Leicester's Belmont Hotel in De Montfort Street has been named as one of three finalists in the large hotel category (over 35 bedrooms) in the East Midlands Tourism Enjoy England Excellence Awards 2010.

The only finalist in Leicestershire in this category, The Belmont Hotel has been independently owned for 76 years by the Bowie family. The Belmont Hotel offers 75 bedrooms, many overlooking the picturesque New Walk, down which guests can stroll to the city centre. It's in an ideal location, a few minutes walk from the railway station and with ample free car parking for residents. 

Operations Manager James Bowie said: "The team and I are delighted to have been shortlisted for this prestigious award, over the last couple of years we have taken the opportunity to upgrade many of our facilities, fine-tune our marketing efforts, launch a new website and further increase our staff training, particularly with regard to customer service excellence."

Organisers East Midlands Tourism will be announcing the award winners in October this year.