What is the best hotel in the UK, and which big city is it based in? You will be surprised to discover that the hotel voted best in the whole UK is NOT in any major city, but is in a tiny village made famous by the Bronte Sisters.
The title of 'Best Hotel in the UK' has been awarded to a small property in the West Yorkshire village of Haworth.
Wilsons of Haworth, an independent bed and breakfast hotel has
soared past big city competition to claim the prestigious award.
Wilsons is situated within
sight of The Bronte Parsonage and the cobbled Haworth Main Street. The picturesque village is where the Bronte sisters wrote their famous novels and poems, and
the moorland setting had a profound influence on their
work.
Awarded Best Hotel in the United
Kingdom by HotelsCombined this delightful property beat over 46,000 other
hotels, guest houses and apartments from across the UK.
Paulina Krolikowska from HotelsCombined said: “The Recognition of Excellence awards
celebrate the very best accommodation for delivering exemplary customer
service. We are proud to name Wilsons of Haworth as the top place to stay in
the UK as they most consistently scored 10 out of 10 points. While Haworth is
world-famous for its literary links and preserved steam railway, it’s
surprising to see it take out larger towns and cities that offer better known
properties.”
The judging panel noted a distinct
differential in the offering of rural accommodation compared to the major
cities.
Krolikowska said: “While only
independent hotels were eligible for the awards, the best properties in terms
of consistent and verifiable customer service seem to be found in villages and
towns across the UK, rather than concentrated only in major cities.
The awards are based on data from customer feedback including quality and consistency of guest reviews, customer ratings, the absence of recurring or unresolved issues, blogs, forums and social media posts.
2017 National Winners List
Best Hotel in the UK - Wilsons - Haworth,
West Yorkshire
Country House Hotel of the Year - Gravetye
Manor - Sussex
Seaside Hotel of the Year - Hell Bay
Hotel - Scilly Isles
City Hotel of the Year - Brocco on the
Park - Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Family Hotel of the Year - The
Blakeney Hotel - Blakeney, Norfolk
Newcomer of the Year - The Royal Oak -
Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire
Restaurant-with-rooms of the Year - The
Hardwick, Abergavenny, Wales
2017 Regional Winners List
London: Beaufort House Knightsbridge
Greater Manchester: The Villas
Residence
Liverpool: The Penny Lane Hotel
Scotland: No 15 Hotel
West Midlands: Wootten Park
Northern Ireland: Oakland Guest House
Somerset: Bath Star Apartments
Dorset: Cransley Hotel
East Midlands: The View at the White
Horse