Cotswold House Hotel

At the heart of the Cots­wolds lies the archetypal Eng­lish vil­lage of Chip­ping Camp­den.  It is home to the most charm­ing of hostel­ries, The Cots­wold House Hotel and Spa, which is cent­rally loc­ated on the high street. Ori­gin­ally a Regency town­house, the mag­ni­fi­cent façade of dressed Cots­wold stone houses one of the most lux­uri­ous boutique hotel exper­i­ences any­where in the area. A dynamic young man­age­ment team here has trans­formed a stay at the hotel into a mag­ni­fi­cent, cos­seted experience.

Here you will find the very best you could wish for in mod­ern hos­pit­al­ity – tran­quil­lity — sub­lime com­fort, excep­tional cuisine, a stun­ning new Temple Spa, two acres of extens­ive gar­dens and some of Britain’s most beau­ti­ful coun­tryside on the doorstep.

Enter by the front door and the hotel opens up tardis-like before you, bely­ing the grace­ful but com­pact façade. There are 30 indi­vidu­ally designed bed­rooms with a room to suit every guest from deluxe king size doubles to suites with gar­dens and hot tubs or baths with their own TV, big enough to share. Mood light­ing, Frette linen, under­floor heat­ing, room bars, cosy fire­places and Temple branded toi­letries com­plete a pic­ture of sheer opulence.

Ven­ture out of your room for susten­ance and you are sim­il­arly embar­rassed for choice. With its sweep­ing bar and chic con­tem­por­ary design, Hicks Bras­serie is cas­ual and relaxed, serving meals through­out the day and boast­ing the best Bellinis for miles around. Gour­met res­taur­ant, Juliana’s, exudes eleg­ance without pom­pos­ity, with its unique light sculp­ture, fas­cin­at­ing ice bar and roar­ing log fire. It per­fectly show­cases the art of Exec­ut­ive Chef, Damian Clisby, who has recently joined the man­age­ment team hav­ing pre­vi­ously been Exec­ut­ive Chef at FJB Haven Hotel in Sand­banks and, prior to that, with the Riv­ing­ton Grill and the two Mich­elin starred Pied à Terre.

His cuisine draws its inspir­a­tion from the finest ingredi­ents of ded­ic­ated Cots­wold pro­du­cers – be it whole­some crusty breads, loc­ally churned cheeses, home-reared meats, veget­ables from the Vale of Eve­sham or jams and pre­serves from small-scale artisan pro­du­cers. They have but one thing in com­mon. They care deeply about what they do.

The same could be said for cof­fee sup­plier, Café du Monde, which provides Cots­wold House will all its cof­fee needs. This includes its renowned cafetière ser­vice, with free loan stain­less steel cafetières and por­tion packs of Kenya and Decaf­fein­ated cof­fee. It also sup­plies Grand Cru beans for espresso service.

Gen­eral Man­ager of The Cots­wold House Hotel, Duncan Fraser, was instru­mental in appoint­ing Café du Monde two years ago:

“We are delighted with the cof­fee” he says “and reg­u­larly receive com­pli­ments on its qual­ity. Their pas­sion­ate approach to their product earns them a richly deserved place amongst our niche suppliers.”

For more inform­a­tion on the full range of Café du Monde cof­fee sys­tems, call 01322 284804 or log on to www.cafedumonde.co.uk

For hotel details see www.cotswoldhouse.com

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