Curated luxury hotels in Essex

In the Suffolk countryside, between Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury, this beautiful 15th-century building offers 4-star accommodation and a restaurant with 2 AA Rosettes for its fine food.

Lavenham is one of the best-preserved Tudor villages in Britain, and The Swan Hotel & Spa is perhaps one of England's finest historic hotels. The building has been carefully restored and beautifully renovated, with ancient oak beams, large open fireplaces and a minstrel gallery.

Decorated in warm, relaxing colours, the en suite rooms combine period features with modern facilities. Each includes a flat-screen plasma TV and facilities for making tea and coffee. The on site Weavers' House Spa has 6 treatment rooms, 2 relaxation suites, a sauna, steam room, spa boutique and an outdoor vitality pool and terrace.

The Swan Hotel & Spa serves modern British cuisine in its Gallery Restaurant, made using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Prior reservation is recommended. Guests can also dine in the informal Brasserie and historic Old Bar. Al fresco dining is possible in the garden, as well as fine dining in the elegant Gallery Restaurant.

A stay at 100 Queen's Gate Hotel London, Curio Collection by Hilton places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute walk of Natural History Museum and Imperial College London. This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Kensington High Street and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Victoria and Albert Museum.

In the heart of London, Karma Sanctum Soho is within a 5-minute drive of Piccadilly Circus and Hyde Park. This luxury hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from The British Museum and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Big Ben.

A stay at The Rubens at the Palace places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute walk of Buckingham Palace and Green Park. This luxury hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Hyde Park and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Victoria Station Travel Information Centre.

With a stay at JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, you'll be centrally located in London, just a 3-minute walk from Hyde Park and 7 minutes by foot from Marble Arch. This luxury hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Oxford Street and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Piccadilly.

With a stay at Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars, you'll be centrally located in London – a 7-minute walk from St. Paul's Cathedral and 11 minutes by foot from Tate Modern. This luxury hotel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Somerset House and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Globe Theatre.

Conrad London St. James is in the heart of London, within a 5-minute walk of St. James Park and Westminster Abbey. This luxury hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Big Ben and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Houses of Parliament.

With a stay at Kimpton Fitzroy London by IHG, you'll be centrally located in London – a 8-minute walk from The British Museum and 12 minutes by foot from British Library. This luxury hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Covent Garden Market and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Somerset House.

With a stay at The BoTree in London (London City Centre), you'll be 3 minutes by foot from Oxford Street. This luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Marble Arch and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Hyde Park.

A stay at Apex Temple Court Hotel places you in the heart of London, within a 15-minute walk of St. Paul's Cathedral and Royal Opera House. This eco-friendly hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from London Eye and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Trafalgar Square.

• Super-central London location
• A couple of cocktail bars
• Sustainable freebies in the rooms

The Strand Palace Hotel is in the heart of London’s theatreland, just five minutes’ walk from Covent Garden and just a little further from Trafalgar Square. It’s named after the road it finds itself on, which is one of the capital’s busiest and most famous stretches. The Strand Palace has been hosting guests since 1909 (but don’t worry, the whole place had a head-to-toe revamp in 2019, so it’s looking fresh!).

Rooms are modern and stylish, but the extras are where this place excels. You’ll find Love Cocoa chocolate bars in every room, along with reusable BottleUP water bottles. You can use these to fill up at one of the many water stations dotted all over the hotel’s seven floors. Luxe Rituals toiletries come as standard, too. Upgrade to a Deluxe room, meanwhile, and you’ll have access to a complimentary minibar.

The hotel’s restaurants and bars are popular spots for guests and Londoners alike. Haxwells plates up seabass fillets, crab linguine, burgers and salads, while the nearby tea parlour deals in bites and loose leaf tea. Joe Allen’s is the place to head for live music every Wednesday, or you can venture to the cocktail-cum-gin bar for a pre-theatre drink. And then there’s oh-so-glam Tequila Mockingbird, which boasts seriously Insta-worthy interiors and even better daily happy hours. A gym, business centre and top-quality Guest Services facility round things up.

Located in Newmarket, The Packhorse Inn is a 5-minute drive from National Horseracing Museum and 8 minutes from Newmarket Racecourse. This luxury inn is 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from National Stud and 8 mi (13 km) from West Stow Country Park and Anglo Saxon Village.

With a stay at Hintlesham Hall Hotel in Ipswich, you'll be next to a golf course, within a 15-minute drive of Ipswich Waterfront and Wolves Wood RSPB Reserve. This golf hotel is 15.9 mi (25.7 km) from University of Essex and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Chantry Park.

Located in Bromley, The Bromley Court Hotel is within a 15-minute drive of Chislehurst Caves and Greenwich Park. This eco-friendly hotel is 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from Cutty Sark and 7.6 mi (12.2 km) from O2 Arena.

A stay at Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa places you in the heart of Newmarket, within a 5-minute drive of National Horseracing Museum and Newmarket Racecourse. This eco-friendly hotel is 3 mi (4.8 km) from National Stud and 5.7 mi (9.1 km) from Burwell House.

With a stay at The Landing Hotel in Westerham (Biggin Hill), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Surrey Hills and Down House. This hotel is 12.3 mi (19.9 km) from Hever Castle and Gardens and 14.4 mi (23.2 km) from Clapham Common.

A stay at The Mandeville Hotel places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute walk of Oxford Street and Regent Street. This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Marble Arch and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Hyde Park.

A stay at Clayton Hotel City of London places you in the heart of London, within a 5-minute drive of Tower of London and The Shard. This eco-friendly hotel is 3 mi (4.8 km) from London Eye and 3.1 mi (5 km) from The British Museum.

You'll be centrally located in London with a stay at Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge, within a 15-minute walk of Tower Bridge and Tower of London. This eco-friendly hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Borough Market and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from St. Paul's Cathedral.

With a stay at Jumeirah Lowndes London, you'll be centrally located in London, just a 5-minute walk from Hyde Park and 6 minutes by foot from Harrods. This family-friendly hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Hyde Park Corner and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Sloane Square.