The Grove in Hertfordshire is set in 300 acres of idylic park and woodland just 40 minutes from London's West End and less than an hour from Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton & Stansted airports. The original mansion, former home of the Earls of Clerndon has been sympathetically restored and is home to 26 guest bedrooms and suites, which range from luxurious to the truly palatial, each individually designed to reflect the unique character of The Grove.
The hotel combines an unrivalled location with an impressive range of facilities including 227 guest rooms and suites, a championship Golf course, host to the World Golf Championships in 2006 an award-winning spa, three distinctive restaurants, and a stunning Walled garden which is home to an outdoor heated swimming pool, 2 tennis courts and a croquet lawn.
Sequoia, the spa at The Grove is an astonishing, deeply luxurious retreat with 13 treatment rooms including one double treatment room. One of just a few spas worldwide to offer ESPA Ayurvedic treatments it provides the ultimate in relaxation and personal attention in a discrete and stylish environment. At the heart of Sequoia is the sunken, ornamental garden; set in the inner courtyard it has glass doors and is open to the sky. Ingeniously, the garden brings natural daylight into the spa and in the summer months the glass doors can be pulled back
The Heat Experience offers a range of hot and cool treatments to stimulate the senses cleanse the body and aid relaxation. These facilities include Lifestyle showers of cool menthol mist or scented tropical rain to refresh the mind and cool the body.
There are separate male and female Relaxation rooms, which house a Crystal Steam room, a Finnish sauna and a Turkish Hammam. The vitality pool, tucked discretely away is a slate-grey cavern like pool with individually controlled stations, which massage the body using water jets.