Fodor's Expert Review Gilpin Hotel and Lake House

Hidden among 22 acres of grounds with meandering paths leading to sleek, spacious lodges, this rambling country house provides the ultimate pampering. The family-run lodging, in a converted 1901 house with two modern wings, has plush public rooms furnished with comfy sofas and warmed by log fires. Bedrooms embody contemporary-rustic chic; most have sitting areas opening onto the gardens. Six of the rooms have cedarwood hot tubs; five have their own private spas. The superb Michelin-starred Hrishi restaurant serves imaginative Modern British cuisine with a twist, and at the more laid-back Gilpin Spice you can dine on pan-Asian-fusion dishes.