London
35. South Place Hotel, London
36. Hotel 41, London
37. Pennyhill Park, Bagshot
38. Rockliffe Hall, County Durham
39. Ynyshir Hall, Powys
40. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
41. Coworth Park, Ascot
42. Barnsley House, Barnsley
43. Salcombe Harbour Hotel, Salcombe
44. The Lanesborough, London
45. Northcote, Langho
46. Bodysgallen Hall, Llandudno
47. Hotel Cafe Royal, London
48. The Beaumont, London
49. The Savoy, London
50. The Milestone Hotel, London
51. The Chesterfield Mayfair
52. Shangri-la at The Shard
53. Buckland Manor, Broadway
54. Hotel Gotham, Manchester
55. 45 Park Lane, London
56. Egerton House Hotel, London
57. The Capital, London
58. The Manor House, Castle Combe
59. The Ampersand Hotel, London
60. The Hoxton, Shoreditch
61. Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham
62. The Lowry Hotel, Chapel Wharf
63. Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf, Harrogate
64. Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, Edinburgh
65. The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport
66. Lainston House, Sparsholt
67. South Lodge, Horsham
68. Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, Windermere
69. The May Fair Hotel, London
70. Hambleton Hall, Oakham
71. The Pig Near Bath
72. St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London
73. Mondrian London at Sea Containers, London
74. The Chester Grosvenor, Chester
75. Hotel Tresanton, St Mawes
76. The Arch, London
77. Lord Crewe Arms, Blanchland
78. Cameron House, Loch Lomond
79. The Grove, Chandlers Cross
80. The Harbourmaster, Abraeron
81. Summer Lodge, Evershot
82. Intercontinental Park Lane, London
83. Amberley Castle, Nr Arundel
84. Seaham Hall, Seaham
85. Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Christchurch
86. G & V Royal Mile Hotel, Edinburgh
87. Driftwood, Portscatho
88. Charlotte Street Hotel, London
89. Linthwaite House, Windermere
90. The Pig, Brockenhurst
91. Watergate Bay Hotel, Newquay
92. The Slaughters Manor House, Lower Slaughter
93. Haymarket Hotel, London
94. Cotswold House Hotel & Spa, Chipping Campden
95. The Grove of Narberth, Narberth
96. The Atlantic, St Brelade Bay
97. Stoke Park, Stoke Poges
98. The Soho Hotel, London
99. Longueville Manor, St Saviour
100. Llangoed Hall, Brecon
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