Our Limitations

The stairs to the bedroom floors are narrow and steep: due to the age and structure of the building, this is one feature we are unfortunately not able to change.

There are three steps to our front door and no wheelchair access. There are handrails for these steps, on both staircases, and grab handles in the bathrooms. If two flights of stairs would be too difficult, please request a first floor room (one twin, one superior double with walk-in shower, and two singles available). There are toilets on the ground floor.

All areas are non-smoking. We do not accept pets (except guide dogs). We do not have our own parking, although street parking is usually available nearby. Bicycles can be stored overnight in our basement.

 Just a quick mail to thank you for your hospitality during my two recent stays. The rooms are superb, the welcome warm and even the other guests seem to be of a high standard, and certainly much more friendly and talkative than I am used to in hotels …!!

I very much hope to working down your way again … I just hope I am more successful with the much talked about evening meals.

I have taken the liberty of recommending your hotel to the staff at my work, we always pass on the good ones as they are becoming increasingly hard to find these days.

David, Leeds, October 2005

Our policy on bookings

We generally do not ask for a deposit when taking bookings, nor written confirmation, being content to take the word of guests. In return, we expect – and generally receive – the earliest possible warning if guests are not able to come. If bookings are not taken up, and there is no good reason why we have not been told, we will charge a cancellation fee to recover our costs and loss of profit.

Because of the way we operate Lloyds, the practicalities of running such a business in a small, rural town, the necessity to book dinner in advance, and the absence of facilities which those who do not know us might expect, we do not accept bookings through third parties when they cannot offer us a line of communication to their clients, or at least pass on what we regard as crucial information about our hospitality.

 
  That some guests cannot manage getting in and out of a bath was one of the reasons we decided to replace the bath of the first floor double room with a walk-in shower in summer 2004.