Our accommodation

The extra-wide beds in our twin rooms are an unusual feature, and typical of our efforts to provide what will be most comfortable for a good night’s sleep. Soon after we moved into Lloyds, we bought the beds, carpets and other furniture in these two rooms from the Edinburgh Sheraton (five-star). From then, only the mirrors, headboards and table lamp remain, and the chairs which have been recovered. We have seven guest rooms to accommodate up to 12 guests. On the first floor (reached by 14 narrow and quite steep stairs) are two singles (Rms 3 and 4), each of which has a small bathroom with bath and overhead shower (and, of course, handbasin and toilet); a superior twin (Rm 1, see photograph below), renovated in spring 2009 and now featuring a walk-in shower, and a superior double (Rm 2) also with a walk-in shower.

The remaining three rooms are on the second floor (12 further steps). The twin (Rm 5) and double (Rm 6) each has a bath and hand-held shower. The superior double (Rm 7) has a spacious bathroom with a roll-top bath and walk-in shower. A lobby connects this to the (small) bedroom; from the lobby and bedroom, doors open out onto a narrow balcony (which leads to an external staircase for use in an emergency).

Another spoiling weekend, feeling replete in every direction. We wish we could find a way to ‘beam down’ into those splendid new showers for a quick Lloyds’ fix whenever we felt the need for some five-star treatment.
Tim and Julia, Newbury, April 2005 (photo shows the spacious bathroom of Rm 7, the second floor superior room) .


For partners staying with one child, the second floor double (Rm 6) becomes a family room: a small single room leads off the bedroom. Alternatively, the twin rooms may suit a family with up to two small children.

All the beds are luxury quality hotel range. In the singles, the beds are metric width (3ft 3in); in the twins a small double (4ft wide); and in the doubles, king size (5ft wide). Unless requested otherwise, the single and twin room beds are made-up with sheets and blankets, the doubles with new duck feather and down duvets. Bath sheets (larger in size than bath towels) are standard. When booked as superior rooms, the linen in the doubles is luxury quality, and bathrobes are provided.

Each of the seven bedrooms has a colour television with Freeview channels, radio/alarm clock, beverage-making facilities (vacuum flask of fresh milk on request), hairdryer, socket for an electric shaver, a ceiling or wall-mounted fan for those hot (!) summer days, time-controlled electric convection heater, and heated towel rail and fan heater in the bathroom. All street facing windows have secondary glazing.

Walkers and cyclists have access to our laundry room to dry wet clothing. Cycles can be stored overnight in our cellar, tandems in our back yard.

In our 2009 winter closure, we completely refurbished and refitted the bathroom of room 1 (the first floor twin).
Room 3 is one of our two single rooms. Each bedroom has original art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About our breakfasts

Breakfast is cooked to order: from the pan onto the plate and to you. Our bacon and sausages are supplied by Neuadd Fach, an award-winning local baconry. Our eggs are also local, from free-range chickens. It is helpful to know at least a day or so in advance if you are vegetarian, no dairy or gluten-free, so that we make sure we have suitable alternatives to offer you. We ask what time you would like breakfast, the only restriction generally is not later than 9.30 am to come down.

During your stay, you have a key to the front door of Lloyds and can come and go at any time as you wish.

Checking-in and departing

It is helpful to have some idea of your arrival time, to make sure the room is ready, or if it is to be late, not to be worrying over what might have delayed you. For practical reasons, we do ask guests to vacate their room at a reasonable time.

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