Luxury holiday accommodation in Somerset

Luxury Hotels, 5 Star Hotels & Luxury Holiday Cottages Somerset

Luxury hotels typically to a four or five star standard of accommodation, cottages, B&B accommodation for more than £45 per person per night. Luxury hotels usually include extensive Health and Fitness facilities such as de-luxe indoor swimming pools, spa pools, saunas, steam rooms, gymnasiums with state of the art gym equipment and health and beauty treatment rooms. Some large chain hotels specialise in luxury, and offer many special offer weekend breaks, and some will have added luxury leisure touches such as on-site golf courses. Check out the up and coming boutique styled and individual hotels, often family run offering real personal service, fine food (in many cases organic with an emphasis on local produce) and a unique character. Somerset also has a good choice of luxury hydro/spa hotels with on-site beauty treatments, extensive leisure facilities including indoor pools, sauna and jacuzzi and fine dine restaurants. Naturally the main location for spa hotels is Bath with its therapeutic water but you can also find a good choice in the Somerset countryside around Bath and in country houses in the Mendips around Wells, South Somerset and around Taunton.

All inclusive stays at large luxury hotels with extensive health, beauty and leisure facilities are a real bonus, as your stay will include use of these facilities. Many health clubs within accommodation venues have open membership and are used by local fitness fans! Facilities often include swimming pool, spa pool, sauna and steam rooms, Gymnasium with state-of-the-art fitness equipment, Aerobics room and treatment rooms. Expect a selection of the latest cardio-vascular equipment, treadmills, stairmasters, cycles, usually in an air-conditioned environment to help make working out as comfortable as possible! Many of Somerset's historic spa hotels are often housed in historic country manors or Georgian buildings in Bath.

Luxury Accommodation 4 and 5 Star Grading Scheme Somerset

Four stars is moving towards the luxury accommodation scale, signifying an excellent all round standard with high quality materials and food plus friendly service and welcome. Finally, five stars signifies the accommodation is exceptional, with luxury standards, superb presentation and ambience, excellent food in five star hotels and B&Bs Somerset and impeccable service. Find luxury loft apartments with contemporary interior in the heart of Bristol city centre, stay in chic luxury townhouse hotels in the centre of Bath, book a luxury romantic weekend break in a Somerset historic hotel, get active but come back to a luxury lodge in the Somerset countryside around the Mendips, Quantocks or Exmoor or book a luxury Somerset spa leisure beauty break in one of Somerset's many spa hotels with extensive leisure facilities.

Other grading schemes operate in Somerset include the Welcome Schemes which complement the 1 to 5 star quality ratings. These often signify a B&B is geared towards cyclists or walkers, golfers or anglers and so on. The Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) award businesses with bronze, silver and gold symbols to signify that the accommodation is making sustainable and environmental efforts in running an environmentally friendly business. You'll find many bed and breakfast accommodation in Somerset being much more environmentally aware than other parts of the country. In fact the GTBS is running across the whole of the South West of England now. Disability symbols are also awarded and include symbols for unassisted wheelchair access, assisted wheelchair access and access for visitors with mobility difficulties.