Number 31

Frommer's Review

A discreet plaque outside an elegant locked gate on a tiny side street is your only clue that what lies beyond is an award-winning guesthouse. It's actually two converted buildings -- one a grand Georgian town house, the other a more modern coach house -- with nice touches, like a sunken living room where seating is arranged around a peat-burning fireplace. In the main house, rooms are large and simply but classily decorated, while in the coach house rooms are elegant; some have their own patios. A recent renovation added marble tiles in bathrooms and handmade beds enveloped in natural linens. Unfortunately, with the renovation has come a substantial price increase that makes this place considerably more expensive than it's worth. Breakfast here is some consolation -- mushroom frittatas, fresh-baked cranberry bread, homemade granola -- but in terms of price and amenities you'd be better off looking for a good deal at a major hotel.

Facilities:
Bar; lounge

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