Guest User
July 1, 2023
I usually seek out a rural-ish hotel, in a village or small town with plenty to see within walking distance. This however is another, like the Brace of Pheasants in Dorset that stands alone. There is a pub or two further in the village and some sort of store, none of which I saw. Having just had the Scandi break at Christmas, rural seemed like a good idea for a weekend mid-way between two overseas adventures. We were swayed by the tiny Plantation Hotel and its promised luxury. After all, a hotel with White Company toiletries has to deliver comfort - although I’m slightly put off by the name. The room oozed boutique country with Georgian windows framed by trees and two small armchairs placed looking out. On the lux side, we are promised underfloor heating in the bathroom, which is definitely needed. It wasn’t on though. I expected everything to be comfortable as soon as we walked in. Maybe it’s a sign of the times so no energy is wasted. After all, the quality service was evident as soon as we walked in and we discovered they had booked us a single occupancy room. When we walked upstairs, we find the room to be decent sized and before we had a chance to open the wardrobe, someone was up re-laying the coffee table for two and bringing in the extra towels and robes. No slippers but the bedroom part is carpeted and I remembered to bring some. Sadly none of these items are as super luxurious as the White Company but are good. Our confirmation says 2 so we are surprised to see a bill for a double occupancy surcharge at the end of our stay. We decided to pay and argue later and got it back from ********** immediately. It took effort to work out how to warm up the bathroom from its frozen state. Another thing you never see these days is a little card with instructions on how everything works. We found the switches for the towel rail and heating down at the skirting board level. The radiator in the room only seemed to come on in the evening so we didn’t have control of that but managed to keep warm in early February, mainly by spending most of our days out. So once everything is working, the bathroom has everything; a deep long bathtub with taps in the middle, rather than 1 so you have to turn them both just right for a warm bath. Curiously there is no overflow which strikes me as a bit dangerous! Overhead there’s an excellent detachable shower overhead (unused except to rinse the bath), a heated towel rail, a decent round sink with space around and underneath for a small number of toiletries. The tap was quite far for me to reach but other rooms may differ. The room has 2 bath towels, 2 hand towels, 2 face towels and a much-needed bath mat for the yet-to-be-warmed floor. The two robes hang here too along with two glasses. Vanities include cotton buds, cotton wool, shower cap, and the little White Company toiletries, shower gels, and conditioner. The shampoo, body lotion and liquid soap are attached to the wall, along with another shower gel.