Featured UK Hotels

Burgh Island Hotel Burgh Island Hotel just off the Devon coast, is surely one of the most unusual and beautiful places in which to eat, have afternoon tea as well as stay. A Grade II listed art deco hotel it was acquired by Deborah Clark and Tony Orchard in 2001, since when very substantial renovations have been carried out and this graceful building has achieved faultlessly the transition from past to present, retaining the best of both.

Hotel du Vin & Bistro - Henley We hear a great deal about recycling these days - du Vin recycles attractive but often un-loved buildings to restore real gems in the best tradition of British understated style. Complement that with all that is best in the French bistro ethos, bars that reach out to please, and you have a setting that provides an inspirational background for people to meet, do business, get married, provide a base for golf or fishing, somewhere you can call your own for a private celebration, a spa or - most engagingly - a wine school that breaks the mould.

Malmaison - Oxford When you expect nothing but the best, think of The Malmaison group of hotels, a collection of centres of excellence, that has well established itself throughout Britain. As a concept alone this is exciting, but the reality is brilliant, so that at last there is a hotel group where uniformity of standards is of the same high calibre.

The Lamb Inn at Hindon The Lamb Inn dates back to the 17th century and was originally a coaching inn. Just one mile off the A303, the hotel stands in the heart of Hindon, an attractive unspoilt Wiltshire village.

Hotel du Vin & Bistro - York We hear a great deal about recycling these days - du Vin recycles attractive but sometimes un-loved buildings to restore real gems in the best tradition of British understated style. Complement that with all that is best in the French bistro ethos, bars that reach out to please, and you have a setting that provides an inspirational background for people to meet, do business, get married, provide a base for golf or fishing, somewhere you can call your own for a private celebration, a spa or - most engagingly - a wine school that breaks the mould.

The Tavistock Hotel The Tavistock, which overlooks one of Bloomsbury’s prettiest garden squares, has a stylish Art Deco entrance, welcoming you to this popular, friendly hotel. Guests may enjoy drinking on the sun terrace of Jacques Wine Bar, with its extensive wine list, or alternatively relaxing with a pint of guest ale in the Tavi Bar within the 1930s style ground floor.

Milsoms Hotel and Restaurant milsoms is a Victorian house built in 1850 and was bought by Dorothy and Arthur Milsom in 1959. They ran it until 1981 when their late son, Gerald, transformed it into the terrace restaurant and rooms.

Stradey Park This Edwardian mansion overlooking Carmarthen Bay and the Gower Peninsula is located on a wooded hillside, capturing all that is scenically best about this spectacularly beautiful part of Wales. The blend of contemporary and traditional makes for a memorable stay in this large, independent hotel where the service is local and friendly.

The Boar's Head at Ripley Situated at the heart of the beautiful and historic model Estate village of Ripley, The Boar's Head Hotel has twenty-five luxury bedrooms, each individually decorated with king-size beds. All the classical things you associate with a traditional coaching inn, lumpy mattresses, discoloured walls and uncomfortable chairs are nowhere to be seen at the Boar's Head.

The Angel Inn The Angel Inn was founded by Denis Watkins, a pleasant man and an extremely able chef always bubbling with enthusiasm, who sadly died in July 2004. This charming place continues to be one of the most delightful inns in the country and has gained almost too many awards to be able to mention, but one highlight was when Denis was given the Catey from Caterer and Hotelkeeper, a tribute from his chosen profession, in 1998.