Frommer's Review
In this country-house hotel (a Relais & Châteaux property) 24km (15 miles) north of Dorchester, resident owners Nigel and Margaret Corbett provide care, courtesy, and comfort. Once home to heirs of the earls of Ilchester, the house, in the village of Evershot, now stands on 1.6 hectares (4 acres) of secluded gardens. Evershot appears as Evershed in Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and author Thomas Hardy (that name again) designed a wing of the house. More recently, Summer Lodge hosted many stars of the locally filmed Sense and Sensibility, including Emma Thompson.
In this relaxed, informal atmosphere, bedrooms have views of either the garden or over village rooftops to fields beyond. The hotel is regularly redecorated and recarpeted. Bedrooms are individually decorated and have many comforts, as reflected by such extras as hot-water bottles, fresh flowers, and racks of magazines. Most of the bathrooms have a tub/shower combo. Rooms and suites are split among the main building, a coach house, and three cottages. Though centrally heated, the hotel offers log fires in winter. Guests can sit around the fire in a convivial atmosphere.
Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; indoor pool; tennis court; gym; spa; croquet lawn; room service; laundry service
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