Awards
The Spirit of the Land gets the Nod of the World
It has been said that when you do something well, you don’t have to make a great fuss. At Orange County, we take this to heart and have turned it into a way of life. Excellence is the bedrock of our aspirations and informs the spirit of all our endeavors – be it in taking special care of our guests, managing our resorts responsibly, training our people zealously, planning our activities imaginatively or interacting with the local environment and society conscientiously. This spirit and vision of excellence embodied in some of the most beautiful properties in Asia, combine to bring you one of the most enriching travel experiences you can possibly have anywhere in the world. While we’ve always known this, it gladdens our hearts to know that our efforts to give you something unique are internationally recognized and celebrated. As deserving of these accolades as we may be, we dedicate them to you, our faithful guests, customers and readers, who helped us earn them. You are our singular inspiration in creating rich, fulfilling and personalized experiences that help return you to the roots of your own being.
Brand Orange County and its resorts have won world acclaim under various categories in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and execute their perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features. The TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards honor the most beloved accommodations and destinations in the world chosen by millions of real travelers worldwide. The winners are determined by a combination of the highest Traveler Ratings and the TripAdvisor Popularity Index - a measurement of overall traveler satisfaction.
Orange County, Coorg
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2013
- Top 25 Hotels for Service in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2013
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Relaxation/Spa Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Hotels for Service in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2011
- Top 10 Hotels for Service in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2011
Orange County, Kabini
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2013
- Top 25 Luxury Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2013
- Top 25 Hotels for Service in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2013
- Top 25 Hotels in Asia at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Hotels for Service in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Relaxation/Spa Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2011
- Top 10 Hotels for Romance in India at TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2011
- Top 25 Hotels in India at TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2010
World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. It is the most prestigious, comprehensive and sought after awards programme in the global travel and tourism industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, it is the "Travel industry's equivalent to the Oscars".
Lifescapes by Orange County
- World's Leading Online Tourism Marketing Campaign award at World Travel Awards, 2011
- World's Leading Online Tourism Marketing Campaign award at World Travel Awards, 2010
Orange County Resorts
- Asia's Leading Experiential Holiday Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2012
- Asia's Leading Experiential Holiday Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2011
- Asia's Responsible Tourism award at World Travel Awards, 2012
- Asia's Responsible Tourism award at World Travel Awards, 2011
- Asia's Responsible Tourism award at World Travel Awards, 2010
- Asia's Responsible Tourism award at World Travel Awards, 2009
Orange County, Coorg
- Asia's Leading Themed Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2010
- Asia's Leading Themed Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2009
Orange County, Kabini
- India's Leading Wildlife Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2011
- India's Leading Wildlife Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2010
- India's Leading Wildlife Resort award at World Travel Awards, 2009
National Tourism Awards: The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, presents the National Tourism Awards each year to different sectors of the travel and tourism industry. These awards are given to state governments/union territories, classified hotels, heritage hotels, approved travel agents, tour operators and tourist transport operators, individuals and other private organizations to acknowledge their exemplary performance in their respective fields of operation and to encourage healthy competition aimed to promote tourism.
Orange County, Kabini - Best Responsible Tourism Project 2009-10
SLH is an unrivalled portfolio of some of the world's finest small luxury independent hotels. Comprising over 520 hotels in more than 70 countries, the diversity of the individual hotels, and the experiences that they offer, are exceptional. Celebrating the individuality of each hotel, SLH comprises cutting edge design hotels to palatial 17th century mansions, city centre sanctuaries to remote private islands, historic country houses to idyllic resorts - all dedicated to delivering a single standard of excellence.
The strength and credibility of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World brand is dependent on the quality of its individual hotels. Strict controls are applied to ensure that only the very best hotels with the highest standards are accepted into the brand, thus ensuring that the quality of the experience that guests receive is consistent across all SLH properties.
Orange County Resorts
- Both Orange County, Coorg and Orange County, Kabini are proud to be part of the SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) family
TOFT is a global travel industry initiative which aims to advocate, catalyse and support a more responsible and sustainable approach to wildlife tourism in India’s Tiger Reserves. Its objective is to support specific conservation and local community projects which benefit the local villagers and the wildlife within the parks one visits as part of their stay.
As part of this campaign Orange County, Kabini has been environmentally ranked through a process called the PUG audit, and ranked as an Outstanding Practice Certification provider, in our operational practices, the highest PUG ranking.
Orange County, Kabini
- Outstanding Practice through PUG Audit 2011
