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Sweet (hotel) dreams are made of these: our hotel reviewers imagine the places they’d most like to stay
Stunning views, hammocks and caipirinhas to hand. Fiona Duncan and friends imagine the places they’d most like to review
30 January 2021 • 8:00am
Fiona Duncan s perfect hotel is run by fifth generation of Italian hoteliers, like Positano s Le Sirenuse
Credit: ROBERTO SALOMONE
Like many people, I have unexpected time on my hands. I get up when I like, I go to bed early to avoid the prolonged consumption of alcohol, and in between I drift about in a daze.
Normally (whenever that was) I’m pretty busy, dashing about reviewing hotels for this newspaper. I love hotels and have stayed in hundreds of them but, I reflect as I loll on my lockdown sofa, I have never yet given a perfect 10/10 score. What then, I muse, is my dream hotel?
Previous dishes from the popular Socius restaurant.
- Credit: Archant
The Michelin Guide was updated for 2021 on Monday, highlighting some of the stand-out restaurants around the country.
Norfolk currently has two restaurants with one Michelin star - The Neptune in Hunstanton and Morston Hall near Blakeney, while Suffolk received its first on Monday after Pea Porridge in Bury St Edmunds was given a star.
Others in the region have been awarded the Bib Gourmand rating - which celebrates those offering a good quality menu for a good price - and many given the Michelin Plate for recognition of their high-quality food.
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They may be lashed to the kitchen over Christmas, but where do top chefs such as Marcus Wareing, Raymond Blanc and Thomasina Miers go to recharge their batteries and be sure of an excellent meal?
We asked the stars to reveal their secret getaways to add to your list of must-visit places in 2021.
The Peacock at Rowsley, Derbyshire. Recommended by Raymond Blanc (Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons, Oxfordshire)
Raymond Blanc is a fan of The Peacock in the Peak District. The 15-room hotel mixes ancestral portraits and antiques with modern furnishings
One of the dishes on offer at The Peacock. It has a fine-dining menu as well as a relaxed bar menu