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The Queensberry Hotel, Bath has announced the appointment of Oliver Harris as its new hotel manager.
Bringing with him a host of leadership experience in luxury and boutique hospitality, Harris’s appointment marks a new chapter for the recently awarded Michelin Key hotel and its Michelin Star and 4 AA Rosette awarded restaurant, The Olive Tree.
A graduate of The Edge Hotel School in 2016, Harris launched his career with the Exclusive Collection, a family-run hotel group, before advancing to the role of Food and Beverage manager at Fanhams Hall Hotel.
His leadership and passion for service excellence were further honed during his tenure at the five-red-star and two Michelin Key awarded establishment, Whatley Manor Hotel, where he rapidly rose through the ranks to become operations manager in two and a half years.
Notable achievements during his time at Whatley Manor include the design and introduction of a graduate programme and significant contributions towards the hotel’s sustainability efforts, culminating in Earthcheck Silver Accreditation.
He also played a vital role in maintaining the hotel’s “exceptional standards” and contributed to the success of its two Michelin Keys, awarded in 2024.
To broaden his commercial and volume operations expertise, Harris transitioned to Tortworth Court Hotel, part of the De Vere brand, where he managed a significantly larger property of 201 rooms.
However, his passion for more bespoke and boutique propositions has now led him to multi-award-winning, family-owned The Queensberry Hotel, where he is eager to take the helm at the individualistic Georgian townhouse hotel.
Harris has received many accolades throughout his career, including being named a finalist for GM of the Future at the Independent Hotel Show in 2022 and winning the Acorn Award for being one of the top 30 under 30 in hospitality in 2023.
He is also an alumni of the Master Innholders Aspiring Leaders Diploma (Innholder Graduate) and serves as a Hospitality Action ambassador, having helped raise over £120,000 through the Beaufort Polo Day fundraiser in the past two years.
Additionally, his leadership extends to his role as vice chairman of the Innholder Graduates Alumni Committee, a position he will take over as chair in 2026.
The Queensberry Hotel, with its acclaimed, Michelin Star restaurant led by Chris Cleghorn at The Olive Tree nestling below, is the conceived brainchild of Laurence and Helen Beere, who chose Bath as their home.
