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FINALISTS
PREMIER SPONSOR 2026
FIRST FINALISTS & CATEGORIES ARE ANNOUNCED
N E X T U P D A T E
MID MARCH
N A T I O N A L T O P T I T L E
We're delighted to reveal below the
first
Finalists
for the
top title
of Scotland's
National Hotel of the Year
2026.
F I N A L I S T S &
R E G I O N A L W I N N E R S
This live list of Finalists for the National title
will be updated during Research & Judging, and it's from these Finalists that we'll select the
Regional Winners for Hotel of the Year, all announced and awarded at either the Spring or Summer Awards Events. All the Regional Winners then go forward to the Grand Finale in Autumn.
N A T I O N A L W I N N E R
National Hotel of the Year Scotland 2026
will be announced at the 22nd Awards Night Gala Finale on 18th October - chosen from Regional Winners, plus one wildcard Finalist.
A L L O T H E R C A T E G O R I E S
On this page, below National title Finalists, are links to all other
Hotel & People Award Categories 2026 to be presented. This year we have divided the awards into
three parts over three events - Spring Awards, Summer Awards and 22nd Awards Night Grand Finale. You can see via below which categories are presented when. A few Categories have Regional Winners and in these cases the National Winner will be presented at the Gala Finale.
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NATIONAL
HOTEL OF THE YEAR
S C O T L A N D
C U R R E N T
F I N A L I S T S
F O R T H E T O P T I T L E
F R O M W H I C H
THE REGIONAL WINNERS
WILL BE CHOSEN
& PRESENTED AT EITHER THE SPRING OR SUMMER AWARDS
A N D T H E N
THE NATIONAL TITLE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN FROM THESE WINNERS + 1 WILDCARD & PRESENTED AT THE 22ND GALA AWARDS NIGHT IN OCTOBER
C O N F I R M E D
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Auchrannie Resort
Crieff Hydro
Crossbasket Castle
Culloden House
Hilton Glasgow
Knipoch Hotel
Market Street Hotel
Rusacks St Andrews
The Bonham
The Caledonian Edinburgh
A N D T H E
b u b b l i n g
u n d e r
l i s t
Bridgend Hotel
Cairndale Hotel & Spa
Dakota Hotel Glasgow
Douneside House
Kinloch Lodge
Mar Hall
Pine Trees Hotel
Seaton House
The Chester Hotel
The Resident Edinburgh
*Not yet confirmed Finalists.
*Not a complete list.
*Other hotels may be added below while
some listed may move to other specific Categories
- or indeed be confirmed as a top-title Finalist -
as we continue and complete research.
A L L
O T H E R
C A T E G O R I E S
HOTEL AWARDS
~
INDUSTRY HONOURS
~
PEOPLE AWARDS
ALL CATEGORIES ARE
PRESENTED AT ONE OF OUR THREE 2026 AWARDS EVENTS
SPRING ~ SUMMER ~ AWARDS NIGHT
c a t e g o r i e s
to be presented at 2026 events:
SPRING AWARDS
Sunday April 26th
Event Information & Categories for Presentation
➦Please click here
★
SUMMER AWARDS
Sunday July 5th
Event Information & Categories for Presentation
Details go live shortly
★
22nd AWARDS NIGHT FINALE
Sunday October 18th
Event Information & Categories for Presentation
Details go live shortly
Category Finalists - hotels and individuals - are generally informed directly and PRIME Members of the program are given a beautiful, unique Finalist or, if successful, Winner badge - fully personalised with hotel / individual's name and the title of the category and use of the copyright logo.
Good luck!
