A MONMOUTHSHIRE hotel and restaurant have both won awards in this year’s annual AA Hospitality Awards.

The Whitebrook in the Wye Valley won the Wine Award, while also picking up four AA rosettes, with The Angel Hotel in Abergavenny named Hotel of the Year for Wales.

Both establishments were given the awards at the event in the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday.

The event, hosted this year by comedian Hugh Dennis, aims to celebrate the success of individuals and companies across the hospitality industry, with the winners appearing in the 2017 AA Hotel, Restaurant and Pub Guides.

The Whitebrook was taken over by Chris Harrod and his wife at the end of 2013, and since then has attracted people from across Wales to sample the wine list and dine at the restaurant.

Chris Harrod, chef and owner of The Whitebrook said: “I am absolutely delighted that The Whitebrook has not only won this award but also achieved four AA rosettes.

“It is a great honour to be recognised by such a respected establishment as the AA. I must thank my incredible team who have all in some way helped to achieve what I believe is an exciting wine list very much in line with the ethos of the now four AA Rosette restaurant.”

The Angel Hotel, a former coaching inn built in 1829, is the first hotel in Monmouthshire to win the award and is located at the heart of the historic market town of Abergavenny.

It was acquired by the Griffiths family in 2002, (having previously been part of the Trusthouse Forte group) and has been transformed and refurbished in the years since then.

General manager William Griffiths said: “We are all thrilled to be the first hotel in Monmouthshire to have won the AA Hotel of the Year award for Wales – it’s a fantastic acknowledgement work that our fabulous team put in every day, to make The Angel such a wonderful place. A huge thanks also goes to our loyal and valued guests and suppliers who continue to support us and what we are trying to achieve at The Angel.”