Our stay at Spire House was OK. The room was clean, the breakfast was quite good and the owners were friendly and professional. In our own particular situation and context, though, it was a bit less than ideal for a few reasons: (1) We were hoping to be able to park our car at the bed and breakfast so that we could walk to the cathedral during the day the next day. The website gives the impression that parking is available at the bed and breakfast by saying "There is plenty of parking available". What this means is that there is some limited parking available on the busy streets outside the b&b, but it is not very convenient, and means moving one's car around. An email from the owner also mentioned that parking was included in the price, which rather gives the impression that they have their own parking facilities. I suppose we were unlucky because it was rainy and very cold, and we were tired and it was late, and we had loads of luggage, so it was a bit tough dragging it all across the road, and then up the road. My suggestion would be that the website adds a note to explain that there is no parking available at the b&b, but that there is some parking available across the road, and that restrictions apply. (2) The website gives the impression that the rooms are spacious, e.g. "Beautiful soft furnishings and well proportioned rooms". Our room was very, very squashed. We did not have room for our luggage, and the beds were packed in tightly, e.g. so that you couldn't open the closet. (3) The website suggests that the triple room + extra bed, the option we went for, @ £100, is made up of a double + single + an extra bed. In fact, this room is four single beds. If we had known this, it would have influenced our decision as my wife and I prefer to sleep in a double bed.
I don't want to give the impression that we had a poor experience; I think that there are some things to be commended about this b&b. I understand too that others have had very good experiences here. However, I think that the website gives a few slightly misleading impressions, unintentionally I am sure, which might be worth adjusting, especially in relation to the parking issue and the expectations about room sizes.





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