The 2015 edition of The Good Hotel Guide has revealed that cosy pubs with rooms above are matching higher tier hotels as the best places to stay in the UK.
The book's annual Cesar Awards is considered a bible of the UK's hotel industry and with over 400 entries this year, the truly independent selection is diverse.
Co-editors Adam Raphael and Desmond Balmer stated: ‘Our choices reflect the changing face of hospitality. Pubs and restaurants with rooms are listed alongside simple B&Bs, as well as many full-service hotels.
‘Hotels should be better than home. A good manager will have slept in every bedroom to ensure it’s up to scratch.
‘Breakfast is also a very good benchmark. It’s the guest’s last meal before check out, so good-quality coffee, freshly-squeezed orange juice and free-range eggs should be a given.
'Finally, the guest may not always be right, but they should always come first.’
THE BEST HOTELS IN THE UK? 2015 CESAR AWARD WINNERS LIST:
Family Hotel of the Year: Fowey Hall, Fowey, Cornwall
Dog-Friendly Hotel of the Year: Overwater Hall, Ireby, Cumbria
Small Hotel of the Year: Yalbury Cottage, Lower Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset
Country House Hotel of the Year: Lords of the Manor, Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire
Pub-With-Rooms of the Year: The Talbot Inn, Mells, Somerset
Country Hotel of the Year: The Pear Tree at Purton, Purton
Newcomer of the Year: Moor of Rannoch Hotel, Rannoch Station, Perth and Kinross
Scottish Hotel of the Year: The Green Park, Pitlochry
Welsh Hotel of the Year: Milebrook House, Knighton, Powys
Irish Guest House of the Year: Newforge House, Magheralin, Craigavon, County Armagh
