{"id":119857,"date":"2023-10-10T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=119857"},"modified":"2023-10-10T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:59:02","slug":"the-national-geographic-traveller-hotel-awards-reveals-top-uk-retreats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/travel\/the-national-geographic-traveller-hotel-awards-reveals-top-uk-retreats\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Geographic Traveller Hotel Awards reveals top UK retreats"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brits – that’s your next staycation sorted.<\/p>\n
The UK winners and runners-up in the global\u00a02023 National Geographic Traveller Hotel Awards have been revealed, from a budget retreat in Manchester to a boutique pad in Scotland.<\/p>\n
The travel site says that each property guarantees a ‘memorable stay’, offering ‘unique interior design, world-beating food, incredible value or simply a chance to escape the world for a day or two’…<\/p>\n
WORLD’S BEST COUNTRY HOUSE RETREAT – BOYS HALL, ASHFORD, KENT\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The UK winners and runners-up in the 2023 National Geographic Traveller Hotel Awards have been revealed. Boys Hall, the world’s best country house retreat, lacks ‘the stuffiness you\u2019ll encounter at many other countryside manors’. It’s shown in the three images above\u00a0<\/p>\n Behold, the world’s best ‘country house retreat’, according to National Geographic Traveller.\u00a0<\/p>\n It describes it as ‘one of Britain\u2019s most stunning country house hotels’, noting that it lacks ‘the stuffiness you\u2019ll encounter at many other countryside manors’.<\/p>\n Touching on the building’s history, it says: ‘The timbered Wealden hall house was built by aristocrat Thomas Boys in 1616, and has supposedly seen the likes of Charles I grace its delightfully wonky interiors.’<\/p>\n Today, the ‘intimate scale and thoughtful interior design \u2014 medieval enough to fit the structure, modern enough to feel stylish \u2014 lend a personable, homely air’. Rooms from \u00a3180. Visit boys-hall.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST HOTEL FOR A BUDGET BREAK – LEVEN, MANCHESTER\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leven (shown in the three images above) in Manchester is\u00a0the world’s best hotel for a ‘budget break’ with rooms from \u00a389<\/p>\n Manchester hideaway Leven has been declared the world’s best hotel for a ‘budget break’ by\u00a0National Geographic Traveller.\u00a0<\/p>\n The travel site says the\u00a0former cotton warehouse’s\u00a0transformation into a 42-room hotel ‘celebrates the industrial heritage of the building, with the guest entrance in the loading dock, and preserved steel-framed Crittall windows throughout’.\u00a0<\/p>\n National Geographic Traveller adds that ‘room rates have been kept in check and there\u2019s an extra incentive for the budget-conscious digital nomad: a spacious communal lounge with wooden canteen tables providing the perfect perch to work-from-hotel’. Rooms from \u00a389. Visit liveleven.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n RUNNER-UP, WORLD’S BEST REVAMPED HOTEL – THE NICI, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Nici – a contender\u00a0for the world’s best ‘revamped hotel’ – is said to bring a ‘slice of cheery Americana’ to Bournemouth. It’s shown in the four images above\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Describing this hotel, a runner-up for the world’s best ‘revamped hotel’, National Geographic Traveller says: ‘The Nici has brought Miami to the English coast, transforming a tired old hotel into a slice of cheery Americana.’<\/p>\n The travel site adds that ‘tropical energy infuses the property, from the cabana-lined outdoor pool to the bold foliage wallpaper’.\u00a0Rooms are priced from \u00a3230. Visit thenici.com.<\/p>\n RUNNER-UP, FOOD HERO – UPDOWN FARMHOUSE, NEAR DEAL, KENT\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Updown Farmhouse (shown in the three images above) has been named a runner-up in the awards’ ‘food hero’ category, thanks to the food plated up in its\u00a0Italian-inspired restaurant<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Updown Farmhouse’s restaurant ‘serves up seasonal flavours’ (above)<\/p>\n This Grade-II listed farmhouse hotel is a runner-up in the ‘food hero’ category, which celebrates hotels that offer ‘unforgettable gourmet experiences’.\u00a0<\/p>\n National Geographic Traveller says the hotel’s\u00a0Italian-inspired restaurant ‘serves up seasonal flavours and a jovial atmosphere fuelled in part by a well-curated wine list’.\u00a0<\/p>\n Adding to its allure, the property also boasts ‘charmingly individual rooms’, a ‘home-from-home vibe’, a ‘well-stocked honesty bar’ and ‘quirky art on the walls’, the travel site adds.\u00a0Rooms from \u00a3190. Visit updownfarmhouse.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n RUNNER-UP, WORLD’S BEST BOUTIQUE PAD – NO 17 THE PROMENADE HOTEL, OBAN, SCOTLAND\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A contender for the world’s best ’boutique pad’, Scotland’s\u00a0No 17 The Promenade Hotel (shown in the three images above) boasts flickering fireplaces and\u00a0an intimate residents\u2019 salon<\/p>\n A runner-up for the world’s best ’boutique pad’, this Scottish retreat\u00a0‘majors in classic Scottish hospitality and has plenty of inviting cosy corners and flickering fireplaces’, says\u00a0National Geographic Traveller.