Hotels, London Hotels, Travel, UK

Roseate House London, best rates at this elegant Grade II townhouse in ‘quite the finest street’, overlooking Hyde Park: Rates from £159 for two with breakfast and free room upgrade

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01
Apr

Set on the edge of Hyde Park, in Westbourne Terrace, W2—once described as ‘quite the finest street in London’—Roseate House is an elegant boutique hotel created from three Grade II listed townhouses. Dating from 1842, the buildings have been totally restored and now have stunning interiors combining luxurious furnishings with the latest technology. The beds […]

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Enews, Europe, Events, Rail journeys, Travel, Travel Events

Book the Orient Express to Venice at half price: Experience the world’s most romantic train journey: Enjoy luxury, beauty, history, fine dining and the spellbinding sights of the Alps in Spring: book now at our exclusive ticket price of £1,765, saving a cool £3,530 for two! The date is Thursday, April 11, 2024: Fully booked and about to depart

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25
Mar

Join us on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train, to Venice, for half the usual price: Experience the world’s most romantic train journey : Enjoy luxury, beauty, history, fine dining and spellbinding sights of Venice and the Alps in Spring—and save £3,530 per couple! Here it is, the Venice of our dreams, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. […]

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City Hotels, Hotels, Travel, UK

To Bath, Britain’s finest Georgian city, and the Roseate Villa, a hidden gem boutique hotel minutes’ walk from the heart of it all: a warm welcome and exclusive CountryClubuk Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
21
Mar

Bath is Britain’s most perfectly and beautifully preserved Georgian cities. Originally known for its waters, now it is the place to relive the epitomy of the 18th-century good life. Relaxed, refined and prosperous, the city is a gracious host, and a perfect place to be hosted here is our hidden gem, Roseate Villa. This luxurious […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Spain, Travel

To Hostal de La Gavina, for the five-star grace and flavour of a Catalonian mansion: Blissful days beside the beach and sea, in the footsteps of Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, José Carreras and King Juan Carlos: Elegance, luxury, and exclusive Club rates

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Hostal de La Gavina, S'Agaro
14
Mar

Our gracious hotel on the Mediterranean coast is a privately owned Catalan mansion standing on a rocky promontory on one of the finest beaches in Spain. This, the beautiful Hostal de La Gavina (it means The Seagull), is Catalunya’s only five-star Grand Luxe resort hotel, and it is welcoming our Members with warm Catalan hospitality […]

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Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Coworth Park, Windsor Great Park: best rates at ‘The Dorchester in the Country’: a favourite CountryClubuk Members’ hotel ‘to live out one’s dreams’: ideally located near Guards Polo Club

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12
Mar

­­Everybody has heard of the Dorchester Hotel. Most also know that it is to the world of hotels what Manchester United is to football or the Brigade of Guards to the military. What fewer people know is that it has an outstation hotel on the edge of Windsor Great Park near Ascot, named Coworth Park. […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Stay and play at Ireland’s renowned golf resort, the K Club in Kildare, where you can enjoy special Members’ rates, and play the famous Palmer North Course, scene of the Ryder Cup

Posted on by Julie Spencer
27
Feb

The K Club, or to give it its full title, the Kildare Country Club, is the most renowned golf resort in Ireland, and we are delighted to have special CountryClubuk rates for our Members to stay for luxurious relaxation and the best of sport in this 550-acre estate on the River Liffey. Our golfers can […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Dylan Dublin, individual, warm Irish charm in the city’s only boutique five-star hotel in easy walking distance from the rugby stadium: exclusive Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
26
Feb

Dublin is one of Europe’s most attractive city breaks—easy to reach, vibrant, sophisticated, friendly, affluent, historic, literary, rugby and Guinness mad … and a marvellous place to explore by foot. It bursts into life for St Patrick’s Festival each March with fireworks, parades, street theatre, traditional Irish music and dance, so if the idea of […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, Travel, UK

The Dorchester London, best rates for this, one of the world’s most desirable 5-star hotels: one of Members’ favourites

