点评:I can honestly say, this is the most beautiful hotel I have ever stayed in. It’s shockingly, stunningly beautiful. My wife, 9 year old son and I stayed in the Camelia room, which is huge and just as gorgeously designed and decorated as the rest of the hotel.
The old monastery has thick stone walls which keep the place cool even in the middle of Summer. The antiqued paint everywhere gives the impression of centuries old design, but with modern conveniences. The owners and staff at the hotel could not be nicer. The service is wonderful - the room was made up for us while we were enjoying their sumptuous breakfast each morning. And the breakfast includes delicious fruits direct from their gardens.
We spent one morning walking around their gardens - it’s absolutely stunning. There is a pool tucked in there, but it looked more like a fairy tale than something you could use.
The only criticisms I have of the room are minor ones of a practical nature. The hand towels were far away from the sink. There are not enough hooks for wet towels. The windows don’t stay up to allow air to come in - we had to prop them open with items we found in the room.
One issue that did cause difficulty every day was the driving and parking situation. The hotel is very remote (which in itself is not an issue). But the tiny country lane allows a single vehicle to pass between the brick walls, and they have the tiniest of cobbled bridges across the stream that leads to the hotel entrance. It is easy to get stuck. And there are precisely zero parking spaces. God forbid this hotel gets more popular - I cannot imagine where people would have to leave their cars. You may have to park back on the road somewhere and walk the last quarter of a mile.
None of this takes away from the incredible experience we had staying at the hotel. When we come back to this area I will definitely stay here again.
翻译:我可以坦率地说,这是我住过的最漂亮的酒店。它美得令人惊叹、令人窒息。我和妻子以及9岁的儿子住在山茶花房,房间非常宽敞,其设计与装饰也和酒店的其他区域一样华丽非凡。
这座古老的修道院有着厚厚的石墙,即便在盛夏也能保持室内凉爽。随处可见的古旧漆面给人一种历经数个世纪的设计风格之感,但同时又配备了现代化的便利设施。这家酒店的老板和员工都极其友善。服务也棒极了——每天早晨我们享用着丰盛的早餐时,房间也已被收拾得井然有序。早餐中还有从他们自家花园里采摘的美味水果。
我们有一个早晨在花园里漫步,景色真是美不胜收。花园里还有一座泳池,不过它看起来更像是童话世界里才会出现的景象,而非供人使用的实际设施。我对房间唯一的批评都是一些实际操作层面的小问题。洗手巾放得离洗手池太远了,也没有足够的挂钩来挂湿毛巾。窗户无法自动固定住以让空气流通——我们不得不用房间里的物品把窗户撑开。
每天都会给我们带来麻烦的一个问题是开车和停车。这家酒店位置非常偏僻(这一点本身倒不是问题)。不过,这条极小的小路只能容一辆车在两侧的砖墙间通行,河上还有一座极小的鹅卵石桥,通向酒店入口。车辆很容易陷入困境无法动弹。而且这里根本没有任何停车位。但愿这家酒店别再受欢迎起来了——我真想象不出人们得把车停在哪里。说不定你得把车停在远处的马路上,然后步行四分之一英里才能到达酒店。这些都不会减损我们在这家酒店入住时的美妙体验。下次再来这一地区时,我一定会再次选择这里下榻。