Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel
Great Milton, United Kingdom
Built 1983
🔒 Closed for renovation — expected reopening 2026 · freshness pending
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel in Great Milton is currently under renovation, with reopening expected 2026. Its last completed renovation on record is not yet documented. HotelChrono Chrono Score: 3.6/10 (freshness pending).
Data check
- · Closed for renovation — not currently bookable; current freshness pending reopening
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Confidence by dimension
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Great Milton, United Kingdom
Timeline
1983
Purchased and refurbished by Raymond Blanc
1984
Le Manoir opened as hotel-restaurant
2014
Rebranded as Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
2026
Visionary redevelopment begins
2027
Planned / expected reopening
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Facts
Stars
2★
Built
Sourced1983
Swimming pools
Sourcednone (sourced)
Renovation in progress
announced/started 2026
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The two-Michelin-starred hotel and restaurant, founded in 1984 by Raymond Blanc, will begin its transformation in January 2026 with a reopening scheduled for summer 2027.”
“will begin its transformation in January 2026, with a grand reopening scheduled for summer 2027”
“In March 2014 the company owning the restaurant introduced a new brand name, Belmond and the hotel changed its name to 'Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons'”
“the hotel opened in 1984 and in the same year was awarded two Michelin stars which it has kept ever since”
“In 1983, Blanc purchased a manor-house in the Oxfordshire village of Great Milton, where he opened Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons”
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Frequently asked
When was Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel built?+
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel (Great Milton, United Kingdom) was built in 1983.
How old is Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel?+
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel is 43 years old — it was built in 1983. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
Is Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel being renovated?+
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel is currently under renovation (expected reopening 2026). Until the works are completed and verified, we do not count it as a completed renovation.
What is the Chrono Score of Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 3.6/10, but freshness is currently pending — Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a Belmond Hotel is under renovation, so the score reflects its last completed state rather than the works in progress.