A LUXURY New Forest lodge has scooped a conveted triple award from Conde Nast Traveller.
Lime Wood Hotel, which is situated near Lyndhurst, has acquired the journey information’s inaugural Triple Crown accolade, putting it among the many greatest lodges in the world.
This group of profitable lodges, which have been introduced throughout Conde Nast Traveller UK and US markets, are the choose few which have secured all three of Conde Nast Traveller’s main awards after being named in The Hot List, The Gold List and The Reader’s Choice Awards.
To be a Hot List winner, a lodge needed to have been one of one of the best new openings in its first yr. To make Gold List means it has been chosen as an editor’s favorite, and to obtain the Readers’ Choice Award signifies the viewers has voted the property as one of the highest lodges they’ve ever stayed at.
Lime Wood is the one lodge in the New Forest to have this accolade, becoming a member of the likes of The Savoy in London, The Newt in Somerset, and Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire. Altogether there are 18 lodges in the UK which have acquired the coveted title, solely six are exterior London.
The property is described by Conde Nast Traveller as “one of the few places where you can find Michelin star-level cuisine, an award-winning spa and one of Britain’s most beautiful national parks all in one place”.
It continues: “There’s something of a contemporary-to-rural progression here: the main building’s Brudnizki-designed Courtyard Bar is all modern elegance, but immediately outside are manicured lawns, lily ponds and topiary, which eventually turn into the sublime rusticity of the New Forest.
“Here, families, couples and women on girls’ trips take restorative country walks before kicking off their wellies for high-quality meals and spa treatments in lushly vegetated surroundings.”
Commenting on the award, Lime Wood’s managing director, Kenneth Speirs, stated: “We are extremely proud to obtain this recognition from Condé Nast Traveller and to be named among the many world’s best lodges.
“To be acknowledged by industry experts, influential travel editors and guests alike is a tremendous honour. We owe this achievement to our fantastic team, whose dedication and genuine hospitality are the foundation of this recognition.”