Hotel between Windsor and Cotswolds?
May 13, 2011, 12:28 pm
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Hotel between Windsor and Cotswolds?
Good evening,
My mother's coming over from the US for her first visit to England. She's flying in LHR, scheduled to land about 8pm, and I'll pick her up and take her straight to Windsor for the evening. Two days later we're due in Stow on the Wold but I have one night as yet unscheduled (the hotel in Windsor, the Mercure, is full that night so we can't stay a second night there).
We could stay a second night in Windsor or perhaps someone outside of town (parking!) in the direction of the Cotswolds. I'd like to find somewhere impressive, to indulge her quaint notions of English countryside, and would really appreciate any suggestions.
Many thanks!
My mother's coming over from the US for her first visit to England. She's flying in LHR, scheduled to land about 8pm, and I'll pick her up and take her straight to Windsor for the evening. Two days later we're due in Stow on the Wold but I have one night as yet unscheduled (the hotel in Windsor, the Mercure, is full that night so we can't stay a second night there).
We could stay a second night in Windsor or perhaps someone outside of town (parking!) in the direction of the Cotswolds. I'd like to find somewhere impressive, to indulge her quaint notions of English countryside, and would really appreciate any suggestions.
Many thanks!
May 13, 2011, 1:34 pm
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I've never stayed here, but have been to a sister hotel and it was absolutely top notch:
http://www.oldswanandminstermill.com/
There's another place that's absolutely beautiful in Bourton on the Water where I have stayed a couple of times and that's the Dial House - http://www.dialhousehotel.com/
Am sure there are hundreds of other similar places out this way but they're not cheap and especially at weekends you might struggle for a one night stay.
http://www.oldswanandminstermill.com/
There's another place that's absolutely beautiful in Bourton on the Water where I have stayed a couple of times and that's the Dial House - http://www.dialhousehotel.com/
Am sure there are hundreds of other similar places out this way but they're not cheap and especially at weekends you might struggle for a one night stay.
May 13, 2011, 1:36 pm
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Cliveden would involve backtracking (perhaps, need to see a map!) and is not the greatest hotel in the world, but if you want to impress someone with the building and grounds then this is the place .....
May 15, 2011, 11:25 am
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Oakley Court was a wonderful place for us; right upon the Thames, large property, restaurant available.
http://www.principal-hayley.com/
http://www.principal-hayley.com/
May 17, 2011, 11:45 am
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On the basis you asked
"to indulge her quaint notions of English countryside"
I think you should have gone for something smaller.
Targeting the conference brigade during the week and wedding parties at the weekend doesn't leave much room for quaint IMO...
"to indulge her quaint notions of English countryside"
I think you should have gone for something smaller.
Targeting the conference brigade during the week and wedding parties at the weekend doesn't leave much room for quaint IMO...
May 18, 2011, 5:59 am
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I would have suggested Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons, which is half way between Windsor and the Cotswolds, set in a nice quaint English countryside village, and which would certainly fulfill the indulge/impressive criteria.
May 18, 2011, 9:01 am
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I would have suggested Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons, which is half way between Windsor and the Cotswolds, set in a nice quaint English countryside village, and which would certainly fulfill the indulge/impressive criteria.
