Mai's Guest Lodge

Mai's Guest Lodge offers a choice of four comfortable, air-conditioned, spacious bedrooms, each with its own bathroom-en-suite. One has a double bed, a second has a queen-sized bed, the third a double and a bunk bed - ideal for families. The fourth, a queen-sized bed and a single bed.

Like most houses of its vintage the rooms are large and have high ceilings, the sash windows allow light to stream in. All rooms have a fridge-freezer for cold drinks on summer days, and everything you need to make tea or coffee. The bathrooms-en-suite have showers. You'll find books and magazines to read during lazy mornings and leisurely afternoons. Two of the bedrooms have TV's and there's another in the kitchen.

Enjoy breakfast served on Mai's private vine-shaded terrace, to the sound of the bubbling fountain. It's a hearty breakfast: there's fruit juice, a wide choice of muesli and cereals. The yoghurt and milk come from Gay's Dairy. Jams and preserves are made in the village and the fruit in season comes from the garden or local farms. Mai cooks up a feast of eggs, bacon and extras, toast and tea or coffee to set you up for the day. In summer you can even pick your own grapes from the vine above your table.

In winter you 'll find the terrace is a sun-trap but if you choose to breakfast indoors you'll do so in the light-filled diningroom near the original Dover stove.