Chewton Glen Hotel, Spa & Country Club, New Milton

I cannot recommend this Hotel highly enough if you wish to have a totally relaxing very high quality stay (without the children). The Hotel is situated just outside of the New Forest and you can take a walk from it to the coast. We stay for one night each year and it is totally relaxing. Normally we arrive around lunchtime and someone takes our bags to the room (tipping is not allowed), we go directly to the fantastic spa facilities where you can ...
...saunas and steam rooms and you get a fluffy white towel and slippers which you can virtually live in for the rest of your stay. It is one of those places where people are polite but dont want to intrude which makes it great for relaxing around the swimming pool or trying out one of the many spa facilities. My wife usually pays extra and has a massage/treatment, usually involving something to do with strawberries and champagne.
Our room (Bronze ... more

I cannot recommend this Hotel highly enough if you wish to have a totally relaxing very high quality stay (without the children). The Hotel is situated just outside of the New Forest and you can take a walk from it to the coast. We stay for one night each year and it is totally relaxing. Normally we arrive around lunchtime and someone takes our bags to the room (tipping is not allowed), we go directly to the fantastic spa facilities where you can also have a bite to eat. The changing rooms have saunas and steam rooms and you get a fluffy white towel and slippers which you can virtually live in for the rest of your stay. It is one of those places where people are polite but dont want to intrude which makes it great for relaxing around the swimming pool or trying out one of the many spa facilities. My wife usually pays extra and has a massage/treatment, usually involving something to do with strawberries and champagne.
Our room (Bronze room). Which is the lowest category of room is all you could want.The bathroom even has a satellite TV at the end of the bath in the tiles! Most of the room has a traditional feel. When we came back from our evening meal the bed was turned down, the room tidied and chocolates were on the pillow.
The food is first class Michelin star, the atmosphere is not too stuffy and the hotel is a great place to relax. Next time we may take a tennis or golf lesson. The following day we used the spar facilities until about 5pm to make maximum use of the facilities.
If you look out during the year there are some less expensive times to book rooms. It is well worth it.
 

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