This is part of a VIP package at Chester Zoo, north of Chester and south of Liverpool, where 51 plush new lodges have opened for overnight guests. Most of the lodges have views of the lakeThe lodges sleep up to six and in the top-end Giraffe VIP lodges and some of the Look-Out lodges you can find the ultimate post-zoo treat: a rolltop copper bath on the balcony. A giraffe VIP Lodge is from £2,165 for two nights Who will love it? During this Roberts explains that keepers particularly look out for REM sleep — when giraffes wrap their neck around their body. With a couple of other families from the lodges we see animals that can be elusive, including snoozing African wild dogs.

Source: The Times October 10, 2025 04:03 UTC