Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel

Featuring a leisure club and indoor swimming pool, the Belstead Brook Muthu Hotel is located in suburban Ipswich, built around a 16th-century hunting lodge with extensive lawned gardens, its own restaurant, and a bar.

Each traditionally decorated bedroom includes an en-suite bathroom, flat-screen TV, tea and coffee-making facilities, an iron and ironing board, and a trouser press.

The hotel offers spa and beauty treatments in the leisure club, which guests must book in advance. Facilities include a large indoor pool, sauna, steam room, solarium, and a fully equipped gym.

A full English breakfast is available each morning. The Manor Restaurant serves contemporary English cuisine with a Mediterranean twist, along with a selection of cocktails and wines from around the world.

The centre of Ipswich is nearby, with shops, bars, and direct train links to London. Guests can also explore many of rural Suffolk’s charming villages within a short drive.