Stylish stays
While we can all but dream, Jane Memmler discovers the UK’s hottest new hotel openings for 2021. We just can’t wait until they open their doors...
Telegraph Hotel, Coventry
Relive the glory days of newspaper publishing in Coventry. The former Coventry Telegraph offices have been turned into a luxury hotel and the building’s original mid-century style is beautifully preserved with artefacts and period furniture. Some rooms have black and white photographs of the old newsroom reimagined as wallpaper plus original light fittings and woodpanelled walls. Yet all the 88 rooms are well up to date with massive beds, coffee machines and free-standing baths. There are penthouse suites and 11 superb Winter Garden rooms overlooking an indoor terrace. For that special occasion, book the Lord Iliffe Suite, named after the newspaper’s founder, with a hot tub and terrace. History buffs will love the library featuring post-war design and newspaper heritage. Guests can dine at the Forme & Chase restaurant, while the Generators rooftop bar takes in the twinkling lights of Coventry. From £85 per room, per night, B&B. Opening date to be announced. telegraph-hotel.com
West Sussex will welcome a new little piggy this summer.
The Grade II listed Madehurst Lodge near Arundel has been reimagined to take the form of another stylish Pig hotel.
It’s also the location for the first Pig vineyard, thanks to its favourable elevation and soil, planted with 4,000 vines.
Food, as ever, will be a focus and sourced from within a 25-mile radius. Decor is distinctively shabby chic with old and mismatched furniture and clashing patterns.
It looks like it’s been there forever, but each piece has been painstakingly curated and it works so superbly you’ll want to re-create it (probably unsuccessfully) at home. There will be 30 rooms, each with their own style, and some garden rooms too.
There’s a miniature spa and, of course, plenty of nooks and crannies stuffed with cosy chairs and roaring fires to hunker down in front of.
From £155 per room, per night, room only. Opens summer.
thepighotel.com
The Alice Hawthorn, Nun Monkton, North Yorkshire
Named after local racehorse Alice who galloped to glory in classic races in 1844, The Alice Hawthorn has added beautiful new accommodation. It was a seven-year labour of love for this charming Grade II listed pub to be brought back to life.
Renowned for its food, and soon, undoubtedly, its accommodation, the 12 rooms are stunningly contemporary. There are four above the pub and eight tucked in new properties within the grounds. Built from home-grown Douglas Fir, the three buildings are modelled on a stable, barn and agricultural store. All feature exposed beams, wood walls, natural fabrics, massive beds and walk-in showers.
From £120, per room, per night. Opening date to be announced.
thealicehawthorn.com