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Prices in this book have been divided into five categories, from budget to luxury, with properties listed in descending price order, starting with the most expensive. Prices quoted are for a full-price double room with bath, where there is one. Hotels, as a rule, are overpriced throughout the country. What you pay for is often only distantly related to the quality of service you get in return. However, many hotels do deals out of season, midweek or at weekends, if you stay for more than one night or if dinner is included. Don’t be put off by the rack rate; try subtle negotiation.

The luxury hotels are fabulous properties, including country houses, castles and swanky city-centre hotels with beautifully furnished public rooms and bedrooms with character. Some are set in gorgeous gardens, all have leisure facilities. The dining is generally superb and the service all you could wish for.

As for the expensive hotels, in most cases you will be won over by elegant rooms, high-quality food and attractive furnishings. Not always, though. To stay in the centre of town, you may be forced to pay these prices.

The moderate places include delightful properties with an eye for home comforts and charm, from Victorian townhouses, Georgian rectories and old stone farmhouses to quaint seaside B&Bs. Remarkably few places fall into the budget category, generally the smaller B&Bs in remote areas. The prices reflect a down-to-earth quality in their proprietors.