Venue Verdict Accreditations
Recognising the venues that lead the market in Q2 2026
The VenueVerdict Accreditations celebrate venues that consistently deliver exceptional service, fast responsiveness, and outstanding event experiences. These awards aren’t subjective. They’re data-driven, performance-based, and independently verified.
The latest accreditations following the final assessment for Q1 2026 are below for "Gold Standard, "Highly Commended" and "Commended".
Platinum Accreditations
| Awarded to venues which achieve gold standard accreditation in Mystery Shopping and Event Planner feedback. |
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| Mercure Manchester Piccadilly (Aimbridge EMEA) |
| Eastside rooms (Aimbridge EMEA) |
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Mystery Shopping Accreditations
Gold Standard
| Awarded to venues which receive 12+ Meetings and/or Social Events enquiries, achieve a 12 month rolling score higher than their country's national average, have a 0% ignored score for telephone enquiries and send all proposals within 8 working hours. | ||
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| North Hub (Aimbridge EMEA) | Sheraton Astana Hotel (Marriott International) | Courtyard World Trade Center, Abu Dhabi (Marriott International) |
| Mercure Manchester Piccadilly (Aimbridge EMEA) | The Sheraton Heathrow Hotel (Marriott International) | W London (Marriott International) |
| Holiday Inn Southend (Aimbridge EMEA) | JW Marriott Grosvenor House (Marriott International) | Aloft Madrid Gran Via (Marriott International) |
| Novotel Leicester (Aimbridge EMEA) | Northampton Delta (Marriott International) | Budapest Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) |
| Eastside rooms (Aimbridge EMEA) | Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel (Marriott International) | Courtyard by Marriott Pilsen (Marriott International) |
| Sofitel Heathrow (Arora Hotels) | Huntingdon Delta (Marriott International) | Tudor Park Delta (Marriott International) |
| Cedar Court Hotels Central Desk (Cedar Court Hotels) | Sheraton Poznan Hotel (Marriott International) | Durham Delta (Marriott International) |
| Guilford Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Hotel Grande Bretagne (Marriott International) | Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers (Marriott International) |
| Bristol Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Marriott Portsmouth (Marriott International) | Liverpool Delta (Marriott International) |
| Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus (Hilton (owned and managed)) | Amsterdam Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links (Sandman Hotels) |
| Hilton Southampton – Utilita Bowl (Hilton (owned and managed)) | Courtyard by Marriott Tbilisi (Marriott International) | Cheltenham Chase (The QHotels Collection) |
| Kimpton Fitzroy London (IHG UK&I Managed Estate) | Marriott Hotel Al Forsan (Marriott International) | Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa (The QHotels Collection) |
| Voco St David's Cardiff (IHG UK&I Managed Estate) | Le Meridien Cairo Airport (Marriott International) | Hampshire Court (The QHotels Collection) |
| Cameron House | Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz Carlton Hotel (Marriott International) | Glasgow Westerwood Spa & Golf Resort (The QHotels Collection) |
| Holiday Inn Brentford Lock | Courtyard by Marriott Linz (Marriott International) | |
| Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan (Marriott International) | The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa (Marriott International) | |
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Highly Commended
| Awarded to venues which receive 12+ Meetings and/or Social Events enquiries, achieve a 12 month rolling score higher than their country's national average and have a 0% ignored score for telephone enquiries (this does not count any enquiries that are Turned Down). | ||
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| Scotland Hub (Aimbridge EMEA) | Sheraton Essen Hotel (Marriott International) | Lapita Hotel Dubai (Marriott International) |
| Radisson Blu London Heathrow (Arora Hotels) | Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island (Marriott International) |
| Holiday Inn Newcastle Jesmond (Cairn Hotel Group) | Cologne Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandy Park (Marriott International) |
| Doubletree by Hilton Edinburgh Queensferry Crossing (Cairn Hotel Group) | Riviera Marriott Hotel La Porte De Monaco (Marriott International) | The St Regis Mardavall Mallorca Resort (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont Singapore (Fairmont) | Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai (Marriott International) | Grosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel (Marriott International) |
| Brighton Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | St Regis Saadiyat Island (Marriott International) | Aloft Abu Dhabi (Marriott International) |
