Featuring a leisure club and indoor swimming pool, this hotel is 6 minutes' drive from the A14 in suburban Ipswich. The Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel is built around a 16th Century hunting lodge, with extensive lawned gardens and its own restaurant and bar. Each bedroom comes traditionally decorated with an en-suite bathroom. Rooms include a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, and a trouser press. The hotel offers spa and beauty treatments in the leisure club, which must be booked prior to arrival. There is a large indoor pool, sauna, steam room and solarium, as well as a fully equipped gym. A full English breakfast is available each morning, with alternative options of porridge, yoghurts, fruits and pastries. The hotel restaurant serves a fixed price 2 or 3 course menu or an a la carte menu, influenced by British and Continental cuisine. The centre of Ipswich is only 2 miles away, with shops, bars, and direct train links to London.