ENGLISH ROSE

A recent report by Knight Frank revealed that the UK is still a top spot for wealthy investors looking to venture into commercial properties. Malaysia-based YTL Corporation is one of the many businesses that have expanded into the UK in recent years. Its second hotel in the country, the luxury Monkey Island Estate in Bray-on-thames, Berkshire, is slated to open this spring. The private 7ha island, which sits on the River Thames, is accessible only by a footbridge and private boat, and has been frequented over the past 800 years by monarchs and aristocrats to enjoy its picturesque countryside. It has been designed by the award-winning Champalimaud Design, which is also behind YTL’S other UK property, The Gainsborough Bath Spa. ytlhotels.com