Orchard House, Bath

Advantages: Excellent decor, very clean, great breakfast,
Disadvantages: location , no iron in room, overfriendly proprietor

...My boyfriend and I stayed at Dorian House for 2 nights during a stay in Bath last Autumn. I found it via a website and was intrigued by the impressive pictures and the price seemed very reasonable for somewhere that had been awarded so many stars. We at first thought about getting the double standard room for £80 a night but on closr inspection of the details realised that there was only a shower and no bath in the standard room so decided to pay a bit more as we wanted long soaks in the bath together for our romantic weekend away. In the end we opted for the large standard room with queen sized bed which had a bath (and shower attachment) and bath robes for £100 a night. There are also larger rooms with four posted beds for those who want to splash out a little more. We arrived at the hotel at lunchtime and using the map... Read review

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Advantages: Comfort and lovely personal attention
Disadvantages: none really

...We had tried to book one of the posh hotels in Bath but alas all were full or so prohibitively expensive that we couldnt afford them, so we opted for a guest house instead. However, Paradise House is no ordinary Guest house as we soon discovered. We booked through laterooms.com whom we have often used and found very good in general and were looking forward ot a lovely relaxation trip to Bath and all its wonders. We were not to be disappointed. We found finding the hotel a little tricky as it is not well sign posted, however on arrival we knew we were onto a winner. The place is spottless with lots of those little personal details that make the difference. Our room was large and spacious without being intimidatiing with a large window overlooking the surrounding Bath countryside. There were a few posters on the walls which we... Read review

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Advantages: c op
Disadvantages: c op

...family did. In 1767 when John Wood JR had built the Royal Crescent, members of the royal family made it tradition to stay at number One Royal crescent. This brought Bath extra trade as followers of the family would want to stay in the famous house for £140 P.A. The crescent was built purely to attract people from Bristol to Bath. When you travelled from Bristol, the crescent would be the first attraction that you would see. The crescent is a very grand building and soon as Bath extended, all houses were built like the crescent. In the 18th Century Bath became a very rich and popular City where the rich and famous would dine and be treated to luxuries such as the theatre. In 1841, Bath got its first railway line from Bath to London. This enabled the public to freely explore London and it also offered Bath more trade and wealth. As you can... Read review

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