Eichardt’s Private Hotel Queenstown has received another accolade; this time taking out the Luxury Ski Resort category at the 2013 World Luxury Hotel Awards in Thailand.

Hotel owner Andrew Cox said it was a huge honour to receive the global award which is voted for by international tour operators, travel agents and hotel guests.

“This is such a wonderful achievement. Sarah and I are incredibly proud of the support Eichardt’s has received from the industry and past guests.

“Queenstown has evolved into one of the best ski resorts in the world and to be named the world’s best luxury ski resort hotel is not only superb recognition for Eichardt’s but also fantastic news for Queenstown and New Zealand tourism in general.”

The World Luxury Hotel Awards was established in 2006 to recognise the worldwide luxury hotel industry and legendary hotels in respect to overall service excellence and is positioned as the pinnacle of achievement for luxury hotels worldwide.

Winners are purely judged on service delivery and effective management and are voted for by international tour operators, travel agents and hotel guests.

“Increasingly the discerning traveller expects exceptional and unrivalled levels of service from their hotel,” said Eichardt’s Group general manager James Cavanagh.

“At Eichardt’s we pride ourselves on our high standards. This award, when combined with our previous awards, is a testament to the staff who work at Eichardt’s and who always strive to go the extra mile for our guests and have a very high commitment to excellence in service.”