Dh has suggested I have a night or two all to myself, tomorrow and Sat, where shall I go? I want solitude and FANTASTIC room service!

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A 5 star hotel preferably. Can't be more than 2 ish hrs from London (I'm 40 mins to an hour from London)

My perfect place has a beach right outside the window but it's not essential, just highly desirable
Must have fab room service
Don't care about spas, I don't want a massage
I would quite like a bookshop nearby
I would like peace so they must have quiet ish rooms or good double glazing
Must have good service
Don't want to leave the country

Budget more or less irrelevant, don't mind spending some money (but no a penthouse, it's only me!)

All ideas welcome, thanks. Have Laterooms open in another window!

So where are you off to then?

Burgh quite a trek from London but to be recommended - we went a couple of years ago and it is fantastic although not really luxurious (despite the cost) - more character-full. Also probably best with a group or at least as a couple.

PS I told dh about your lovely dh, and he said 'Blimey, no man I know has EVER said that to his wife, he must want something!!!', so I said very pointedly 'No, he is just very sweet and caring!', at which point he shifted his feet and looked at the ground.

Springs Hydro - lovely - but probably best to have a friend, sister or partner there. The staff are great, and most of the guests friendly. On my second visit, there was a gang of young women that gave me and other guests peculiar looks (I was pregnant). They would have put me off had I gone alone. Mind you, it served us well: A very entertaining retired musician and his girlfriend came over to our table at dinner to give them a wide berth!

How lovely of you dh! What about the Hotel Du Vin in Henley? NO beach but a lovely riverfront lots of bookshops, tea rooms etc and the hotel is lovely and peaceful.

I've obviously married the wrong man.

this hotel on on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Is quite old fashioned but has v v comfortable rooms and excellent service. WE had a huge room in the annexe across the road - no sea-view - but there are rooms with a sea view, (although my aunt had a single sea view room which was a bit poky), you can see maggie Hamblings sculpture on the bach, very lovely little town, arty , quiet etc.

Recently dh went off to a party in Paris & because of the strikes, I decided not to go at the last minute. I left the dc with my mother as planned & spent 24hrs of complete self-indulgence. It was absolute BLISS to be alone! I ate when I was hungry & then it was sushi & a half-bottle of champagne & chocolate. That night I thought I wouldn't sleep but I slept from 11pm til 9am without waking. That was the very best part. No snoring, no crying at 3am because of bad dreams or I'm thirsty or is it morning yet? Ahhhh!

have you decided yet www?? I am being a complete voyeur and wishing i was in your shoes!! Have a wonderful time...

Hoping www is drinking champagne in a GORGEOUS hotel, with room service bringing her her every whim. Hope you're having a good time!

Hello! I just got back, the children are in the middle of watching a film on the wall with dh...

I went to Drakes in Brighton in the end and had a circular sea view room with a kindsize bed. It was lovely, there was a bottle of Champagne waiting in the room, I slept loads, sad and did NOTHING quite a bit, just got lost in my thoughts, you know. Read loads of magazines, had a bath then a hot shower, lolled about. I feel re juvenated.

Although lots of things about it are fab I wouldn't stay again because it was very noisy: the main road is right outside and v busy, when what I had in mind was only being able to hear the sea, which I couldn't over the traffic. Never mind, my fault, would have realised it if I'd have thought about it for even one minute. The bed was fantastic, so was the wet room bathroom (although no WAY would I have wanted to share that room with dh with glass doors to the loo that DON'T SHUT COMPLETELY, omg, how unromantic, if we'd have been together that would have completely ruined it for me) and I had room service dinner, starter of goose breast with horseradish cream, followed by duck breast with honey and washed down with a bottle of Champagne. I went to sleep at 11.30 (a treat, I go to bed at 10ish in the week due to my early starts) and woke at 6 but went back to sleep until 8.30. Had room service breakfast of sausages, bacon, black pudding and toast. Lolled a lot more. Did my make up in a mirror (another treat, I normally do it on the train on the way to work). Checked out at midday, didn't rush anywhere and even quite enjoyed the journey back since for once I wasn't fighting with a load of other commuters for seats or space. I really really must make time to do that every now and again.

Stopped at M&S on the way home and bought lobster and Champagne for dh and I for tonight, I really love him. (genuinely don't think he wants anything btw, except me to be happy and he know how hard I've been working - I do nice things for him sometimes too although must think of something reciprocal soon since that was such a lovely offer )

Prufrock, where will you go? Want some help deciding?

sat and did nothing and kingsize not kindsized

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