Brooks Guesthouse
A stroll from the harbour and Old Vic, Carla and Andrew Brooks’s imaginative conversion of a 1950s office block impressed our inspectors this year. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
A stroll from the harbour and Old Vic, Carla and Andrew Brooks’s imaginative conversion of a 1950s office block impressed our inspectors this year. ‘It has a touch of pizzazz, with improbable silver caravans gleaming on its roof,’ providing novel accommodation, and ‘fun for a family’. A courtyard garden is planted with ‘hedge shrubs and lavender’. A double room (some are king-size) was ‘neat, well lit and tastefully decorated with classily understated’ Cole & Son floral wallpaper. There was some criticism of poor luggage space and absent-minded housekeeping, and a small shower room was ‘just about adequate’ and could have done with better lighting. Still, the open-plan lounge/breakfast room had ‘rugs on polished floors, chairs and sofas grouped around old travelling trunks’. A ‘well-executed, freshly cooked’ breakfast included ‘vegan options and a range of less usual dishes, organic jams and compotes, and daily specials chalked on a blackboard’. Overall, it is terrific value and perfect for younger guests. ‘We’d be happy to recommend it.’
Hotel details
Address
Exchange Avenue
St Nicholas Market
Bristol
BS1 1UB
England
Telephone
0117 930 0066
Bedrooms
27. 4 in Airstream-style caravans on roof.
Open
all year except 24–26 Dec.
Facilities
lift, lounge/breakfast room, honesty bar, in-room TV (Freeview), courtyard and rooftop garden, unsuitable for disabled.
Background music
in lounge and breakfast area.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
only assistance dogs.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B single £80–£150, double £89–£112, triple £89–£130, caravans £99–£148. Min. 2-night stay Sat.
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Brooks Guesthouse
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- MSN: The best UK spring city breaks
Special offers
10% discount voucher
This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. To take advantage of this offer, you must present the voucher at the time of booking.
Upgrade voucher
This hotel accepts room upgrade vouchers which entitle readers to a space available room upgrade. The voucher must be presented at check-in and is entirely at the hotelier’s discretion.
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