Exclusive Use portfolio hotels achieve the highest rankings in the land for cuisine and service

The Exclusive Use portfolio of hotels and venues, as well as castles for hire now features an unsurpassed selection of the finest hotels in the UK and Europe. The collection includes Gidleigh Park and The Bath Priory, with the restaurant at Gidleigh having been voted No.1 in the UK in the recent Sunday Times top 100 British Restaurants listings.

Michael Caines MBE, head chef at Gidleigh Park has also kept a watching brief at The Bath Priory but Sam Moody the 25 year old head chef there has now completed a year in charge and has really made his mark using locally sourced meat and vegetables from the hotel's kitchen garden.

Other notable properties from the Exclusive Use portfolio achieving top ratings, include Summer Lodge in Dorset, home to one of the world's most respected sommeliers, Eric Zweibel, who runs a cellar to match his reputation and Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons, now in its 26th year with self taught Raymond Blanc at the helm. To the north of England, Sharrow Bay is also highly ranked for its traditional approach; it is after all the birth place of sticky toffee pudding.

Exclusive Use specialises in providing the ideal venue for notable events, both private and corporate, where clients can take over properties on the portfolio in their entirety. It is proving a real hit for those who desire privacy and that very special touch which can only be experienced when the whole place is yours to enjoy with your own clients, colleagues or guests.

Commenting on the recent accolades for the properties in the collection, Jackie Dockreay, founding director at Exclusive Use Ltd. says, 'we have always chosen our hotels and venues on two criteria, suitability for our clients with their desire for exceptional experiences, and the high quality of a property's product and service offering. To have a growing number of our venues achieving such high accolades gives me great confidence that we are making the right choices with our selection of partner properties. By using Exclusive Use clients can be assured of a truly memorable and prestigious event'.