Inside England’s four star Euro 2020 hotel at St George’s Park HQ in Burton

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These pictures reveal the luxury four star hotel England’s football stars will stay in during their Euro 2020 campaign this summer.

And while the pool, spa and fitness centre might seem like a draw on its own, the hotel’s best amenity is it’s location.

That’s because it is slap bang in the middle of the England National Team’s HQ.

The Hilton Hotel is situated within the grounds of St George’s Park in Burton, Staffordshire. The 330-acre site is a flashy football training complex which is home to all 28 of England’s national football teams.  

It means the Three Lions will have access to up to 12 world-class training pitches as they prepare for the delayed Euro 2020 tournament which starts this month. 

Meanwhile Scotland’s stars have been treated to a five-star luxury spa resort in County Durham ahead of their delayed Euro 2020 match-up with England on June 

Though Scotland will be living-it up in a five-star hotel, the Hilton has a classy indoor pool and a spa area, a bar called Crossbar, and a fitness centre. 

The 26-man squad for the delayed Euro 2020 tournament will also be cooked for by former chef to the Spice Girls Omar Meziane, according to the Mirror.

And a giant marquee is being set up outdoors for ‘limited access’ media briefings and virtual press conferences.

Speaking about the team base, manager Gareth Southgate said: ‘St George’s is an environment we are familiar with.

‘We are hoping to change that a little bit so when the players walk through the door it is not quite as they have seen it before. I am looking forward to that.’  

Scotland meanwhile have chosen the swanky Rockliffe Hall near Darlington, County Durham, ahead of the game against England at Wembley Stadium next Friday.

The luxury five-star resort is described on its website as a ‘hidden gem in the North East of England’.

According to its website, the hotel’s location is ‘perfect for discovering the treasures of Durham city, the drama of the North East coastline and the rugged beauty of the North Yorkshire moors’. 

Along with an award-winning spa, the hotel has its own 18-hole championship golf course and a ‘wide range’ of restaurant options which ‘cater for all palates and purse strings’.  

It comes as it was reported that the families of England players will be banned from visiting the team hotel during the Euros due to Covid protocols.

England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed UEFA has implemented strict regulations which must be followed by teams throughout the championship in order to keep the competition Covid-secure.

Euro 2020 is set to get underway in June after being postponed last year due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

The competition will see matches take place in 11 different countries around the world with the semi-final and final being hosted at Wembley Stadium.

Southgate said: ‘We’re not going to be able to let people in. There’s a clear edict from UEFA on what the bubbles need to look like to be as secure as we can make them.

‘It’s never going to be 100 per cent failsafe but we’ve got to comply with as much as we can.

‘We’re hoping that we might at some point be able to let the players have a little bit of time at home.

‘But that’s constantly being assessed. It’d be a preference for us if we can.

‘But of course, we’ve got to monitor not only our own situations, but where we are as a country, what are the variants, what the government guidelines are.

‘That’s we hope to do that and we’re working towards that, but it is going to be limited access which we have to accept is going to be harder for some players to cope with than for others.

‘You know everybody’s going to react to that and respond to that differently.’ 

Yesterday, England named a provisional 33-man squad for the delayed tournament, with seven players to miss out in the cut to a final 26.

The Three Lions boss has opted for a squad of 33 for now, while players compete in European finals for Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.

He will have to cut it down by seven players to 26 by June 1 and the odds are still against Alexander-Arnold being included. 

Southgate has four right-backs in his team of 33 with Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker and Reece James all included.

Elsewhere, there is a gluttony of thrilling attacking options at Southgate’s disposal as he plots a route to what would be England’s first international triumph since the 1966 World Cup.

Mason Mount, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden would have perhaps at best been on the fringes of the England fold 12 months ago but they have benefited after the Covid-19 pandemic forced a 12-month delay to the European Championship.

The trio will now all be vying for a starting berth under Southgate when the tournament for England begins on June 13 against Croatia at Wembley.

Raheem Sterling and Jadon Sancho would have seemed nailed on starters last summer but now face intensifying competition to begin that match next month.

Liverpool and Manchester United’s captains Jordan Henderson and Harry Maguire make the squad but questions remain about the overall fitness of two of Southgate’s key men.

Uncapped Brighton defender Ben White, meanwhile, is a surprise call-up but has impressed for the Seagulls this season and is comfortable in a three-man defence. 

Everton’s Ben Godfrey has also been included – Southgate is without a host of key defenders during the opening phase of his training camp due to involvement in this week’s European finals, opening the door to White and Godfrey. 

Eric Dier is a surprise omission as Southgate has picked him regularly before, while there is no place for Everton’s Michael Keane.