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26
Feb

The Dorchester needs no introduction. One of the most desirable places in the world to stay, it has stood, resplendent on its famous site on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park, since 1931, entertaining Royalty, premiers and presidents, heroes and film stars with its perfect combination of style and substance. Spacious and elegant, each room features […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Hotel Metropole Venice, best rates for this celebrated, privately owned five-star overlooking the Lagoon: steeped in rich history and unique style, every inch a baroque ideal of the Italian city: where Vivaldi wrote ‘Four Seasons’ and Thomas Mann wrote ‘Death in Venice’

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Feb

Venice’s historic private palazzo hotels are uniquely charming and offer some of the most unusual places to stay in the city. One of the best, and most original, the stylish Hotel Metropole on the Riva, overlooking the Lagoon, is one of the rare private hotels in Venice that is rated five-star—and it is a celebrated, […]

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Hotels, UK, UK Country Hotels

Oatlands Park, originally built by Henry VIII to rival Hampton Court as a palace for his fourth wife Anne of Cleves: now beautifully refurbished as a country-house hotel in 10 acres of grounds overlooking Broadwater Lake and the Surrey countryside

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Feb

Everybody has heard of Hampton Court Palace. It is synonymous with King Henry VIII, said to be his favourite palace. What fewer people know is that he built a rival palace only five miles away, near Weybridge, named Oatlands, for his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. In 1540 the marriage was annulled and Henry secretly […]

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Enews, Events, Gardens & Outdoor Events, Rail journeys, Travel, UK

Join us on The Royal Scotsman, a Belmond train, one of the world’s most luxurious and exclusive, for a magical five-day rail journey to see Scotland’s classic splendours

Posted on by Julie Spencer
09
Nov

Explore the breathtaking scenery, the great lochs, glens, coasts and castles of Scotland in fine Edwardian style and five-star comfort aboard the Royal Scotsman, a Belmond train—and visit HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s family seat at Glamis Castle. This fabulous five-day, four-night Scotland’s Classic Splendours trip aboard The Royal Scotsman, a Belmond train, is […]

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Enews, Europe, Events, Sport & Social Events, Travel

Norway: Join the CountryClubuk Salmon Fishing Party in the footsteps of the ‘Salmon Lords’ on one of the world’s great rivers, the Namsen, for a prime-time week

Posted on by Julie Spencer
08
Nov

British salmon fishers discovered the virtues of Norway’s great River Namsen in the 1830s, and named it ‘Queen of the Rivers’. Reports of record catches and huge salmon spread among distinguished fishers, magnetising an increasing number of titled anglers known as the ‘Salmon Lords’. Today the Namsen remains one of the most productive salmon rivers […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

The ultimate place to stay in Portofino, jewel in the crown of the Italian Riviera: Belmond Hotel Splendido, home of La Dolce Vita as it used to be: and as Groucho Marx said of this idyllic retreat, ‘Wonderful place, wonderful people.’

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30
Oct

Belmond Hotel Splendido is the place to stay in Portofino, jewel of the Italian Riviera. Life here revolves around it. During its vibrant history the graceful building transformed from a monastery to an aristocratic home to a grand hotel above cedar-lined slopes with the finest views of the coast and sea. The Duke of Windsor […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

A Renaissance monastery with a façade by Michelangelo, transformed into a stylish boutique hotel: this is the Belmond Villa San Michele, a prestigious hotel nestled in terraced gardens with views over Brunelleschi’s Duomo in the heart of Florence below

Posted on by Julie Spencer
25
Sep

From its façade attributed to Michelangelo to the fresco of the Last Supper on the wall, surrounding woodlands where Leonardo Da Vinci first attempted to fly, and fine dining Tuscan style within a 15th century monastery, Belmond Villa San Michele is a uniquely beautiful place to stay. As the sun casts golden light on Brunelleschi’s […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Why Belmond Hotel Cipriani, set on an island in the Venetian Lagoon, is one of the Great Hotels of the World: Timeless glamour, history, romance and an air of sophistication combine with superlative service to create a world all its own within the stunning mirage that is Venice

