EDEN Hotel Collection, which includes Brockencote Hall at Chaddesley Corbett, has been awarded the AA small hotel group of the year at the AA Hospitality Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The award recognises small hotel companies which have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to improve and develop their portfolio of hotels, while maintaining a high level of consistency throughout the group. The Eden Hotel Collection is a privately-owned group of nine luxury hotels across the Midlands, the Cotswolds and the South West. The Arden in Stratford-upon-Avon and the King's Hotel at Moreton in Marsh are also part of the group.

The company, which moved into a new head office in Stratford-upon-Avon in January from its former base at Coventry Airport, has risen above the economic recession to enjoy rapid growth. This has seen it double in size over the past four years, investing heavily in its properties and staff.

Managing director Mark Chambers said: "We are delighted and extremely proud to have been recognised by the AA Hospitality Awards, which is hugely prestigious for our industry. To win this award in a highly competitive market place is a great achievement and one which I’m honoured to share with each and every member of our fantastic team."