In praise of England's Tiger Lodge
Wake up and see a ferocious predator!
Each week, we spotlight a hotel recommended by some of the industry's top travel writers. This week's pick is Tiger Lodge in Lympne, U.K.
At this unusual property in southern England, you can sleep within a whisker of a ferocious predator, said Sally Peck at The Daily Telegraph (U.K.). Set inside the tiger enclosure at Port Lympne wildlife preserve, the two-bedroom Tiger Lodge has giant — and reassuringly thick — glass walls that are all that separate you from two big cats.
A tigress named Ingrid was napping 3 inches from the bedroom window when our family arrived. My husband and I were soon sipping aperitifs while studying the unique markings of her fur and the rise and fall of her enormous belly.
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Read more at The Daily Telegraph, or book the lodge through the Aspinall Foundation. Doubles start at $500.
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