Sopwell House Hotel Shortlist*
St Albans, Hertfordshire
Good Hotel Guide Review
In extensive grounds, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is today a ‘well-run’ hotel with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a sleek spa. Bedrooms in the extended 300-year-old manor house are ‘practical and well furnished, with all the amenities’; upmarket mews suites, in landscaped gardens in a gated compound, offer extra privacy. The ‘bustling’, light-drenched brasserie has classic bistro dishes (‘seemingly something for everyone’); more formal, modern British dinners are taken in the restaurant (Fri and Sat). Besides the state-of-the-art spa, several walled gardens provide space for relaxation and reflection. ‘Plentiful’ breakfasts are ‘nicely served’.
Hotel details
Address
Cottonmill Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 2HQ
England
Telephone
01727 864477
Bedrooms
128. 16 mews suites.
Open
all year, restaurant open Fri, Sat for dinner.
Facilities
cocktail lounge, bar, 2 restaurants, sitting room, in-room TV (Sky, BT), civil wedding licence, meeting and conference facilities, spa, indoor pool, gym, 12-acre grounds, electric car charging points.
Background music
in lobby and restaurants.
Children
not under 12 to stay, not under 16 in spa or swimming pool.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £209–£439. À la carte £45.
Information from the 2022 Good Hotel Guide.