Plenty of mirrors in well appointed bathrooms
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With only 11 bedrooms it would be easy for these to be seen as merely an adjunct to the food and wine operation - in effect to be a dining room with rooms. Here, the experience of the operators has come into play ensuring that there is a balance with rooms being well thought out and bathrooms luxuriating in having both a roll top bath and a walk in shower. Whilst well laid out the bedrooms stop short of being sumptuous, with furniture locally made and relatively unfussy in design and the decorative elements fairly minimalist. All are air conditioned and the quiet of the location also adds to the air of ease.
There are some nice, if slightly folksy, touches such as the little stuffed dogs that carry signs such as 'still sleeping' around their necks. However the rooms are well planned and laid out, with a good size desk and free Wi-Fi as well as the now usual flat screen televisions. Most rooms have French windows, some with private patios or verandas and of course views are of the English oaks.
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Oak has as strong place in English traditions not only as the native wood extensively used for all types of furniture, flooring and joinery, but many were planted for shipbuilding, and only recently were the last oaks planted on Nelson's orders felled. Each oak can reputedly house up to two million organisms as well as proving shelter for deer and other wildlife in which the Forest is rich, so the sight of them from bedroom windows reminds guest of the richness of the Forest.
With oak floors and furniture the interior design could have easily lapsed into rustic incoherence but these interiors are quietly stylish, with the individual touches that characterise the best of boutique hotels.
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Bath in the room - click to see the rest of the bedroom
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