Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, England

"Gracious English country house living as redefined at this Four Seasons has been achieved through the deft enlargement of a 17th century heritage-listed building overlooking a 250-acre estate dating back to the Domesday Book. The brand new wings built in the Georgian style merge quite harmoniously with the old brick stable buildings and garden walls and lend on authentic country views without such traditional discomforts as creaky plumbing and dog hairs on the sofas. Indeed the magnificently marbled bathrooms enclosed by French doors and the heated indoor/outdoor pool exist at a dazzling remove from historic British plumbing. Now you can swim outside even on wintry nights and be soothed and warmed by jets of massaging bubbles after a sauna, the steam room or one of the spa’s prized massages. The more traditional country house pursuits of horseback riding, clay pigeon shooting, fishing, golf, croquet, tennis and country walking and running are all for the choosing., or you can just settle back in the library in the original Manor House and enjoy the lovely views over a traditional cup of tea, or a brandy and cigar in the library bar. The 27,000-square-foot spa’s design includes exposed beams and slate showers. With floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Dogmersfield Park, Seasons has a market-driven contemporary menu."