Top 5 VIP Memberships to Country House Hotels for Christmas Presents

Design Restaurants is honoured to work with very best hotels in the country and are delighted to offer our own dining club membership complimentary as part of these fabulous VIP loyalty clubs. From grand sporting estates to historic country houses, these beautiful properties will provide you with a year of the ultimate in luxury and indulgence when using their facilities as a VIP member.

Design Restaurants membership provides dining benefits in over 350 of the countries leading Michelin and highly rated AA Rosette restaurants and is available as a stand alone membership for £90, or provided complimentary with one of the memberships below. Treat yourself or a loved one to a year of indulgence and gourmet dining – what better Christmas treat than one that lasts all year? And if you join before Christmas we’ll provide an additional luxury spa incentive!

1. Stapleford Park Country House Hotel and Sporting Estate, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Magnificent Stapleford Park is surrounded by 500 acres of Capability Brown landscaped grounds and is considered by many to be the perfect luxury hotel and country house estate. House membership includes complimentary dining in the Grinling Gibbons fine dining restaurant for dinner Sunday to Friday and Sunday lunch when in a party of four or more. Enjoy 10% reduction in the Pavilion Restaurant all week and receive a complimentary afternoon tea voucher for two people valid Monday to Friday. Following four dining visits members are entitled to a luxurious room stay for two including full English breakfast and use of spa facilities valid Sunday to Thursday. Continue to enjoy the spa during your membership year with four complimentary spa passes for two and two £50 day gift vouchers to redeem against day spa packages and also as part of the membership four complimentary golf passes can be used when purchasing a tee time for a guest valid Monday to Friday.

Annual Single Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £199

Annual Joint Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £229

Click here for full details and to join online or call the Membership Services Team on 01276 850581

2.  Greywalls Hotel and Chez Roux Restaurant, Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland

Greywalls Hotel is uniquely situated on the edge of Muirfield championship golf course. Designed by the celebrated Edwardian architect Sir Edwin Lutyens as a ‘dignified holiday home’ Greywalls was built in 1901 and still retains the charm and character for which it is renowned. A haven of peaceful tranquility it enjoys a reputation for the excellence of its food and service, and Albert Roux oversees the restaurant. Greywalls is part of the stunning Inverlochy Club Collection which has six participating hotels and members receive a complimentary stay in a beautiful room on joining valid from Sunday to Thursday. The stay can be taken at Greywalls, Rocpool Reserve, Inverlochy Castle, Cromlix Hotel, Inver Lodge and The Roxburghe Hotel (valid periods and conditions apply). When dining members receive a 15% reduction from the total food and beverage bill for Lunch and Dinner (excluding Friday and Saturday dinner. This reduction also applies when dining in the other participating hotels. Members also receive a complimentary bottle of Champagne by Albert Roux after every fifth dining visit, complimentary private dining room/meeting room hire and priority invitations to seasonal events.

Annual Single Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £175

Annual Joint Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £200

Click here for full details and to join online or call the Membership Services Team on 01276 850581

3. Seaham Hall, Seaham, County Durham

Dating back to 1791, Seaham Hall is a stunning five-star boutique hotel in Durham. Situated amidst 37 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens in a striking cliff top location with evocative views out over Durham’s heritage coast line. Benefiting from a 1.5 million upgrade under new ownership, Seaham Hall is an immaculately restored Georgian Country House with interiors that fuse a modern eclecticism with a classical sensibility. Boasting the award winning Serenity Spa which includes a swimming pool, outdoor hot tubs, a fitness suite and an aerobics studio, it is also home to two excellent restaurants – Byrons Bar & Grill and Ozone, a Pan Asian restaurant. The Seaham Hall Members Club provides fantastic benefits including complimentary dining daily in Ozone and from Sunday to Thursday in Byron Bar & Grill (when joined by one or more guests). After just three dining visits members qualify for an overnight stay in a Junior Suite together with full English breakfast for two and use of the spa facilities (valid Sunday to Thursday). Continue to use the spa thoroughout your membership year with one complimentary day pass for two and four additional spa passes valid for use of facilities when booking a 60 minute treatment per person valid Monday to Friday. Further levies are redeemable  against meeting room and private dining hire and priority invitations to seasonal events are sent throughout the year.

Annual Single Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £195

Annual Joint Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £220

Click here for full details and to join online or call the Membership Services Team on 01276 850581

4. Great Fosters, Egham, Surrey

Great Fosters is a Grade One listed building set amongst 50 acres of stunning gardens and parkland in Egham, Surrey. Immaculately preserved, this stately historic monument boasts an enviable location close to Heathrow, the M25 and M4 and near Windsor, Wentworth, Staines and Virginia Water. More than four centuries of celebrated history have enriched Great Fosters with a remarkable heritage. Probably built as a royal hunting lodge in 1550 and very much a stately home since then, Great Fosters is now a prestigious 43 bedroom hotel. Sympathetically converted in the 1930s, the hotel possesses a plethora of original details and features including mullioned windows, Jacobean fireplaces, a rare oakwell staircase, authentic tapestries and moulded ceilings. Members of the Great Fosters Club enjoy complimentary dining in the Estate Grill Monday to Friday when joined by a guest and taking two courses each. A wine voucher is also offered for £25 against any wine of your choice when dining and one full afternoon tea is also a member benefit when joined by a guest Monday to Friday. Following four dining visits members are entitled to a complimentary luxury stay in an executive double room including full English breakfast for two valid Sunday to Friday. Additional benefits are available including reduced room rates and vouchers redeemable against meeting room and private dining hire plus priority invitations to seasonal events are sent throughout the year.

Annual Single Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £150

Annual Joint Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £175

Click here for full details and to join online or call the Membership Services Team on 01276 850581

5. Danesfield House Hotel and Spa, Marlow-On-Thames, Buckinghamshire

Perfectly located between the picturesque boutique towns of Marlow and Henley-on-Thames, Danesfield House is one of the prettiest and grandest of country house destinations in England. Sitting in a magnificent 65 acres it overlooks the River Thames and Chiltern Hills. The Social Membership is designed not only to be practical in providing rewards and privileges at this unique destination but to inspire with more that an few surprises, such as a complimentary night stay in a deluxe room with breakfast for two on joining and use of the spa (limited number). Members dine complimentary in The Oak Room, Orangery or on The Terrace when dining from the a la carte menu with one or more guests, valid for lunch Monday to Friday and dinner Sunday to Friday. A voucher for two glasses of Pommery Champagne can be taken complimentary for a special occasion lunch or dinner and a voucher for a bottle of Pommery is redeemable when dining in a party of four or more. Enjoy a complimentary afternoon tea when purchasing a further afternoon tea for a guest (two vouchers) and indulge in spa days with two x day spa passes for a member and guest to use when booking a 55 minute treatment and two more spa entry passes when booking an afternoon tea at the spa.

Annual Single Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £175

Annual Joint Membership (inc Design Restaurants Membership) £200

Click here for full details and to join online or call the Membership Services Team on 01276 850581

For more details about Design Restaurants Membership or for 5 Star Country House Hotel Memberships near you, please go to www.designrestaurants.com or call 01276 850581.