STRICTLY BRILLIANT…..Staff from Derry’s Bishop’s Gate Hotel with Strictly Come Dancing’s Claudia Winkleman after winning AA’s top hotel in North of Ireland
Bishop’s Gate Hotel is located within the historic city walls in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter of the city.
It was built in 1899 for members of the local gentry who had fought in the Crimean War, and was known as the Northern Counties Club.
The Grade B1 listed building has a rich history and has welcomed visits from many illustrious people, from Churchill to WB Yeats, and from Field Marshal Montgomery to artist, Derek Hill.
This boutique hotel has undergone a restoration programme that fully showcases the fine Victorian architecture; the results display high degrees of luxury and quality as can be seen in the residents’ lounge, restaurant and champagne and cocktail bar.
The AA noted that “it is the warmth of the hospitality from all the team that really sets this hotel apart from the rest”.
The hotel said today on its Facebook page: “Exciting news! At last nights AA Awards ceremony in London our team were named as Northern Ireland’s Hotel of the Year!”
Mayor John Boyle tweeted: “Huge congratulations and well done to @BGhotelderry for being named the AA Hotel of The Year 2018-19!
“Fantastic achievement to everyone involved.”
Previous winners:
2017 – The Old Inn
2016 – Manor House Country Hotel
2015 – Galgorm Resort and Spa
2014 – Bushmills Inn
2013 – The Merchant Hotel, Belfast
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