Exclusive Hotels
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Exclusive Hotels are a hotel chain based in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The hotel group has a portfolio of several hotels across the south, and operates mainly in the five star sector
Star (classification)
Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes. They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies, TV shows, restaurants, and hotels. For example, one to five stars is commonly employed to categorize hotels.-Restaurant ratings:...

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Portfolio

The hotel group has owned Pennyhill Park Hotel
Pennyhill Park Hotel
Pennyhill Park is a 19th century five star country house hotel and spa in Bagshot, Surrey in the south east of England.Pennyhill Park is noteworthy for being the home training ground chosen for the England Rugby Team until the end of the 2011-12 season...

 in Surrey since 1982. A year later, Lainston House Hotel
Lainston House
Lainston House is a 17th century country house hotel in Winchester, Hampshire in the south of England.-History:Lainston House is noteworthy for several reasons throughout history. Commissioned by Charles II to build a palace at Winchester, renowned English architect Sir Christopher Wren started...

 in Hampshire joined the group property collection. South Lodge Hotel
South Lodge Hotel
South Lodge is a 19th century five star country house hotel set in Horsham, West Sussex in the south of England.The hotel was in the international spotlight in March 2009 as it hosted the world leaders during the 2009 G-20 London Summit...

 in West Sussex was purchased in July 1985, after the last of the descendants of the original owner, Frederick DuCane Godman
Frederick DuCane Godman
Frederick DuCane Godman D.C.L., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., F.R.G.S., F.E.S., F.Z.S., M.R.I., F.R.H.S., M.B.O.U. was an English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist....

, died.

The hotel group also owns Manor House Hotel
Manor House Hotel
Manor House Hotel is a 14th century country house hotel in Castle Combe, Wiltshire in the south of England.-History:The Manor House is noteworthy for several reasons throughout history...

 in Wiltshire, and Mannings Heath Golf Club
Mannings Heath Golf Club
Mannings Heath is golf course and hotel in Mannings Heath, Horsham in the south of England .The land the course sits on was used in the 18th-century as a meeting point for smugglers....

 in Sussex.

In May 2011, the hotel group bought The Royal Berkshire Hotel
Royal Berkshire Hotel
The Royal Berkshire Hotel is a country house hotel within a noteworthy example of a late Queen Anne mansion previously called The Oaks and located at Ascot in the English county of Berkshire.-History:...

, located in Ascot
Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...

, under the group's sister brand EH Venues . The EH Venues sister brand also owns Fanhams Hall
Fanhams Hall
Fanhams Hall is an 18th century Queen Anne House-style hotel Ware, Hertfordshire in the south east of England.-History:Fanhams Hall is noteworthy for being the birthplace and home of the first Lord Croft, Sir Henry Page-Croft, who was the youngest son of Richard Hale School benefactor Richard...

, an events venue and hotel located in Ware, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

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Awards

Exclusive Hotels has won a number of awards for the properties in its collection. For example, the group won 'AA Small Hotel Group of the Year' for 2009-2010.

The properties in the group collection also employ a number of high-profile chefs, including the Michelin starred Chefs Michael Wignall (who has participated in television shows such as Great British Menu
Great British Menu
Great British Menu is a BBC television series in which top British chefs compete for the chance to cook one course of a four course banquet. The first series banquet was for the Queen on her 80th birthday. The second series was to cook for the British Ambassador to France at the British Embassy...

 during his time with the group ) and Richard Davies. The hotel group's Managing Director, Danny Pecorelli, has stated that the group's emphasis on fine food and luxury dining is to counter against "very mediocre restaurant offers" available in many hotels.

Environmental and Charity Work

In recent years, the hotel group has launched the 'Exclusively Green' project, which researches, reviews and trials methods to reduce the environmental impact of the hotel group's activties e.g. for reducing the group's carbon footprint.

The hotel group is also actively involved in local fund-raising events and is one of the official sponsors of MacMaillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer....

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