Summer Lodge Wins Top Industry Award

Andrew Harper 'Grand Award'

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. October 14, 2008

MARCH 14, 2008. The annual Andrew Harper Hideaway Grand Award list singles out properties that have demonstrated a strong individual personality coupled with devotion to personal service. This is the exact ethos of Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant and Spa, an idyllic hotel situated in the picture postcard village of Evershot, deep in Thomas Hardy Country in Dorset.

The Andrew Harper Grand Award title separates those properties that are merely good or even great from those that are truly enchanting - hotels that not only go the extra mile but also manage to create unforgettable experiences for their guests.

Being small in size is a must for this award, as is a hotel's spirit of plenitude, abundance and genuine and unstinting hospitality. The accolade is prestigious; the Hideaway Report is a privately published newsletter dedicated to the sophisticated traveller, with 85% of the recipients of the monthly Andrew Harper newsletter holding the title of CEO, President, Owner or Partner.

Situated south of Sherborne, Summer Lodge, a member of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection, is a classic country house hotel though hardly typical of the genre. A member of the highly regarded Relais & Ch^ateaux organization, all the fabrics are bang up to date, the furnishings are luxurious, the antiques are original, the plumbing is superb, the service is warm and intelligent and the answer to every question is 'yes'.

The restaurant at Summer Lodge is under the baton of Executive Chef Steven Titman who has a remarkable handle on local produce and respect for the seasons, while Sommelier Eric Zwiebel is a Ruinart Best Sommelier of Europe titleholder.

For details and reservations call: + 44 (0) 1935 48 2000, or email [email protected]. Visit our website at www.summerlodgehotel.com.

Red Carnation Hotels is a collection of luxury family-run properties. The Five-Star luxurious London jewels are The Milestone Hotel, overlooking Kensington Palace, and member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World; "41", overlooking Buckingham Palace's Royal Mews; and The Egerton House Hotel, in Knightsbridge. Other RCH properties and members of The Leading Small Hotels of the World, are The Five-Star Hotel d'Angleterre on Lake Geneva, Switzerland, and The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town, South Africa. Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat, a member of Relais & Ch^ateaux, is in the heart of the Cederberg Mountains in South Africa's Western Cape.

. 2008: Recipient of Andrew Harper Hideaway Grand Award for hotel's strong individuality

and devotion to personal service

. 2008: TripAdvisor's readers' poll placed Summer Lodge 91 of Best 100 Luxury Hotels in

the World; and 5th in the Top 10 Best Service Europe category

. 2007: Master Sommelier Eric Zwiebel was ranked Fourth in World's Top Sommeliers

category; and in 2006 - Second - in Best Sommelier in Europe

. 2007: Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report ranked Summer Lodge #18 on list of 'World's

Best International Hideaways'

. 2007: AA Hospitality named Red Carnation Hotels 'Small Hotel Group of the Year'

. 2007: Hardens: Top Scorer: "...high praise for...''sublime' food; 'superb' wine list..."

. 2007: Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report - Grand Award Winner, #1 in England.

. 2007: Tatler Restaurant Guide: ' award-winning Summer Lodge is the place to dine'

. 2007: Daily Mail: "...be ready to receive... tender loving care from the capable staff"

. 2007: The Independent: Summer Lodge one of the "50 Best British Hotels"

. 2007: Investment in People award for supporting and promoting staff

. 2006: Billionaire 500: "...perfectly relaxing..."

. 2006: South West England: Silver Excellence Award 2006-7: Small Hotel of the Year

. 2006: Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report (August): "...impeccably decorated ... The

fine restaurant...makes superb use of local ingredients...guest quarters are individually

designed...difficult to imagine a more agreeable base to explore this timeless region ..."

. 2006: Andrew Harper's What's Hot List" (November)...warm and welcoming..."first-rate

restaurant"

. 2005: Tatler placed it on its short list of nominees (five) - Best Out of Town Restaurant

. 2005 Harpers & Queen Magazine: 100 Best Places in the World - Top 10 in the UK

. 2005: Wine Spectator Magazine awarded its Best of Award of Excellence for the

extraordinarily fine wine list

. Other accolades include 3 AA Rosettes and 4 AA Red Stars.