Egerton House Hotel tops TripAdvisor awards for customer service

12-May-2014 - Last updated on 13-May-2014 at 14:20 GMT

Egerton House Hotel - part of the Red Carnation Group - was voted the best in the UK for customer service

Boutique Knightsbridge property Egerton House Hotel has been rated number one in the UK for customer service by TripAdvisor reviewers.

The five-star London hotel topped the UK list in TripAdvisor’s 2014 Travellers’ Choice Hotels with Exceptional Service awards, which are based on millions of reviews and opinions posted on the TripAdvisor website.

It was also voted sixth best in Europe and nineteenth in the world for customer service.

One hotel guest described the hotel’s staff as: “Exceptionally warm, gracious and attentive, assisting with everything from dinner recommendations to babysitters to helping us locate and get to a late-night pharmacy.”

Red Carnation Hotel Collection

The win follows another Red Carnation property - London’s Milestone hotel - being crowned the UK’s best hotel in the 2014 Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice awards.

Jonathan Raggett, managing director of Red Carnation Hotel Collection said: “It is a fantastic achievement for Red Carnation Hotels and our London five star properties to be recognised for service in TripAdvisor’s Service Awards, especially The Egerton which was placed number one for service in the UK but also for The Milestone and Hotel 41, as well as Summer Lodge in Dorset and Hotel d’Angleterre in Geneva.

“It is a huge testament to our commitment to standards of excellence and exceptional personalised service across the whole collection. Exceptional guest service is at the heart of every Red Carnation Hotel and the fantastic, consistent delivery by our staff, is what keeps guests rating us so highly and coming back to stay with us time and time again.”

Lauriston Court

Lauriston Court - a small family-run business in Llandudno, Wales that charges just £37 per person per night - was voted second in the UK, seventh in Europe and 20^th in the world for customer service.

Carol-lynn Robbins, co-owner of Lauriston Court said, “When it comes to giving great service, you’ve got to have a love for the job and people, coupled with bundles of energy and the ability to really empathise with people.

“We’re never complacent and always continuing to look at ways for us to improve – but it’s fantastic to know that our hard work isn’t going unnoticed with another Travellers’ Choice Service award under our belt.”

La Haule Manor was rated third in the UK and tenth in Europe.

Exceptional Service

TripAdvisor’s Exceptional Service awards follow on from the annual Traveller’s Choice awards, announced earlier this year.

“Given that service is such a huge aspect of the travel experience, this year we wanted to shine a special spotlight on the efforts of hotels in the UK and across the globe with a record of exceptional customer service,” said TripAdvisor spokesperson, James Kay

“The fact that our UK award winners range from bargain hotels through to luxury 5 star establishments shows that great service isn’t always predicated on price.”

TripAdvisor’s top 10 Hotels in the UK for customer service