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SkiftSep 8, 2026

Luxury+Lifestyle: Can a Small Collection of Iconic London Hotels Out-Earn Big Brands?

The owner of The Connaught and The Berkeley has hired the man who scaled Six Senses to build an operating company for luxury lifestyle hotels it owns and doesn't own.

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  • Hackwood ParkHotelcountry estate in Hampshire
  • Elsewhere
  • The BerkeleyHotelLondon, United KingdomThe hotel is owned and managed by the Maybourne Hotel Group, which also owns The Connaught and Claridge's in Mayfair,…
  • The ConnaughtHotelLondon, United KingdomOne of the very smartest hotel addresses in London , The Connaught Hotel’s energy crackles and fizzes from morning…
  • The EmoryHotelLondon, United KingdomSteel, glass and a whole new sort of Hyde Park Corner stay.
  • Saint-GermainNeighborhoodParis, Francedistrict in Paris with a new hotel development
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National GeographicAug 11

10 best English farm stays to escape the city

Once offering just a traditional bed and breakfast, the farm stay has evolved into one of the UK’s fastest-growing travel trends. Across the country, historic estates, regenerative farms and vineyards ...

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  • Heckfield PlaceHotel438 acres with a biodynamic farm and market garden
  • WildsmithPlaceToiletries inspired by Heckfield Place's estate
  • Elsewhere
  • FowlescombeHotelDevon, United Kingdom450-acre estate with Michelin Guide-rated restaurant
  • The RefectoryCaféDevon, United KingdomFarm's Michelin Guide-rated restaurant run by chef Elly Wentworth
  • ThymeHotelGloucestershire, United KingdomCountry estate in the Cotswolds with Ox Barn restaurant
  • Ox BarnRestaurantGloucestershire, United KingdomRestaurant where menu items come from the grounds
  • Bertioli spaPlaceGloucestershire, United KingdomSpa treatments draw on botanicals from water meadows
  • The NewtAttractionSomerset, United KingdomWorking farmland estate with a 17th-century Georgian manor
  • RathfinnyRestaurantEast Sussex, United KingdomWorking wine estate on the South Downs with vineyard tours
  • Fritton LakeSightNorfolk, United KingdomTwo-mile expanse of wild water on Somerleyton estate
  • Somerleyton estateHotelNorfolk, United Kingdom5,000-acre estate with rewilded marshes and woodland
  • The ClubhouseHotelNorfolk, United KingdomFormer 16th-century inn with eight cottage-cosy rooms
  • LoumaHotelDorset, United Kingdom100 acres of regenerative farmland in west Dorset
  • ThornfalconHotelSomerset, United Kingdom40-acre farm stay producing award-winning cider
  • TewinburyHotelHertfordshire, United KingdomFamily-run estate with 700 acres of fields and woodland
  • Tudor Farmhouse HotelHotelGloucestershire, United Kingdom13th-century converted farmhouse in Clearwell village
  • Cowshed RestaurantRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Granary KitchenRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Stable BarRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
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