Posted on by Julie Spencer
19
Sep

The Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice would rank at the top of any list of Great Hotels of the World. Not only because of its famous position, with Venice a shimmering vision across the water, giving 270-degree views of the Venice Lagoon and the Doge’s Palace. Not only because, set amid flower gardens on a […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Rochester London: best rates for this boutique townhouse 4-star Blue Orchid hotel in leafy Vincent Square, Belgravia, with free English breakfast and free room upgrade

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01
Aug

In a tranquil location overlooking leafy Vincent Square, the Rochester by Blue Orchid is a comfortable four-star hotel just minutes from Victoria’s rail and Underground stations and within walking distance of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. It has hosted the England Cricket Team, among others, and is well liked by our Members. Each room has […]

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Europe, International Hotels, Portugal, Travel

Lawrence’s Hotel, Sintra: Five-star Royal mansion in the forests and hills above Lisbon, in easy reach of Portugal’s best beach: Stay here in the world’s second oldest hotel, where Lord Byron wrote ‘Child Harold’s Pilgrimage’

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01
Aug

The Portuguese and Moorish Royal families made Sintra their summer retreat with good reason. While Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, lay languid in the summer sun, not far away in the hills of Sintra the royals would enjoyi the shady cobbled lanes and cool woodlands, the castles and palaces and breathtaking scenery—then take a tram to the […]

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Europe, Greece, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Arte & Mare Elia Suites, Mykonos, Greek Islands: Five-star boutique hotel on Mykonos: authentic, rapturous welcome in the Greek Isles: Exclusive Club rates and free upgrades

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01
Aug

There can be no surprise that the Greek Island of Mykonos is called ‘The Island of the Winds’ because you can be sure of a cooling breeze no matter what the time of year. The gods certainly felt close to the island, naming it after Apollo’s son. And there is even a tale of an […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

To the ‘Golden Bee’ of Sardinia: Abi d’Oru, the first five-star hotel on the Costa Esmerelda, and still a gracious, upscale resort overlooking the white sand beach and turquoise waters of the Gulf of Marinella

Posted on by Julie Spencer
08
Mar

An ancient crossroads between East and West, Sardinia emerged from mystery and obscurity in the 1960s with the creation of the Costa Smeralda by the Aga Khan—and historic Abi d’Oru was the first hotel to be built here on the northern coast. This high-class resort has been welcoming guests for five-star relaxation and pleasures, combined […]

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Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Stay at the five-star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa overlooking the 17th fairway on the world’s most famous golf course: surely the best place to be in St Andrews: and our Members enjoy exclusive Club rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
Jan

The legendary Old Course at St Andrews is where every golfer wants to be, and this is how to stay there, in five-star luxury overlooking the 17th fairway—in a room with a view at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, another golfing legend! From here you have the most historic vistas in world […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Beauchamp, Bloomsbury, London WC1: exclusive Club rates including English breakfast and complimentary room upgrade

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01
Oct

A charming four-star-plus boutique hotel in Bedford Place, in the heart of Bloomsbury, a five-minute walk from the British Museum, the Beauchamp is well liked by our Members, who have a super and exclusive Club rate including full English breakfast, complimentary room upgrade and free wifi. The hotel offers comfortable, well-equipped en-suite bedrooms and a […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Grange Blooms London, best rates for this charming traditional 4-star townhouse hotel overlooking the British Museum gardens, with free English breakfast and free room upgrade

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01
Aug

A traditional 18th-century townhouse, well liked by our Members, Blooms is in the heart of Bloomsbury on a quiet street beside the British Museum, and some rooms overlook the museum gardens. Just minutes from Covent Garden and Theatreland, and not far from the City, it is well placed for business and leisure. It has 26 […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, Travel, UK

The Strathmore London, best rates at the Queen Mother’s former family residence in South Kensington, with free English breakfast and free upgrade for CountryClubuk Members

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01
Aug

The former London residence of the Earl of Strathmore, father of the late Queen Mother, the Strathmore is a restored London townhouse situated on the delightful wide avenue of Queensgate, minutes from Kensington Gardens and the Royal Albert Hall. It has a unique blend of Victorian grandeur and family comfort, maintaining the style of an […]

