The Good Hotel Guide has revealed its annual list of 12 César winners with a number of Northern properties making the cut. The awards are given to hotels, inns and B&Bs deemed outstanding in their respective categories.
The guide, now in its 46th edition, claims to be the only truly independent hotel guide in the UK. Named after famous Swiss hotelier, César Ritz, the guide has dished out ten awards every year since its formation in 1978.
This year's winners include the former Tebay Services Hotel on the M6, a hotel run by aristocracy, and a revamped 1950s youth hostel. The 12 winners also included a Grade I listed townhouse where the in-room coffee maker can be found in a doll’s house and Michelin-starred properties in the heart of the British countryside with bird-watching and red squirrel spotting opportunities on the doorstep.