4* Jacobean Style mansion; Near Stratford-Upon-Avon. Of the 77 en-suite bedrooms at the Welcombe, there is something to suit the needs of every guest. Each room is decorated with the finest country house fabrics and in many cases, original antiques.

There is every modern convenience: thick towelling monogrammed robes, satellite colour televisions, modem links and en-suite bathrooms. There are large comfortable half-tester and four-poster beds, spacious Italian marble bathrooms and magnificent panoramic views across the hotel's glorious parkland grounds.