Collection Polizzi
It was inevitable that Olga Polizzi and her daughter Alex, grandes dames of the English hospitality scene, would eventually open a chic shop. Distilling the essence of a tasteful hotel into little buys that guests can take home elevates the already joyful experience. The Polizzis chose the building next door to their boutique hotel The Star in Alfriston East Sussex, for their first retail site. The Collection Polizzi stocks clothes, homewares and skincare, lots of which is exactly what hotel guests are treated to next door. Alex Polizzi says: ‘This is a completely new venture for us, and it is both exciting and nerve-wracking!
Here, we look at the nation’s other great hotels with shops. Warning: by the end of the article, you will either be booking in or fantasising about it.
The Newt In Somerset
The shops – a lifestyle and homewares store and a separate food emporium – at this beautiful rural playground are as exquisite as the grounds. It is impossible to come away empty handed. Their firelighters make a great and affordable present. Explore the collection.
Soho Farmhouse
Since it opened in 2015, Soho Farmhouse has become most famous on Instagram for the charming green bicycles on which guests get around the hyper-cool estate. Not enough is made of the shop there, though. Soho Home sells the brand’s covetable homewares, books, candles, fresh flowers and more and is a pure delight. Explore the collection.
Heckfield Place
Heckfield Place, the supremely elegant Hampshire retreat, has a heavenly retail site called the Little Bothy Shop, where you can buy the brand’s Wildsmith body range. Everything on sale is an extension of the hotel’s serene spirit and an enormous treat. Explore the collection.
Hampton Manor
At the foodie-lover’s Hampton Manor, near Birmingham, renewable energy, regenerative farming, sustainable uniforms and homegrown produce are the order of the day. Their on-site bakery and café is a stunning spot from where you can pick up croissants, savoury pastries, cakes, tarts and their famous cinnamon buns – as long as you don’t get there too late. Explore the collection.
Thyme
Thyme offers an unbelievably beautiful Cotswold hotel, spa and restaurant experience. You won’t ever want to leave its cocooning botanical vibe. Luckily you can buy their own Bertioli bath products, wallpaper, tableware, lampshades and much more at the glorious hotel shop. Explore the collection.
