The Great Western Menu – 14/11/2025

The R2R culinary tour headed for Bristol, Bath and Somerset, after huge success in Dorset and Hampshire. An unforgettable evening of delicious dining, delectable drinking and exciting entertainment at the stunning Harbour Hotel Bristol saw over £8,500 raised!

Huge, HUGE thanks to our amazing chefs – Josh Eggleton, Chris Cleghorn, Dominic Chapman, Dan Moon – sponsors – Four Seasons Fruiterers – hosts – Harbour Hotel Bristol – and everyone who made this wonderful night possible.

Highlights this way!

Priory Concept Group Golf Day – 25th September

The wonderful Priory Concept Group have very quickly become major, impactful supporters of R2R. Their own fantastic golf day in September took place at Bramshaw Golf Club and various raffles, on the course fines and an auction saw over £11,000 raised! A fantastic day and one we will be keen to repeat!

Priory Concept offers fire safety services, F-Gas qualified engineers, and cooling solutions, with expert advice and professional assistance. www.prioryconceptgroup.com

Golf to Reward – 3rd September

Another fantastic (if considerably windier than previous years!) day on the course at Barton-on-Sea and evening at Harbour Hotel Christchurch with amazing food, cocktails and an after-dinner speech from Jason Dodd. With a raffle, booze barrow, on-course fines, envelope prize draws and an auction we raised over £14,000! Huge thanks to everyone and congratulations to this years winners, Gallagher!

Enjoy some pictures from the day here.

Sail to Reward – 9th June

Another year, another unforgettable day on The Solent and evening at Harbour Hotel Southampton. 15 teams took to the water this year to do battle in the Mermaid Gin Sail to Reward Regatta with the awesome South Coast CPS taking home the coveted trophy. Huge congratulations also go to Nici Hotels for winning the larger boat category – and to everyone for helping raise over £25,500. A new R2R record!

Take a look at some of the highlights here and get next year’s date – 29th June – in your diaries! Contact Kate on kate@roomtoreward.org for more info.

Legacy Hotels Golf Day – 20th May

As well as delivering memorable breaks to volunteers each and every year, the wonderful Legacy Hotels have taken their fantastic support of R2R to another level with their brilliant fundraising golf day.

An unforgettable day on the course and dinner at Wychwood Park in May saw £10,000 raised! Money that makes a real difference to charities, communities and the Hidden Heroes who do so much for them. Huge, HUGE thanks to Andy Townsend and the incredible Legacy team!

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R2R Night Golf – 26 & 27th March – £4k+ Raised!

An unforgettable couple of nights at Barton-on-Sea Golf Club saw 18 teams take on a unique challenge in the first ever R2R Night Golf. 5 Par 3’s, LED balls, glow-in-the-dark flags, drinks on the course, delicious food and a raffle and envelope draw (and a lot of mist on night 1!) saw over £4,000 raised. Huge thanks to everyone who came and our fantastic sponsors Callaway, AmberBev and Barton-on-Sea GC.

See more pics and a video here. Night Golf will be back!

The Shortyz – 01/04/2025

Short Term Rentalz hosted the sixth annual ‘Shortyz’ Short Term Rental Awards, at The Westin London City on 1 April 2025. The Shortyz aim to recognise excellence among industry peers, highlight innovation and industry best practice, reward achievement and celebrate start-up technology, as the sector evolves. We were thrilled to be the charity partner on the night and signed up a number of wonderful new partners.

Serviced Apartment Awards – 13/05/2025

We were delighted to once again be charity partner for the brilliant Serviced Apartment Awards in May. A prize draw on the night saw over £1700 raised for R2R and a number of new hospitality partners signed up. The Serviced Apartment Awards are the first and only dedicated awards created for and by the international serviced apartment, aparthotel, extended stay and short term rental industry. Now in their tenth year, the 2025 awards took place on 13th May at the dazzling The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane. The awards are open to all serviced apartment operators, alliances, providers and suppliers worldwide, and will recognise excellence at corporate and individual levels. www.servicedapartmentawards.com

London Hospitality Festival – 01/09/25

We were thrilled to once again be part of the brilliant London Hospitality Festival in September. An unforgettable day of sports – the R2R softball team reached the semi-finals! – food, drink and friendships saw more hotels join the R2R journey and vital funds raised with a raffle. Huge thanks as always to the amazing Paul, James and Tom Gilley for having us and putting on one of the best days in the hospitality calendar. londonhospitalityfestival.co.uk

