Oakley Court Hotel
The Oakley Court Hotel is a Victorian Gothic mansion set on 37 private acres overlooking the River Thames. The hotel has a total of 118 rooms. Amenities include a croquet lawn, billiards room, The Oakleaf Leisure Club with an indoor
pool, sauna, steam room and fitness room, a nine-hole golf course, two tennis courts and an upscale restaurant. The hotel also has boats that can accommodate up to eight people for your use and a launch that is piloted and can take up to 12. Prices in 2009 range from about 110 GBP, or $182, as of November 2009.
Windsor Road
Windsor SL4 5UR, United Kingdom
011 +(44) (0)1753 609 988
principal-hayley.com
Stoke Place Hotel
The Stoke Place Hotel rooms all have flat-screen TVs, teamakers and teas. The hotel also has 12 suites with fireplaces and bay windows overlooking the private lake and lawns. The hotel features a restaurant, bar and lounge. The private lake is open for fishing, and the hotel has two mountain bikes available. Amenities include free Internet access, room service, film library and the services of a personal trainer. Rates in 2009 start at about 119 GBP, or $197.
Stoke Green
Stoke Poges, Slough, Berkshire SL2 4HT, United Kingdom
011+ 44 (0)1753 534 790
stokeplace.co.uk
Cliveden
Cliveden is set in the middle of 360 acres of gardens and parkland, right on the River Thames. All of the rooms are double rooms, and dogs are welcome. The only places they are not allowed is in the dining rooms. There are more than 250 acres of trails in the National Trust parkland where the dogs are allowed. The hotel also will arrange for a dog walker or a dog sitter. The hotel also has a spa that is in the National Trust gardens that has heated indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, whirlpools, steam rooms and a sauna. Rates in 2009 start at about 305 GBP or $502.
Taplow,
Berkshire SL6 0JF, United Kingdom
011 + ( 44) (0) 1628 668 561
clivedenhouse.co.uk
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