Best Small Hotel in the New Forest and South East of England 2008

‘The new kid on the block – definitely one to watch’

With a total of 15 Award categories, including ‘Sports Tourism’, ‘Best Tourism Experience’ and ‘Business Tourism’, the Tourism ExSEllence Awards are the premier awards for the tourism industry in the South East and are managed by Tourism South East.  They cover all kinds of tourism organisations, from small Bed & Breakfast businesses to large exclusive hotels and visitor experiences.  Winners in this region will go on to compete in the national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence in 2009.

Judges look for excellence, quality and innovation, covering all aspects of the business from customer service, sales & marketing, to training & development for staff.  The judge of the Small Hotel category described Hotel TerraVina as ‘The new kid on the block – definitely one to watch’.

Says Nina Basset from Hotel TerraVina of the Award; ‘This is fantastic news. We are thrilled that the hotel has been recognised as being special, when we are only just over a year old. It is a tribute to our general manger, Suzi, and our team of staff that we have done so well in winning this award.

Robert Collier, chief executive of Tourism South East, comments on this year’s successes, “It’s a delight to see such a high standard of entry – it gets better every year.  We look forward to seeing more success as the winners go forward to the national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence in 2009.