| Sidmouth Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Marriott Hotel Downtown Abu Dhabi (Marriott International) | The Bodrum EDITION (Marriott International) |
| Kimpton Clocktower (IHG UK&I Managed Estate) | Sheraton Istanbul Levent (Marriott International) | Le Meridien Dubai (Marriott International) |
| Ashton Gate Stadium | JW Marriott Riyadh (Marriott International) | Le Meridien Barcelona (Marriott International) |
| Ashridge House | The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina (Marriott International) | Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace (Marriott International) |
| Kigali Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | W Algarve (Marriott International) | Courtyard by Marriott Prague Airport (Marriott International) |
| Skopje Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Westin Warsaw (Marriott International) | Bristol Royal Marriott (Marriott International) |
| Sheraton Hotel Amsterdam Airport & Conference (Marriott International) | Aloft City Centre Deira Dubai (Marriott International) | Manchester Airport Delta (Marriott International) |
| Leipzig Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai (Marriott International) | Forest Pines Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort (The QHotels Collection) |
| JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel (Marriott International) | Edinburgh Delta (Marriott International) | |
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Commended
| Awarded to venues which receive 12+ Meetings and/or Social Events enquiries and achieve a 12 month rolling score higher than their country's national average. | ||
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| Marriott Ghent (Aimbridge EMEA) | Sheraton Tunis Hotel (Marriott International) | Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel (Marriott International) |
| South Hub (Aimbridge EMEA) | Hotel Arts Barcelona (Marriott International) | Delta Newcastle (Marriott International) |
| Midland Hub (Aimbridge EMEA) | Geneva Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel (Marriott International) |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa (Cairn Hotel Group) | Sheraton Istanbul City Center (Marriott International) | Renaissance Barcelona Hotel (Marriott International) |
| Royal Station Hotel (Cairn Hotel Group) | The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna (Marriott International) | Sheraton Grand Salzburg (Marriott International) |
| Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross (Cairn Hotel Group) | Marriott - Hanbury Manor H & CC (Marriott International) | The St Regis Downtown Hotel, Dubai (Marriott International) |
| Redworth Hall Hotel (Cairn Hotel Group) | Hotel Maria Cristina (Marriott International) | Istanbul Marriott Hotel Sisli (Marriott International) |
| Stoke Place (Cairn Hotel Group) | Excelsior Hotel Gallia, a Luxury Collection Hotel (Marriott International) | Protea Hotel BY Marriott Kimberley (Marriott International) |
| Cedar Court Hotel Huddersfield (Cedar Court Hotels) | Sheraton Addis (A Luxury Collection Hotel) (Marriott International) | The Reykjavik EDITION (Marriott International) |
| Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate (Cedar Court Hotels) | Le Meridien N'Fis (Marriott International) | Pine Cliffs, a Luxury Collection Resort (Marriott International) |
| The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel (Fairmont) | The Westin Cape Town (Marriott International) | The Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont Ambassador Seoul (Fairmont) | Sheraton Annaba Hotel (Marriott International) | The St. Regis Abu Dhabi (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont The Norfolk (Fairmont) | The Gritti Palace (Marriott International) | The Shelbourne Dublin, An Autograph Collection Hotel (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont Riyadh (Fairmont) | Sheraton Sopot Hotel (Marriott International) | The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont Quasar Istanbul (Fairmont) | Frankfurt Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Sheraton Cairo and Casino (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech (Fairmont) | Castillo Hotel Son Vida, a Luxury Collection Hotel (Marriott International) | The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh (Marriott International) |
| Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten (Fairmont) | The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul (Marriott International) | St Regis Kuwait (Marriott International) |
| Richmond Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Lagos Marriott Ikeja (Marriott International) | London Marriott Grosvenor Square (Marriott International) |
| St Ives Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Tirana Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Renaissance Tlemcen Hotel (Marriott International) |
