The Francis Hotel vs The Old Mill Hotel

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Bath

Bath

Queen Square

Toll Bridge Road

15:00 / 11:00

15:00 / 11:00

Rooms on upper floors (4th-5th) away from street-facing sides; corner rooms with better light and air circulation

Rooms on upper floors (3rd-4th floor) with views overlooking the River Avon and Sally Lunn's House; corner rooms for better light and ventilation; rooms ending in 05, 06, 07

Ground floor rooms facing Cheap Street (main traffic); rooms directly above the bar area; basement-level rooms with limited natural light

Ground floor rooms near the reception and bar area due to noise from social activities; rooms overlooking Northgate Street facing road traffic; basement-level rooms with limited natural light

Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi (Fibre 50 Mbps) throughout; no login wall, auto-connect on all devices

Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout property; speeds 25–40 Mbps. Login via email registration, auto-connect on return visits.

No on-site car park; nearest public: Queen Square Car Park (pay-and-display) 50m walk, £1.80/hour (max £14.40/day); NCP Broad Street multi-storey 150m, £2.00/hour, £16/day; no EV charging on-site; Tesla Supercharger at Saltford services, 8 km south

On-site parking: £12/night (3 spaces, first-come-first-served). Nearest public car park (Avon Street Car Park): £1.50/hour or £8/day, 5-minute walk. No EV charging on-site; nearest public Tesla/BP Pulse charger at Podium Car Park (10 minutes walk).

Tesco Meal Deal (Tesco, 250m south) £3.50 (sandwich + snack + drink); Sally Lunn's lunch menu, 200m south, £7–9 for light lunch; Scallop Shell (fish & chips takeaway) 350m south, £6–8 for hot meal

Pieminister (savoury pies, vegan options): 0.5 km south on Dorchester Street; main pie + side salad £7.50–£8.99, lunch deals 12:00-14:00. Alternatively, meal deal at Tesco (lower Bristol Rd): sandwich + drink + snack £5.