Rocco Forte's The Balmoral voted best in Scotland
Edinburgh’s Rocco Forte Collection hotel, The Balmoral has been voted the best hotel in Scotland and seventh best hotel in Europe by readers of “Celebrated Living”, the luxury magazine for American Airlines’ Premium Class Passengers. The Balmoral is delighted to have retained this prestigious international accolade for the second year in a row.
The luxury travel readers voted for their favourite hotels, spas, golf courses, cruises and destinations in the annual Readers’ Choice Platinum List. The Balmoral appears in the list of top 10 hotels in Europe alongside world-renowned properties including The Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris and Hotel Cipriani, Venice and was specially praised for its award-winning Five–Star Kids programme, now offering “children’s treatments in The Spa” and The Balmoral Bar - “a contemporary bar where tenders pour 18-and 25- year old Glenmorangie scotch”.
The Balmoral has enjoyed an exceptional start to 2008, collecting an outstanding 23 accolades in less than six months. Top awards and recognitions include a place on Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List within "The Best Hotels In The World For Location" and “Best Urban Day Spa in Scotland” in their Spa Awards, “Best Hospitality and Leisure Employer Award” at The Springboard Awards for Excellence and also collected a clutch of five awards at the Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards. The hotel was also delighted to retain its prestigious Michelin star for number one for the seventh year in a row.
Commenting on this prestigious accolade, Ivan Artolli, General Manager at Rocco Forte’s The Balmoral said, “I am delighted that our US visitors continue to rate us so highly. It is a great accolade and could not be achieved without the dedication of the hotel team who take great pride in delivering the highest levels of customer service. ”
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For more information or images please contact:
| Jessica Trotter | Kjersti Steffensen |
| PR and Marketing Manager | PR and Marketing Assistant |
| Direct line: 0131 622 8825 | Direct line: 0131 622 8805 |
| Email: jtrotter@roccofortecollection.com | Email: ksteffensen@roccofortecollection.com |
NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Rocco Forte Collection comprises:
- Hotel de Russie, Rome
- Hotel Savoy, Florence
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
- Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg
- Hotel Amigo, Brussels
- Brown’s Hotel, London
- Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
- Hotel de Rome, Berlin
- Le Richemond, Geneva
- The Charles Hotel, Munich
Future openings:
The Augustine, Prague - 2008
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily – 2009
Marrakech – 2010
Abu Dhabi – 2010
Jeddah - 2010
For further information and online reservations, please visit The Rocco Forte Collection website: www.roccofortecollection.com.
