When it comes to service, we go for a bit of old-fashioned hospitality. We'd rather provide everything you might need up-front than offer the world's fastest room service. So you'll find things like sun cream and lip-balm are on hand to make your stay as seamless as possible.

But it's the other little touches that are likely to put a grin on your face. Like fresh eggs delivered to your door on your first morning. Or the vintage French comic stowed on your bedside table.

The result is a level of service that is defined as much by what it's not as what it is - unfussy, unpretentious and un-intrusive.