Boutique hotel to open in the north Cotswolds in summer 2025

Madfabulous Hotels is set to launch Hyll, the group’s first 26-bedroom boutique hotel in the north Cotswolds, in early summer.

Hyll takes its name from the old English word for an elevated position and resides in a restored Grade II-listed 17th-century manor house set within a 60-acre estate.

It marks the first project from Madfabulous Hotels, which was founded by entrepreneurs Paul Baker and Sarah Ramsbottom, and promises to provide a “restorative travel experience” focused on culture, art and literature.

Ramsbottom has been involved in the events industry in the north for 20 years, including the redevelopment of the Grade II*-listed Soughton Hall near Chester, while Baker founded the international bakery brand St Pierre Groupe in 1996.

The hotel has been designed in partnership with Manchester-based Youth studio and Jolie Studio and will feature a restaurant led by head chef Mark Coleman, who will be serving dishes that champion local produce.

The manor house will have space for eight bedrooms, lounges, the restaurant, snug and bar. Former outbuildings will be home to a further four suites and 14 rooms complete with Naturalmat beds, Verden toiletries, Grind coffee machines and Dyson hairdryers.

Guests will be able to choose from a monthly book menu curated by the Stow on the Wold-based Borzoi Books.

In early 2026, Hyll will welcome a new Bower space designed by Tim Groom Architects. The 150-capacity barn-style building will cater for weddings and corporate events.  

Baker said: “Art, music, conversation and literature will all combine at Hyll. Having been one of those weary travellers myself, I appreciate a warm welcome and a comforting stay with interesting clientele. We wanted to extend the appeal of the Cotswolds with a warm, Northern, ‘make yourself at home’ attitude. Ideally guests will kick off their shoes, put their feet up and be unafraid to nod off in a comfy chair by the fire.”

Ramsbottom added: “What we are really seeking to achieve at Hyll is to provide a space where guests genuinely feel like they have an opportunity to pause and where they can just ‘be’ – whether that’s in the gardens or staying in bed, eating home-cooked food or curling up in a chair with a book.”