June 2010 - Visit Chester & Cheshire Annual Awards 2010 - Winner of Visit Cheshire's "Self Catering Holiday of the Year 2010"
At a fabulous event held at Chester Racecourse on 11 June 2010, hosted by BBC presenter Ranvir Singh, we were thrilled at being presented with this award to celebrate the last three years of hard work since setting up the business. In their summary the judges paid tribute to The Courtyard's 'dynamic and extremely focussed pro-active approach' to providing high quality accommodation. Additionally, being one of the first.to receive a 5* Gold Award by Visit Britain for The Carriage Barn in October 2009 provided further proof to the high standards that we believe guests should expect.
We're now looking forward to going to the North West Regional Awards in September 2010 at Old Trafford in Manchester, where we will be up against tough competition with the very best from Visit Cumbria, Visit Lancashire, Visit Liverpool and Visit Manchester! |
October 2009 - Awarded 5* Gold Award for The Carriage Barn by Visit Britain 
We were delighted that at our annual accreditation by Quality in Tourism on behalf of Visit Britain we were awarded
one of the first 5* Gold Awards for The Carriage Barn. This was awarded not only for the exceptionally high standards
of the cottage in terms ofquality of furnishings, decoration and equipment but also for the excellent standards of
customer care by the owners. We are also received a 4* Gold Award for The Loft providing us with a 4-5* Gold accreditaion overall. |
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June 2008 – Finalist in Visit Chester & Cheshire Self Catering Holiday of the Year Award 2008.  |
Fantastic news!
The Courtyard
has been awarded The Tourism Award for 2008 sponsored by Vale Royal Borough Council
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From left to right:
Margaret Kelthy - Housekeeper, Jill and Roger Maher, Andrea Peattie - Tourism Manager for Vale Royal Borough Council |
On Saturday 1st March 2008 The Courtyard won The Tourism Award sponsored by Vale Royal Borough Council at the Business After Hours Small Business Awards for achieving the first 5*standard for Vale Royal and for product development to meet the needs of the discerning visitor. Roger, Jill and Margaret went to the MacDonald Portal Hotel at Taroprley to receive the award from Andrea Peattie, Tourism Manager for Vale Royal. |
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We were also very honoured that on 4th March, The Carriage Barn, the third property in The Courtyard, was officially opened by The Mayor and Mayoress of Vale Royal, Councillor Doug and Pam Shingler. They spent nearly three hours with us looking around the properties and approved of the highly luxurious standards and how the extra touches made them so homely. So much so, they wanted to stay too! Read what The Chester Chronicle had to say HERE
From left to right:
Mayoress of Vale Royal - Pam Shingler, Mayor of Vale Royal – Councillor Doug Shingler, Jill and Roger Maher, Vale Royal Borough Council Tourism Manager – Andrea Peattie
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March 2008 - Roger Maher successfully completed the Welcome All course to ensure The Courtyard offers maximum accessibility to guests.
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March 2008
“In recognition of the major importance of the visitor economy Vale Royal Borough Council is delighted to sponsor this Tourism Award. The quality agenda is a vital component of the visitor experience and the Borough Council is keen to support the tourism businesses that address this agenda in all their actions.
In a challenging sector, this young business offering high quality self-catering accommodation has expanded in physical terms, market share, increased occupancy and product development to meet the expectations of the discerning visitor.
The accommodation has achieved the 5* standard and is the first self-catering establishment to achieve this standard in Vale Royal.”
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| November 2007 - The Courtyard was awarded a Certificate of Commendation at Visit Chester & Cheshire’s CATS Tourism Awards for category of Best New Entrant into the Industry |
August 2007 – The Loft and The Stables were accredited for Visit Britain by Quality in Tourism. The Loft is the first self catering property to have been 5* graded within the Vale Royal Borough Council area.
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