A boutique hotel in Leamington Spa has been named the best large hotel in England by the country’s tourist board.

Mallory Court Hotel and Spa clinched the gold award in the Large Hotel of the Year category at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence.

The four AA red-star venue made it through to the national awards after being named Best Large Hotel in the West Midlands Tourism Awards earlier this year.

The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence have been championing the best in England’s tourism industry for more than three decades and celebrate quality, innovation, best practice and exceptional customer service.

It comes as the hotel continues to excel across the board after landing a gold certification from Green Tourism for its sustainability credentials - including recycling 100 per cent of its waste; alongside the hotel’s 90-day staff retention rate reaching 97% thanks to a scientific-inspired staff welfare ‘Happy Hub’ initiative.

The hotel’s efforts to incorporate its 10-acre gardens into each customer’s stay has also proved a hit – from suggested sensory walks around the rose and herb gardens, to sampling home-grown produce in menus and drinks.

Mallory Court’s owners, Eden Hotel Collection, were also recently named the AA’s Small Hotel Group of the Year.

Josefine Blomqvist, General Manager at Mallory Court Hotel and Spa, said: “The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence are the cream of the crop when it comes to hospitality awards - so I am extremely proud of this recognition for my team. It is a really exciting time for our property, underlined by this award win.

“Not only is our recent hotel refurbishment proving popular with our guests, but the arrival of our executive chef Stu Deeley - who is a former MasterChef winner - is also set to elevate our fine dining experience to a new level with our new restaurant, The Warwick.”