Billed as a 'deconstructed hotel', the restaurant, compact check-in area, spa and rooms are spread around the estate rather than being found in one central building. The effect is lovely: rooms feel much more remote than they are, and the outdoor setting can really shine. The aesthetic of the grounds feels like a secret garden, although an admittedly large and grand one; ferns perfectly frame a snapshot of the boathouses from across the water, ficus and coppertips spill over the brick walls of a delightfully dilapidated folly, and a bridge that wouldn’t be out of place in Pride and Prejudice is surrounded by lush reeds, looming hedges and longstanding trees.
Compared with the traditional gardens, rooms feel much more modern with large abstract arts, patterned rugs and chic freestanding baths from British brand Victoria+Albert. Colour palettes vary from deep blue and mustard hues in the boathouses to forest green and gold in the Lookout.
Both The Plumicorn and the Feather Lounge are housed in the same open-plan space in an impressive glass-fronted building, which from afar looks rather like the outline of a tawny owl’s face. The focus of the design is on the view, but botanical print chairs, foliage walls and swish pendant lamps add to the atmosphere.
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