Pet Friendly Cottage with Wow-f Views Wins European Award
Fraser and Kim Proven have won Best Pet Holiday Home in Europe for Little Briar Cottage in Lochearnhead, at the Best Holiday Home in Europe Awards, announced during the Short Stay Summit 2019 in Barcelona on 8th November.
The Awards highlight quality and diversity in the short-term holiday home rental market and are given to individual holiday homes that provide a unique and high-quality holiday experience. An expert jury selects a group of finalists amongst the nominated houses in each category and the winners are voted amongst representatives from each national trade association member of the European Holiday Home Association (EHHA). The panel considers; website photography, reviews, accreditation's, quality and completeness of descriptions, Social Media, location, interiors and exteriors as part of the judging process.
The Proven's have been offering pet friendly self catering on the banks of Loch Earn since 2008 on the grounds of their ancient thatched cottage in Lochearnhead village. Their warm welcoming reputation has been well recognised over the years earning them 5 star reviews on Google and Facebook, a 10 out of 10 customer service certificate from Hotels Combined and their fifth Certificate of Excellence in a row from TripAdvisor with the maximum 5 bubble rating, putting them in the top 3% of the world for customer excellence.
Kim Proven said, "Only two businesses in the United Kingdom collected the "Winner” in Europe award. We both happen to be in Scotland and members of The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers (ASSC). So our congratulations go to Hobbit Hideaway in Moray, for Best Green Holiday Home.
Our service and facilities are of course enhanced and supported by local pet friendly restaurants, off road walks, area events and a dog friendly golf course. As Chair of the Loch Earn Tourism Information group I recognise the importance of tourism businesses working together to improve visitor experiences. I am also extremely grateful to guests for continuing to offer us feedback and for sharing their holiday stories and photographs."
Fraser Proven said "I look after Briar Cottages three acre grounds and am delighted that pets and guests enjoy the fetch and play space and access to swimming in Loch Earn from our garden. To win a European award for our efforts is an honour indeed and makes us very proud to do what we do as a way of life"
The ASSC CEO Fiona Campbell said "On behalf of the ASSC, I would like to send our huge congratulations to Kim and Fraser on being awarded Best Pet Holiday Home in Europe at the European Holiday Home Awards in Barcelona, what an absolutely fantastic achievement!
As ASSC Members, Little Briar Cottage has been part of the EmbraceScotland 'Paws for a Break Campaign’ and it is evident that pets are at the heart of Little Briar’s offering - which has not gone unnoticed by the outstanding reviews from previous guests along with the ever growing list of four legged visitors through the door.
We are delighted to see that ASSC Member's Holiday Homes in Scotland, such as Little Briar Cottage, continue to be recognised throughout Europe for quality and hospitality. Well done, Kim and Fraser"
Briar Cottages offer breathtaking views over Loch Earn to Stuc A Chroin Munro in Scotland’s first National Park and are only 200m from two dog friendly hotels. Sustrans NCR7 old railway walkway, The Rob Roy Way and The Glen Ogle Trail are accessible from Lochearnhead Village marked by a West Highland Terrier sculpture by Kev Paxton.
Kim and Fraser offer Little Briar Cottage all year round for pet friendly holiday weeks and short breaks from 3 nights starting any day of the week. View Briar Cottages award winning website at www.stayatbriar.co.uk and check availability for 2020 before the weeks are dog-gone.
