SCOTLAND'S
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Scottish Tourism Minister ➦Richard Lochhead MSP
opened the last Awards Night on 26 February:
"It's a privilege to join so many hotel businesses from all parts of Scotland at the prestigious Hotels of the Year awards. You represent the best of Scotland, the best of excellence and experience."

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The next exciting big Awards Night, featuring a more efficient presentation method, will be on Sunday 22nd March 2026. Tickets available soon!

National Hotels of the Year® Scotland proudly presented the 2025 Hotel Honours™ for success, achievement and distinction this Spring. Thank you, all who came, making it such a fine night - helping raise £3K for our friends at ➦HIT Scotland. Our 21st Awards Night partnered ➦ScotHot where our Chef of the Year trophy was presented on the ➦Scottish Tourism Alliance stage.

N O V E M B E R   &   D E C E M B E R
Discover first Finalists for the top National Hotel of the Year 2026 title - revealed in October, 5 months before our 22nd #HOTYS Awards Night. More Category Finalists will be added from now on. The evolved Seasonal Stars™ Achievement Awards will be announced annually before Christmas to mark success over the main season. And we've unveiled Hotel Blue Plaque™ designs, with first 2026 recipient presentations in December.

W I N T E R   T E A S E R
After an awful lot of consideration, we'll finally demo pages from the new Consumer Website guide, as we shape it up to be something of true value to Scottish hotels - to help, we've just appointed a Project Technical Assistant.

C E L E B R A T I N G   P E O P L E
The new Scottish Hotel People of the Year™ event will be in Winter annually - we'll shortly confirm details. Hundreds of Scottish hotel staff and management are already included. We plan an occasion with a vibrant difference!

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Our team's 22nd annual National Hotels of the Year® Awards Night gala dinner is in Glasgow on 22nd March. Hotel Honours™ will be presented at the renowned occasion - featuring major improvements to presentation efficiency. This event focuses on awards to hotels plus top yearly Individual Honours for Industry Leadership, Special Achievement & Lifetime Service.

E X P E R T I S E   &   E X P E R I E N C E
Early this 2026 season we will announce the extensive new Presiding Team which draws on a wide range of sectors and knowledge - in a new development to guide and empower the Awards and forthcoming consumer guide.

➦Info Hub
➦2025 Results Hub
➦Blue Plaques introduced
➦Facebook Galleries from 2025
➦Winner Logos & Trophy Upgrade Option

#HOTYS are fully-researched, with 23 years' commitment to hospitality to draw upon. They're founded on observation over years, informed by mystery visits, BestShot™ visits, interviews, expert advice and guest feedback analysis. We've a deep appreciation of our industry's remarkable, storied people and, by shining a light on the inspirational, help to show how we can all win.

PEOPLE Feedback / Nominate ➦here
HOTEL Feedback / Nominate ➦here

Season's greetings!
                                             
Gary McLean Quin | Chairman
William Gorol | President
David Welch | Senior Vice-President
Lady Claire Macdonald OBE | Patron

➦Meet the Team