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Awards Bulletin Friday 7th June 2013

Friday 7th June 2013

A Very Special Awards Bulletinndash The Considerate Hotel of theYear 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 OrsquoSullivan

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 lsquoInternational Considerate Hotel of the Year Awardrsquo 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 Memberrsquos Area If you have not registered as

a user which will give to access to the Membersrsquos Area do so now at the following link



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

todayrsquos winners indeed all of them merit recognition for their hard work

1 Considerate Hotel of the Year 2013 ndash The Green House Bournemouth Highly commended ndash 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 ndash Bryn Elltyd Eco Guest House

Snowdonia Wales ndash 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 ndash The Savoy London (Sponsored by Beacon) Debra

Patterson and her Green Team have continued to build on the Savoyrsquos 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 ndash Dave Bell Chief Engineer Park Plaza

Westminster Bridge (Sponsored by Gram UK) Due reward and recognition for Daversquos 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 ndash 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 ndash The Axel Hotel Guldsmeden Copenhagen

Denmark (Sponsored by Gilchrist amp 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 ndash 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 ndash 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 GreenConsiderate Marketing Initiative ndash 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 Itrsquos fun itrsquos considerate itrsquos

educational and it works (Sponsored by Gram UK)



Additionally the special award lsquoThe Considerate Good Eggrsquo in the form of an Emursquos egg in a locally

crafted English oak egg cup was presented to Richard Slade owner of Battlesteadrsquos Hotel amp Restaurant

in Northumberland Battlesteads was also the Considerate Hotel of the Year in 2011This 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 lsquoGood Egg Awardrsquo Richard joins previous ldquoEggrdquo

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 CHrsquos 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 ldquoThe Considerate 2013 Awards ndash The Movierdquo coming

to a computer screen near you

Donrsquot forget to share this with your colleagues ndash please

Warm regards

John Firrell

jfirrellconsideratehotelierscom

Copyright copy Considerate Hoteliers Limited All rights reserved

Our mailing address is

Studio Three

Kings House 5-11 Westbourne Grove

London W2 4UA

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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

todayrsquos winners indeed all of them merit recognition for their hard work

1 Considerate Hotel of the Year 2013 ndash The Green House Bournemouth Highly commended ndash 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 ndash Bryn Elltyd Eco Guest House

Snowdonia Wales ndash 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 ndash The Savoy London (Sponsored by Beacon) Debra

Patterson and her Green Team have continued to build on the Savoyrsquos 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 ndash Dave Bell Chief Engineer Park Plaza

Westminster Bridge (Sponsored by Gram UK) Due reward and recognition for Daversquos 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 ndash 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 ndash The Axel Hotel Guldsmeden Copenhagen

Denmark (Sponsored by Gilchrist amp 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 ndash 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 ndash 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 GreenConsiderate Marketing Initiative ndash 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 Itrsquos fun itrsquos considerate itrsquos

educational and it works (Sponsored by Gram UK)



















been no different








Warm regards

John Firrell




Studio Three


London W2 4UA






















been no different








Warm regards

John Firrell




Studio Three


London W2 4UA






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