Sopwell House
Sopwell House is a country house hotel set in 12 acres of gardens and was once the home of Lord Mountbatten. The hotel's guest rooms are decorated in a modern style but with traditional accents. Each room features en suite bath, flat-screen TV, free in-room Wi-Fi, hair dryer, in-room safe and tea and coffee making facilities. The hotel's restaurant and brasserie serve everything from light snacks to multi-course meals and the Terrace Lounge serves a traditional English afternoon tea. The hotel spa offers relaxing spa and beauty treatments; perfect after a long day out hiking on one of St. Alban's many trails.
Sopwell House
Cottonmill Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire AL1 2HQ
011 (+44) 0 1727 750421
sopwellhouse.co.uk
Ardmore House Hotel
Ardmore House Hotel is located close to St. Alban's town center in its own secluded gardens. Offering single, twin, double and family guest rooms, each room boasts en suite bath, TV, coffee and tea making facilities, hair dryer and trouser press. Breakfast is included in the room rate and is served in the hotel's breakfast room. The hotel's restaurant serves dinner every evening, concentrating on typical British cuisine and using local produce where possible. Ardmore House Hotel is perfectly located for a stroll around town or a hike on the Alban Way.
Ardmore House Hotel
54 Lemsford Road
St Albans, Herts AL1 3PR
011 (+44) 0 1727 859313
ardmorehousehotel.co.uk
St. Michael's Manor
St. Michael's Manor is located in a 500-year-old house in its own five-acre gardens. The hotel offers deluxe accommodation in its 30 guest rooms. Each room has en suite bath, satellite TV, DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities with cookies, hair dryer, board games, magazines and free Wi-Fi Internet. Breakfast is not included in the room rate. The hotel's restaurant serves lunch and dinner every day and a special Saturday evening dinner and Sunday lunch. St. Michael's Manor is close to St. Alban's Abbey and the Roman Ruins, as well as to area biking and hiking trails.
St. Michael's Manor
Fishpool Street
St. Albans, Herts AL3 4RY
011 (+44) 0 1727 864444
stmichaelsmanor.com
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