Country chic

By Mary Gostelow

THIS MONTH: Hertfordshire, England

Where? Suite 25, in the original building of The Grove at Chandler's Cross, a 20-minute drive from London Heathrow airport.

What? Your bed faces the semicircular end of your suite. Open the drapes to look over the 300-acre estate, established in the 18th century by the former British ambassador to France, the first Earl of Clarendon.

Why? The parlor has a working log fireplace, while your sexy bathroom has a glass-sided marble tub with White Company toiletries, all of which makes you wonder if this a movie set or reality.

The WOWfactor: As well as enjoying a championship golf course, a massive spa with a 72-foot indoor pool and an equestrian center, you can now relax at the new luxury beach tucked away in the Walled Garden (complete with designer huts and beach concierges).

(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of kiwicollection.com. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)

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