In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Secret Garden Room has its own terrace (the room’s name is a bit of a clue) and views over the grounds. We also love Ostler, which has a copper bath on the mezzanine floor, and cosy private courtyard. The newer rooms at the back are equipped with WiFi and underfloor heating. Grand Suite has a second bedroom with twin beds, and is ideal for families.
- Packing tips
- Leave room to take some of Monty's spa products home with you.
- Also
- The Orangery is a fantastic venue for private parties and wedding celebrations, especially in summer.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- 10 per cent off pre-booked massage and beauty treatments. Plus, a goodie bag containing luxury locally-made muesli, a spa product and a bottle of local ale.
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Charlton House
Northeast Somerset, United Kingdom[view map]
- Style
- Mulberry cordial
- Setting
- Rolling West Country
All the rooms in this classic West Country manor-house are individually decorated, and sumptuous in feel, owing mainly to the fact that Charlton House is owned by Roger and Monty Saul, founders of luxury-goods label Mulberry. Radical or minimalist this is not; instead, Charlton House occupies a happy middle ground, somewhere between the grand austerity of the old-style country retreat and an in-vogue homely chic.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 25, each individually decorated with Mulberry fabrics and antique furniture.
- Rates
- £180–£465, including breakfast, morning paper and use of the spa facilities. There’s a two-night minimum stay when booking a Saturday.
- Check-out
- 11am; earliest check‑in, 2pm.
- Facilities
- Gardens, tennis court, croquet lawn, massage and beauty treatments in Monty’s Spa (book in advance), free WiFi, CD/DVD library. In rooms, flatscreen TV, minibar, CD/DVD player and spelt‑germ oil toiletries from the spa.
- Poolside
- Monty's Spa has indoor and outdoor hydrotherapy pools.
- Also
- Pop into the Mulberry Factory Shop up the hill on Kilver Street (+44 (0)1749 340583); it has the widest selection of the label’s clothing and accessories range outside Bond Street, at reduced prices.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Chef Steve Horrell combines fresh, seasonal ingredients with a homely British menu in the acclaimed Sharpham Park restaurant, which features produce from the eponymous estate. Organic rare-breed meats and baked spelt-flour goods are a speciality.
- Dress code
- Think Brideshead Revisited: pretty tea dresses, cords and crumpled stripy shirts.
- Top table
- In summer, the conservatory is lovely; otherwise, plump for a seat around the edge of the room.
- Last orders
- Food: 9.30pm. Bar: open all night. Enjoy breakfast from 7.30am to 10am; 8am to 10am on Sundays.
- Room service
- 24 hours: a light menu is served until 10pm, after which sandwiches will keep you going until breakfast.
- Hotel bar
- The relaxed lounge bar is open all night for guests and is a comfy space to settle down in for a few quiet drinks.
Also worth knowing
Smith Members offer
10 per cent off pre-booked massage and beauty treatments. Plus, a goodie bag containing luxury locally-made muesli, a spa product and a bottle of local ale.
If you're a member of Mr & Mrs Smith, you can get special privileges at every Smith hotel you book through us. Just show your Smith card at check-in to claim the offer featured on every hotel page (like the one above).
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Charlton House
Shepton Mallet
near Bath
Somerset BA4 4PR
BA4 4PR
