The Crown at Woodbridge is the latest acquisition to be made by Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels Limited, a privately owned collection of very personal Suffolk properties, including the Thorpeness Hotel, Golf & Country Club, and its two close neighbours the traditional White Lion Hotel, and the coastal chic of the contemporary  Brudenell Hotel, both close to the beach in Aldeburgh. Inland in west Suffolk is the famous medieval  Swan Hotel at Lavenham, an icon of  quintessential Englishness.

Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels acquired The Crown in May 2008 with a vision of turning it into a destination townhouse inn fit for the 21st century.

After extensive renovation, giving it a complete facellift and a whole new joie de vivre during the Spring earlier this year, The Crown was ready, once again, to welcome guests to the beautiful market town of Woodbridge on Monday 20th July 2009

Bedrooms

The Crown’s bedrooms were created by award-winning interior designers Bentheim; the upstairs of this historic building transformed into a lazy bolthole, making a calm retreat from everyday stresses and the buzz of the bar and restaurant downstairs.

Our ten very individual bedrooms, as with downstairs, ooze comfort and simplicity, emphasising relaxation over style and indulgence over fussiness – a home from home, but with more than a little luxury.

The bedrooms feature plump goose-down pillows, mattresses fit for royalty (they have the warrant to prove it), crisp cotton bedlinen, Italian lighting and lots of personal touches. Bathrooms have under-floor heating and French organic toiletries.

Restaurant

Our take on destination dining is one of the main reasons guests visit the Crown at Woodbridge.

Downstairs, leading off the lavish glass-roofed bar, four intimate areas offer a variety of distinctive eating spaces; whether for a more formal meal in our brasserie-style dining rooms; an informal lunch or supper in our bar rooms at the communal table or on sofas in front of the fire or woodburner; a plate of simple fruits de mer perched at the bar; or a private party in the red room at the front.