Awards and Achievements
At Marsham Court Hotel, we’re proud of our dedicated team who work tirelessly to provide inclusive, high-quality hospitality for every guest. Over the years, our commitment to accessibility, service excellence and community impact has been recognised through numerous regional and national awards.
Below is a summary of our achievements to date.
Awards 2025
Dorset Tourism Awards
Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award - GOLD
Business Events Venue of the Year - GOLD
Institute of Hospitality
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Benelongong - WINNER
Visit England Awards
Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Awards - SILVER
Green Key Certified - May 2025
Dorset Tourism Awards
Gold: Accessible & Inclusive Tourism
Gold: Business Events Venue of the Year
VisitEngland Awards for Excellence
Silver: Accessible & Inclusive Tourism
Institute of Hospitality Awards
Winner: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Green Key Certified
Achieved May 2025 for sustainability and environmental best practice
Awards 2024
AA - Visitor Ready
Dorset Tourism Awards - Bronze Award for Business Events Venue and Accessible & Inclusive
South West Tourism Awards -
Bronze Award for Business Events Venue of the Year
Institute of Hospitality - WINNER - Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging Employer of the Year
Disability SMART Awards - Highly Commended - Inclusive Customer Experience
AA Visitor Ready Accreditation
Dorset Tourism Awards
Bronze: Business Events Venue
Bronze: Accessible & Inclusive Tourism
South West Tourism Awards
Bronze: Business Events Venue of the Year
Institute of Hospitality
Winner: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Employer of the Year
Disability Smart Awards
Highly Commended: Inclusive Customer Experience
Awards 2023
Dorset Tourism Awards
Gold Award for Future of Hospitality & Bronze Award for Business Events Venue
South West Tourism Awards
Silver Award for Business Events Venue of the Year
RIDI Awards - Disability Confident (Private Sector) WINNER
Springboard Awards - Business Innovation - WINNER
Dorset Tourism Awards
Gold: Future of Hospitality
Bronze: Business Events Venue
South West Tourism Awards
Silver: Business Events Venue of the Year
RIDI Awards
Winner: Disability Confident (Private Sector)
Springboard Awards for Excellence
Winner: Business Innovation
Awards 2022
The Cateys
Gold Award for Accessibility
South West Tourism Awards
Bronze Awards in Large Hotel and Business Events & Wedding Venue of the Year
The Cateys
Gold: Accessibility Award
South West Tourism Awards
Bronze: Large Hotel of the Year
Bronze: Business Events & Wedding Venue of the Year
Awards 2021
Dorset Tourism Awards
3 x Golds in the Large Hotel, Business Events and Wedding Venue and Dog Friendly Business of the year categories and overall Winner of Winners
South West Tourism Awards
Bronze Awards in Business Events & Wedding Venue of the Year
Dorset Tourism Awards
Gold: Large Hotel
Gold: Business Events & Wedding Venue
Gold: Dog Friendly Business of the Year
Overall Winner of Winners
South West Tourism Awards
Bronze: Business Events & Wedding Venue of the Year
Awards 2020
Dorset Tourism Awards
3 x Golds in the Large Hotel, Business Events and Wedding Venue and Dog Friendly Business of the year categories and overall Winner of Winners
Dorset Tourism Awards
Gold: Large Hotel
Gold: Business Events & Wedding Venue
Gold: Dog Friendly Business of the Year
Overall Winner of Winners
Awards 2019
Gold Winner of the Business Events and Wedding Venue of the year and Bronze
Award in the Large Hotel category
Silver Award in the Business Venue Tourism category
Dorset Tourism Awards
Gold: Business Events & Wedding Venue of the Year
Bronze: Large Hotel of the Year
South West Tourism Awards
Silver: Business Venue Tourism
Awards 2018
Finalists - in the Family Business Award Category
Finalists - in the Large Hotel Award Category
Dorset Tourism Awards
Finalist: Family Business of the Year
Finalist: Large Hotel of the Year
Awards 2017
Bournemouth Tourism Awards
Winner: Best Large Hotel
Winner: Unsung Hero Award (Rosie Wallace, Managing Director)
Best Large Hotel category
Winner of the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2017 Unsung Hero-Rosie Wallace (Managing Director).
Awards 2016
Winner of the Dorset Business Awards 2016 - Business Engagement with Education.
Winner of the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2016 - Large Hotel Award
Andy Thompson (Duty Manager) – Winner of the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2016 Rising Star Award
Dorset Business Awards
Winner: Business Engagement with Education
Bournemouth Tourism Awards
Winner: Large Hotel
Winner: Rising Star Award (Andy Thompson, Duty Manager)
