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Rooms

Bedrooms

From the "Mariner", a bridal suite complete with four-poster bed and roll top bath, to the "Italian" a superior double with en-suite shower in the oldest part of the hotel, our rooms are individually designed by Paul Carter of Taunton.

Pictured right is one of the many period features to be found at the Castle of Comfort - the original arched doorway leading to the Italian room...

Bathrooms

All bedrooms have en-suite showers with a full range of toiletries. Mariner, the bridal suite also has a roll-top bath plus “his” and “her” wash basins.

The Rooms

1. Mariner

Mariner is named after the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which was written in this area.

It is our largest room and can be a Bridal suite, a Family room with the sofa bed in use, or a luxury Executive single room. The new four-poster bed made by John Eveleigh of Croyde Manor, North Devon has a comfortable 5ft wide mattress. There is also a double sofa-bed with room for a cot or single bed in addition. As well as the beverage tray a decanter of sherry is provided for your enjoyment. The large en-suite bathroom contains a large roll-top bath, a shower, WC and “his and “her” wash basins.

Double
£142 per night

Single
£92 per night

2. Dorothy

This room is named after Dorothy Wordsworth who lived at nearby Alfoxton House with her brother William from July 16th 1797 until June 26th 1798.
Dorothy is a small but comfortable standard en-suite single room with views over the Bristol Channel.

Single
£42 per night

3. Wordsworth

Named after William Wordsworth, this is a standard double room with en-suite shower. At the rear of the hotel with views over the gardens, this is the best room to observe the Red deer from the Quantock Hills.


Double
£104 per night

Single
£68 per night

4. Italian

The plaster mouldings on the chimney breast and ceiling of this room are believed to have been created by an Italian seaman who sailed into the port of Watchet further along the coast. The date on the chimney breast is 1655 and the crest is that of Dodington. However the moulding on the ceiling is possibly a fertility symbol!

Italian is a superior double room with ensuite bath, shower and views over the Bristol Channel.

Double
£142 per night

Single
£92 per night

5. Coleridge

This room is named after Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

A large executive standard double room with en-suite shower.

Double
£104 per night

Single
£68 per night

9. Tintern

This room is named after the Tintern diaries written by Dorothy Wordsworth.

Tintern is a standard double room with a 5ft wide bed.

It is on the ground floor, accessed directly from the car park and also has a larger shower, which makes it ideal for less-abled persons.

A decanter of sherry is provided in addition to the beverage tray and colour TV.



Double
£104 per night

Single
£68 per night

All rooms have en-suite showers, TV, direct dial telephone, radio alarm clock, beverage - making facilities, hairdryer and complimentary sherry. Children under the age of 12 sharing an adult’s room are accommodated free, subject to the availability of suitable rooms. An additional single bed can be provided in superior rooms at a charge of £10 per night.
Rates are per room and include full English breakfast and morning newspaper plus VAT @ 17.5%.
Resident’s dinners served Monday to Saturday from £16.00 for one course.
Meeting room hire - Day rate £68.00
Tariff subject to change without prior notice

Dodington - Nether Stowey - Bridgwater - Somerset TA5 1LE

Telephone : 01278 741264   E-mail: reception@castle-of-comfort.co.uk  


The Italian room:

The plaster mouldings on the chimney breast and ceiling of this room are believed to have been created by an Italian seaman who sailed into the port of Watchet further along the coast. The date on the chimney breast is 1655 and the crest is that of Dodington. However the moulding on the ceiling is possibly a fertility symbol!