Morley Hayes named among top 1% of hotels worldwide

Staff at Morley Hayes are celebrating after being named among the top 1% of hotels worldwide by influential travel website TripAdvisor.

The hotel, restaurant and golf complex at Morley, near Derby, has earned the accolade by virtue of its placing in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best 2025, reaffirming its status as one of the UK’s Top 25 Hotels for the second consecutive year.

This year, the four-star, 32-bedroom hotel climbed three places to 13th position in TripAdvisor’s annual Travellers’ Choice Awards, which recognise the best hotels across Britain and the Channel Islands.

Morley Hayes is also the only hotel in the Midlands to feature in the Best of the Best Hotels list – a distinction it has now achieved for the second consecutive year.

The TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards represent the highest level of excellence in global travel, honouring the top-rated 1% of hotels from more than eight million listings on the platform.

Winners are selected based on a consistently high volume of above-and-beyond reviews and ratings from real travellers over a 12-month period.

Morley Hayes joins a distinguished group of hotels across the UK, with nine establishments based in London and five in Jersey.

More than 97.7% of TripAdvisor reviewers rated their stay at Morley Hayes as ‘excellent’ or ‘very good.’

Andrew Allsop, managing director at Morley Hayes, said: “To be ranked in the top 1% of hotels globally and to climb even higher in the rankings is a tremendous achievement and a reflection of our team’s commitment to delivering an outstanding guest experience.

“We’re especially proud to be flying the flag for the Midlands on a national stage.

“My brother Robert and I would like to thank all our wonderful staff for their dedication and professionalism, and our guests for their continued loyalty and glowing reviews.”

Kristen Dalton, president of TripAdvisor, said: “Congratulations to the Morley Hayes Hotel on its recognition in TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for 2025.

“Ranking among the top percentage of businesses globally means you have made such a memorable impact on your visitors that many of them took time to go online and leave a glowing review about their experience.

“Travellers rely on TripAdvisor’s Best of the Best lists to help them navigate the myriad things to see, eat, and do across the globe. We hope this recognition continues to drive business to you in 2025 and beyond.”

For the full list of the 25 Top Hotels in the UK, according to TripAdvisor, visit https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Hotels-cTop-g186216.