Hotel design: Country Living Hotels

Earlier this year, Specialist Leisure Group and publishing company Hearst announced a unique partnership: to launch a collection of hotels inspired by lifestyle magazine Country Living.

The launch of Country Living Hotels has seen two properties undergo multimillion-pound refurbishments and rebranding to match the magazine. The partnership, a UK first, was born following a licensing agreement between Hearst, the publisher of Country Living magazine, and hotel owner and operator Specialist Leisure Group (SLG, formerly known as Shearings). In March it was announced that two of SLG's Coast & Country-branded hotels, the Lansdown Grove in Bath and St George in Harrogate, would be the first to adopt the Country Living Hotels name.