Hotel Cateys 2016 shortlist revealed
The countdown to The Caterer's Hotel Cateys 2016 awards has begun and we are delighted to announce the shortlist.
Now in their 10th year, the awards are the hotel industry's only truly independent benchmark of operational excellence.
Since their launch in 2007, the Hotel Cateys have celebrated the most successful hotels, hoteliers and hotel employees across the UK. They were created to recognise and reward those individuals and teams that work tirelessly to make sure their business delivers an exceptional guest experience, day in, day out.
Nearly 90 judges, selected for their expertise and industry knowledge, met at London's Dorchester hotel last week for two days of vigorous debate and discussion to reduce the nominees to our shortlists in 15 out of 18 categories.
Shortlists are not revealed for the Hotelier of the Year, while nominations are open for entry in the Outstanding Contribution and Extra Mile categories.
The winners will remain a closely guarded secret until they are announced at a dazzling event on 25 November at London's Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel.
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Hotel Cateys 2016 shortlist
Concierge Award
- Anton Coburn, Rockliffe Hall, Darlington, County Durham
- Dan McCaskie, Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living
- Ben Szent-Kirallyi, the Connaught, London
Conference and Banqueting Team of the Year
- Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
- Wotton House, Dorking, Surrey
Food and Beverage Manager of the Year
- Marco Salamon, the Haymarket hotel, London
- Simon Seis, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
Front of House Team of the Year
- Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton Oxfordshire
- Glenagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire
- Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
Front of House Manager of the Year
- Hayley Adcock, Aviator, Farnborough, Hampshire
- Laura Godman, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton Oxfordshire
- Arek Nowak, Dukes London
Hotel Chef of the Year (fewer than 250 covers)
- Phil Carmichael, Berners Tavern at the London Edition
- Brian Grigor, the Balmoral, Edinburgh
- Robby Jenks, the Vineyard, near Newbury, Berkshire
- Mayur Madhukar Nagarale, Sofitel London Heathrow
Hotel Chef of the Year (more than 250 covers)
- Ben Purton, Lancaster London
- Olivier Ruiz, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
- Chris Wheeler, Stoke Park Country Club, Spa & Hotel, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
Hotel Restaurant Manager of the Year
- Gregory Eldin, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
- Rebecca Galland, the Vineyard, near Newbury, Berkshire
Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
- The Forest Side, Grasmere, Cumbria
Housekeeper of the Year
- Sarah Middlemas, Old Course Golf Resort & Spa, St Andrews, Fife
- Magda Pyra, Aviator, Farnborough, Hampshire
- Jane Steel, Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa, Luton, Bedfordshire
Human Resources Manager of the Year
- Sharvari Deshpande, the Capital hotel, London
- Sarah Hoyle, the Grand hotel, Eastbourne
- Tristan Knight, Rosewood London
Human Resources Team of the Year
- Headland Hotel and Spa, Newquay, Cornwall
- Lancaster London
- London Edition
- St Pancras Renaissance hotel, London
Revenue Award
- Melanie Becker, the Capital hotel, London
- Olga Sommer, Ham Yard hotel, London
Spa Professional of the Year
- Cathy Ball, Calcot Hotels
- Lyudmyla Nagirnyak, K West Hotel & Spa, London
- Lucy Witney, Champneys, Tring, Hertfordshire
Sustainable Hotel of the Year
- Appleby Manor Hotel & Garden Spa, Appleby, Cumbria
- Battlesteads Hotel & Restaurant, Wark on Tyne, Northumberland
- The Oakley Court, Windsor, Berkshire
- The Ritz London
Extra Mile Award
Nominations open for entry
Hotelier of the Year
There is no shortlist for this award
Outstanding Contribution
Nominations open for entry
Cateys 2016 winners revealed >>
Outstanding Contribution award at Hotel Cateys 2015 goes to Philip Newman-Hall >>