DoubleTree By Hilton Chester (formerly Hoole Hall Hotel Country Club)

With a luxury spa and stylish cocktail bar, Doubletree by Hilton Chester offers free Wi-Fi and 12 acres of landscaped gardens. The hotel is just outside Chester, a 2-minute drive from the M53 motorway. The sumptuous spa features 2 swimming pools and a gym. Guests can relax in the aroma steam room, glass-fronted sauna or hot tub, and sample indulgent treatments in the candlelit beauty rooms. Each of the 4-star bedrooms has a flat-screen LCD TV with on-demand movies. All rooms feature a luxury bathroom with quality toiletries, air conditioning and a work desk. Guests can enjoy classic English puddings and locally sourced steaks in the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse and Grill. The colourful Brasserie offers cocktails and light meals, and there is also a lounge bar. Set in an 18th-century manor house, the Chester Doubletree by Hilton is a 5-minute drive from Chester Zoo. Free on-site parking is available, and Chester Racecourse is a 10-minute drive away.