During yesterday’s Source Suppliers Show on Lac Montriond, the finalists in each category of our Source Awards gathered for the announcement of our winners.
In this first year of the awards, the objective was to recognise the local businesses that go out of their way to make holiday makers happy. Happy holiday makers make for a busy, successful resort, and then everyone benefits. It’s for this reason that we asked the public to tell us their favourite businesses in four categories:
FAVOURITE ACCOMMODATION
The finalists were:
Skizeen – La Ferme du Lac Vert
More Mountain
Mountain Mavericks
Our independent judges selected their winner using the comments left in nomination forms. These included:
“So much effort and talent has gone into not just designing this beautiful place, but maintaining a most welcome atmosphere through great staff and ambience.”
“The hosts are wonderful, and the accommodation is luxurious, but not pretentious and of the highest standard. They think of everything!”
“Beautiful decor, warm and cosy beds, fantastic dining area, log fires and everything you could possibly wish for on holiday.”
WINNER – Skizeen, La Ferme du Lac Vert
FAVOURITE BAR
The finalists were:
The Cavern
Bec Jaune
La Marmotte d’Or
Stand out comments for the winning bar, as highlighted by the judges included:
“Best bar, best service and best staff”
“Great pub atmosphere, service with a laugh & fab selection of beers.”
“The kind of place where everybody knows your name and the landlady is pretty cool.”
WINNER – La Marmotte d’Or, Montriond
FAVOURITE FOOD
The finalists were:
Bec Jaune
AliKats Mountain Holidays
Dotty’s Coffee
From a collection of 40 different nominations, our judges selected the following stand-out comments:
“Every meal is consistently not just good but fantastic. All of our party were extremely impressed. The standard was that of a high end restaurant.”
“We ate delicious gourmet food and how she produced it so effortlessly I just don’t know. A favourite was her shredded duck but everything was amazing. The icecreams were sensational. It was better than restaurant food every night!”
“The flavours, presentation and variability in the menus was outstanding as well as the well thought out wine pairings”
WINNER – AliKats Mountain Holidays
FAVOURITE CUSTOMER SERVICE
The finalists were:
More Mountain
Mountain Mavericks
Snow-Drops Airport Transfers
Stand out comments left on nomination forms for the winning business included:
“With having young family, it is so refreshing and so delightful to have such dedicated and helpful staff as we have found at L’Aubergade.”
“A warm welcome with rooms and keys quickly allocated and a feeling this tight knit group of owners and staff were on hand to ensure a perfect stay.”
“Amazing customer service from booking through to departure at end of holiday. Went out of their way to provide a great holiday and were invaluable when we needed support after a broken bone!”
WINNER – Mountain Mavericks
The Source Awards for Excellence will be back next year, hopefully with two new award categories, so we’ve got our thinking caps on! If you’d like to suggest some new categories, get in touch!
