Bath: B&Bs
Bed and breakfasts are the quintessential British lodging: Small, family-run, with a proper English breakfast and often a lovely afternoon tea.
Bed and breakfasts are the quintessential British lodging: Small, family-run, with a proper English breakfast and often a lovely afternoon tea.
A real 17C thatched farmhouse just outside the famously quaint village of Lacock, 14 miles E of Bath
One of the best of the dozen B&Bs along this stretch of road just N of the city center
A gorgeous Victorian B&B—not very central, but wonderfully welcoming, stylish, and convenient to the A4 for motorists
A small, traditional British B&B in an elegant Victorian just south of the city centre
A two-room B&B on a quite cobbled alley around the corner from Bath Abbey
A 17C farmhouse on the edge of the Cotswolds north of Bath
There are dozens of hotel alternatives, from London flats to country cottages, farmhouse B&Bs to university dorms, rental rooms to residences, and campgrounds to castles. Here's how to find the lot of them.
Until the early 19th century, London did not have any hotels, only coaching inns, which looked remarkably like modern multi-story motels, the rooms opening off outdoor corridors. The last (partially) surviving coaching inn is The George Inn, though only its pub component is still active.