The Crown Hotel, Marnhull

I stayed locally for a week in the summer, and needed an internet connection to get some work done - so I rolled up to the Crown - the sort of lovely Cotswold inn that Americans go all weak-kneed about. The new young manager and his staff made me feel really welcome and accommodated me brilliantly, giving me my own 'office' in the atmospheric wood-panelled Hardy Room for a few weekday afternoons. Nothing was too much trouble. With a few nice drops of real ale on tap, some good food and an attractive garden, this one's a winner, and well worth spending a bit of time in to soak up the atmosphere.

27 Sep 2011 13:25