The year is nearly over and 2017 is on the horizon, so whether you’re seeing the New Year in quietly or with a bit of a bang, here are 10 of the Good Hotel Guide’s hotels for New Year…
10 Hotels for New Year
10 Hotels for New Year
Chewton Glen - 4 Nights for the Price of 3 Special Offer
New Milton
‘Superb’, ‘excellent’, ‘impressive’, ‘delightful’ – on the edge of the New Forest, this model of a country house hotel and spa is on top form, having celebrated its golden anniversary.
Montagu Arms - Escape to the Country Break
Beaulieu
Two stone dogs guard the entrance of this country hotel in between High Street and the high waters of Beaulieu river.
The Peacock at Rowsley
Rowsley
The ‘efficient, friendly staff’, ‘comfortable bedrooms’ and ‘first-class food’ make this 17th-century manor house on the edge of the Peak District national park a ‘brilliant hotel’, Guide readers say.
Trigony House - Two night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Special Offer
Thornhill
Atop a tree-lined drive, arrive to a ‘cheerful welcome’ at Jan and Adam Moore’s ‘excellent’ hotel, in an 18th-century hunting and fishing lodge.
The Cary Arms
Babbacombe
Step out of your yacht, if you have it, and on to the private jetty at Lana de Savary’s cliff-face hotel, on a ‘fabulously secluded’ cove; the rest of us will descend the winding road and admire the wide vista over the Teign estuary.
The Castle Hotel - 15% Discount August and September Special Offer
Bishop’s Castle
Built on a castle bailey, this ‘superbly located’, good-value hotel is liked for its ‘delightful staff’, ‘well-appointed rooms’, ‘first-rate food’ and ‘easy access’ to walking routes.
Duisdale House
Sleat
Highland heritage is brought well up to date at this stylishly refurbished Victorian hunting lodge on the Isle of Skye.
Prince Hall
Two Bridges
‘We will return,’ vowed regular Guide correspondents after a stay at Chris Daly’s 18th-century manor at the heart of Dartmoor – and so they have, to find it, in 2017, as ‘friendly and laid-back’ as ever.
The Star Inn
Harome
In its ‘quiet village setting’ on the edge of the North York Moors, this 14th-century thatch-roofed inn looks pure chocolate box; as with all the best chocolate boxes, there is deliciousness within.
The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
London
‘We’ve been raving about it to everyone!’ A Guide reader this year extolled this ‘brilliantly quirky hotel’ in a Georgian townhouse across the cobbled square from the original Zetter.