UK Enterprise Awards 2019

21 | SME NEWS - UK Enterprise Awards 2019 Initially established as a small family business in 1990, Seaview has evolved from a Scottish Tourist Board two star highly commended bed & breakfast catering for 14 guests with just two shared bathrooms to a four-star GOLD bed and breakfast, awarded Gold from the Green Tourism Business Scheme every year since 2005, won the VisitScotland Thistle Award for Customer Service in 2010, the Taste of Scotland Award for their food every year since 2014, and the Trip Advisor certificate of excellence and Hall of Fame awards for the last 10 years. Seaview is unique in achieving this combination of awards throughout Argyll and Bute. Home of former lobster fisherman John Noddings and his wife Jane, Seaview now provides Gold standard accommodation to discerning travellers from around the world with the emphasis on award winning Hebridean island hospitality, gold standard environmental green credentials, good craic, and delicious food sourced from the ethically and sustainably produced larders around Scotland and the UK. B&B of the Year 2019 - Argyll & Bute With more than 30 years’ experience welcoming a wide range of guests, Seaview Bed & Breakfast is the home of authentic Scottish island hospitality, delicious food and award-winning customer service. We profile the establishment to find out more and explore how it came to win one of our prestigious UK Enterprise Awards for 2019. Located on the south west corner of the Hebridean island of Mull, 8 nautical miles off the west coast of Scotland, and 38 miles down a single track road from the ferry port of Craignure, Seaview has an iconic view overlooking the historic island of Iona and her Abbey, The traditional Hebridean cottage was built in the 1870’s from the famous pink Ross of Mull granite by the stone masons who lived on the tidal isle Erraid and who also built the Thomas Stevenson lighthouse 15 miles south west of Fionnphort. Protected from the Atlantic gales by thick walls of pink granite, Seaview is the nearest 4-star quality en suite bed and breakfast to the Iona and Staffa ferries. Through the windows guests can gaze for hours upon the white sands of the beach below and across the blue waters of the Sound of Iona to the silhouette of the historic Iona Abbey and of the Atlantic beyond. Thanks to its exceptional quality, hospitality and proximity to an array of travel amenities, the establishment has become a haven for a wide variety of guests ranging from those seeking a peace, tranquillity and a connection with nature to those on their way through to Iona and beyond. Looking to the future, Seaview will continue to offer its guests the exceptional hospitality and warm welcome that they have come to expect. Exceeding customers’ expectations has been at the forefront of the establishment’s success over the past 10 years with authentic and genuine service and personal experiences, a trend for 2019 that has been identified by Scotland’s Tourism body VisitScotland.The establishment is already ahead of this trend and is looking forward to enhancing this further over the coming years. Apr19302 Company: Seaview Bed & Breakfast Contact: John & Jane Noddings Website: www.iona-bed-breakfast-mull.com “...a haven for a wide variety of guests ranging from those seeking a peace, tranquillity and a connection with nature...”