SCOTLAND'S
h o t e l
h o n o u r s

W  E  L  C  O  M  E

Scotland's Minister for Tourism & Hospitality
➦Richard Lochhead MSP
"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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A FRESH APPROACH

National Hotels of the Year® Scotland will present Scotland's 2026 Hotel Honours™ for success, achievement and distinction over a fabulous three-event award season. We will continue to support our friends at ➦HIT Scotland for which 2025 guests raised £3K, ➦ScotHot with whom we partner in 2027 again, and the esteemed ➦Scottish Tourism Alliance.

T H I S   M O N T H
Discover the first named ➦Finalists for the top 2026 National Hotel of the Year Scotland title, plus all the latest with the Hotel & People Category Collections. Finalist 2026 badges and certificates are available to PRIME Members who reach this stage.

N E W   H O T E L   G U I D E
&   G O L D   W E L C O M E   P L A Q U E S
You'll soon see the carefully designed Scottish Hotels of the Year Guide site in Beta form - and the way it integrates with the Awards and new Scottish hotel ➦Gold Welcome Plaques™ with their contemporary and highly descriptive format. We'll shortly demo pages from the consumer site.

T H R E E   2 0 2 6   A W A R D S   E V E N T S
Our team's 22nd annual National Hotels of the Year® Awards Season Events & Categories Diary is now live - as we Shake Things Up and move events beyond the Central Belt. Coming up are a trio of beautiful occasions - featuring many creative improvements. All the latest is ➦here!

E X P A N D E D   E X P E R T I S E
Our growing Presiding Team draws on a wide range of sectors and leadership knowledge, in a process that will deepen understanding and judgement - to empower the Awards' accuracy and forthcoming consumer guide.

➦Info Hub
➦Facebook Galleries
➦NEW! Gold Welcome Plaques™ 2026

#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 Nomination
➦HOTEL Feedback / Nomination

All the best for 2026!
                                             
Gary McLean Quin | Chairman
William Gorol | President
David Welch | Senior Vice-President
Lady Claire Macdonald OBE | Patron

➦Meet the Team