Bath area accomodations
 

Party of four including two young adults will be arriving in London on a Friday evening. Planning to travel to Salisbury, Stonehenge, Bath. Suggestions for accommodations in that area as well as other things to see. Will have all day Sat. and Sun. for travel. Flight to US is midday Monday from Heathrow.

All of what you want to do is very doable in the short time you have available. The last time I stayed in Bath (went to the Bath Festival), I flew into Heathrow on an early evening flight, stayed overnight in one of the motels surrounding the airport, picked up a rental car and was en route to Bath about 8 a.m. I stayed at the Francis Hotel on Queen Street in Bath and regard it as a really excellent choice because it a) has a parking lot for the rental car and b) is within walking distance of positively everything worth doing and seeing in Bath. It is well modernized, has a good restaurant, really decent rooms,right down to heated bathroom floors and towel racks. I tracked down The Francis on the web and here is an address you can go to if you want to explore it as a possibility. There is also information about Bath itself on the site. <BR> <BR>http://www.hotelinformation.com/html.../bath/francis/ <BR> <BR>Lanny <BR>

Avebury, Wells, Cheddar Gorge

Bath <BR>ASHGROVE GUESTHOUSE: <BR>39 Bathwick St. BA2 6PA. <BR>Tel: 01225-421911. Fax: 01225-461287. <BR>E-mail: [email protected] (9 rms., all w/toilet & bath or shower.) £30 single; £60 double; £75 triple; £100 quad. Full English breakfast (7:30-9:30am) is included in the rates. Visa, MC. Charming simple 18th-century guesthouse w/tastefully furnished & individually decorated nice-size rms., TV, no phones, #9 (twin bed & private bathroom outside the rm.) is for a single; #6 (twin bed & small window that has view of rooftops) is for a single; #2 is a large rm. w/double bed, high ceiling w/mini-chandelier, decorative marble nonworking fireplace, freestanding prefabricated shower in the middle of the room, toilet & faces street; #1 has a double bed, decorative marble nonworking fireplace, freestanding prefabricated shower in the middle of the room, toilet & faces garden; #4 has a double bed, freestanding prefabricated shower in the middle of the room, toilet & faces garden; #5 has 2 twin beds, nonworking fireplace, freestanding prefabricated shower in the middle of the room, toilet & faces street; #7 has a double bed & compact shower w/toilet; #11 is a lower-level huge rm. w/2 twin beds, compact shower w/toilet & faces street; #10 is a lower-level large rm. w/2 twin beds (or zip & lock queen-size bed), bunk beds, old-fashioned glass block shower, private access to garden & no view; carpeted flrs. tea/coffee makers in each rm., no elevator, 3 flrs., free parking. Owned & managed by the very warm & hospitable Michelle & Franco Lamagna who are from Sorrento, Italy. Cross St.: Daniel St. 5-min. walk to city center. <BR>

Hi, I also stayed at the Francis back in 95. Very nice, rooms were large. More recently, 98, stayed at the Brompton House which was wonderful. Flew into Gatwick and took BritRail to Bath. Have down this from Heathrow as well. Great ride! The Brompton House is a former rectory, wonderful accomodations, wonderful hosts, great location, parking, they have a family size room. Highly recommended!!!!! Do not miss the Roman Baths and Sally Lunns!!!!!!!