Red Olive Inns
Beech House

The Observer - January 2010
20 Hotels for Walking Weekends
'There are many walks in Rutland, through tiny villages, little-known tracks and country lanes...'

Saturday Guardian - October 2009
Foodie Heaven in Rutland
'Best bit? The crisp, cotton sheets and the breakfast where everything is homemade...'

Sunday Times - January 2009
10 cosy winter places to stay in Britian
'Awaiting you there: a duck-down duvet, Egyptian-linen sheets and a deep, double-ended bathtub...'

Michelin Pub of the Year 2008
'The number one spot can only go to a pub with real star quality...

Read the Michelin review... as a pdf. 

Telegraph 2009 - Britain's Best Restaurants with Rooms
"Beech House - comprising six luxurious suites with hand-stitched sprung mattresses, Egyptian linen and duck-down duvets.Beech House - comprising six luxurious suites with hand-stitched sprung mattresses, Egyptian linen and duck-down duvets".

ES magazine - June 2008
'There's a reason The Olive Branch won Michelin Pub of the Year in 2008, besides the exhaustive list of real ales, seasonal homemade tipples include sloe gin, damson and strawberry vodkas and fresh lemonade in the summer.....'

Saturday Times - March 2007
Mystery Guest
Room: 10 out 10
Food: 9 out of 10
Service: 9 out of 10
Value: 9 out of 10
Best thing: Arriving
Worst thing: Leaving.

Saturday Telegraph - March 2007
Paddy Burt wrote 
"It's really easy to eat, drink and get really rather merry in this splendid pub".....

Saturday Guardian - November 2006
Sally Shalam wrote
"The attention to detail here is laudable from wooden hangers in the wardrobe to slate Do not Disturb signs.... It's bliss.."

 

RICS Awards

Beech House and The Olive Branch was a finalist in the conservation category of the 2007 East Midlands Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Awards...

East Midlands Tourism Awards - 2007

Best Pub Award presented to The Olive Branch

Paddy Burt of the Telegraph Reviews Beech House

Read the review of Beech House...

Good Pub Guide - Inn of the Year 2008

Inn of the Year 2008 & County Dining Pub of the Year every year since 2003.

Good Hotel Guide

Every year since 2007...

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