The Scottish Hotels of the Year Awards 2005 - Scotland's premier annual hotel awards

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Fabulous-looking guests at the masquerade party! But who are they?
Express Media and One Devonshire Gardens (The Glasgow Hotel of the Year 2006)
Presiding Officer of Parliament, George Reid MSP PC, welcomes guests to the event
Presiding Officer of Parliament George Reid MSP PC opens the Awards Night Party
Late in the evening and before the dancing began, the top title The Scottish Hotel of the Year 2006 went to Gerry & Mark Irvie of The Summer Isles Hotel, Ross-shire
Gerry & Mark Irvine of the Summer Isles Hotel with the top award, The Scottish Hotel of the Year 2006

Four hundred guests attended Awards Night at the RadissonSAS Glasgow
A happy-looking team of recipents and presenters: The Malmaison, Glasgow won the coveted 'Scotland's Sexiest Hotel 2006' award
Malmaison Glasgow was awarded the title Scotland's Sexiest Hotel 2006

An array of chef talent! Winners of the Médialles d’Or 2006 for outstanding dinner service are J. Paul Burns (Airds Hotel), Charlie Lockley (Boath House) and Graeme Shaw (Norton House). Pictured with judges Wendy Barrie and Lynda Paton

Joint winners of the Scottish Hotel Breakfast of the Year Award 2006 were
Boath House (Charlie Lockley) and Ardeonaig Hotel (Sara and Pete Gottgens)
In an evening of music, a surprise appearance by Scottish indie rock band Solaris, who have played with Coldplay (and were better) thrilled the crowd. Lead singer Andy McIntosh
Scottish indie rock band Solaris were a big hit
(http://www.myspace.com/solarismusic)

ABode Glasgow's Michael caines Restaurant took the Scottish Hotel Restaurant of the Year 2006 award

Divas and and maestros from Arioso opened the party with a 'Masquerade Fanfare'

Balbirnie House Hotel again wins the Scottish wedding Hotel of the Year (large classic) category

Recognising environmental awareness and action, the Green Hotel Award went to Balinakill House in Argyll
Darren Dobson of Cairnbaan Hotel by the Crinan Canal seems pleased enough with his surprise win
(Scottish Small Country Hotel of the Year 2006)

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Peter Ferguson accepts the Scottish Hotel Housekeeping Award 2006 for Castleton House Hotel

Mary from Craigsanquhar House Hotel is swept off her feet by the Scottish Wedding Hotel of the Year (medium classic) category win

The Accessible Bedroom of the Year 2006 award went to Cringletie House Hotel for the excellent Traquair bedroom

Stephen McCorkell accepts The Glasgow Hotel of the Year title for the 2nd year running for One Devonshire Gardens

Professor Eddie Friel was announced as the new Fellow of the Awards

Glenfinnan House's Manja and Duncan strike a pose

Norbert Lieder, manager of Inverlochy Castle, accepts The Scottish Luxury Hotel of the Year 2006 award

Scottish Hotel Spa Manager of the Year 2006, Jacqeline Hill of Macdonald Marine Hotel, and judge Vivien Devlin

Deborah Borg presents the Budget Hotel of the Year to Jury's Inn Edinburgh (Lenny Hughes)

Judges Wendy Barrie and Lynda Paton flank the winner of one of the top awards of the night,
The Scottish Hotel Chef of the Year 2006, Kevin MacGillivray of Ballathie House

Carole Fox-Robertson accepted in style the night's first award, the
Scottish Hotel Business Excellence Award (large hotel category) for Langs, Glasgow

Sponsored by Drambuie, The Scottish Hotel Design Award 2006 was won by Le Monde, Edinburgh

Lochside Lodge & Roundhouse Restaurant took honours in The Scottish Restaurant with Rooms of the Year 2006 competition

Winners of The Scottish Activities Hotel of the Year 2006 was The Loch Torridon Hotel

Lodge on Loch Lomond was honoured with the Scottish Hotel Business excellence Award 2006 (medium hotel category)

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The award for Informal Dining went to Ayr's Fairfield House Hotel (Martin's Bar & Grill)

Miss HotelReview Scotland 2006 arrived with the results in her handbag...
but first had some 'little white roses of Scotland' and a kiss or two to give away...

