Set in a restored Portuguese-Hindu mansion, the hotel's six bedrooms and separate cottage (endearingly named The Chummery) are ranged around a gorgeous small pool.

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But there is only one self-catering cottage, so you might need to book in the nearby Lismore House Hotel.

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During the summer 2005 recess, she wanted to work in the constituency for 10 days and it was cheaper to rent a cottage with her family than staying in a hotel.

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