'Ultimate' hotel's delight after it scoops major international award

A LOCAL hotel has been named as one of the ‘ultimate hotels’ across the world.

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The Newt has been honoured by the Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards

The Newt, nestled between Bruton and Castle Cary, has been honoured by the Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards celebrating the ultimate hotels across the world.

The Somerset site has been voted No.1 in readers’ favourite UK hotels, ‘rest of the UK; and No.19 in the best hotels in the UK by US readers. They also were named in the best destination spas in the world, placing at No.7 in the UK.

The awards said: “Spanning the widths and breadths of the UK, this year’s hotels as voted by you, have seen you steadfast in your loyalty to iconic properties in London, heritage houses with exceptional wellness offerings on the city’s outskirts, and beautiful boltholes in the midst of the countryside.

“Art, architecture, food and culture combine in a list that’s absolutely worth saving. These are the hotels that you deem special enough to book time and time again.