Stephen Carter and Lizzy Kelk in the Procession of 2005 winners

Douglas McMillan accepts The Scottish Family Hotel of the Year 2006 for Peebles Hotel Hydro
from Lea Simpson of HotelReview and judge David Young

Compere for the eveing was TV presenter Phil MacHugh

Niall Thompson eagerly accepted The Scottish Country House Hotel of the Year 2006 award for Macdonald Pittodrie House

Stephen McLay of Point Hotel, Edinburgh, was named Scottish Hotel restaurant Manager of the Year 2006

Vivien Devlin presented RadissonSAS Glasgow's manager Philip Mahoney with the Scottish Hotel Manager of the Year Award 2006

Simon Whitely of Cameron House Hotel won the Scottish Executive Chef of the Year 2006, but clearly forgot his whites!

Kinloch House was named Scottish Country sports Hotel of the Year 2006

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Michael Bouyer of Restaurant at The Bonham won the Scottish Hotel Lunch of the Year 2006 title and was
Highly Commended in the Executive Chef category

The Borough Hotel in Edinburgh won the Scottish Hotel Bar Food Award 2006

Behind that mask we think we can detect Bea MacKie of The Royal at Tighnabruaich

The Readers' Award 2006 for the most positive feedbacks in one year to HotelreviewScotland.com
was won clearly by Tigh-na-Sgiath Hotel near Aviemore

Wendy Barrie of Scottish Food Guide.com (former CEO, Taste of Scotland);
Ken Scott (Photographer); Vivien Devlin (HotelReviewScotland.com)

Neil & Lynda Paton

William of the Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Club, Kelso

Prestonfield House, The Edinburgh Hotel of the Year 2006

Summer Isles Hotel receives the top award from George Reid

Wendy Barrie, Ken Scott and Vivien Devlin

Shirley and Eddie Spear take part in the opening Procession of 2005 winners; both are Fellows of the awards

Prestonfield House accepts the Edinburgh Hotel of the Year 2006 title

Scottish Hotel Business Excellence Award 2006 (small hotel category) winners were the glam team from The Royal at Tighnabruaich

Ann and Ken from Toravaig House on Skye in the Procession - making a very handsome couple

Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa won The Dundee Hotel of the Year 2006

... while Norman Springford, founder and CEO of Apex Hotels was a popular choice for Scottish Hotelier of the Year 2006

Mar Hall's Colin Thomson deservedly won the Scottish Hotel Leisure & Fitness Manager 2006 title


Manja of Glenfinnan House

A scary looking but clearly handsome fellow

Arioso

Opening procession starts...


Opening procession winds its way around the room

Gerry Irvine of Summer Isles Hotel accepts a Bedroom Design Gold Medal 2006 from Gary McLean of HotelReviewScotland.com

Dr Tim Moritz Kopp, returning officer, announces the vote figures and ballot details

...23,737 approved votes!

Simon Whitely and partner

Deborah Borg, Vivien devlin, Sandra Hutton, Phil MacHugh

Scottish Inn of the Year 2006 was announced as the Stair Inn, Ayrshire

Daniel and Rohaise Rose-Bristow of Loch Torridon Hotel

Mike Pearson of Tomdoun Lodge with his well-deserved Scottish Fishing Hotel Award 2006

Mr and Mrs Robert Powell from Brora winning their Scottish Golf Break Hotel 2006 titel;
Robert also came runner-up in the Hotelier of the Year category

Deborah Borg, Vivien Devlin, Sandra Hutton

The sexy crew from Malmaison Glasgow

Peter Sim in the pink with his Rising Star 2006 award for the Dunalastair Hotel

Sir Ian Noble of Hotel Eilean Iarmain accepts the hotely-contested Good For The Soul 2006 award

Glenfinnan House

Craigellachie Hotel's Quaich Bar won the Scottish Hotel Bar 2006 title for the 2nd time in 3 years; collected by ops manager Liz Hodnett

Peter of Orocco Pier looking effortlessly suave

Peter Taylor, CEO of Town House Hotels, who won several awards

Bea MacKie and Vivien Devlin

Neil and Lynda Paton

Andrew McIntosh, songwriter and lead singer of 'Solaris'

Solaris has the dance floor full, to their own surprise

Norman Springford is Scottish Hotelier of the Year 2006

Costley & Costley Hoteliers won the Scottish Hotel Group of the Year 2006 title and were presented with this by George Reid of Parliament and Gary McLean of the Awards Panel

Eddie Friel of Glasgow was a very popular winner of the fellowship 2006

Finalists for the top award at the rostrum...

The Belle Stars

Dancing...

... and high stepping...

Luic Lebfevre of Glenmoriston House Hotel's Abstract Restaurant who was highly rated in the awards again this year


An exotic creature

Vivien Devlin and Ken scott
 
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