CRINGLETIE HOUSE WINS SCOTTISH HOTEL ACCESSIBLE ROOM AWARD 2006

Cringletie House has been announced the winner of the Scottish Hotel Accessible Room award at the prestigious Scottish Hotels of the Year Awards 2006. The award was presented on Sunday 23 April and recognises the outstanding design applied to access, comfort and style for disabled guests provided by Cringletie House in Peebles, Scottish Borders.

This award closely follows praise given to Cringletie House by Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, for the recent renovations carried out to ensure easy access for disabled people. Anne McGuire cited Cringletie House as a good example of how businesses can improve their customer service.

Changes that have been made to Cringletie House include access to the main entrance being levelled and a ramp installed to the doors. An induction loop is fitted at reception and a portable device can be used elsewhere in the hotel, plus one ground floor room has been designated for disabled people.

This specially equipped room includes a sensor to gain access to the room as some people with co-ordination impairment find it difficult using a traditional key; and the wooden flooring enables moving around the spacious room easy. There is also room to recharge power chairs.

If the fire alarm sounds, lighting is activated in the room to alert deaf guests to evacuate the building. Vibrating pillows are also available to warn people with hearing impairment of an emergency. The bathroom has a roll-in shower facility, a shower seat, low level sink and grab rails.

Johanna van Houdt, proprietor of Cringletie House comments; ‘We’re thrilled to be presented with this prestigious award as it’s always great for the work and dedication of our team to be recognised. We’ll continue to provide excellent service for all our customers and maintain the high standards we have set for disabled facilities and services at the hotel.’

Cringletie House is set in 28 acres of gardens and situated in the heart of the Scottish Borders only 40 minutes drive from Edinburgh.

This romantic baronial mansion was also recently awarded three red stars from the AA, making it the only hotel in the Scottish Borders with such an accolade and is listed amongst the AA’s Top 200 hotels in Great Britain and Ireland with its restaurant retaining two AA rosettes since 2003.

The hotel was very highly commended in The Scottish Country House Hotel of the Year and The Scottish Hotel Chef of the Year categories. It was also a finalist in the Scottish Hotel of the Year Award 2006.

For enquiries or reservations please contact:

Cringletie House
PEEBLES
EH45 8PL

e-mail: enquiries@cringletie.com
call: 01721 725732
visit: www.cringletie.com

For further media information please contact: Fiona Vernon or Caroline Smith at Niche Works on 0131 467 4241 or fiona@nicheworks.co.uk /caroline@nicheworks.co.uk
Please find attached a press release highlighting Cringletie House’s success on Sunday 23 April at the Scottish Hotels of the Year Awards 2006 where they won the Scottish Hotel Accessible Room Awards 2006.

This follows recent praise from the Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire, for the renovations carried out at the hotel to ensure easy access for disabled people.

If you would like any images or further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 0131 467 4241 or e-mail me at caroline@nicheworks.co.uk
Many thanks,
Caroline
Niche Works
T: 0131 467 4241
F: 0131 467 4248
E: caroline@nicheworks.co.uk
W: www.nicheworks.co.uk

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