Originally Posted by
EuropeanPete
Only in Southern England do you get hotel reviews which twice use the word “international” as a derogatory term. One rather gets the sense they’d have much rather for the place still to be owned by its ancestral family and staffed exclusively by peasants from the local feudal villages.
The Daily Telegraph is the most insular and right wing of the 'serious' (debatable whether it qualifies any longer) newspapers in the UK. Their readership are very unlikely to reflect the FT community or many frequent travellers with significant exposure to the rest of the world.
The hotel looks amazing value as a Cat 5 compared to the cash prices. I cannot imagine this will last long.
I hope this is a sign of things to come. These type of hotels are what the UK gets right. We are crying out for more Luxury Collection and Autograph collection properties, particularly in places like the Cotswolds.