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The Pig – on the Beach has been named as the Best Smith Hotel 2015 at the Mr & Mrs Smith Awards, which took place last night (Thursday, November 5).
The 23-bedroom country house hotel in Dorset, which is part of Robert Huston’s Pig portfolio, edged the top award ahead of second-placed Halcyon House, a surf-motel on Australia’s east coast, and the Maldives’ Soneva Fushi.
It was a successful evening the UK hotels as the Zetter Townhouse in London’s Marleybone was given the title of the ‘Hottest Hotel Bar’.
Meanwhile, hotels such as Dormy House, Ham Yard, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Corinthia hotel London were named as runners up in various awards.
James Lohan, co-found of Mr and Mrs Smith, said that the boutique hotel industry is at the “cutting edge” of hospitality.
He said: “That’s what we want to celebrate with the Smith Hotel Awards – the places that do things differently, where you come back with stories of chefs creating impromptu dishes tailored just for you, or where the general manager personally drives you the scenic route to the airport.”
More than 1,000 hotels for a place in the 12 categories with over 22,000 members of the public voting for their favourite hotels throughout September. Shortlisted hotels were then put to a panel of expert judges.
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The full list of winners and runners up:
Best Dressed Hotel: Ett Hem, Sweden
Runners-up: The Battery, San Francisco | Ham Yard Hotel, London
Sexiest Bedroom in the World: Roccia Suite at Bellevue Syrene, Italy
Runners-up: Sansovino Suite at Aman Canal Grande Venice, Italy | Water Villa 5 at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam
Hottest Hotel Bar: The Zetter Townhouse, London, UK
Runners-up: The Elephant Bar at the NoMad, USA | Cafe Gray Deluxe at the Upper House, Hong Kong
Best Hotel Restaurant: Oreade at Monteverdi, Italy
Runners-up: Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, UK | NoMad at The NoMad, USA
Best Spa Hotel: The Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam
Runners-up: Corinthia Hotel London, UK | Dormy House, UK
The Eco Award: Song Saa Private Island, Cambodia
Runners-up: Soneva Fushi, Maldives | El Silencio, Costa Rica
Best for Families: Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort, Fiji
Runners-up: Marbella Club, Spain | Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, Australia
Best Budget Boutique Hotel: Masseria Cervarolo, Italy
Runners-up: Brody House, Hungary | Claska, Japan
Best Hotel Pool: Amangiri, USA
Runners-up: Rayavadee, Thailand | Cap Estel, France
Above and Beyond: Huka Lodge, New Zealand
Runners-up: Aenaon Villas, Greece | Southern Ocean Lodge
Best Newcomer: The Battery San Francisco, USA
Runners-up: Hotel Urso, Spain | Halcyon House, Australia
Best Smith Hotel 2015: The Pig – on the Beach, UK
Runners-up: Soneva Fushi, Maldives | Halcyon House, Australia
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