Lympstone Manor joins Concord Hotels Group

The Lympstone Manor hotel in Exmouth Devon has joined the Concord Hotels group, which provides training for hoteliers and chefs in the hotel industry.

The Concord Hotels group offers trainees all-round operational experience whilst giving exposure to various types of hotel environment. All trainees complete a two-year programme, working across either three or four member hotels.

Lympstone Manor is a five-star country house hotel, set in 28 acres of grounds with a 10.8-acre vineyard. It has 21 guest rooms and suites, with the addition of six shepherd huts. It is also home to the Pool House Restaurant and Bar, a dining area set around the heated outdoor swimming pool.

The hotel is the latest in a succession of luxury establishments to join the organisation in an aim to get more college graduates in hospitality well trained in the hospitality industry.

Glen Harrison, talent development manager for Concord, said: “We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding hotel to the Concord organisation and to the many benefits that our members enjoy from such a relationship. Lympstone Manor offers wonderful facilities, spacious, luxurious rooms and a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere.”

Alena Rippon, group HR administrator added: “We are looking forward to what will hopefully be a long-term partnership with Concord Hotels. Their unique approach to staff training and development perfectly matches our own HR philosophy. Concord is well recognised in the industry for the high standard of its trainees, who generally achieve success at supervisory and management level at the conclusion of their two-year programmes.

“We are looking forward to receiving the first of our trainees, all of whom are of the highest calibre, hand-selected by experts with years of experience and supported throughout by a
mentor who has worked in the industry from grassroots level up.”