The Claremont is celebrating the confirmation of a prestigious international award after winning the ‘Isle of Man’s Leading Hotel 2015’ at the annual World Travel Awards for the second year in a row.

The prize will add to a growing list of accolades, which recently included the 4-Star Gold Award from Visit Isle of Man making the Claremont the first and only local hotel to receive this unique recognition. This in addition to the 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, the Bloomberg International award for Highly Commended Hotel Interior, the Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence, Company of the Year Award in 2012 and a rare shortlist award for the same prize in 2013. The Claremont has also been listed within the 2014 and 2015 editions of the UK and Ireland Michelin guide, an internationally recognised acknowledgement of hospitality quality and consistency.

The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. The annual programme is renowned as the most prestigious and comprehensive in the travel and tourism industry. In 2014, over 500,000 individual votes were cast by travel professionals and high-end tourism consumers.

Upon receiving the award in 2014, the Claremont had undergone a period of major refurbishment as part of the hotel’s vision to deliver “Excellence as Standard”, but has not allowed that to compromise a continued dedication to absolute attention to detail. Commenting on becoming the Island’s leading hotel for the second year running, General Manager Ricardo Campos said: “We are honored, by way of this formal announcement, to have retained our position as the Island’s number one hotel and to have our team acknowledged by what are widely considered the hotel industry’s most prestigious awarding bodies.

Winning this award last year did not mean we could simply stop and consolidate our services and facilities, we continue to strive every day to move forward and further improve the environment, service, and hospitality we offer to our customers. Being recognised by the industry’s top professionals, but most importantly the general public, confirms that we continue to progress. I would like to congratulate every member of the Claremont team for another outstanding achievement, and thank everyone who took the time to cast a vote.”

Photo - Ricardo Campos.