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HOTEL MAKEOVER
THIS glorious Georgian gem, the Buxton Crescent Hotel in the town of the same name, on the edge of the Peak District has just had a stunning makeover and will re-open on October 1.
Focusing on wellness, there’ll be an array of pools, treatment areas and four-poster beds.
Doubles from £125 (two sharing) B&B (ensanahotels.com).
COUNTRY LIVING
NASHVILLE is one of the US’s liveliest cities. Obviously there’s the incredible country music scene which has seen the likes of Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan recording at RCA studio B.
Now, arty hotel, The Joseph, has just opened in the SoBro district.
There’s a fabulous pool and sophisticated rooms featuring modern art, there are over 1,000 pieces dotted around the 297room establishment.
Doubles from £294, room only. Visit thejosephnashville.com
LONDON CALLING
AS a London must-stay, Firmdale’s lively Soho Hotel is one of the best. Tucked away in Richmond Mews, everything is right on your doorstep.
Oversized headboards, colourful artworks including kimonos under glass make rooms a sublimely comfortable gallery in themselves.
Also open is their Charlotte Street Hotel in Fitzrovia and Number Sixteen in South Kensington. Doubles from £325. Visit firmdalehotels.com
A LANDMARK MOMENT
THE 120-year old Landmark London hotel has just re-opened with a new selection of stays including a wellness retreat.
Doubles from £326, B&B (landmarklondon.co.uk).