Ynyshir Hall, Eglwysfach, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales SY20 8TA
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Ynyshir Hailed as the Best Posted on 14/11/2008
Ynyshir Hall, north of Aberystwyth has been named as the best country house hotel in the UK and Ireland this week by the most trusted name in travel.
The international luxury travel guide Condé Nast Johansens announced the von Essen property as the ‘most excellent country house hotel’ in Great Britain and Ireland at the prestigious 2009 ‘Awards for Excellence’ held in a glamorous Knightsbridge location.
Condé Nast Johansens provides a comprehensive luxury guide to the some of the most exemplary hotels in the world. With over 400 of these exceptional properties in the UK and Ireland, Ynyshir Hall’s award positions the hotel as the ‘best of the best’ in the country house hotel market. The award was based upon responses from discerning guest nomination forms and survey reports and scrupulous regional inspector reports. According to Johansens Guide Ynyshir Hall is ‘An exceptional country house hotel with striking interiors and a unique enveloping atmosphere. It has evolved over the years in to a very special welcoming retreat.’
The award was met with jubilation by staff at the hotel. General Manager Joan Reen described her delight at winning the award by saying ‘This is a truly amazing accolade for the hotel to win. I have such an exceptional, dedicated and hard working team who really deserve this type of recognition. I am honored and delighted to be taking this award back to Wales with me.’
Ynyshir Hall’s award capped an exceptional evening for the von Essen collection of hotels with Ynyshir’s sister property, The Royal Crescent in Bath, winning the award for the ‘most excellent city hotel’.
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The attached photo is of Ynyshir Hall.
The von Essen private collection of hotels comprises of: The Classic Set, including: Cliveden, Berkshire; The Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath; Lower Slaughter Manor in Lower Slaughter; Ston Easton Park near Bath; Thornbury Castle near Bristol; Sharrow Bay in the Lake District; Buckland Manor in Broadway; Ynyshir Hall in Wales, Amberley Castle in West Sussex and The Samling in Cumbria. The Country Set which includes: Hunstrete House near Bath; Bishopstrow House, Warminster; Congham Hall in Norfolk; New Park Manor in the New Forest; Lewtrenchard Manor in Devon; The Mount Somerset in Taunton; Washbourne Court in Lower Slaughter; Dalhousie Castle in Bonnyrigg near Edinburgh; The Greenway in Cheltenham, Homewood Park near Bath; Seaham Hall in County Durham and Callow Hall in Derbyshire. The Family Set including: Woolley Grange in Wiltshire; Fowey Hall in Cornwall; Moonfleet Manor in Dorset; The Elms near Worcester and Ickworth Hall in Suffolk. The Continental Set, which consists of Château de Bagnols near Lyon in France.
von Essen hotels has also recently begun construction work on a brand new riverside hotel and spa, restaurant and executive international business suite at Battersea, London. Due to launch in early summer 2009 and with stunning views overlooking the River Thames, the new-build boutique style property will offer 70 contemporary designed guest rooms over seven floors.
