In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- We loved sexy Room 5, with a free-standing bath by the bed; Room 6, with its Jacuzzi on a private terrace; and Room 12 for its eight-foot bed and big bathroom with views to the lake. For weekends, book six months ahead.
- Packing tips
- Don't forget your swimsuit (though there's a shop if you do), goggles, and suitable attire to walk from bedroom to spa.
- Also
- Wellies provided.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of Cowshed's Horny Cow Seductive Bath & Massage Oil
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Babington House
Northeast Somerset, United Kingdom[view map]
- Style
- Relaxed retro country club
- Setting
- Deepest Somerset
The launch of the country cousin of media hangout Soho House kick-started the march of metropolitan cool into the countryside. At this impressive manor house in the rolling Somerset countryside, hip staff greet you at the door, not a uniform in sight. The truly relaxing do-what-you-want atmosphere is Babington House's real feat; others can imitate, but it's the service that makes the difference. Babington is a child-friendly hotel, too.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 32 rooms, from suites to split-level mini-houses ideal for families.
- Rates
- £195–£700 (Babington/Soho House members: £170–£660).
- Check-out
- Midday, but once you've checked out you can hang around.
- Facilities
- Indoor and outdoor pools, gym and Cowshed spa, DVD library, billiards, 45-seat cinema, croquet lawn, tennis courts, cricket pitch.
- Also
- Family rooms and the Lodge are normally booked up for an entire year in advance. Weddings are held most Thursdays.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- There are three dining areas: the House Kitchen, the Log Room, and the Orangery. Have a relaxing breakfast which is served all day from 7am.
- Dress code
- Barefoot or ballgown.
- Top table
- Sit at the edge of the Orangery.
- Last orders
- The restaurant closes when last guest leaves. Bar open until 2am, later for residents.
- Room service
- Anything, any time.
- Hotel bar
- There's a bar on the ground floor.
Also worth knowing
Smith members offer
A bottle of Cowshed's Horny Cow Seductive Bath & Massage Oil
Our members get a little something extra at every hotel they book with us. Just show your Mr & Mrs Smith card at check-in to claim.
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Book online
To book this hotel please click here, or contact our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you'll get the best available rates, and we don't charge a booking fee.
