Cliveden

Location.Cliveden House is a luxury hotel located on the Cliveden estate in Taplow, England, overlooking the River Thames. The hotel is four miles from Eton College and 28 miles from the city of London. Burnham train station is two miles from the hotel.

Hotel Features.This two-storey hotel is surrounded by 376 acres of formal gardens and parkland. Built in a style similar to an Italian mansion, the hotel features a great hall with a fireplace, oak panelling and historic artwork. The hotel also offers tennis and squash courts and a gymnasium.

Cliveden House serves a complimentary full English breakfast each morning. The Terrace Dining Room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Throughout the summer guests can enjoy lunch from a conservatory restaurant by the outdoor pool, and picnics can be arranged in the garden on the banks of the river. Waldos restaurant opens for dinner Tuesday through Saturday. Jacket and tie are required.

Pavilian Spa at the hotel features heated indoor and outdoor pools, Canadian hot tubs, steam rooms and a sauna. There are seven treatment rooms, and treatments include Swedish massage, body wraps and a dry float bed. Guests can also enjoy a trip on the river in one of the hotel's flotillas, available from the boat launch, and there is a helipad.

Guestrooms. The Cliveden House offers 39 guestrooms decorated and named after prominent guests or figures from Cliveden's past. Guestrooms feature antique furnishings, handmade Cliveden beds, satellite television, bathrobes and designer toiletries. Upon entering, guests can enjoy muted music, freshly cut flowers and, in winter, a real fire in the fireplace. Bathrooms feature deep marble bathtubs, bathrobes and slippers.

Expert Tip.Windsor Castle, 8.5 miles from the hotel, is one of the Queen's official residences and is the largest occupied castle in the world. Windsor Great Park is five miles away, and has 5,000 acres of parkland and forest.