Relais & Châteaux, a leading and prestigious collection of hotels and restaurants around the world, welcomed 4 new hotels to its family this January. The properties join the collection of more than 540 landmark properties across the globe All share the Relais & Châteaux brand ethos of promoting the richness and diversity of the world’s cuisine and traditions of hospitality…
The Idle Rocks, St Mawes, UK
Hotel & Restaurant
19 rooms
Owners: David and Karen Richards
Maître de Maison: Paul Goodwin
The Idle Rocks is idyllically situated on the Harbourside of St Mawes. Perched perfectly on the rocks, it’s a home from home where guests can make themselves comfortable in one of 19 individually designed bedrooms, each with its own style and charm.
Llangoed Hall, Brecon, Wales, UK
Hotel- Restaurant
19 rooms
Owners: Calum Milne and Roger Hancox
Maître de Maison: Calum Milne
Llangoed Hall is a wonderfully elegant and historic country house hotel situated in the beautiful Wye Valley in the heart of the Welsh countryside. It offers the quintessential Edwardian country house experience.
Villa René Lalique, Wingen-sur-Moder, France (Opened September 2015)
Hotel – Restaurant
4 rooms & 2 suites
Owner: Silvio Denz, President of Lalique
Maître de Maison: Jean-Georges and Nicole Klein
Villa René Lalique is an homage to the exceptional work of the craftsmen at Lalique factory and to the century-old heritage of visionary artist, René Lalique. Under the direction of Silvio Denz, Chairman and CEO of Lalique, the Villa, built by René Lalique in 1920, has now been reinvented as a sophisticated hotel and gourmet restaurant. With six sumptuous suites, and an exceptional restaurant housed in a dramatic glass and sandstone building, the property sits within six acres of glorious parkland in Alsace, north eastern France.
La Bamba de Areco, San Antonio de Areco, Argentina
Hotel – Restaurant
9 rooms and 1 suite
Owner: Pascale Decaux
Maître de Maison: Guillermo Savino
Located in the heart of the Pampa, one of the oldest estancias in Argentina, La Bamba de Areco is a boutique hotel combining luxurious comfort and colonial elegance. The property gives the feeling of being welcomed into a private home, into a property steeped in history and tradition.