Number Thirty Eight Clifton

Regular guests praise the ‘impeccable’ service and ‘well-appointed’ rooms at Adam Dorrien-Smith’s relaxed, modern B&B, in an ‘excellent’ location at the top of Clifton Downs. The refurbished Georgian town house is hung with vibrant original artwork; up the stairs, masculine bedrooms ‘well decorated’ in soothing heritage shades look across the city’s rooftops. (Rooms at the back are quietest.) ‘Our room was large and extremely clean, with views over the parkland opposite.’ Living the high life? Book one of the two loft suites, which stretch over the length of the building, and have a bathtub big enough for two. The house is unstaffed after 8 pm, but ‘it was easy to walk to the many restaurants on Whiteladies Road for dinner; the B&B provides a useful list’. Breakfast is ‘excellent’: served in the dining room or bedroom (for no extra charge), the menu includes granola, ‘super-fresh’ croissants, ‘plenty of fresh fruit’; several cooked options. Limited parking permits available. Convenient for a stop-over on the way to or from the West. ‘Highly recommended.’ (John Patterson)