News from Hotel Du Vin
Hotel du Vin Cheltenham awarded AA 4 star
Congratulations to Hotel du Vin Cheltenham on this fantastic achievement of being
awarded four stars, the standards to achieve this are as follows.
Luxurious accommodation and public areas, with a range of extra facilities and a
multilingual service available. Guests are greeted at the hotel entrance. High quality
menu and wine list.
Hotel du Vin - Best of the Best Place to Work in Hospitality
20/02/08 Hotel du Vin & Malmaison Win
the Best of the Best Places to Work
in Hospitality 2008
Hotel du Vin and Malmaison are delighted to be the big winners at this year’s
Caterer and Hotelkeeper Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards.
The awards celebrate all that's best about working in the hospitality sector,
and presenting the Platinum Award – which goes to the overall winner amongst
all the different categories - the judges praised Hotel Du Vin and Malmaison for
their high levels of staff satisfaction.
“The awards are a fantastic achievement for us,” said Sean Wheeler,
Group Director of People Development for Malmaison. “I am so pleased that
the effort everyone puts into making Hotel du Vin and Malmaison a great place to
work has been recognised.’
Hotel Du Vin and Malmaison were initially winners in their own category –
for best hotel with 11 plus sites - but were later also presented with the prestigious
Platinum award. The judges, who included Bob Cotton of the British Hospitality Association
and Philippe Rossiter, chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality, said that
they were extremely impressed by our innovative ideas. Staff initiatives such as
last year’s Housekeeping Olympics, as well as our chef apprenticeship, were
complimented for keeping staff educated as well as motivated.
Mark Lewis, Editor of the Caterer editor said: “Winning an award sets out
a company as an employer of choice, which is ever more important in this day and
age as it can have a major impact on your ability to recruit and retain staff, and
in turn your bottom line.”
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information about working at Hotel du Vin.
26/11/07 Hotel du Vin opens doors to number eleven in York
Finishing the year with a flourish, Hotel du Vin is delighted to announce the opening
of Hotel du Vin York in the historic northern city on November 26th.
Located in the tranquil area known as The Mount, close to the historic city centre,
Hotel du Vin York is a beautiful grade II listed building that dates back to the
early 19th century. Formerly a private home, orphanage and most recently the Shepherd
Homes building, the hotel will houses 44 stylish bedrooms and suites, the HdV trademark
Bistro, Bar and private dining rooms, along with a courtyard for alfresco dining
during the warmer months.
As ever, the opening was marked by a spectacular party, attended by celebrities
and local VIP’s. “We are proud not only to be opening our third hotel
of 2007, but to be making our mark in the beautiful city of York,” said Robert
B Cook, Chief Executive, “We are thrilled to be expanding the Hotel du Vin
brand in the North, and are further looking forward to opening hotels in both Newcastle
and Edinburgh in 2008.”
Hotel du Vin Retains Award
29/10/07 Hotel du Vin Retains Top Guardian Observer Reader Award
We are delighted to announce that Hotel du Vin has, for the fourth year running,
been awarded Best UK Hotel Group 2007 by Guardian and Observer readers. Presented
at a glittering ceremony held in Seville, the award was accepted for Hotel du Vin
by Mike Warren, Regional Operations Director for the group, who attended alongside
all other winners of the newspapers' prestigious travel awards. "We
are thrilled to win this award for the fourth year in a row, and feel proud of the
recognition this gives to the consistency of service and style across our rapidly
expanding brand", said Robert B Cook, Chief Executive.
HOTEL DU VIN PURCHASES THE SUSSEX ARTS CLUB IN BRIGHTON
16/10/07 Hotel du Vin has secured the purchase of the Sussex Arts Club, the adjoining building
to its our very successful Hotel du Vin in Brighton.
Robert B. Cook, Hotel du Vin Chief Executive, said, “The purchase of the building
is a perfect fit as Brighton has over performed in the marketplace, and the purchase
will allow us to create 14 new bedrooms as well as extending the renowned reputation
of the bistro within the building. What, however, is particularly exciting
for me is that we will create our first ‘Pub du Vin’ in the ground floor
area of the Sussex Arts Club.
This will have all the hallmarks of Hotel du Vin, but creating a very British style
pub with a large selection of fine ales and vast selection of wines, which we are
already renowned for. The pub will seat 50 people and will have a very traditional
pub fayre using only the best local ingredients. Work will commence later
this year and will open in summer 2008.
This is the first of which Cook hopes will be a roll out of the ‘Pub du Vin’
concept taking the Hotel du Vin reputation through the pub concept into more seaside
and countryside locations.
14 new bedrooms will consist of 12 standard rooms and 2 roof top suites, and the
existing bistro will be expanded by 30%.
Hotel Du Vin Awarded
Hotel Du Vin Glasgow awarded 4 red stars from the AA.
Cambridge Welcomes Hotel du Vin Number Ten
Hotel on the heels of Cheltenham, Hotel du Vin Cambridge finally opened its doors
on August 20th.
The beautiful former University building on Trumpington Street, which dates back
in part to medieval times, has been transformed to enhance its many quirky architectural
features. The hotel offers forty one bedrooms and suites, some with private terraces,
a classic Hotel du Vin Bistro housing our first open-style kitchen, a bar set in
the unusual labyrinth of vaulted cellar rooms, as well as a library, specialist
wine tasting room and private dining room.
"We are delighted to have opened in Cambridge after such a long renovation
period, and have been bowled over by the level of local enthusiasm and general interest
in booking" says Robert B Cook, Chief Executive.
Hotel du Vin Wins Top Business Travel Accolade
We are delighted to announce that Hotel du Vin has been awarded the prestigious
title of World's Best Smaller Hotel Chain at the 2007 Business Traveller Awards,
held on Monday 17 September at the Park Lane Hilton.