Summer Lodge wins top industry award

The annual Andrew Harper Hideaway Grand Award list singles out properties that have demonstrated a strong individual personality coupled with devotion to personal service. This is the exact ethos of Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant and Spa, an idyllic hotel situated in the picture postcard village of Evershot, deep in Thomas Hardy Country in Dorset.

The Andrew Harper Grand Award title separates those properties that are merely good or even great from those that are truly enchanting - hotels that not only go the extra mile but also manage to create unforgettable experiences for their guests.

Being small in size is a must for this award, as is a hotel’s spirit of plenitude, abundance and genuine and unstinting hospitality. The accolade is prestigious; the Hideaway Report is a privately published newsletter dedicated to the sophisticated traveller, with 85% of the recipients of the monthly Andrew Harper newsletter holding the title of CEO, President, Owner or Partner.

Situated south of Sherborne, Summer Lodge, a member of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection, is a classic country house hotel though hardly typical of the genre. A member of the highly regarded Relais & Châteaux organization, all the fabrics are bang up to date, the furnishings are luxurious, the antiques are original, the plumbing is superb, the service is warm and intelligent and the answer to every question is ‘yes’.

The restaurant at Summer Lodge is under the baton of Executive Chef Steven Titman who has a remarkable handle on local produce and respect for the seasons, while Sommelier Eric Zwiebel is a Ruinart Best Sommelier of Europe titleholder.

For details and reservations visit Summerlodgehotel.com.