A Suffolk coastal hotel has been named among the best in the country.
The Swan Hotel in Southwold, owned by Adnams, was chosen as part of a list of the best beach hotels in the UK by the travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller.
Condé Nast chose The Swan Hotel partially for its interesting design, praising the work that Shoreditch-based design studio Project Orange did to restore the interior in 2017, commenting how the "four-posters with hot-pink-painted spindles" give the hotel a "fresh" look.
The 35-room hotel underwent a major refurbishment in 2017, turning it into a world class destination.
The hotel was closed for 10 months while the refurb was carried out and two new restaurants were created - The Still Room and The Tap Room.
The luxury travel magazine said: "The Still Room restaurant serves sophisticated dishes and there’s a grown-up Tap Room downstairs – order oysters, amped-up burgers and pints of Ghost Ship Pale Ale.
"Explorers can take the short stroll to the vintage pier, go crabbing or arrange a boat ride around the preposterously pretty bay."
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