Saturday, 21st November 2009

 

From Stoke Park with love

After a hard working week, Brummell is always on the lookout for splendour and luxury, and Stoke Park Club certainly has both. The 49-bedroom five-star spa hotel set in sprawling parkland and 27-hole golf course are just seven miles from Heathrow – and you can be teeing off or lying prostrate under a masseuse’s masterly thumbs in less than an hour from your desk with a special offer for Brummell readers.

And this is not just any pitch ‘n’ putt. The 100-year old golf course played host to the most memorable game of golf in cinema history, when James Bond challenged Auric Goldfinger to win the prize of a bar of gold on the 18th green. Bond revisited in Tomorrow Never Dies and the hotel was also featured on film in Bridget Jones’ Diary.

Stoke Park’s £14m award-winning spa offers a broad range of treatments including deep relaxation rooms, Italian marble steam rooms, an indoor pool complete with in-built hydro-seat jacuzzi and a private atrium with a five metre tropical aquarium.

The hotel has just opened another 28 rooms in the Pavilion. Brimming with all the trimmings from adjustable mood lightning and bespoke furniture to decorations by Andy Warhol, the rooms’ contemporary styling contrasts with the more traditional interiors in the main Clubhouse.

Should you become so entranced by your surroundings that you cannot drag yourself away, bring your workplace with you. Stoke Park has eight private rooms catering from a board meeting to a full 120-delegate conference.

Prices for the top two-bedroom suite range up to £1,150 a night, or you can become a member of Stoke Park Club to better enjoy its golf, social, dining and health club experiences.

• Special offer

Brummell readers are entitled to a 10% discount off the Quick Escape and Ultimate Indulgence Retreat and 10% off any further pre-booked treatments. Complimentary rooms upgrades are also included (subject to availability). Both offer complimentary use of the Health and Racquet facilities (indoor swimming pool with hydro-seat jacuzzis, gymnasium, multi-surface tennis courts, steam rooms, dance and fitness studio).

Quick Escape: Includes: one nights’ bed and breakfast, lunch and three course table d’hote dinner, SPC Therapeutic Full Body Massage or Active Glow Facial. Rate based on two sharing a twin or double room: £245 per person.

The Ultimate Indulgence Retreat: includes: two nights’ Bed & Breakfast accommodation, lunch and a three course table d’hote dinner on both days, SPC Aromaheat Massage, SPC De-Stress Foot Massage, SPC Asmara Nourishing Facial. Rate based on two sharing a twin or double room: £578 per person.

Reservations: telephone 01753 717171, email reservations@stokeparkclub.com, quote CPC/elite when booking (offer valid until September 30, 2008)

www.stokeparkclub.com

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