Hospitality ‘newbie’ wins Boutique Hotel of the Year at the Georgina Campbell Awards
Charlotte Dixon (33) from Portstewart, who attained a Ph.D in Chemistry in 2018, had no clue that just a few years later she would be swapping microscopes for welcome notes and win several prestigious hospitality awards.
Last month (in October 2024) Elephant Rock won three Irish Hotel Awards – Boutique Hotel of the Year, Romantic Hotel of the Year and 4 Star Hotel of the Year – and the Boutique Hotel of the Year at the Georgina Campbell Awards.
Charlotte worked for years to become a doctor, but it was a hotel and not a laboratory that would win her heart.
“If someone told me four years ago that I’d be running a…