Our Partners
The Painswick Retreat is supported by a small number of trusted partners whose expertise helps shape every aspect of the guest experience. Each has been selected for their commitment to quality, innovation and service, contributing to the care and attention that defines the Retreat.
Finest Retreats
Finest Retreats is an independent holiday lettings agency specialising in carefully selected quality holiday homes and properties, with a focus on providing excellent full property management, attentive guest service and a highly personalised approach for both owners and guests. Their collection is built around distinctive, high-quality properties, chosen for their character, comfort, location and ability to offer guests a memorable self-catered stay.
At The Painswick Retreat, Finest Retreats manages our self-catered holiday let bookings and leisure guest communications, ensuring every stay is handled professionally from initial enquiry through to departure. Their combination of hospitality experience, property management expertise, pricing insight and guest support helps present the Retreat at its best for holiday guests.
Sun Stream Infrared Saunas
Founded in Canada in 1999, Sun Stream is one of North America’s original pioneers of infrared sauna technology. Today, their saunas are trusted in homes and wellness spaces across the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, recognised for their quality, performance and carefully engineered infrared systems.
Sun Stream Saunas UK is a family-owned business and the exclusive licensed distributor of the Sun Stream brand across the UK and Europe. As dedicated specialists in infrared wellness technology, they work closely with The Painswick Retreat as both supplier and technical advisor, ensuring the sauna experience remains safe, effective and of the highest standard for our guests.
Platinum LED
PlatinumLED is a global leader in advanced red and near-infrared light therapy technology, designing high-performance LED systems used by wellness practitioners, athletes and individuals worldwide. Their devices utilise clinically relevant wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to support cellular regeneration, improve circulation and aid recovery, with output levels and performance verified through independent laboratory testing.
At The Painswick Retreat, PlatinumLED act as our specialist supplier and technical partner for medical-grade red light therapy equipment. Their expertise ensures that the wellness facilities within Serenity provide guests with a safe, effective and carefully calibrated therapy experience, helping support relaxation, recovery and overall wellbeing during their stay.
Unique Cleaning Group
Founded in 2017, Unique Cleaning Group has grown into a trusted contract cleaning provider serving businesses across Cheltenham, Gloucester and the wider Cotswolds. Operating from their base at Alstone Trading Estate, their team delivers tailored cleaning services for a range of clients including Creed Food Service, Six Property Consulting, The Barn at Upcote, Trailfinders, Coombs Group and Cheltenham Town F.C.
At The Painswick Retreat, Unique Cleaning Group provides specialist cleaning and property care services, helping ensure the Retreat is maintained to the highest possible standards for every guest. As a Living Wage Foundation employer, they place strong emphasis on valuing and developing their team, combining professional training with modern cleaning technologies to deliver reliable, high-quality results.
Si Ranshaw Photography
Si Ranshaw Photography specialises in high-end hospitality, interiors and lifestyle photography for luxury hotels, holiday cottages, restaurants, pubs with rooms and distinctive commercial spaces. With more than two decades of professional experience, Si combines an interior design sensibility with a strong understanding of hospitality marketing, creating imagery that helps properties feel warm, considered and commercially compelling.
At The Painswick Retreat, Si Ranshaw Photography has helped capture the character, atmosphere and detail of the property, from its restored Grade II interiors and guest bedrooms to its wellness spaces, social areas and evening ambience. His work supports the way the Retreat is presented to guests, partners and corporate clients, helping communicate not only how the property looks, but how it feels to stay, gather and retreat here.
The Edgemoor Inn
Set in the nearby village of Edge, The Edgemoor Inn is a traditional 19th-century Cotswold pub and restaurant with beautiful views across the Painswick Valley. Known for its warm welcome, relaxed atmosphere and excellent home-cooked food, it offers seasonal dishes using locally sourced produce, complemented by local ales and a wonderfully informal setting.
The Edgemoor is our own favourite place in the area to dine and somewhere we recommend wholeheartedly to guests of The Painswick Retreat. Importantly, it can also comfortably accommodate an entire Retreat group dining together, making it an excellent choice for family gatherings, celebrations, corporate stays and larger groups who want to enjoy a meal around the same table. Its combination of good food, friendly service and glorious views makes it somewhere we return to ourselves time and again.
Layers Accountancy
Layers Accountancy is a modern, Cheltenham-based accountancy firm supporting businesses with everything from bookkeeping, payroll and VAT to annual accounts, tax planning and wider financial compliance. Combining experienced accountants with smart technology, Layers focuses on making financial information clear and useful, helping business owners understand not only where they are, but how better financial insight can support where they want to go..
At The Painswick Retreat, Layers looks after our accounting and compliance requirements, helping ensure that the financial side of the business is managed with the same care and attention we give to the property and our guests. Their responsive, practical approach gives us the support and financial clarity we need as the Retreat continues to grow, making them an important and trusted partner behind the business.