In 2009 Hartwell House will celebrate its 20th Anniversary as one of England's leading country house hotels and this edition of 'Company News' is not just about our anniversary but also to emphasise why we continue to succeed and maintain our position in such a competitive market place. As you will see not only are we able to offer special delegate and seasonal rates to those of you who organise meetings or functions, we also continue to provide

•	Nearly 20 years of Red Star experience
•	Luxury/Comfort/Style
•	Proven service levels
•	Value for money
•	Location to motorways, airports and rail
•	Privacy and quiet
•	Unique meeting and dining rooms

Experienced support staff

•	Superb Spa
•	Under one hour from Central London
•	Pride of Britain Hotel of the Year

2008 for outstanding hospitality

So whether staying with us as a private or corporate guest, this magnificent house set in 90 acres of landscaped grounds and with only 48 bedrooms will leave your delegates knowing that they have had a true country house experience.

SPECIAL DELEGATE RATE OFFERS
Book a residential meeting for 10 delegates or more in September, October and November and save £20 per person on the published 24hr delegate rate of £265 plus VAT. Quote HH001 when booking.

We are pleased to offer for the months of December 2008, January and February 2009 a very special 24hr and 8hr delegate rates of £225 plus VAT and £75 plus VAT respectively, Sunday to Friday inclusive and £245 plus VAT on Saturday, giving you a very competitive rate coupled with excellent value for money at one of Britain's finest country house hotels. Private dining room hire will also be included during these offer periods.

Our 24 hour rate includes a 3 course dinner with coffee, luxury double or twin bedded rooms, early morning tea, complimentary newspaper, cooked breakfast, serving of morning coffee, pastries and biscuits, luncheon, serving of afternoon tea, cake and biscuits, use of a meeting room with a range of equipment, full use of the Hartwell Spa and service. The 8 hour rate is inclusive of morning coffee, pastries and biscuits, luncheon, serving of afternoon tea, cake and biscuits, use of a meeting room with a range of equipment and service.

If you have any questions with respect to holding a future meeting at Hartwell House please do not hesitate to contact the Special Events Team on 01296 746501.

And remember for that smaller more intimate and private meeting forup to 10 delegates, the Old Rectory at Hartwell is the perfect hidden hideaway with its own gated access, 2 acres of private grounds, separate meeting, dining and drawing rooms, four bedrooms and dedicated staff throughout the day.

ACTIVITIES - LET US HELP YOU
Organising conferences and meetings is not always about work, and we are often asked to suggest and assist in arranging team building or leisure activities. For the more active of you a treasure hunt using our 90 acres of grounds is ideal or perhaps take part in ‘country pursuits’ such as clay pigeon shooting, archery, axe throwing or even ‘dog and duck herding’ using adjacent fields. You can also use these fields for quad biking, grass karting, four-wheel drive blindfold challenge and much more. We can even arrange for groups to design, build and launch their own rockets – anything is possible!

Or perhaps guests may wish to play golf in the Park of the Hartwell Estate! Our close relationship with Aylesbury Park Golf Club gives your guests this opportunity and we are able to arrange tee-times to suit, hire of clubs, green fees, refreshments etc.

And of course residential guests can make full use of the Hartwell Spa with its superb heated indoor pool, gymnasium, four treatment rooms and two outdoor all-weather tennis courts.

LUNCHES FOR MEETING ORGANISERS
We look forward to welcoming those of you who organise meetings to Hartwell House to one of our lunches, and have identified the 25th September, 21st October, 19th November and 16th December as the next dates.

This is an ideal opportunity for you to view Hartwell House in all its splendour and for us to put a name to a face! We commence with a Champagne reception, followed by a tour of the house, the Hartwell Rooms and the Old Rectory. Luncheon takes place in a private dining room and is followed by coffee in the Library, departing at approximately 2.30pm. If you are interested in joining us for lunch or just wish to view Hartwell House and its meeting rooms, please do not hesitate to contact Pam Boardman, Sales Manager, on 01296 746504 or email sales@hartwell-house.com.

ENJOY A TREAT ON US!
We are only too aware of the pressures on meeting organisers especially when you attend in person, and to that end we are pleased to offer you a complimentary half hour back, neck and shoulder massage, to ease away any stress or strains, which can be taken any time during your stay. If you wish to make use of this offer please contact the Spa Reception on 01296 746500 to arrange a time to suit you.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AT HARTWELL HOUSE
For those of you who may be arranging a company lunch or dinner to celebrate Christmas and New Year, our Head Chef has put together seasonal additions to our banqueting menus. For lunch menus are priced at £27 and dinner at £37 per person, both of which include 3 course choice menu with coffee and mince pies, service and VAT. We have a number of private dining rooms for the Octagon room, seating up to 24 on rounds, or the Doric with a capacity of 36, both in the main house to the larger Hartwell Rooms, namely the James Gibbs room (reception) and James Wyatt room (dining) which can seat up to 60 and are ideal for dining and dancing.

For those of you whoc book a private dinner and require accommodation we are pleased to able to offer a double or twin bedded room at £200 double occupancy of £145 single occupancy subject to availability, to include accommodation, early morning tea, continental breakfast, use of the Hartwell Spa, service and VAT. For further details or to discuss your requirements please contact a membe of our Special Events Team

TAILOR MADE INCENTIVES
We are able to offer tailor made incentive packages at competitive rates for groups or individuals, so why not reward your staff with something special. As well as enjoying Hartwell's luxury accommodation and award winning restaurant they could take in a tasting in the wine cellars at Waddesdon Manor, drive racing and sports cars or go off road, go clay pigeon shooting, enjoy a Spa day and many more. Please contact us to discuss specific requirements.

OUR SISTER HISTORIC HOUSE HOTELS
If you are looking to organise a meeting in the North for your company then you need to look at what is on offer at both Bodysgallen Hall and Spa in North Wales and Middlethorpe Hall and Spa in York!

Go to www.historichousehotels.com where you will be able to access each individual hotel. To recieve this newsletter and information on any future offers or events via Email, please forward your details to conf@hartwell-house.com. If you wish to discuss any of the topics in this newsletter or have further questions please do not hesitate to contact myself Michael Denton on 01296 746501 or my colleagues Mirella Di Bratto or Laura Vazquez-Smith on 01296 746502 or <01296 746503 respectively.