‘Pretty much perfect’ was our inspectors’ verdict on Julie-Anne Uggla's hotel, on a pretty cobbled street, with bedrooms, seating areas and restaurant in the converted Georgian Rose & Crown, and suites in an adjacent Georgian townhouse. ‘Everything is top quality, tasteful, beautifully finished, with great attention to detail and well-chosen furniture.’ A ground-floor suite, Le Marais, ‘was very spacious, with everything needed for a comfortable stay'. It had a separate living space, a king-size bed, an original fireplace, a ‘huge bathroom’ with deep free-standing bathtub, ‘generous hospitality supplies, a mini-fridge, melt-in-the-mouth shortbreads supplied and replenished’. The restaurant is 'an open space under a glass roof, with a wall of windows onto the patio area and multi-terraced garden. The food is divine', with special praise for chef Stephen Scott's prawn-crusted pollock; lamb shank, dauphinoise potatoes, root vegetables; chocolate torte with chocolate ice cream and berries. The ambience is relaxed and inclusive. ‘The breakfasts couldn’t be bettered', with ‘a tempting buffet’, kippers, ‘even a butterbean cassoulet’. It is a ‘convivial’ local hub. ‘People were coming in throughout the day for a snack, coffee or a drink at the bar.’