Mount Pleasant Hotel Doncaster wins Hotel of the Year
Nov 04 2009
The White Rose Awards, run by Tourism Agency Welcome to Yorkshire is widely recognised as the most spectacular tourism event of the year, The Awards, a celebration of excellence in the tourism industry within Yorkshire, was held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on Monday 19th October 2009
Over 800 people from the tourism industry gathered for the tourism ‘Oscars' as the fifteen awards were announced.
Guest presenters included BBC presenter Christa Ackroyd, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, Jo Willoughby, World Champion Sitskier, and David Lonsdale, Heartbeat actor.
The only independent hotel in the shortlist, the Best Western Premier Mount Pleasant Hotel was up against stiff competition from other well known hotel brands across the county.
After being runner up in the awards for the past four years, the hotel has strived for excellence in every area, and has been justly rewarded with the title.
The hotel passed a mystery shopper visit with flying colours. The hotel also had to show excellence in the following areas - customer care, investment in training and staff development, accessibility and innovative marketing.
Richard Tyas, general manager, said: "It is a reflection of the hard work and commitment of the whole team that we have been honoured with this award. It is a wonderful accolade for the hotel and after many years in the business I think it is a fantastic achievement."
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire said: "The standard of entrants at this year's awards has surpassed our expectations and I know the judges have had a really tough job. With the current economic climate, prestigious award ceremonies such as this are all the more important - Yorkshire tourism deserves its moment to congratulate the best of its colleagues and peers and as a region we certainly have a lot to be proud of."
Best Western Premier Mount Pleasant Hotel is one of eight Best Western Premier hotels in the UK. The four star country house hotel is set in 100 acres of wooded parkland and offers a very high standard of accommodation Add to this the extensive conference facilities and Therapié on site Health and Wellness Centre, this hotel is an ideal destination for business or pleasure.
The Doncaster hotel was recently granted planning permission to expand the luxurious facilities by adding a further 27 bedrooms and new spa and leisure facilities. The development is due to begin imminently with the addition of a unique spa bedroom to compliment this already outstanding hotel.
The Best Western Premier Mount Pleasant Hotel will now be entered into the National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2010.
Sheffield City Hall was also an award winner in the Business Tourism Category.
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