Bristol’s Hospitality Heroes Shine on Biggest Awards Night Yet

The latest Night Of The Stars event to honour Bristol’s hospitality heroes has been hailed the biggest and best yet by organisers

A record 400 guests descended on the city s Ashton Gate spor ts stadium on 2 March for the fifth glittering gala to be organised by the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA)

Together, they recognised and rewarded those who have gone the extra mile in suppor t of the hospitality sector as it continues to recover from the impact of both Brexit and the pandemic despite the impact of soaring energ y and fuel prices

Raphael Herzog, Chair of the BHA, said:

“It was wonderful to see so many people – a record crowd at this year ’ s Night of the Stars, for a ver y welcome celebration of success

“People are the most impor tant asset in our businesses, and it is so gratifying to be able to recognise the many stars of our industr y in and around Bristol “The judges had a harder time than ever deliberating over the nominations to choose the winners, and ever yone who was nominated should feel proud – and be thanked – for all that they have achieved “I would like to extent my congratulations, once again, to all the winners and ever yone else who was nominated for the awards

“While now based in Bristol, the winners come from all over the UK and Europe , showing the diverse and cosmopolitan nature of the talented teams working in our industr y

“I would also like to express our immense gratitude to our sponsors, without whom we would not have been able to stage this event and given our shining stars the recognition they have thoroughly earned

“The suppor t of our sponsors is a huge vote of confidence in all our hard-working teams ”

It was not just the award winners who had cause for celebration at the Night of the Stars event, as its annual raffle once again provided valuable suppor t for a ver y wor thy cause

This year ’ s raffle raised £3,503 60 for the Bristol Autism Suppor t organisation, which is the BHA s charity par tner for 2023

The charity suppor ts thousands of local families who are affected by autism, and the money raised at the Night of the Stars event will go towards suppor t groups, information sessions for parents/carers and family events

AWARD WINNERS:

Green Initiative (sponsored by Sounds Commercial): Clayton Hotel Bristol City

Bright Idea & Best Innovation (sponsored by Limber): Nights’ Knights, Hotel du Vin Avon Gorge

Community Spirit (sponsored by 6 O’Clock Gin): De Vere Tor twor th Cour t Team

Chef of the Year (sponsored by City of Bristol College): Eliza Brewer, Aztec Hotel & Spa

Rising Star (sponsored by Bristol City Centre BID, Redcliffe & Temple BID and VisitWest): Nacho Puchol, The Bristol, Harbourside

Unsung Hero (sponsored by Molson Coors Beverage Company): Melanie Harden, De Vere Tor twor th Cour t

Employee of the Year, Hear t of House (sponsored by Johnsons Hotel Linen): Nick Payne , The Bristol, Harbourside

Employee of the Year, Front of House (sponsored by Ashton Gate): Lara Venable , Clevedon Hall

Team of the Year (sponsored by Entegra): Housekeeping and Maintenance Team, Holiday Inn