Cotswolds, United KingdomTetbury
The Close Hotel
Elizabethan Cotswold townhouse
Tetbury Cotswolds, United Kingdom
Opened
1974
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Heritage LocalOutside the door
The house
Cotswold Inns & HotelsElizabethan Cotswold townhouse
Mullioned Elizabethan windows conceal an informal country home centered around roaring hearths and a quiet walled garden.
What it’s good at
Notable
Bold wall colors and tall four-poster beds contrast with sixteenth-century stone fireplaces.
Notable
A Grade II listed sixteenth-century townhouse retaining mullioned windows and gently uneven floors.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
In the heart of the picturesque Cotswold town of Tetbury is The Close, a 16th-century manor house that’s evolved over the years into what it is now: a modern take on a classic country house hotel
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Antique shops and honey-stone facades line Long Street just outside, moments from Tetbury's historic 1655 Market House.
The rooms
Individually decorated rooms layer bold paint over Tudor bones, and several have towering four-poster beds and roll-top tubs.
The Garden Room Restaurant
The kitchen prepares seasonal British dishes and afternoon tea beside the dining room's carved marble fireplace and dark wood panelling.
At the table
The dark-panelled bar pours ales and pre-dinner cocktails, with armchairs stretching into an adjoining library lounge.
How it began
The townhouse began in 1535 as a yeoman's home, later housing a prominent wool merchant before opening as a hotel in 1974.
Cotswolds
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
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.
The eight vibes
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.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
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.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.