DELRAY BEACH, FL, Oct. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The family-run Red Carnation Hotel Collection regularly wins top awards as each property is thoroughly committed to their pursuit of excellence. The company is extremely proud to announce that seven of their award-winning boutique hotels have been honored as the "Best in the World" by Condé Nast Traveler's prestigious 2013 Readers' Choice Awards.
Bushmans
Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat in South
Africa's Cederberg Mountains earned the #1 spot
among the "Top 25 Resorts
and Safari Camps in Africa" with a stellar score of 98.9. This
score also placed Bushmans Kloof 3rd among the Readers'
Choice "Top 100 Hotels and
Resorts in the World." Bushmans Kloof's outstanding
sister properties in South Africa, The Twelve Apostles Hotel and
Spa (94.2) and The
Oyster Box (93.3) were also honored, placing 4th and
6th in the "Top 15 Hotels in Africa."
In London, honors went to '41' (95.4), The Chesterfield Mayfair
(92.7), and The Rubens at the
Palace (88.2), which earned the 2nd, 4th, and 14th
spots among the "Top 35 Hotels in the
United Kingdom." '41' was also awarded a spot in the
"Top 100 Hotels and
Resorts in The World."
Ireland's stunning Ashford Castle, the newest
member of The Red Carnation's family of hotels, earned a score of
92.1, placing it in the top 10 on the list of "Top 20 Resorts in Europe."
"We are so proud and thrilled with the latest recognition of our
properties," said Mrs. Beatrice Tollman, President and
Founder of The Red Carnation Hotel Collection. "These
awards have been earned by each and every team member of our
hotels, as it is their unwavering commitment and hard work that got
us here today."
The complete results will be published in the November issue of
Condé Nast Traveler, available on the newsstands next week
or at www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards">www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards.
Condé Nast Traveler's annual Reader's Choice Awards were
first tabulated in 1988. The survey reflects the combined ratings
of more than 46,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers regarding
the cities, islands, and hotels they visited in the past year, as
well as the airlines and cruise ships they traveled with. Hotels
were rated based on Rooms, Service, Food, Location, Design, and
Activities. Because of the range and depth of the survey and
responses, the Readers' Choice Awards are a unique and trusted
source of travel advice respected around the world.
About The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection is an award-winning collection of five-
and four star family-run boutique hotels in London, Dorset,
Guernsey, Geneva, Palm Beach, South Africa and Ireland. Each
property has its own individual character and unique location that
reflects the local environment, culture and cuisine. They all share
the qualities central to the Red Carnation's ethos that win them 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.
For more information about The Red Carnation Hotel Collection, please call toll free from the USA/Canada at 1.877.955.1515 or from Europe, Australia and New Zealand at + 800.1698.8740. Visit us at www.redcarnationhotels.com">www.redcarnationhotels.com or email book@rchmail.com.
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About The TreadRight Foundation
The Red Carnation Hotel
Collection is a part of a joint initiative with The TreadRight
Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation established by The Travel Corporation to
encourage sustainable tourism within our own family of brands and
in the places we visit. To date, TreadRight has donated more than
US $2 million to sustainable tourism projects around the world. To
find out more about our work with TreadRight visit: www.TreadRight.org">www.TreadRight.org.
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