Places to Stay: Five Favourites | Britain's Sexiest Hotels

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The Cora Pearl Suite at London's Grosvnor Hotel is named after a famous courtesan, at one point the toast of Paris with several wealthy lovers. In the 1870s she visited London and booked a suite at The Grovesnor (we won't say who she was visiting, but Buckingham Palace is very close by). The hotel refused her entry. They've made up for it now though, the suite that bears Cora's name has a beautiful free-standing bath, a chaise lounge and is decorated to look like a boudoir. The Cora Pearl Package, including cocktails and a seven-course dinner, is priced at £1862 for two people over two nights.

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Raymond Blanc is best known as a chef but he's also dished up seriously sexy hotel rooms at his Oxfordshire hotel and restaurant, Le Manoir. Each room was created by French-born Blanc, who counts the Opium Suite, pictured, among his personal favourites. Le Manoir, Great Milton, double rooms from £515 per night.

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Each room in Strattons Hotel - a grade II listed red-brick house - is an individually decorated modern boudoir with theatrical flair - perfect for a cool couple's getaway. Strattons Hotel, Norfolk, double rooms from £129 per night.

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Unleash your inner exhibitionist at the world-famous Crazy Bear, a rock star-meets-Moulin Rouge getaway brazenly located in ultra-conservative Beaconsfield. A decadent fantasy-fest boasting sensory delights throughout each of its individually designed suites, expect opulence and gothic glamour. Crazy Bear, Beaconsfield, double rooms from £190 per night for non-members.

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This grand Suffolk hotel residence not only offers bold animal print sofas and provocatively placed bathtubs inside its sharp suites - the 200-year-old building is also a favourite of arguably the sexiest royal - Prince Harry. Kesgrave Hall, Suffolk, double rooms from £310 for two nights. rachel xo

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