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Skene House Whitehall Celebrates Six Months at No.1 on TripAdvisor!
Skene House Whitehall is celebrating a continuous run of sixmonths as the top-rated hotel in Aberdeen on travel review website TripAdvisor.
Of 66 hotels in the city, it is ranked #1 with guest reviews citing aspects such as exceptional valuefor money, attentive staff, spaciousness and city centre location as reasons for their rating of theluxury HotelSuites as 'excellent'.
Guests can choose from 49 studio, executive and superior one, two and three-bedroomapartments in five interior styles to suit, from just £64 per night. Special touches include a choice ofpillow such as hypo-allergenic, finest feather, or the VIP (Very Important Pillow) service wherebyguests' own pillows are kept safe until their next stay. Skene House Whitehall also has a leafy private garden and stylish lounge area in which to unwind.
To celebrate six months at #1, Skene House Whitehall will treat guests to dinner, up to the value of£50, at one of its partner restaurants, Moon Fish Café, which happens to be Aberdeen's #1 rankedrestaurant on TripAdvisor. This offer is available to guests booking in April for a three-night stayincluding a Thursday or a Sunday any time until 31 August 2012. A three-night stay for two guestsin a one bedroom suite is priced from £192. To book, call 01224 659 392 or emailreservations@skene-house.co.uk quoting 'TripAdvisor #1 offer'.
Skene House Whitehall is a popular choice for business travellers, from the oil industry inparticular, but also a great option for couples and families visiting Aberdeen for a short break. Some of the city's best ranked attractions on TripAdvisor include Aberdeen Art Gallery - rated thetop city centre attraction, Aberdeen Maritime Museum and the fishing village of Footdee. Guestscan also visit Skene House Whitehall's namesake, the historic Provost Skene's House.
The Skene House portfolio comprises three city centre serviced apartment collections - Whitehall,Rosemount and Holburn, all ranked in TripAdvisor's top five, as well as meeting facilities at SkeneHouse Conference Suites. Skene House is a family business founded by Charles Skene, thoughtto be the pioneer of the serviced apartment concept in Scotland, which is pitched as the antithesisof the mass-produced, 'one-size-fits-all' approach of many chain hotel groups.
Karen Barbour, Manager of Skene House Whitehall, comments: "TripAdvisor is an incredibly usefulresource for the modern traveller who is keen to ensure their choices will result in the best possiblestay. To be ranked #1 continuously for six months is a great honour that our staff are immenselyproud of. We endeavour to provide everything our guests desire in their home from home, frombaby-sitting services to Champagne Afternoon Tea, in-suite massage, gym access and restaurantor theatre bookings."
Emma Shaw, spokesperson for TripAdvisor, said: "With 66 hotels in Aberdeen, Skene HouseWhitehall is up against tough competition. To be currently ranked top in the city is an impressiveachievement and we hope many more guests enjoy the excellent service, location and amenitiesthat so many have spoken of in their reviews."
