Best luxury hotels in the UK for 2022

While we’re all for a won’t-break-the-bank escape, sometimes big ticket occasions call for a push-the-boat out, blow-the-budget, truly special getaway. Whether it’s feasting at an acclaimed foodie retreat, old school glamour or a contemporary countryside idyll you’re after, here are some of the UK’s best luxury hotels, which deliver top-notch service and truly spoiling stays without fail.

The best luxury hotels in the UK are:

Neighbourhood: Oxfordshire

Offering a flourish of France in Oxfordshire, Le Manoir, helmed by culinary maestro Raymond Blanc, has long been a foodie pilgrimage site. At this honey-hued Cotswolds stone manor house surrounded by Provencal lavender and a herb-filled garden, guests dine on two-Michelin wizardry at the restaurant. Hand-dived scallops with caviar rub up against strawberries with sorrel sorbet, paired with Chateau d’Yquem vintages, and very polished service. Afterwards, retire to one of 32 bedrooms, with interiors inspired by Monsieur Blanc’s travels; some evoke Asia with dark timber and draped curtains, others feature Venetian masks. Left inspired to ramp up your own skills? Join the cookery school or a gardening workshop.

Price: Doubles from £895, B&B

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Neighbourhood: Canterbury

Nobody does modern luxury like The PIGs, and their outpost in the Nailbourne Valley outside Canterbury is no exception. A 17th-century red brick pile where the likes of Led Zeppelin gigged in days gone by, this 31-room hotel nails eclectic cool, fusing Jacobean period features with kaleidoscopic maximalism. Its storehouse-chic restaurant has a 25-mile menu, with much grown in the kitchen garden. Whether nibbling marmalade cake in the courtyard, sipping basil-infused Greenhouse Margaritas in candlelit nooks or enjoying a VOYA spa treatment…