North Devon Hotel wins Travellers Choice Award

Brian and Jennifer Steele of Yeoldon House Hotel in Bideford, North Devon are celebrating after winning three prestigious awards in the Tripadvisor 2012 Travellers Choice Awards.

The Travellers' Choice Award is the highest honour a hotel can receive from the TripAdvisor community. It's based on the reviews and opinions of millions of travellers, and is awarded only to a very select and distinguished group of hotels.

"With the help of millions of travellers around the globe, TripAdvisor is thrilled to recognise the world's most outstanding hotels for the tenth year of the Travellers' Choice Awards," said Christine Petersen, president, TripAdvisor for Business. "From the best bargain hotels to best luxury hotels, remarkable service, value and quality are the hallmarks of our Travellers' Choice winners."

Yeoldon House Hotel has been voted 6th best hotel in the UK and the top hotel in Bideford. Their hotel restaurant Soyer's has been rated number 1 in Bideford, with an 100% recommendation rating from Tripadvisor reviewers. The recognition doesn't end there . Brian and Jennifer have also been awarded 8th in the UK and 25th in Europe for service.

Yeoldon House Hotel owner and chef Brian Steele told us" Having spent 30 years in London, 17 of them as the executive chef of a four star, 300 bedroom hotel, my dream was to own my own country house hotel. We pride ourselves on producing high quality food using local ingredients wherever possible and offering guests a high level of service in a lovely setting. We want our guests to feel welcome and comfortable to return time and time again..."

Laura Holt of North Devon+, paid tribute to their success. "Brian and Jennifer deserve the recognition that these awards bring. They demonstrate a strong focus on local produce, high quality and excellent service. Their success brings recognition for North Devon too. As an area we are known for quality accommodation, great service and local food and drink worth celebrating."