AA Hospitality Awards – 22/09/25

On Monday 22 September, the AA Hospitality Awards returned to the iconic Grosvenor House, London. Hosted by Vernon Kay, with a curated menu by Adam Smith, this spectacular evening honoured the people and places that make our industry truly shine – and raised over £14,000 for R2R and our great friends Hospitality Action. Huge thanks as always to Simon Numphud and the wonderful AA team for their continued amazing support of us both. aahospitalityawards.com

Independent Hotel Show 6-7th/10/2025

Another year, another fantastic couple of days at the Independent Hotel Show. An unbeatable opportunity to spread the R2R word, meet new supporters and catch up with our wonderful partners. We’ve had the pleasure of exhibiting for a number of years now and it’s a show that always delivers.

Huge thanks to Montgomery Group for having us! independenthotelshow.co.uk

The Independent Hotel Show is Britain’s best loved, biggest and most comprehensive business event for the luxury, boutique and independent hotel sector. Inspirational discussions and practical seminars address industry concerns and exciting developments for hoteliers to stay ahead in this fast-changing sector. A firm fixture in the calendar of independent hoteliers and industry professionals alike, the show presents a curated collection of over 200 innovative product and service providers from across the hotel supply chain.

Boutique Hotelier Awards – 06/10/25

Bigger and better than ever, this year’s Boutique Hotelier Awards ceremony took place on October 6th at the luxury five-star venue Royal Lancaster London. The fifth annual Awards rewarded the best hotels in the country, recognised the most innovative suppliers and marked the achievements of excellent staff and employers in the hospitality sector that have been at the forefront of industry change over the past 12 months.

As well as that, over £2500 was raised for R2R through the prize draw!

Huge thanks as always to Zoe, Eamonn and the wonderful Boutique Hotelier team for their amazing support.

Celebrating the best of Hampshire!

After the fantastic success of The Great Dorset Menu in 2023, we headed up the coast to bring the best chefs and produce in Hampshire together for an unforgettable night of food and fundraising. Hosted at the fantastic Harbour Hotel Southampton, the night saw Luke Matthews (Chewton Glen), Dan Rogan (AO), Andy Wright (The Pig) and Luke Holder (Limewood) create an unforgettable menu accompanied by incredible wines and finished off with delectable cocktails. Over £24,000 was raised!

Head this way for pictures and stories from an unbelievable evening.

The R2R Golf Day – back once again!

Another fantastic day on the beautiful course at Barton on Sea Golf Club was followed by a delectable dinner and auction at Harbour Hotel Christchurch. This year’s host – Graham Poll – shared some fantastic after-dinner stories from a career of refereeing top-flight football, with tales including the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Thierry Henry and David Beckham and hosted a wonderful auction. All in all, the day raised over £14,000 for R2R, with Enotria&Coe reclaiming the crown they first won in the first ever R2R golf day back in 2021!

Enjoy some pictures from the day here.

We got back out on the water!

The second iteration of the Sail to Reward Regatta was an unforgettable, record-breaking day. 14 teams took to The Solent to compete, 150 people came to dinner, our incredible event sponsors and supporters made it possible and we raised over £25,000! Thank you to everyone – the sailors, sponsors, supporters, guests, prize donors and bidders – who made Sail to Reward possible. The funds that will help us make a real difference to charities, communities and the Hidden Heroes who do so much for them. Enjoy the story, pictures and video of an incredible day here.

Sail to Reward 2025 is on the 9^th June – see you there!

The wonderful support we receive through various fundraising initiatives enable us to deliver our objectives and give more breaks to some truly remarkable volunteers. Every penny that’s raised and donated makes a real difference to charities, communities and the Hidden Heroes that do so much for them.

• Corporate Sponsorship: We are extremely grateful to all of our amazing corporate sponsors. Find out who they are here. Interested in sponsoring R2R? Find out more about our partnerships here and get in touch!
• Fundraising Campaigns: From dish donations and collection tins to dinners and events. there are all sorts of ways you can fundraise for R2R in the hotel. If you’d like a collection tin, let us know. Alternatively, we have put together some QR code displays below for simple, straightforward donations.
• Challenges: Some incredible people have run the white cliffs, swam the Solent, trekked the South West Coast Path and cycled for miles on end to raise money for R2R. Use your next adventure to raise vital funds so we can reach more Hidden Heroes.