The awards ceremony was co-hosted by Tourism South East Chairman, Ken Robinson CBE and travel journalist and broadcaster Alison Rice. Ken Robinson said: “It is great to see such excellence rewarded. These 2013 Beautiful South Awards represent the culmination of hard work and dedication by the best tourism professionals, in our best tourism businesses, that have been recognised for providing such outstanding customer experiences. I look forward to seeing our winners go on to represent the South East on the national stage at the Visit England Awards for Excellence in 2014.”

Coworth Park’sgeneral manager Zoe Jenkins commented: “We are extremely proud to have been recognised as best-in-class in the South East in the large hotel category just three years after opening. Our team are committed to providing the best possible service and to exceeding our guests’ expectations in the hotel, and its spa and restaurants.”   

Celebrating the very best in tourism and hospitality across 16 categories, winners are selected via an assessment process of over 130 entries that includes mystery shops and identify businesses that offer quality and innovation, and deliver an excellent visitor experience. For more information please visit http://www.beautifulsouthawards.co.uk/. 

Editor’s Notes

Coworth Park

Coworth Park is a 70-room luxury country house hotel and spa set in 240 acres of picturesque Berkshire parkland just 45 minutes from central London and 20 minutes from Heathrow airport.  Its location, unrivalled in the UK for the ease and convenience of its transport links, is also enhanced by its own helipad.  The estate includes an eco-luxury Spa with indoor pool and three restaurants including relaxed dining in The Barn, modern British cuisine at Restaurant Coworth Park in the Mansion House, and spa dining at the Spatisserie. Coworth Park is the only UK hotel to feature its own polo fields and a full programme of polo tournaments, which are managed by Guards Polo Club. It also offers an exceptional equestrian center, current facilities include stabling for 30 horses together with self-contained accommodation for grooms.

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Dorchester Collection

Dorchester Collection is a portfolio of the world’s foremost luxury hotels in Europe and the USA, each of which reflects the distinctive culture of its destination. By applying its unrivalled experience and capability in owning and operating some of the greatest individual hotels, the company’s mission is to develop an impeccable group of the finest landmark hotels through acquisition as well as management of wholly-owned and part-owned hotels, and to enter into management agreements.

The current portfolio includes the following hotels (in order of them joining the group): The Dorchester, London; The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills; Le Meurice, Paris; Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris; Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan; Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles; Coworth Park, Ascot, UK; 45 Park Lane, London; Le Richemond, Geneva; and Hotel Eden, Rome.

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