Romantic hotel recommendation

Angry_Bear

My OH and I are looking for a romantic night away - a dinner, bed and breakfast sort of deal. Looking at a budget of £200.

We don't intend to go out of the hotel grounds (*ahem*) so location doesn't matter, but we'd like to treat ourselves in terms of room and food quality. Ideally somewhere that our budget would get us one of the more "special" rooms.

We're based in Wiltshire so anywhere we could get to in a few hours from there would be do-able (South Wales, Devon, Somerset etc.)

If anyone has any suggestions I have no problem doing the legwork, but it's difficult trying to search with so few fixed requirements .

paddyrg

Combe Grove? http://www.thehotelcollection.co.uk/hotels/combe-grove-manor-bath-hotel/

The spa isn't anything special, and insist on a room in the house as opposed to the 'new wing' which feels a bit municipal to me, but we had a large room with views right down the valley to one of the white horses on a hillside.

Angry_Bear

paddyrg wrote: »

Combe Grove? http://www.thehotelcollection.co.uk/hotels/combe-grove-manor-bath-hotel/

The spa isn't anything special, and insist on a room in the house as opposed to the 'new wing' which feels a bit municipal to me, but we had a large room with views right down the valley to one of the white horses on a hillside.

Thanks, I'll have a look at that one

missbiggles1

We spent our honeymoon at the Mermaid Inn at Rye - four poster, of course!

http://www.mermaidinn.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwpM2pBRChsZCzm_CU0t4BEiQAxDVFmn99UHHoZpSAm6JAjp4qkcGGU1KE2oKxGZAczmU_FvQaAhg68P8HAQ

InsideInsurance

What do you actually define as "romantic"? Unfortunately people throw the word around a lot but there doesnt really seem to be a common definition.

Do you want traditional/old world or modern? Do you want country hotel or is city centre fine? etc etc

Stevie_Palimo

InsideInsurance wrote: »

What do you actually define as "romantic"? Unfortunately people throw the word around a lot but there doesnt really seem to be a common definition.

Do you want traditional/old world or modern? Do you want country hotel or is city centre fine? etc etc

Come on I am sure you can guess what they mean by romantic,

Angry_Bear

InsideInsurance wrote: »

What do you actually define as "romantic"? Unfortunately people throw the word around a lot but there doesnt really seem to be a common definition.

Do you want traditional/old world or modern? Do you want country hotel or is city centre fine? etc etc

I'm pretty flexible really, but in my mind it's more of the old fashioned four-poster style image in my head. Something where you'd think "cosy" rather than "stylish".
But really somewhere that you'd be more likely to get peace and quiet than family entertainment.

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

Come on I am sure you can guess what they mean by romantic,

Although of course it's the company that matters most .

hollydays

Tripadviser also allow to Tick a search box " romantic" " quaint" and " quiet " which might help. Search by wide area too eg South wales

Angry_Bear

hollydays wrote: »

Tripadviser also allow to Tick a search box " romantic" " quaint" and " quiet " which might help. Search by wide area too eg South wales

Thanks! I'd never noticed these boxes before, exactly what I needed.

bylromarha

Sister and brother in law spent their first wedding anniversary here in the top floor room. They never left the room either.

Was reading Sunday Times travel magazine in the dentist last week and they mentioned it in there, so must be pretty special.

InsideInsurance

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

Come on I am sure you can guess what they mean by romantic,

To be honest.... no.

I know what "activities" they are planning but for them you just need a half decent bed (possibly large bath/shower etc) plus reasonable sound proofing and what the rest of the hotel or its surrounding is like is irrelevant.

Some of my best hotel stays in that sense have been in very run of the mill business hotels and not what anyone could call romantic but the company more than made up for it.