| Chichester Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Ritz-Carlton Berlin (Marriott International) | Courtyard by Marriott Berlin City Center (Marriott International) |
| Padstow Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Le Meridien Oran Hotel & Convention Centre (Marriott International) | St Pierre Delta (Marriott International) |
| Southampton Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | Accra Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Autograph Collection (Marriott International) |
| Christchurch Harbour Hotel (Harbour Hotels) | JW Marriott Cairo (Marriott International) | Courtyard by Marriott Toulouse Airport (Marriott International) |
| Conrad Istanbul (Hilton (owned and managed)) | Heidelberg Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Courtyard Munich City Center (Marriott International) |
| Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam (Hilton (owned and managed)) | Munich Marriott Hotel City West (Marriott International) | Preston Delta (Marriott International) |
| Hyatt Regency Oryx Doha (Hyatt) | The St. Regis Florence (Marriott International) | Bristol Delta (Marriott International) |
| Hotel Martinez (Hyatt) | The Westin Excelsior Rome (Marriott International) | Raffles Boston (Raffles) |
| Grand Hyatt Goa (Hyatt) | Peterborough Delta (Marriott International) | Raffles Jakarta (Raffles) |
| Hyatt Regency Pune Hotel & Residences (Hyatt) | Sheraton Oman Hotel (Marriott International) | Raffles Hotel Le Royal Cambodia (Raffles) |
| Hyatt Regency Chandigarh (Hyatt) | The St. Regis New Capital, Cairo (Marriott International) | Oulton Hall (The QHotels Collection) |
| InterContinental London Park Lane (IHG UK&I Managed Estate) | Waltham Abbey Delta (Marriott International) | Ashford International, Kent (The QHotels Collection) |
| Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter | Marriott Riyadh (Marriott International) | Crewe Hall, Cheshire (The QHotels Collection) |
| Royal Lancaster London | The St. Regis Belgrade (Marriott International) | Belton Woods (The QHotels Collection) |
| Kia Oval | Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa (Marriott International) | Slaley Hall (The QHotels Collection) |
| Alton Towers Resort | The Ritz Carlton Rabat, Dar Es Salam (Marriott International) | Stratford Manor (The QHotels Collection) |
| Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa (Jumeirah) | Le Meridien Al-Khobar (Marriott International) | Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwickshire (The QHotels Collection) |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield City (Leaf Hospitality) | The Ritz-Carlton, Geneva (Marriott International) | Norton Park, Hampshire (The QHotels Collection) |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln (Leaf Hospitality) | Marriott - Glasgow (Marriott International) | Dunston Hall (The QHotels Collection) |
| The St. Regis Astana (Marriott International) | The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal (Marriott International) | Crowne Plaza Paris- Republique (Westmont) |
| Prague Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | Tbilisi Marriott Hotel (Marriott International) | |
| Sheraton Ankara Hotel & Convention Center (Marriott International) | AC Hotel Nice (Marriott International) | |
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Event Planner Feedback Accreditations
Gold Standard
| Awarded to venues which achieve an NPS® of 80+ from 55+ responses. | ||
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| Mercure Manchester Piccadilly (Aimbridge EMEA) | Belton Woods (The QHotels Collection) | Norton Park, Hampshire (The QHotels Collection) |
| Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter | Ashford International, Kent (The QHotels Collection) | Stratford Manor (The QHotels Collection) |
| Holiday Inn Manchester - City Centre | The Cambridge Belfry (The QHotels Collection) | |
| Eastside rooms (Aimbridge EMEA) | ||
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Highly Commended
| Awarded to venues which achieve an NPS® of 70+ from 50+ responses. | ||
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| Park Royal Hotel, Cheshire (The QHotels Collection) | Forest Pines Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort (The QHotels Collection) | Crewe Hall, Cheshire (The QHotels Collection) |
| Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwickshire (The QHotels Collection) | ||
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Commended
| Awarded to venues which achieve an NPS® of 60+ from 45+ responses. | ||
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| Cedar Court Hotel Huddersfield (Cedar Court Hotels) | Queen Elizabeth II Centre | Oxford Belfry Hotel & Spa (The QHotels Collection) |
| Cedar Court Hotel Bradford (Cedar Court Hotels) | Oulton Hall (The QHotels Collection) | Nottingham Belfry (The QHotels Collection) |
| The Grand Hotel & Spa, York | ||
The author(s)
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Anubhuti ManglikSenior Client Services Manager -
Sarmad NadeemClient Services Manager
