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Lygon Arms

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<p>One could hardly get further from the chrome-and- wengewood minimalism of many contemporary hotels than the Lygon Arms (pronounced liggin). Furlong Hotels, the family-run firm that bought the place nearly two years ago, has taken on the task of bringing it into the 21st century. The Lygon today is a blend of ancient and modern. The public areas are a maze of small rooms with low, beamed ceilings, where patrons take tea with the daily papers, and most of the guest rooms, too, are archtraditional in style. However, a major refurbishment of one wing brought flat- screen TV's and futuristic shower fixtures to 19 of the hotel's 69 rooms.</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , MAY 2005

A tidy stone edifice that anchors the main street of the Cotswolds village of Broadway, it has one of the most illustrious histories of any hostelry in England....MORE>>

– Susan Welsh Country Living

Last updated May 2005