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| Hospitality Today | Feb/Mar 14
UK’s Best Small Hotels:
1.
The Chester Residence, Edinburgh,
Scotland
2. Castlecroft, Stirling, Scotland
3. The Elmdene, Torquay, Devon
4.
Egerton House Hotel, London (Red
Carnation)
5. Gidleigh Park Hotel, Chagford,
Devon
6. Boskerris Hotel, St Ives, Cornwall
7. The Clarence Hotel, Portsmouth,
Hampshire
8.
Summer Lodge, Evershot, Dorset
(Red Carnation)
9. Stocks Hotel, Sark, Channel Islands
10. Number Four Boutique Hotel,
Portsmouth, Hampshire
11. Cary Court Hotel, Torquay, Devon
12. Apsley House Hotel, Bath,
Somerset
13. Hotel 41, London (Red Carnation)
14. Signature Living Hotel, Liverpool
15. Abbeyfield Hotel, Torquay, Devon
British B&Bs are
‘Best in the World’
The best B&Bs in the world are British,
according to the TripAdvisor Awards.
The top two, 6 of the top 10 and 15 of
the top 25 in the world are in the UK.
The world’s top two B&Bs are both in the
UK. First place goes to Bindon Bottom B&B,
located in West Lulworth, Dorset close
to Lulworth Cove. The All Seasons Guest
House in the seaside resort of Filey, North
Yorkshire is rated number in the world.
James Kay of TripAdvisor said: “It is great
to see that Britain continues to lead the way
when it comes to outstanding B&Bs.”
“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” says
TripAdvisor.
Lisa and Clive Orchard, Owners of Bindon
Bottom, West Lulworth, rated the world’s
#1 B&B, said:
“We’re thrilled to be recognised in the 2014
Travellers’ Choice Awards. Providing our
guests with the best possible experience
of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast is of
the up-most importance to us, and so it’s
genuinely heart-warming to be recognised
by our guests for the work we do to make
their stay special.”
Lesley Burr of All Seasons Guest House,
Filey (rated the world’s #2) told B&B News:
“We are very proud to have been given
this award which of course comes from our
guests. It is great to have Filey on the world
wide map.
“We do work very hard to try and ensure
that each and every guest that stays with
us has a great time in Filey.
“It is not a job but a lifestyle, and we enjoy
every minute of it.”
Sue Burrell of Millgate B&B, Masham, now
rated 9th best in the world, only opened
her B&B in Spring 2012. She told us:
“We had a call from Calendar TV
congratulating us on our Award. When
I asked ‘What Award?’, he said we were
in the TripAdvisor TOP 10 IN THE WORLD
for 2014! I just remember laughing and he
said it was the first time he had had
so much fun passing on good news.”
Sue recalled how they started: “When
we decided to turn our home into a B&B,