I can do a bit of bragging here methinks.
the Monkey house in bray. Cross the thames on a footbridge and it opens out onto a croquet lawn with phesants on it. Turn your beds back at 7pm, cucumber sarnies, the lot. well lush.
Crowne plaza on wabash ave, chicago; concierge level, free whisky and cakes 5-9pm. $330 a night, For two weeks.
Hotel Opera in Madrid. Very very pleasant.
All that travelling's over now but I still chuckle to myself at some of the gaffs a scrote like myself has got himself into