The Claremont and Coast are celebrating its 2015 listing in the world Famous Michelin Guide for Hotels and Restaurants, having undergone a rigorous evaluation process to earn its place amongst the world’s finest establishments.

The Michelin Guide for Hotels & Restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland is a 100 year-old annual series that provides a directory of distinguished establishments. Discerning travelers looking for great places to eat and stay reach for the guide, where they’ll find meticulously researched, objective recommendations from top industry experts for over 2,100 restaurants and over 1,700 hotels.

Each year, full-time Michelin Inspectors examine hotels and restaurants using a very refined set of criteria, whilst remaining anonymous throughout the duration of their stay. This includes evaluating the quality of the overnight visit, the welcome, the hotel surroundings, every aspect of service, cleanliness, mastery of cuisine, and a host of minute details that set a great hotel apart from a good one.

For the Claremont and Coast to earn its place, it was first required to request a Michelin inspection. Michelin inspectors choose to only visit and evaluate establishments of a certain pedigree and so also took into account a number of recent Claremont awards, including an IOM Tourism 4-Star Silver Award, a UK Hotel Award for interior design, Awards for Excellence Company of the Year 2012, and a finalist’s for the same in 2013. Added to these are a Michelin 2014 listing, a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, the Isle of Man’s Leading Hotel Award from the World Travel Awards and Coast’s Taste Isle of Man Highest Quality Assured Award 2014.

Commenting on the accolade, Managing Director of Sleepwell Hotels, Mark Wilson said: “No establishment is ever told when an inspection may take place, or who might be visiting, but with the wonderful team we have in place as well as the standard of service, and surrounding after our recent multi-million pound refurbishment, we were confident of earning the prestigious Michelin recognition when we applied. The Michelin guide is the globally recognised award for excellence and we are, again, extremely proud to have been listed and recognised in this manner, and to represent the Isle of Man in this prestigious publication.”