A really good boutique hotel feels more like the immaculately kept house of a fashion designer than a public hotel. The Manor definitely has that feel with its unique rooms decorated with plush, luxurious materials, individually selected colour schemes and furniture. There are two annexes, one with four bedrooms and the other with seven suites. In the Phillippe Starke bathrooms the heads of the power showers are the size of frying pans giving you that luxurious Victorian water-closet feel. The bedrooms themselves have all the mod cons like Wifi, 24 inch plasma TVs (in fact in the feature rooms there are plasma TVs in the bathrooms) and homely creature comforts like deep-fill, duck-down duvets.
So what makes a boutique hotel boutique? We think it's the fun stuff - The Manor has self-contained suites available (with kitchens) that not only share gardens, but have a private billiard room too. So you can knock a few balls about with fellow guests after dinner.
The restaurant, Black Olive, is a popular o
ne in the local area. Definitely not the canteen-style eateries you get at larger, more corporate hotels (you know, the ones that smell of breakfast toast all day). It's a stylish, cosy place to eat, with exposed beams and rustic wooden furniture which contrasts nicely with the modern, fusion menu.
If you like the sound of the The Manor, just email us with your name, address and daytime phone number to be in with a chance of winning a weekend stay.
Or if you'd rather not leave it to chance, book your stay here.
Please note that comments on this blog will not be counted as entries to the competition.
Sounds absolutely heavenly to me! might even take the the other half - If he's very very good!
Posted by: Julie Clark | 06/09/2007 at 06:08 PM
Fantastic to take the bit on the side!!
Posted by: Stefan Ingram | 06/09/2007 at 09:01 PM
fabulous place
Posted by: Michael Hewens | 06/09/2007 at 09:32 PM
MMMM, sounds superb, would be gud to win it for my birthday thats soon approaching !
Posted by: Sally Bennett | 06/09/2007 at 11:13 PM
Looks like a good place to celebrate end of the year bonus - especially if It's free
Posted by: Tim Smith | 06/09/2007 at 11:38 PM
Just what my pregnant wife needs right now!
Posted by: Chris Williams | 07/09/2007 at 10:36 AM
Looks like the perfect place for a romantic evening with my gorgeous man!
Posted by: S Taylor | 07/09/2007 at 11:37 AM
sounds one wonderful place to recover from redundancy and a stressful house move !
Posted by: veronica hornby | 07/09/2007 at 09:05 PM
It would be nice if you told us where Datchet is - I haven't heard of it and have no idea where in the UK it is.
Posted by: L Saunders | 09/09/2007 at 06:34 AM
Sounds just perfect for a couple of wrinkleys to have a great break
Posted by: Roger Simms | 09/09/2007 at 03:38 PM
Perfect to get away from it all
Posted by: Helen C Shaw | 10/09/2007 at 08:15 AM
Looks so relaxing
Posted by: MEG Charlish | 10/09/2007 at 08:16 AM
i'll keep my fingers crossed it would nice to get away from my hetic life of kids and have the honeymoon i never had.
Posted by: emma holder | 10/09/2007 at 06:55 PM
sounds like a wonderful venue.Hope I'm lucky enough to find out.Thanks
Posted by: joy evans | 11/09/2007 at 01:30 PM
yeh baby, that is exactly what the good doctor ordered....
Posted by: Helenka Jankurova | 13/09/2007 at 06:49 PM
Datchet is just off Jcn 5 of the M4
Posted by: Lauren Wickens | 15/09/2007 at 11:54 AM
A place where my partner and I can melt
Posted by: James O'Donoghue | 24/09/2007 at 10:00 PM
BLISS!!!!!!
Posted by: christina rahman | 15/10/2007 at 05:15 PM
Sounds like heaven
Posted by: Sharon | 19/10/2007 at 03:41 PM