Find luxury lodging accommodations scattered throughout London, its surrounding areas, and near tourist attractions in the United Kingdom. Luxury hotels sometimes host world-renowned athletes, performers, artists, international delegations, and heads of state. While luxury hotel rates are more expensive than standard hotel rates, they afford guests a chance to experience life as a celebrity while enjoying exceptional hospitality and upscale amenities.
The Woodlands Park Hotel in Surrey near Leatherhead is a luxury hotel located 21 miles outside of London. Built in 1885, this historic hotel was once the home of English industrialist William Bryant and was the first house in the United Kingdom to have electric light. More than 100 years later, the house remains a grand structure amid its beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens. This historic country house offers 57 luxury guest rooms and suites decorated with traditional furnishings. Other room amenities include toiletries by Gilchrist & Soames, complimentary bottled mineral water, plush bathrobes and daily turn-down service. Guests can also arrange for in-room private dining and have fresh flowers or fresh fruit baskets delivered to their room daily. The nightly room rates on the hotel's website range from $101 to $159 as of September 2010.
The Woodlands Park Hotel
Woodlands Lane
Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham
Surrey KT11 3QB United Kingdom
011-44-8450-727581
handpickedhotels.co.uk
The Grove Hotel is the restored 18th-century estate of the Earls of Clarendon. Located just 35 minutes from London in Hertfordshire, this cosmopolitan country manor received the honor of hosting the golf World Cup, then part of the World Golf Championships, in 2006. The Grove is among the hotels outside of London recommended by the Five Star Alliance luxury hotel website. The hotel's post-restoration architecture and amenities offer a contemporary design, thoroughly equipped sporting and leisure facilities including an 18-hole championship golf course designed by renowned golf-course architect Kyle Philips. The resort's spa facility features 12 treatment rooms and a variety of specialized treatments and services including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, thalassotherapy and phytotherapy. Rates at this hotel ranged from $569 for a deluxe room to $1950 for the Presidential Suite in September 2010.
The Grove
Chandler's Cross
Hertfordshire WD3 4TG United Kingdom
011-44-1923-296010
thegrove.co.uk
Located 133 miles northwest of London, the Buckland Manor Country House Hotel is a historic luxury hotel that dates back to the 13th century. Its exquisitely manicured grounds feature immaculate gardens with running streams, small waterfalls, croquet lawns, a private putting green, and tennis courts. Gourmands and wine connoisseurs will enjoy the hotel's fine-dining menu, which offers traditional English dishes and meals made with fresh local produce from the neighboring Vale of Evesham. The hotel's location in the heart of England provides easy access to Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon and the Cotswold countryside. The Buckland Manor Country House Hotel is the recipient of a variety of travel and hospitality awards including the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Gold Ribbon Award. Travel critic and luxury travel adviser Andrew Harper also ranked the hotel number 13 on his 2008 annual Top 20 International Hideaways list.
Buckland Manor Country House Hotel
Buckland Near Broadway
Gloucestershire WR12 7LY United Kingdom
bucklandmanor.co.uk
011-44-1386-852626
The Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel is an AAA-rated, four-diamond property located 107 miles outside of London. The property resembles a castle and offers travelers a spectacular clifftop seafront location for their beach holiday. After its recent $7.1 million renovation, all guest-facing areas such as the lobby and restaurants and all 160 bedrooms feature new decor and modern amenities. Escape to this luxury resort and enjoy the seven miles of beaches and beautiful parks and gardens that surround the property, or use the hotel's leisure club, with indoor pool, sauna and fitness room. Make reservations for dinner at the Highcliff Grill, or enjoy the oceanfront scenery over afternoon tea in the Highcliff Lounge. As of September 2010, room rates at the hotel range from $221 to $442 and vary based on the type of room selected.
Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel
St. Michael's Road, West Cliff
Bournemouth BH2 5DU United Kingdom
011-44-1202-557702
marriott.com
