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This from the Novotel at Ipswich. Which distinguishes itself by being the first hotel in ages to supply decent French-like bread sticks (between flute an baguette in size) for breakfast and the first hotel in England to have free Internet in the lobby. This last in the form of a large and flashy Apple. As big as our telly at home. The first free Internet ever was in Paris. But there we had to go out to the cafe for breakfast - breakfast room underground and cramped. To mix it with people who were still allowed to puff over their croissants.

Room nicely got up. Posh telly positioned so that you can use it from a small sofa without having to go to bed. It may even show ITV3. Separate toilet and bathrom. Another hotel first. Separate shower and bath in the bathroom. Yet aother first. Interesting sink, with the bowl of roughly cylindrical rather than spherical shape. Interesting plumbing, which takes a while to get the hang of. Bath itself rather small with the very trendy plughole located just about where one might otherwise want to sit down.

Off to explore Ipswich!