The Cranleigh Boutique “Next Generation Boutique Accommodation”

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Celebrity hotspot and UK’s Top Romantic Hotel, The Cranleigh Boutique, have expanded their brand by opening “Church Suites”. These four brand new boutique suites are fabulously stylish with stunning interiors and amazing next generation bathrooms which certainly have the wow factor.

The newly renovated Boutique Church Suites are located in Bowness-on-Windermere and they boast individuality, creativity with an incredible modern take and an impeccable eye for detail.

At 350 years old, the building is one of the oldest properties in Bowness and is in the perfect location, placed in the centre of the town overlooking the church, just a stones through from the Lake itself. The Boutique Church Suites feature four state of the art, 5* suites; the Fantasy Suite, Opulence Suite, Indulgence Suite and the Utopia Suite. The names of the suites themselves are not enough to describe the sheer luxury encompassed by the room itself.

Stephen Hargreaves Company Director lead the project alongside his management and project team which encompassed first class local building and specialist trades and all together they designed the entire interior and exterior vision of the suites and made it all happen.

Much thought has been taken into creating the ultimate tailor-made stay. The rooms feature amazing technology whereby everything can be controlled via an iPad such as music being pre-set into genres or played from your own collection in addition to pre–set scenes of mood lighting. The rooms also feature a huge complimentary digital DVD collection to enjoy on the television with two of the suites featuring drop down cinema screens!

Stephen says that he wanted to create the ultimate in accommodation, beyond anything that has been done before in the UK using the latest in technology and plush interior design. The aim was to create a massive ‘WOW’ when you see the suites and the huge luxurious bathrooms all with underwater tranquillity baths for two, he says;

“As luxury Lake District hotels go; these new suites will be on another level and we aim to deliver an unbelievable experience. Currently there is nothing to compare’ these suites to in the UK and it brings a bit of the City into The Lakes “

He is very passionate about his brand and he knows exactly what his customers want thus creating these ultimate fusion boutique suites.

The current hotel, The Cranleigh Boutique is favoured by discerning guests due to the 5* service in addition to the stylistic grandeur of the architecture and interior design; it creates a contemporary hotspot in the rural beauty of the central Lake District.

Daniel Fountain / 23.02.2015

Editor, Hotel Designs

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