No.15 Great Pulteney

The Georgian facade of this Grade I listed building on long, wide, very grand Great Pulteney looks like something Jane Austen would recognise. Inside, though, lies not just a luxury hotel with a spa in a former coal cellar but an intriguing curiosities gallery. You get a taste of what’s to come at reception, where room keys are kept in a large doll’s house. There is something everywhere to catch the eye, from a lost-earring chandelier to collections of art work. New owners (family-run Guest Holdings) have made one change that pleased a reader. ‘Dogs are now permitted in most bedrooms, and in The Bar– this has an all-day menu.’ Even the least expensive small guest rooms have a Dyson hairdryer, coffee machine, and access to a larder of complimentary soft drinks and snacks, and 100 Acres toiletries. In a neo-Gothic coach house annexe, large junior suites have a freestanding bath and a rain shower. Dinner brings such dishes as Somerset dry-aged fillet steak with fresh horse radish, baby onions and pancetta or Somerset beetroot wellington in a red wine sauce. ‘Good value and very well located.’ (Chris and Erika Savory)