Advantages: friendly owners, good location
Disadvantages: none

...My husband is originally from Wallingford in Oxfordshire. Most of his family live in North Devon as do we, but we travel up occasionally to see some of his old friends. Last year we were looking for a cheap B&B in the Wallingford area and this was the closest that we could find. Long Wittenham is a lovely village which is about a 15 minute drive from Oxford. The village itself has three pubs which all serve good food and entertainment. The Grange is a small Bed & Breakfast in Long Wittenham. We have stayed there two years running over the Easter weekend so I thought I would write a review on them. Graham Neil runs The Grange. It only has around four bedrooms, only one of which is ensuite. Mr Neil lives there with his wife and his two dogs, Florrie and Harriet. EASTER 2005 +++++++++++++ This was our first visit... Read review

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Advantages: Great rooms, food and proprietors
Disadvantages: No cycle routes close by

...with several coat hangers. The kind that you can actually take off the rail and aren't fixed to it. Directly in front of you is a large, wooden king sized bed. The linen was brilliant white, crisp and smelled very fresh. I have issues with skin allergies and find that the (I can only assume) cheaper detergents create havoc with my skin. Upon feeling the crispness I was concerned that I would be affected - but this was unfounded. Each side of the bed are large cabinets complete with lamps. There is also a radio alarm clock to ensure that you can actually get up on time - it was difficult getting up in the morning after such a comfortable night's sleep. Bathroom The bathroom is very spacious and can only be described as 'sparkling'. It was exceptionally clean and very modern. There is even a glass holder complete with a glass in it - oh... Read review

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Advantages: LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
Disadvantages: Not Hotel for the softies out there.

...We Quatro Fontanas (or the Fountain Travel Club) stayed at the casa Franci last October. The first thing to stress is that this is Bed & Breakfast not a Hotel. The owner and his Family used to live in this Flat (Apartment) they have made it into a Bed & Breakfast and have another Apartment nearby. We booked through VENERE.COM which we find is quite a good site for Italian Destinations, one advantage of this site is that you do not have to pay up front when you book. You pay the Hotel on arrival, so if you need to cancel there is no cancellation charges given the correct notice. The Apartment is located in a Steet to the left of St Peters about 200 yards from St Peters. When you arrive you need to be in the end of the street furthest from St Peters Just past a Large Church. You enter through a locked gate... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, easy to use and great value for money
Disadvantages: None Found!

...when we found the 'My First Ready Bed' (suitable from 18 months to 5 years old) on the Great Little Trading Co web site. It is an inflatable junior sized bed (125 cm long by 71 cm wide and 30 cm high when inflated) with two bumpers which run down either side to ensure your little sweetie doesn't roll out. It is super easy to use, just put the plastic lilo style bed inside the cover, pump it up with the pump provided, close the Velcro seals on the cover and you're ready for bed! It takes less than five minutes - fantastic! The pump comes with two settings to inflate and deflate. The inflating, as just mentioned, is great. The deflating takes a while and I found it less hassle to just unplug the stopper and leave it to deflate while we have breakfast! When deflated, it easily folds into a handy carry bag approximately 30 cm... Read review

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Advantages: Quiet, friendly, informal, comfortable, much cheaper than local hotels
Disadvantages: Not all the rooms are en suite - you might have to share a bathroom with another person or couple

...Newbury is the home town of Vodafone-Airtouch and other hi-tech growth companies so accommodation locally is both scarce and expensive. So its good to find Tile Barn House (http://www.eto.org.uk/tbh), a friendly, comfortable bed and breakfast in the village of Woolton Hill - quiet and off the beaten track but just ten minutes from Newbury and four minutes from the A34 road between Winchester and Oxford. This is a family house not an hotel, so don't expect to meet a night porter, but you can come and go as you please. The rooms are large, the beds comfortable, with television and tea and coffee facilities in each room. They are flexible in their approach to breakfast - any time up to 9.30 and apparently quite happy to feed you at 6.30 am if you have an early start. Choice of cereals, good coffee, and English breakfast cooked... Read review

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Advantages: It will wake you up and leave you smelling nice
Disadvantages: It's a bit costly

...Having trouble getting out of bed these cold winter mornings? Do you fall asleep on the way to work? Well I do, and desperately needed something to wake me up without caffeine in! So I decided to head on down to Lush, (I feel like a traitor to the Body Shop!) where I heard such good things about a particular zesty shower gel called Back for Breakfast, and I kid you not, this certainly put a spring in my step (so much so that I now use a pogo stick to get to work!) ***About Lush*** Lush has been going since the late 70’s when in 1978 the team sold it’s first product to the Body Shop. In 1988 Cosmetics