The Macdonald Berystede Hotel is a beautiful country house set in nine acres of exquisitely landscaped grounds, ideally placed for both horse racing and golf. Fashioned in the style of a French chateau, complete with turrets, this distinctive hotel is supremely comfortable and offers a host of wonderful facilities from the outdoor swimming pool, croquet lawn and putting green to state of the art conferencing facilities. The sporting theme continues in the Diadem Bar, where pictures of famous racehorses combine with plush leather armchairs to give the flavour of a gentleman's club. The hotel even boasts its own ghost, the mysterious "Blue Lady". The Berystede hotel has 15 conference and banqueting suites offering a choice of flexibility and style for up to 160 guests. It is ideal as a venue for international conferences, just 30 minutes from Heathrow and 45 minutes from Central London.