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GENERAL INFORMATION :
What to expect: With a 1,000-year old history, the grand house at Selsdon Park has been through many changes, including the addition of 21st-century recreation and business conveniences. But it still retains the feel of a large Elizabethan manor: ivy-clad with sturdy towers, tapestries, a suit of armor, and jousting sabers in the lobby. For golfers and history lovers, business travelers and vacationers, this is a quintessentially English country retreat.
Amenity highlights: Golfers enjoy superb views of the Surrey countryside while on the hotel's 18-hole championship golf course, and golfing gear is available for rental and for sale from the on-site shop. The 205 acres of grounds with vast lawns and shade-trees provide ample encouragement for lounging. Facilities also include an 18-hole golf course, tennis and squash courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and fitness center offering a sauna, steam room, facials, massages, and other body treatments.
Insider tip: One half-mile east of the hotel, Selsdon Wood is an oasis of tranquility. The 200-acre conservation area has woodland, open meadows, ponds, and wildlife. Guests may find it by turning right at the end of the hotel's drive, and right again to the entrance on Old Farleigh Road.
PROPERTY AMINITIES :
With 205 acres of landscaped grounds, this country hotel offers an 18-hole championship golf course, croquet lawn, jogging trail, two all-weather tennis courts, and two grass courts for summer use. A heated outdoor swimming pool is open from June to mid-September, and an indoor pool is open all year. A gym is adjacent to a poolside spa, sauna, steam room, and two squash courts. The indoor leisure complex also provides body and beauty treatments, as well as lockers and showers
ROOMS :
This ivy-clad former manor house provides 204 rooms. The rooms feature traditional English decor, with leaded-glass windows and richly textured fabrics. Bathrooms have blue-and-cream tiles, large mirrors, heated towel racks, and shower/tub combinations. Other amenities include video game consoles and dial-up Internet access.
DINING :
The Cedar Restaurant - Overlooking a cedar tree said to have been planted by Queen Elizabeth I, this award-winning restaurant has elaborate plasterwork, period furniture, and a stained-glass ceiling. Bristol-blue glasswear and a vase of floating flowers adorn every table, where breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served from an international menu. Open every day, with live music and dancing on Saturday evenings.
Phoenix Bar & Grill - In the more modern wing of the hotel, this intimate bar overlooks the indoor swimming pool, and features a menu of drinks and light international dishes. There are wooden bar stools, clusters of armchairs and tables, a large-screen TV for sports and news, and a photo gallery of sports heroes. Open from late morning to late evening.
The Lounge - A long, oak-paneled room embellished with coats of arms, a gold-and-burgundy ceiling, and solid oak and copper fireplace. Serves an afternoon menu of teas, coffees, light snacks, and sandwiches.
The Solarium - Adjoining the lobby, the Solarium is semi-formal venue for a light lunch or afternoon tea, with small tables set before traditional sofas and armchairs. Heavy tied-back curtains frame floor-to-ceiling views of the hotel's vast lawns and golf course, and French doors open to the terrace
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