The Kings Arms Hotel

早晨小院的景色真的好好看，臨街，附近覓食也很方便。

Positives - very warm welcome by Dan, made me feel at home and explained dinner menu, comfortable bed, spacious room, big desk and TV, Krups coffee machine and plenty of plug sockets Lovely coffee house next door and The Birdcage Pizzeria up the road, The Whole Hog had good menu but I wouldn't feel comfortable as a woman alone Negatives - sash window was not flush in the frame so cold and noisy as on busy main road, Dan boosted the heat so I could get some sleep Took 5 mins for hot water tap to heat up Shower smelt bad when switched on, had to run a few minutes (is legionella testing being done?) No breakfast offering No staff around in the morning so colleague got locked out when went out to move her car Very narrow entrance to courtyard car park if you're in a 4x4 it's very tricky, in fact don't bother, parking nearby

Getting into the rear car park through the narrow driveway which is obviously a relic from the coach and horses days was quite an experience but no real problem, it's just that I'm used to wide Australian driveways. The rooms are converted stables but they have been converted with style and considerable cost. My room, facing south so the sunshine warmed the room, was well-appointed and comfortable. The pub itself, just a short walk away so you don't get too wet if it's raining, oozed charm and hospitality. The reception staff were most obliging and courteous. The hotel is centrally located on Malmesbury's High Street so you're close to all the major attractions of the town such as the Abbey, the Athelstan Museum and the Avon River walk. My only regret is that I could only stay for one night. God-willing, I shall return.