Vintage hotels
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A Smith Vintage property has the same boutique personality, stylish looks and unstuffy attitude that all our hotels share, but you're more likely to find Chippendale chairs and candelabra here than Philippe Starck fittings or mood lighting. Think British country manors, romantic French châteaux or Georgian townhouse bed and breakfasts, traditionally turned out and faithful to the building's original feel. No contemporary makeovers or designer facelifts, just classic good taste.
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Royal Crescent Hotel |
| Bath, United Kingdom | |
| Style Georgian perfection | |
| Setting Atmospheric Bath | |
| The perfect proportions of the neo-classical architecture of Bath's Royal Crescent, the cobblestones underfoot and the views of the hills and honey-coloured city epitomise English elegance. The hotel, which occupies the centre of this terraced street, is beautiful. It is classical in decor, and as comfortable as can be. The Bath House spa is acclaimed.
Doubles from: GBP 250 |
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Château de Bagnols |
| Beaujolais, France | |
| Style Five-star castle | |
| Setting Fairy-tale gardens | |
| The luxury Château de Bagnols hotel near Lyon has a moat, a drawbridge and towers of honey-coloured stone. Enjoy cookery courses, wine tasting, golf and tennis, or indulge in the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant and excellent selection of wines.
Doubles from: EUR 475 |
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Red Capital Ranch |
| Beijing, China | |
| Style Huirao hunting lodge | |
| Setting Great Wall, great views | |
| To the north of Beijing, at the foot of a mountain in the Spirit Pavilion Valley, the Red Capital Ranch is a rustic and rambling collection of 10 stone cottages, a traditional teahouse and a Tibetan spa. The area was once the hunting grounds of Qing emperors, and the hunting-lodge interiors of the Ranch evoke Manchurian history, with intriguing antiques and artefacts from China and Tibet in every room. Outside, the proud citadels of the Great Wall stretch out into the mountains.
Doubles from: CNY 1425 |
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The Merchant Hotel |
| Belfast, United Kingdom | |
| Style Grand neoclassical bank | |
| Setting The Cathedral Quarter | |
| Occupying the former headquarters of the Ulster Bank, the Merchant Hotel is a grand neoclassical building with vaulted ceilings, kitted out in rich colours and fabrics. This boutique creation makes you feel like a VIP from the minute you walk through the door. Bedrooms are opulent and complete with all the modern-day add-ons you can think of. The hotel bar, the Cloth Ear, used to be the bank's customer branch, while the fine restaurant occupies the former banking hall.
Doubles from: GBP 220 |
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Cliveden |
| Berkshire, United Kingdom | |
| Style Neoclassical pile-with-a-past | |
| Setting Bucolic Berkshire riverbank | |
| Ever since John Profumo first laid eyes on Christine Keeler as she basked in Cliveden’s pool, it’s been clear that this Berkshire boutique hotel was destined to be a Mr & Mrs Smith retreat of choice. As well as being a celebrated haunt for politicos and literati, this majestic neoclassical manor is the proud birthplace of the £100 club sandwich – worth every penny, we’re relieved to add.
Doubles from: GBP 240 |
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Lower Slaughter Manor |
| Cotswolds, United Kingdom | |
| Style Refined country seat | |
| Setting Gloucestershire’s prettiest village | |
| Luxe drapery in opulent fabrics – yup. Sexy aubergine and taupe colour scheme – check. Enormous, Princess‑and‑the‑Pea‑dimensioned bed – can’t miss it. This stately country manor in the Cotwolds knocks the traditional formula for rural retreats on its head, with all the boutique-hotel trimmings you'd expect of a designer pad in town. Only, instead of busy streets and high-rises, you're surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens, a tiny village and, beyond that, rolling fields. Perfection.
Doubles from: GBP 295 |
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Gidleigh Park |
| Devon, United Kingdom | |
| Style Grandly gardened moorland manor | |
| Setting Rugged, rocky Dartmoor | |
| Our hotel room was spacious, luxurious, sumptuous; with the odd antique sitting alongside bespoke contemporary pieces. A delicious mix of velvet cushions, satin quilt and a leopard-linen covered wing chair just makes you want to bury yourself in Gidleighness and never re-surface.
Doubles from: GBP 290 |
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Chewton Glen |
| Hampshire, United Kingdom | |
| Style Spa-spangled manor | |
| Setting New Forest pony-country | |
| It’s been voted ‘Best Hotel in the British Isles’ and the traditional British restaurant has garnered numerous awards, but don’t let that sway you – Chewton Glen has to be experienced personally to be enjoyed properly. With a staff-to-guest ratio of two-to-one, it’s impossible not to feel like pampered royalty at this world-renowned boutique hotel in Hampshire. Combining the old-school elegance of the Jeeves & Wooster era with a style-sharp modern sensibility, this hotel, spa, restaurant and country club is as seductive as it is suave.
Doubles from: GBP 250 |
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