WHAT WE PROVIDE A Warm Welcome

Alick & Mari Bartholomew Alick and Mari aim to make your stay as enjoyable and as comfortable as possible. Both the Cottage and the Apartment are furnished tastefully with many real paintings and prints. Most of the floor coverings and furnishings are in natural fibres. We provide a good selection of books – fiction and non-fiction, games, jig-saws, videos, CDs, audio-tapes etc. also local maps and guides to help you get to know the area. We provide free WiFi connection. There is a comprehensive file of ‘Places of Interest’ and information on restaurants, cafés, theatre, cinema, and we provide Fridays local paper The Bath Chronicle for the “What’s On” section and local news. In addition we have information on church services and important emergency telephone numbers for doctors, dentist, hospitals etc. On request we will send you an inventory of non-fixed items (i.e. excluding pictures, mirrors) for you to peruse, so that you can decide if it is necessary to bring a particular item, e.-g. a cafetière which we provide, and tea-towels, dish cloth, washing-up liquid, the first toilet roll, a local map, torch etc. Upon your arrival we welcome you personally and offer any assistance that you require. After this we leave you in peace to enjoy your stay, but are always on hand if needed. We have arranged that the entrances to both Holly Cottage and The Hollies Garden Apartment are completely separate, approached from two different lanes, and on opposite sides of the three-quarters acre property. Each property has its own patio or garden with, for Holly Cottage guests, a large main communal lawn which can be used for games that we have such as badminton, swing-ball or a paddling pool for young ones. More grown-up paddling can be had in the stream just beyond the enclosed garden. Energetic ball games are not encouraged due to possible breakages! Bed linen Bed linen is all cotton with feather pillows and duvets on double, king-size, and sofa-beds (if used). Duvets and pillows on the bunk beds (Holly Cottage) are hollow-fibre and non-allergenic. We have spares of the hollow-fibre bedding for allergy sufferers should you require this. Towels We provide hand towels in the shower-rooms and kitchen along with two tea-towels. Please let us know if you wish us to provide personal towels, otherwise we'll assume you will bring your own. Utilities We meter oil and electricity use, and any balance will be settled on your departure. Shiatsu & Indian Head Massage Mari Bartholomew will be happy to offer Shiatsu or Indian Head massage treatments to guests at reduced rates: Shiatsu: £35 for 60 minutes (normally £40) Also known as Japanese physiotherapy, Shiatsu works on the whole body, physically and emotionally. The client is fully dressed in loose clothing on a comfortable mat on the floor. Mari graduated from a 3 year Shiatsu training course in 1991, and is an experienced healer. Indian Head Massage: £20 for 30 minutes (normally £25) The client sits in a chair, and the treatment includes head, neck and shoulders. Welcome Basket On your arrival there will be a ‘welcome pack’ containing (for example); croissants, jam or marmalade, milk, fruit. There are also basic supplies of tea, coffee, herb teas, sugar, paper towels, toilet paper etc. We shall add a bottle of good wine for those who are returning for another stay! MAY WE GET IN YOUR BASIC SUPPLIES? Many people can arrive tired and hungry often after a long journey. The last thing you feel like doing, especially with fractious children, is to go out again shopping. We have thought carefully about this and would like to offer an initial service to help you settle in as hassle-free as possible. We will do a first basic shop for you of up to 15 ITEMS. What we do ask though that it is from SAINSBURY ONLY, where we do our main bulk shop. These items will be bought usually on the day of your arrival and installed in the kitchen and fridge/freezer awaiting your arrival, along with the itemised bill.