Awards & Accolades

View a complete list of Awards and Accolades, received not only by the collection, but also by our hotels individually.

Red Carnation Hotels' most recent acknowledgements include:

• The Telegraph Travel Awards – Runner up for Best Hotel Group - 2019
• Awarded 'Best Boutique Hotel Brand' in the World - Ensemble Travel Awards - 2019
• Travel + Leisure 'World's Best' Awards - Voted No. 6 in the Top 25 Hotel Brands in the World - 2019
• Mrs Beatrice Tollman is inducted into the British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame - 2019
• Travel + Leisure 'World's Best' Awards -  Voted No. 2 in the Top 20 Hotel Brands in the World - 2018
• Travel Pulse Travvy Awards - Received the Silver Award for Best Hotel Chain, Boutique - 2018
• Princess Royal Training Awards - 2017
• Ensemble Travel Group - Awarded Boutique Hotel Brand of the Year - 2017
• Travel Weekly Magellan Awards - Awarded Gold in the ‘Hospitality - Overall-Education Program’ - 2017
• Travel Pulse Travvy Awards - Received the Silver Award for Best Hotel Chain, Boutique - 2017
• Ranked No.3 in The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For - 2016
• Mrs Beatrice Tollman is named The Leading Hotels of the World Leading Legend - 2016
• Mrs Beatrice Tollman is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Cateys - 2016
• Travel Weekly’s Gold Magellan Award Winner in the Hospitality Overall Luxury Hotel/Resort category - 2016
• HSMAI Europe Awards - Digital Winner - 2016
• Best International Hotel Group - Awarded by Travel Media Europe - 2016
• Travel Weekly Awards - Silver Winner in the Hospitality Overall Luxury Hotel/Resort category - 2015
• Ranked No.2 in The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For - 2015
• Awarded Best Improved in The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For - 2015
• Human Resources Team of the Year - Hotel Cateys Award - 2015
• Travel Weekly's Gold Magellan Award Winner in the Luxury Hotel/Resort category - 2014
• Green Hotel of the Year - Hotel Cateys Award - 2014
• AA Hospitality Awards - Eco Hotel Group of the Year Award – 2014
• The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For – Listed 8th - 2014
• Springboard Awards for Excellence – Best Student Placement Provider - 2013
• AA Hospitality Awards - Small Hotel Group of the Year - 2013
• HR in Hospitality Awards for Excellence - Tom Crowley Award - 2013
• TripAdvisor - Certificate of Excellence for every hotel two years running - 2013
• Ranked No.26 The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For - 2013
• Evening Herald - Best Luxury Hotel Brand - 2012
• European Hospitality Awards - Hotelier of the Year Mrs Beatrice Tollman, President and Founder - 2012
• Caterer and Hotelkeeper - Top 100 Most Powerful People in Hospitality Jonathan Raggett, Managing Director - 2012
• HR in Hospitality Awards - Excellence in Recruitment and Retention Award - 2012 
• South African Responsible Traveller Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism - Investor in People Award (Group) - 2012
• Condé Nast Traveller Business Travel Awards - 41, The Rubens at the Palace and The Chesterfield Mayfair top three Best London Hotels for Business - 2012
• Virtuoso Sustainable Tourism -Bushmans Kloof wins Leadership Award - 2012
• TripAdvisor - Certificate of Excellence awarded to every hotel in the collection - 2012
• Ranked No.71 in The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For - 2012
• Investors in People Award for commitment to training and staff development
• First International Hotel Company to achieve Global Corporate Investors in People across‐the‐board recognition
• Department for Education and Skills - London Training Award
• Springboard  - Award for Excellence in Retention
• RAC - Credit To The Industry Award