Accor's Emblems Collection brand to debut in UK
Currently a country house hotel, the property will join the collection's Heritage category.
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa is situated six miles from Bath and features a Michelin-starred restaurant, a wellness spa, an equestrian centre, and 500 acres of parkland.
The hotel features 42 individually styled rooms and nine cottages for guests.
Chloe Laskaridis is a member of the family that owns Lucknam Park, the owner of Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa.
Laskaridis said: 'At Lucknam Park, we recognise the importance of welcoming change and progress whilst also protecting our heritage and independence.
'Joining Emblems Collection will ensure that our award-winning team at Lucknam Park will continue to elevate and offer the same attention to detail and home-away-from-home feeling we have always provided to our much-loved guests, whilst also reaching a wider, global audience.'
The forthcoming Lucknam Park, Emblems Collection will undergo enhancements to maintain its identity.
The Emblems Collection is expected to unveil the new Lucknam Park, Emblems Collection later this year, marking an expansion of its luxury portfolio in the UK.
Emblems has already signed ten hotels and is on pace to have 15 in development by the end of 2025. Properties in the pipeline include Elatos Resort near Athens, Greece, set to open in 2026, and the Hotel Bellevue Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy.
In 2023, Accor partnered with Zhejiang Tourism Investment Group to open a new Emblems Collection brand hotel in China featuring 126 rooms.
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