East Lodge Country House Hot

East Lodge Country House Hotel has a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere coupled with outstanding hospitality, making it a haven of peace and tranquillity. With twelve recently refurbished executive and superior bedrooms, a two AA Rosette restaurant and convivial Garden Room bar, this luxurious award-winning hotel is the ideal place to escape from the hustle and bustle. The comfortable ambience of East Lodge is the perfect contrast to the more cosmopolitan feel of the large hotel bar and lounge. Such is the unobtrusiveness of the surroundings and the friendly, relaxed, gentle care of the staff that you could be forgiven for spending lazy days here with the famous East Lodge Champagne afternoon tea and a good book.

Pen-y-Dyffryn Country Hotel

Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel specialise in relaxing short breaks, set in 5 acres of beautiful grounds a perfect retreat from the madding crowds. All bedrooms are individually furnished, several with Jacuzzi baths and private patios and the majority have spectacular south facing views over the gardens and surrounding hills. The established 2 AA Rosette restaurant offers a varied menu using locally sourced produce where possible, complimented by an extensive wine list concentrating on organic and New World wines. Golfing enthusiasts are entitled to 2-for-1 green fees at Oswestry (Mile End) golf course.

Rhinefield House Hotel

As you drive up the long sweeping drive to the hotel, shadowed by Canadian redwood and copper beech trees and lined with rhododendrons, your anticipation builds. Your breath will be taken away by this magnificent country mansion surrounded by natural forest. Rhinefield House is home to a number of hidden treasures. Attention to detail also prevails in the restaurant where you will find the magnificent carving of the Armada set in the restaurant fireplace. It provides the perfect backdrop to the masterpieces created by the Chef and his team who provide mouth-watering food complimented by a wide selection of fine wines. Rhinefield House is continuing to grow with the addition of 16 luxurious bedrooms and a conference centre.

Al Hamra Fort Hotel

The unique Al Hamra Fort Hotel & Beach Resort, crowned by a natural lagoon, was designed as a victorious Arabian fort reviving the 1001 Arabian Nights theme.

The property consists of 378 rooms, including 83 guest rooms with spacious balconies/terraces in the main palace, overlooking the ocean, lagoon and garden; 183 Villa Rooms with garden or sea view; and 112 Standard Rooms and Junior Suites, all built in the style of a traditional village.

Alessandro Rosso

Italian hotelier Alessandro Rosso is not afraid of a challenge. When the owner of the sleek Italian hotel group, Town House, decided to open a new flagship hotel in Milan, he didn't just want to create the best hotel in town. He wanted to create a hotel so good, it needed a whole new rating system. That's how the world's first seven-star hotel was born.

The Flower of the East, Iran

Resembling a Flower as its name suggest, the luxury Persian seven-star hotel, ‘The flower of the East’ is located on Kish Island in Iran and is due to be completed by 2010.

Tameer Towers Abu Dhabi

Tameer Towers in Abu Dhabi is set to complete in 2011 and will incorporate a luxurious seven star hotel.

The Centaurus Hotel Islamabad

The $350 million, 7-Star Centaurus Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan will help to put this country on the map for international travellers once the project is completed around 2010.

Morgan Plaza Beijing

The Morgan Plaza is a super-luxury 7 star hotel under construction in Beijing, China. Although it was set to be finished last month’s, there has been no official confirmation of it completion yet but it definitely going to be completed in time for the Beijing Olympics. When completed it is rumoured to be possibly more luxurious than the Burj Al Arab and has been considered to be the official landmark of China, still in competition with the Shanghai World Financial Center.

The plaza will contain two pavilions, a temple, the world’s best Japanese restaurant and a 600 meter long corridor.

Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi

The Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi was named the worlds finest hotel in the middle east in 2007. Featuring some out of this world indulgence, staying in this hotel would be like stepping into thousand and one night.

Huge plush pillows, plasma TV, private butler service, laptops in each room, wireless Internet, private check in and much more will delight visitors to this splendid seven star hotel.

Burj Al Arab Hotel

Dubai’s seven star Burj Al Arab Hotel has long become a synonym for grandeur, class and style. Offering limousine service, private transfer for all guests via private golf cart, private butler service and just about anything else that is being associated with luxury, the Burj Al Arab Hotel is located in the premier Jumeirah Beach area of Dubai

Palacio da Quinta

With the announcement of Europe’s first six star service hotel and residential resort Palacio da Quinta on the Portuguese Algarve a couple of days back, we set out to discover some more tasty accommodation morsels to show you what living in true luxury really means if you like to travel (and rest) in style.

It seems that five star hotels are no longer the norm when it comes to bedding our heads for the night. These days it is caviar, personal butlers and Bentley that are on the menu of savvy and wealthy globetrotters.