\u00a0<\/p>\n It continues: ‘There are only seven bedrooms, which mix vintage pieces with modern metallics, yet there are five dining options right on site, from an Italian restaurant to an intimate residents\u2019 salon.’\u00a0<\/p>\n While there, the travel site recommends grabbing a seat at the outdoor bar, which overlooks the nearby isle of Kerrera. Rooms from \u00a3145. Visit no17thepromenade.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n RUNNER-UP, ECO-STAY – BIRCH SELSDON, CROYDON\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Birch Selsdon, a hotel that lies in Croydon, south of London, is a runner-up in the ‘eco stay’ category. It’s shown in the four images above\u00a0<\/p>\n A runner-up in the ‘eco stay’ category, this hotel\u00a0‘aims to be one of London\u2019s largest rewilding projects, turning its 200-acre grounds from a golf course back to its original biodiverse state’.\u00a0<\/p>\n So says National Geographic Traveller, adding that much of the furniture in the hotel’s guest rooms is upcycled.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rooms from \u00a3140. Visit birchcommunity.com\/selsdon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prices correct at the time of writing. For the results in full, go to<\/span> nationalgeographic.com<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘CITY STAR’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Capella Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n Runner-up: Palihouse West Hollywood, US<\/p>\n Runner-up: Palazzo Vil\u00f2n, Italy<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘REMOTE ESCAPE’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Under Canvas Bryce Canyon, US<\/p>\n Runner-up: Caravan Agafay, Morocco<\/p>\n Runner-up: Klahoose Wilderness Resort, Canada<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘MOUNTAIN REFUGE’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Six Senses Crans-Montana, Switzerland<\/p>\n Runner-up: Anders Mountain Suites, Italy<\/p>\n Runner-up: The Bolder, Norway<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘FOOD HERO’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp, Belgium<\/p>\n Runner-up: SB Winemaker\u2019s House & Spa Suites, Argentina<\/p>\n Runner-up: Updown Farmhouse, England<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘ROMANTIC BOLTHOLE’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel, Italy<\/p>\n Runner-up: Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape, Bali<\/p>\n Runner-up: Domaine des Etangs, France<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘BEACH SANCTUARY’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Ahu Bay, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n Runner-up: Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach, Thailand<\/p>\n Runner-up: Casa Chabl\u00e9, Mexico<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘BUDGET BREAK’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Leven, England<\/p>\n Runner-up: Nostos S\u00e9rifos, Greece<\/p>\n Runner-up: Ying\u2019nFlo, Hong Kong<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘WELLNESS HAVEN’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Aleenta Retreat Chiang Mai, Thailand<\/p>\n Runner-up: The C\u014dmodo, Austria<\/p>\n Runner-up: Trakt Forest Hotel, Sweden<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘ECO STAY’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Cap Karoso, Sumba, Indonesia<\/p>\n Runner-up: Le Bois de Chambres, France<\/p>\n Runner-up: Birch Selsdon, England<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘UNIQUE SPACE’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Canfranc Estaci\u00f3n, Spain<\/p>\n Runner-up: Villa Palladio Jaipur, India<\/p>\n Runner-up: Shiguchi Hokkaido, Japan<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘COUNTRY HOUSE RETREAT’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Boys Hall, England<\/p>\n Runner-up: The Lodge, Majorca<\/p>\n Runner-up: La Nauve Cognac, France<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘REVAMPED HOTEL’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Life House, Berkshires, USA<\/p>\n Runner-up: AndBeyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge, Tanzania<\/p>\n Runner-up: The Nici, Dorset, England<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘CLEVER CONVERSION’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: Sommerro, Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n Runner-up: Pal\u00e1cio Ludovice Wine Experience Hotel, Lisbon<\/p>\n Runner-up: Telegraphenamt, Berlin<\/p>\n WORLD’S BEST ‘BOUTIQUE PAD’<\/span><\/p>\n Winner: De Durgerdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n Runner-up: Vermelho Hotel, Portugal<\/p>\n Runner-up: No 17 the Promenade, Scotland<\/p>\n Source: <\/span>National Geographic Traveller (UK)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\nTHE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER (UK) HOTEL AWARDS 2023 WINNERS REVEALED\u00a0<\/h3>\n