One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
4 hotels
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bull Burford
Limewash walls and bespoke furnishings framed by museum-grade contemporary art from Banksy and Damien Hirst.
Cowley Manor Experimental
Checkerboard carpets, baldaquin beds, and glossy lacquer bring storybook whimsy to bedrooms.
Soho Farmhouse
Reclaimed timber barns and lakeside cabins mix Cotswold vernacular with upstate cabin culture.
Thyme
Seventeenth-century stone cottages furnished with handmade fleece sheep seats.
12 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Dormy House
Original oak beams and flagstone floors meet colorful textiles in cozy lounges.
Foxhill Manor
Arts and Crafts architecture meets Danish modern furniture, retro leather swivel chairs, and twin copper tubs.
Highway Burford
Eleven bedrooms finished in Moroccan Tadelakt plaster beneath exposed beams and sloping ceilings.
House of George W Davies
Laura Cole lines seventeenth-century eaves with multicolored blown-glass orb lights.
Painswick Hotel
Nicky Farquhar refreshed the Georgian interiors with roaring log burners and valley-view suites.
The Close Hotel
Bold wall colors and tall four-poster beds contrast with sixteenth-century stone fireplaces.
The Fish Hotel
Curved oak treehouses and hillside huts feature private outdoor soaking tubs.
The Lygon Arms
Seventeenth-century oak coffers serve as media stands beneath restored timber ceiling beams.
The Pig-in the Cotswolds
Eaves suites hold bobbin-turned beds, pink porcelain bathtubs, and vintage botanical prints.
The Slaughters Manor House
Contemporary country interiors with exposed historic stonework and a polished copper cocktail bar.
Wheatsheaf Inn (Hotel)
Exposed Cotswold stone, moody Farrow and Ball hues, and freestanding copper rolltop bathtubs create an eccentric countryside aesthetic.
Wild Thyme & Honey
Honey-hued Cotswold stone walls meet reclaimed timber and freestanding copper soaking tubs.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.