A CUMBRIAN hotel has been crowned the best luxury hotel in the UK.

Cedar Manor in Windermere won across three separate categories in the 2022 Travellers’ Choice® Best of the Best Awards for Hotels, which highlights travellers’ favourite hotels worldwide.

It came first in the UK and 10th in Europe for luxury, second in the UK and 10th in Europe for the most romantic hotels and third in the UK and 15th in Europe for small stays.

Windermere Boutique Hotel placed 14th in the UK most romantic list and 21st in the UK’s top 25 small stays.

In the B&B category, Cumbria is home to four of the UK’s top 25.

Most notably, Glen Wynne Guest House in Windermere ranks 14th in Europe and seventh in the UK.

And Grasmere Hotel in Grasmere has been named third in the UK for most romantic hotel and 12th in Europe.

It also came fifth in the UK’s top small stays list.

The 2022 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards are based on the quality and quantity of traveller reviews and ratings posted on Tripadvisor over the 12-month period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

The awards include 11 subcategories of accommodations.

“We know that travel is not a one-size-fits-all approach, so the Travellers’ Choice Awards have you covered–no matter what type of trip you’re planning,” said Kanika Soni, chief commercial officer at Tripadvisor.

“Winners for 2022 span six continents and 90 countries, ranging from cave hotels to overwater bungalows to castles and even family-owned B&Bs.

“Browse through these winners for a dose of wanderlust along with recommendations from the best guides in the world: other travellers.”