Discerning travellers may be relieved to note that you do not have to resort to self-catering to stay in a landmark building in the UK. While lighthouses, watermills and even nuclear bunkers offer interesting accommodation, luxury hotels offer unusual buildings of historic importance blissfully accompanied by excellent amenities and five star service.
Old manor houses are ideal for converting into boutique hotels with each room an individual exercise in size and style. The delightfully pretty Gloucestershire village of Lower Slaughter has its own grand luxury hotel at Lower Slaughter Manor Hotel. You can almost smell the kippers for breakfast, tennis parties and tea on the lawn. A little further south is Whatley Manor, offering just 23 rooms in this boutique hotel in Malmesbury. Offering antique furnishings and home-from-home comforts, the European spa and two restaurants are the only giveaway that this is not the family home it purports to be.
North of the border in the highlands of Wester Ross, Scotland is a turreted fairytale castle, which would not look out of place in the vineyards of France. The lovely Torridon Hotel is set in 58 acres of woodland and overlooks a deep sea loch. This former 19th century shooting lodge and luxury hotel has a superb whisky bar with more than 300 malt whiskies to keep out the chill.
If an old cornmill is more to your liking, consider 42 The Calls in the heart of Leeds. In a peaceful backwater on the River Aire, this five-star hotel has won no less than 10 major awards for its sympathetic conversion, luxurious accommodation and top standards of service. The original mill workings and local artwork make this one of the most individual luxury hotels in England.
In keeping with the rural gentility around Oxford, the Old Parsonage is a delightful luxury hotel to stay in. Once a haven for persecuted priests during the 16th century Reformation, it now offers olde worlde charm from the tastefully decorated rooms to the secluded walled garden. Also located in Oxford, the Old Bank Hotel enjoys its central High Street location and is one of several five-star hotels serving the area.
Perhaps the prize as one of the most unusual luxury hotels in England should go to the Old Railway Station in Petworth, West Sussex. Not only has the 1894 former railway station been converted into splendid hotel rooms but Pullman railway carriages have also been restored and put to good use as intimate guest rooms, with particular appeal to railway enthusiasts and history buffs.
As with many luxury hotels in England, it is not where you stay, but what you stay in that really makes a memorable stay.
Alex Brey co-founded Luxique, and has had a passion for travel for more than 20 years. So much so, he convinced others to join him in his pursuit to create a travel documentary highlighting some of the globe's finest destinations. During an almost three year process, he got to stay in some outstanding luxury hotels, soak up some vibrant cultures and enjoy some of the world's finest cuisines. He realized that the decision-making process for planning the perfect trip - from choosing the destination to getting the right hotel room - was something that could be improved. And so came the birth of Luxique, the website that caters for the discerning traveler.
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