Medieval Inn with a Famous History
Neighborhood: Southampton City Centre
Phone: +44 2380 33 9955
Fax: +44 2380 33 3650
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This hotel originally dates from medieval times and has a fascinating history. Shakespeare and company performed plays in the innyard, Thomas Hardy refers to it in Trumpet Major and Jane Austen danced here at Assembly Balls at two stages in her life (arranged by Florence Nightingale's mother). The hotel was rebuilt in 1775 to accommodate spa visitors and it supposedly has the biggest bow windows in England; Thackeray sat in one of them to write Pendennis. If you stay the night, you might share a room with Lord Nelson. He used to stay at the hotel and his ghost allegedly remains.
65 rooms in total. Doubles From GBP 115. Suites From GBP 135.
Wi-fi, Television, Internet Access.
Four meeting rooms with wireless internet access.
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Very disappointing - We've stayed in some grotty hotels, but when you pay GBP70 for a night you ...
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