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Events, Rail journeys, Sport & Social Events, Travel Events, UK

Take the luxurious, historic British Pullman train for a sporting and social event to remember—a five-star rail journey from London to the ‘Glorious Goodwood’ Festival Race Meeting at the family seat of the Duke of Richmond, to be part of one of English racing’s great occasions, complete with Champagne, fine wining and dining: fully booked and event concluded

Posted on by Julie Spencer
07
Jul

‘Glorious Goodwood’ has been part of the British social calendar since 1814. Set on the Sussex Downs, family seat of the Dukes of Richmond, with panoramic views across the Solent, Goodwood epitomises the English summer, offering the very best horseracing in Europe, from one of the world’s most scenic racecourses, viewed in a highly social […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Hotel Brunelleschi: luxurious, historic, and looking out over the Duomo in the very heart of Florence

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25
Jun

‘They’re giving me a room at the Brunelleschi’ So wrote Dan Brown in his novel The Da Vinci Code. The novelist returned to the hotel twice in his new novel, Inferno—and now it is our handpicked four-star hotel in Florence, undoubtedly among the finest in this art capital of Europe. The Hotel Brunelleschi is the […]

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Free Breaks, Hotels, Travel, UK

Grinkle Park, a fine sporting baronial mansion in its own parkland estate in North Yorkshire

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01
Jun

Grinkle Park in North Yorkshire—a superb baronial mansion-house hotel and a welcome addition to our Free Breaks Portfolio—has also won the national award for Good Shoot Hotel. The accolades cover everything from ‘brilliant hospitality’ to ‘excellent rooms’ to ‘fantastic accomodation, wine cellar, bar and food’—plus excellent, well-run shooting on the Grinkle Park Estate, one of […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy

Bauer Palazzo, a palace in one of the best locations in Venice, overlooking the Grand Canal near San Marco Piazza: Members enjoy exclusive rates at this historic and palatial five-star hotel

Posted on by Julie Spencer
16
May

Always when day-dreaming of Venice, the luminous, liquid paintings by Canaletto drift into mind. Not only water sets this cityscape apart, but architecture—rising from those translucent blues and greys are the domes of Byzantine churches, the marble of the High Renaissance, and the Baroque, and the pale pink palaces which look out on to the […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square: stylish, contemporary new five-star hotel with a Nobu restaurant taking over from the famous Nobu Berkeley Street: good news for gourmets!

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
May

Nobu has opened a five-star hotel and restaurant in Portman Square, London. It’s as elegant and glamorous as one would expect, a landmark hotel in a fabulous central location, offering world-class cuisine and service. For those who love Nobu’s amazingly good food and style, it’s a dream destination—this is, after all, successor to Nobu’s famous […]

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UK

Regent Cruises, best rates on Seven Seas Explorer, ‘the world’s most luxurious cruise ship’—it’s official! Wine, dine, live in luxury, enjoy free flights and free shore excursions, all truly inclusive in your fare, and save thousands of pounds on any Regent Seven Seas cruise worldwide

Posted on by Julie Spencer
06
Apr

If ever a luxury cruise ship started life at the top of the ‘rich list’, the £350 million Seven Seas Explorer is the one. Built in Genoa, Italy, christened by a Princess in Monaco, she is ‘the most luxurious ship ever built’—an accolade based on the millions of pounds she cost per suite, exceptional space-to-passenger […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events, Travel, UK

Exclusive CountryClubuk Private Salmon Fishing & Sporting House Party at wonderful Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on the Isle of Harris: the dates, July 16-23, 2021: fully booked and successful event completed: watch out for new dates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
28
Mar

You are invited to join the eagerly awaited CountryClubuk Salmon Fishing & Sporting House Party in the splendour of Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, on the Isle of Harris, for the prime week of July 16 to July 23, 2021. Set in the magnificent mountains of the 55,000-acre North Harris estate in the Outer Hebrides, this is one […]

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