Weekend break for 2 - nice location required please

[kiwifraser]

I'm struggling to find somewhere for myself and Mrs Kiwi to go for a weekend at the end of February without the kids . Previously we have generally gone to expensive hotels to escape our (and others) wee monsters (Babington, Grove, Whatley Manor) but this time we are on a budget and want to spend up to £100 a night on accommodation.

We are looking for a Pub or Restaurant with good food, and nice rooms for a chilled weekend. I can picture us already sitting in front of a open fire with good view out the window and Guinness/ wine in hand!

Location ideally in a reasonable sized town so we can venture out during the day to find shops to look at and another pub to have a drink .

Most locations I have found so far are either miles from anywhere, great but overbudget (http://www.russellsofbroadway.co.uk), or look good but get rubbish or mixed reviews (http://www.thecrownamersham.com/home.php).

We are in Berkshire, so hopefully within 90 minutes drive of home (Gloucester/ Hampshire/ Dorset/ Bucks/ Berks/ Surrey/ West Sussex/ Oxfordshire/ etc).

An ideal solution would be something like this where we stayed a couple of years ago down in Cornwall...
http://www.theoldquayhouse.com/

Any ideas greatfully welcomed please

[reckless st]

i,ve just booked 2 nights this weekend on isle of wight luttcombe hall hotel i think £99 each for two nights
with cheap or inclusive ferry based on four coarse dinner , bed an breakfast
its on the cliff top at shanklin,
indoor pool, spa treatments avail,

[LaserTam]

Might be stretching your 90 minutes, but I would recomend Rye. Lovely town, a few nice pubs and good for a wander, which is what me and Mrs LT like doing. There are a range of hotels and really nice B&Bs, check out Tripadvisor, I swear by it.

[kiwifraser]

reckless st said:

i,ve just booked 2 nights this weekend on isle of wight luttcombe hall hotel i think £99 each for two nights
with cheap or inclusive ferry based on four coarse dinner , bed an breakfast
its on the cliff top at shanklin,
indoor pool, spa treatments avail,

Looks like good value. I'm going to try to stay a bit closer to home this time around though. Now saved in my hotel bookmarks anyway

[kiwifraser]

LaserTam said:

Might be stretching your 90 minutes, but I would recomend Rye. Lovely town, a few nice pubs and good for a wander, which is what me and Mrs LT like doing. There are a range of hotels and really nice B&Bs, check out Tripadvisor, I swear by it.

Rye looks great, although a good couple of hours away.

I'll put this one in the tbc pot and see what else comes up closer to the time.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186276-...