DEVON has been revealed as the biggest UK winner outside Greater London at the TripAdvisor 2014 Travellers Choice Awards – with Gidleigh Park among the prize winners.

The hotel was named Europe's third and the UK's second best luxury hotel. The hotel was one of 11 in the county to win an award across five of the seven award categories – more than New York and Rome combined.

'We are very honoured to be recognised by TripAdvisor in the 2014 Travellers' Choice Awards this year,' said Damien Bastiat, general manager at Gidleigh Park Hotel. 'Providing our guests with the best experience possible is of the utmost importance to us and our team, and so it's heart-warming to be recognised by our guests for the work we do to make their stay special.'

James Kay, TripAdvisor spokesperson said: 'For the twelfth year running, these awards recognise the finest hotels across the globe, according to those that really matter — the travellers themselves. To see hotels in Devon outperforming those in global tourist hotspots like New York and Rome demonstrates just how well the hotel industry here is performing.

'And, with more than 700,000 hotels in the running this year, what a fantastic achievement for a Devon hotel to be named third in Europe for luxury.'

For the complete list of 2014 TripAdvisor award winners visit http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravellersChoice">www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravellersChoice