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Aw ards Bulletin: Friday 7th June 2013
Friday 7th June 2013 A Very Special Awards Bulletin – The Considerate Hotel of the Year 2013 Awards
THE WINNERS! THE GREEN HOUSE HOTEL in Bournemouth won top accolade as The Considerate Hotel of the Year 2013 at our Awards Gala Lunch at the Landmark London yesterday. Congratulations to Olivia O’Sullivan and her team in Bournemouth and also to the worthy short list of which Trenython Manor in Cornwall and The Soho Hotel, London received Highly Commendeds. It was a contest fought at an incredibly high standard level. Tis fair made one feel very proud of our industry, acting as a pathfinder for many to follow. First time ‘International Considerate Hotel of the Year Award’ went to the Danish Axel Hotel, Copenhagen, a Guldsmeden Group property, with The Grand Del Mar in California coming a close second. Below you will find a full list of the winners and many of the case histories relating to the winning and short listed entries will appear in the Knowledge Hub of the Member’s Area. If you have not registered as a user which will give to access to the Members’s Area do so now at the following link.
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Out of all the many applications received, the judges, who included personalities from all different kind of sectors within the hotel as well as the sustainability arena, had a incredibly hard time in choosing today’s winners, indeed all of them merit recognition for their hard work. 1. Considerate Hotel of the Year 2013 – The Green House, Bournemouth. Highly commended – The Soho Hotel, London and Trenython Manor, Cornwall. The category was sponsored by Veolia Environmental Services. 2. The Considerate Small Accommodation Provider of the Year – Bryn Elltyd Eco Guest House, Snowdonia, Wales – a beacon of sustainability at the foot of Snowdon. Has to be seen to be believed! When you are next in the area drop by and see what John and Ceilia Whitehead have achieved in their 6 years of ownership. Award sponsored by Beacon. 3. The Considerate Green Team of the Year – The Savoy, London (Sponsored by Beacon). Debra Patterson and her Green Team have continued to build on the Savoy’s born-again sustainability agenda and sets the pace for others in the luxury sector to follow suit 4. The Considerate Green Champion of the Year – Dave Bell, Chief Engineer, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge (Sponsored by Gram, UK). Due reward and recognition for Dave’s hard work over many years, much of it with Park Plaza who continue to blaze a trail towards sustainability. 5. The Considerate Sustainable Food Award – Montagu Arms, Beaulieu (supported by Sustain). The Montagu Arms who also won this category last year braved the possibility of not winning this year by entering again. Despite being pushed hard by The Cavendish London, they emerged triumphed. Congratulations to Executive Chef Matthew Tomkinson and the support of all at the Montagu Arms ably headed by manager Sunil Kanjanghat. 6. The Considerate International Hotel of the Year – The Axel Hotel Guldsmeden, Copenhagen, Denmark (Sponsored by Gilchrist & Soames). A chance for our international colleagues to show their mettle and the Axel Hotel were the first winners of this award which is clearly going to be hotly contested in years to come. 7. The Considerate Accessible Hotel of the Year – Four Seasons London at Park Lane. This hotel braved a mystery shop visit by Arnold Fewell last year and came up smelling of roses. It repeated that success as the winner of this inaugural category by showing it really cares for all. 8. The Considerate Green Suppliers of the Year – National: Vertue (Beds). Local: Foodspeed Ltd. The first priority of a decent accommodation establishment is to provide a comfortable bed. If it ticks all the environmental boxes then you have the perfect bed and Vertue seems to have made a virtue out of producing that perfection. Foodspeed have been providing London hotels with diary produce that have sound eco-credentials for many years, now recognized by a Royal Warrant and further enhanced by winning the local supplier category at our awards. 9. Best Green/Considerate Marketing Initiative – Trenython Manor Hotel, Cornwall. Nick Waddington and his team have created a wildlife haven in the depths of Cornwall that serves as a learning platform for the families that come and stay at Trenython. It’s fun, it’s considerate, it’s educational and it works! (Sponsored by Gram, UK). file:///C:/Users/usuario/Desktop/7th May 2013 -CH Awards Bulletin.htm
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Additionally the special award ‘The Considerate Good Egg’ in the form of an Emu’s egg in a locally crafted English oak egg cup was presented to Richard Slade, owner of Battlestead’s Hotel & Restaurant in Northumberland. Battlesteads was also the Considerate Hotel of the Year in 2011.This award recognizes those in the hospitality business who have inspired and encouraged others to embrace certain principles of life relating to environmental, sustainable and socially responsible performance. Additionally, if people give help to others to achieve excellence in what they do, then CH believes that they are thoroughly deserving of the ‘Good Egg Award’. Richard joins previous “Egg” winners, Raymond Blanc OBE, Vanessa Scott (Strattons) and Gary Lohan (One Aldwych) Each winner received a beautiful inscribed Darlington Crystal award, such as a decanter or bowl and all winners will be given a 6 month free use of Ecompter, a carbon footprint measuring service specifically designed for hotels and approved by PWC. We at CH are delighted to have added two new categories this year which truly reflects our future direction. The International Considerate Hotel of the Year supports our intent to widen CH’s horizons and the Considerate Accessibility Award consolidates our belief that being considerate means an all inclusive approach to the care of guests. Each year, entrants show their innovation, dedication and passion via their ever increasing excellent standard of submissions. We are proud to say this year has been no different. Congratulations to all. I would also like to thank the superb efforts of my colleagues, Benedetta, Xenia and Una, and Debbie and Noemi in putting this event together and also to the staff of the Landmark London who produced a wonderful meal and excellent service. Grateful thanks once again to our sponsors without whom I would not be writing this missive in praise of the winners. This year the Considerate Awards were videoed so watch out for “The Considerate 2013 Awards – The Movie” coming to a computer screen near you! Don’t forget to share this with your colleagues – please! Warm regards John Firrell jfirrell@consideratehoteliers.com
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