See the Best Hotels in Britain and Ireland
Published 2 Nov 2017, 12:17 GMT, Updated 16 Nov 2017, 10:48 GMT
Photograph by Andrew Holt, Alamy
A comfortable room, like this one in Ynyshir Hall, bids guests to relax.
Photograph by von Essen HotelsSurrounded by nature and wildlife, The Torridon in Scotland promises tranquility for guests. But tranquil should not be confused with dull—activities here include rock climbing, glen walks, clay pigeon shooting, gorge scrambling, kayaking, and mountain biking with sessions offered by the hotel's professional instructors.
Photograph by Hartz, Laif, ReduxThe Old Course Hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, faces the famous golf course.
Photograph by Kohler Co.Facade of the Merchant Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Photograph by the Merchant HotelEach room at Hotel Tresanton in Cornwall, comes decorated with Cornish art and a view of the sea. From early spring through to the end of September, guests can go sailing with the hotel's skipper on Falmouth Bay.
Photograph by Hotel TresantonAt the private country house of Delphi Lodge, located in the Connemara region of Ireland, there are no TVs, room service, or a la carte menus; meals are taken together over a large oak table with the owner.
Photograph by Frank Heuer, Laif, ReduxGuests at Northern Ireland's Bushmills Inn can arrange to participate in whiskey tastings, or visit the Bushmills distillery for a glass of whiskey that has been made with water from St. Columb's Rill, malted barley, a triple distillation process in copper stills and ageing in oak casks.
Photograph by Bushmills InnOn 200 acres of wooded land and gardens, Bodysgallen Hall & Spa in Wales has views of Conwy Castle and Snowdonia.
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Photograph by Derek Harris, AlamyMeasuring 132 feet long and 26 feet high, the Minstrels' Gallery at Ireland's Adare Manor Hotel has lights filled with stained glass that were the idea of Lord Dunraven, who in 1838, had the inscription placed in the gallery's west window, "in the love and honour of Caroline Wyndham his countess."
Courtesy Adare Manor HotelThe Athenaeum in London is a Piccadilly classic.
Photograph by the Athenaeum