Combe House Wins Gold Devon Hotel of the Year Award

Combe House Devon has won the 2010 Devon Hotel of the Year category at the Devon Tourism Awards, which were presented on Thursday, 30th September at a glittering ceremony at the Thurlestone Hotel, South Devon. Read more.

Thrilled with the award proprietor Ken Hunt said: “This unexpected honour for our small, country house hotel reflects back on our wonderful, welcoming, happy and hard working team. We are fortunate to be in a stunning location with a wealth of the West Country's quality food producers on our doorstep”, concludes Ken.

Combe's two resident Master Chefs of Great Britain, Hadleigh Barrett and Stuart Brown, are ardent about sourcing the freshest and best quality local ingredients. Around 70% of the fruit and vegetables in season is also provided by Combe's own kitchen gardens - the chefs talk food metres, not miles.

Combe House Devon Wins Silver At The National Enjoy England Awards For Excellence 2008
Combe House has won a coveted national Small Hotel of the Year Silver Award 2008 at the ‘Enjoy England Awards for Excellence’, the highest accolades in English tourism. Presented at St George’s Hall, Liverpool on 23 April the awards, known as the tourism ‘Oscars’, celebrate the very best quality, help to raise standards across the industry and secure England’s place as a world-class holiday destination. Owners Ken and Ruth Hunt are thrilled with the award, “This unexpected honour for our small, country house hotel reflects back on the wonderful, welcoming, happy and hard working team whom we regard as our family,” said Ken. “We are also fortunate to be in a stunning location with the West Country’s larder right on our doorstep. We couldn’t have achieved it without the honesty and integrity of the people who look after us so brilliantly from the local plumbers and electricians to our wine suppliers and local food producers. This award is for them too.” - read more

Our Awards Include:

Gold Award for Devon Hotel of the Year 2010- Devon Tourism Awards

Condé Nast Johansens National Award 2010 - Most Excellent Innovation in Sustainable Hospitality

Inclusion in 'The World's 100 Best Hotels' 2008 - the Sunday Times Travel Magazine.

Inclusion in 'The UK's Top 100 Best Restaurants' 2008 - Restaurant Magazine

Runner-up in 'The Readers' Awards Top Five Best Hotels in the UK' 2008 - Sunday Times Travel Magazine

Runner-up for the Best Website in the Hotel & Resorts Worldwide category 2008- Travel Mole

Runner-up for 'The Small Hotel of the Year 2008' - Enjoy England/Visit Britain Awards

Small Hotel of the Year Gold Award 2007 - Excellence in Tourism

Country Hotel of the Year 2007 - The Good Hotel Guide UK

Devon Restaurant of the Year 2006 - Taste of the West

South West Restaurant of the Year 2005 - Taste of the West

2005 Restaurant of the Year - Taste of the West & Devon Life Magazine

2005 Most Distinctive Local Menu - Devon Life Magazine

AA 3 Red Stars 87% 2006 & 2007

AA Two Rosettes 2000-2007

AA Top 200 Hotel for 2004-2007

RAC Four Dining Accolades 2004-2006

RAC Gold Ribbon Award 2005 & 2006

ETC Gold Award 2005-2007

Listed in the Good Hotel Guide and Good Food Guide 2000-2007

Best Country House Hotel 2004 - The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

Country House Hotel & Restaurant of Choice 2004 for UK - Dine Online

A Rural Retreat Hotel of the Year - The Which? Good Hotel Guide 2004

One of the UK’s top two Most Romantic Hotels - Rooms for Romance Guide 2004

Most Excellent Service Award 2002 - Condé Nast Johansens Hotels

Head Chef Hadleigh Barrett – Master Chef of GB

Sous Chef Stuart Brown – Master Chef of GB

Combe House in Gittisham, near Exeter, Devon was a runner-up for the TravelMole UK web awards 2008. Designed and hosted by Creative Engine Room, the hotel’s much appraised website, www.thishotel.com, was shortlisted in the Best Hotel/Resort category from hundreds of nominations. TravelMole’s daily e-newsletters keep the international travel and tourism industry informed of new developments world wide.

According to Ruth Hunt, “One of the main differences with Combe compared to other hotel sites is the sheer volume of information, both about the hotel and the local area. The site probably shows more images of the bedrooms, food and dining rooms than any other hotel site I have come across”.