Our limitations
The stairs to the bedroom floors are narrow and quite steep. 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 double, both with walk-in shower, and two singles available). There are toilets on the ground floor.There are no smoking-designated bedrooms. 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, tandems in the back yard.
We have a licence to sell alcohol but no bar (drinks are served in the sitting room and at the dinner table). We cannot provide dinner, unless pre-booked, and depending on bookings and business commitments, will designate particular days as no-cooking evenings. Our five-course dinners are based on a surprise, no-choice menu, are served at a set time, and cannot be hurried. There is, however, a choice of alternative eating venues within a short walk.
That some guests cannot manage getting in and out of a
bath was one of the reasons, in recent improvements, that we installed a
walk-in shower in the first floor double and twin rooms.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.
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 loss of income. Because of the way we operate Lloyds, we generally 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.
