The following generalised definitions are provided in order to help you differentiate between the various accommodations listed but all these categories overlap with one another and it is important to read the detail in the advertisements and their associated brochure pages before making a selection. If in any doubt about any feature of any listing you should contact the establishment concerned before making any firm reservation.
Bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) are in fact people’s homes and are managed by those, usually a couple, who live in that home. Normally they accommodate up to six guests. By definition every one will be different not only due to the layout of the building but also due to the type of service offered by the owners.
Guesthouses are usually larger houses than B&Bs, have four or more bedrooms and often the owners do not live on the premises. As these businesses are generally run on a more commercial basis than a bed & breakfast they may offer more services such as an evening meal or a licensed bar.
Farmhouses offer bed and breakfast and sometimes an evening meal and are always on a working farm. They receive a separate classification in our directory because of their distinct appeal away from the hustle and bustle, in scenic surroundings and with the draw of farm animals.
Restaurants with rooms are accommodation outlets which have the provision of food and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages as their main business but also have bedrooms.
Inns are public houses (pubs) that have bedrooms to let and normally serve food in the evenings and lunch times. The principal business of an inn is the service of alcoholic beverages but in recent years there has been increasing diversification into non-alcoholic beverages.
Hotels normally have at least 6 bedrooms, a licence to sell alcohol, a guest lounge, on-duty staff and serve dinner.
Self catering means that no food and drink is provided at these establishments which may be country cottages, country houses for groups of people, city apartments, seaside places and less usual buildings such as windmill conversions and railway carriages. Usually bookings are for multiples of a week but increasingly short breaks are being offered.
En-suite in the context of this directory is a bathroom adjoined to a bedroom intended for the use by the occupants of that bedroom only.
Private bathroom is also intended for the use by the occupants of that bedroom only but is accessible from outside the bedroom.
Shared bathroom is used by the occupants of two or more bedrooms.
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