Mrs Beatrice Tollman, President and Founder of the luxurious Red Carnation Hotel Collection has been awarded Hotelier of the Year at the European Hospitality Awards 2012.
Bea Tollman has been recognised for continuingly unparalleled levels of service, excellence and luxury across all of the collection’s five and four star properties in Europe, which include flagship The Milestone Hotel in Kensington, Guernsey’s only five-star property The Old Government House Hotel and Spa and the famed Hotel d’Angleterre in Geneva.
Scooping one of the biggest awards of the evening, Bea Tollman said: “My driving passion is to make every stay memorable for every single guest, to make them feel truly welcomed and special and I believe having this at the heart of everything we do, is what has led to this award and many of the others we are lucky to have received.”
Summarising their verdict, the judges said: "Personifying the value of having a genuine hotelier running the show, Beatrice Tollman has never lost sight of the guiding principle of hospitality: service. After five decades in the industry, Beatrice's ongoing involvement on the front line of her hotels is an inspiration, setting the standards for the next generations to follow."
The Hotelier of the Year award from the European Hospitality Awards is the latest in an array of recent accolades for the collection, which include recognition from Condé Nast Traveler for 41, The Rubens at the Palace and The Chesterfield as the best hotels for business in London, top five rankings from Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, Certificates of Excellence from TripAdvisor across all hotels in the collection and a debut in 2012 into the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For.
Established in 2010, The European Hospitality Awards recognises the best in the hotel industry across the continent, and judges include Ted Tang, CEO of Leading Hotels of the World, Peter Bierwirth, President of the Hotel Managers Association and Claus Sendlinger, CEO and President of Design Hotels.
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection is an award-winning collection of five and four star family-run boutique hotels in London, Dorset, Guernsey, Geneva, Florida and South Africa.
Each property has its own individual character and unique location that reflects the local environment, culture and cuisine. They all share the qualities that win Red Carnation so many prestigious awards – splendid luxury, generous hospitality, inventive and traditional cuisine, private art collections, passionate service and loyal staff committed to creating richly rewarding experiences for all their guests.