It's an old historic hotel so the room is dated and basic. But amazing view facing a college. Sofa bed unconfortable should be replaced. The price is too expensive as it's looks more like a guest house.
The good points: Tea, coffee & cake in the room and amazing view facing a college, Fantastic location very easy walk to main attractions .
We had an excellent stay at the buttery. It was a very convenient location and the room was very suitable. There was plenty of storage, places to sit, and it was easy to access outlets for charging our devices. The showers and bathroom were nice and the air conditioning was very effective. During the day, there was some noise from the street but at night it had become completely quiet.
I loved staying at the Buttery! The location was perfectly centralized and you could walk to everything. The room was clean, cool, and I appreciated the daily tea and water that was replenished in the room. It was also very quiet, despite being so centralized. And reasonable!!! I highly recommend the Buttery.
Just be aware of what this is - it is a "guesthouse" - so DON'T expect it to be a 4-star hotel on a great deal. The room was nice, but they seem to have engaged in a box-checking exercise to achieve 4 stars for the room (like having portable air-conditioners going out of the windows) without the feeling of a 4-star hotel There are no public spaces whatsover. The location is very central, but unfortunately this means that it looks right over the wooden benches on Broad street, where you will likely have teenagers hanging out and making lots of noise until well past midnight. Parking is also on your own, which will be super expensive.
Google said there was air conditioning, but there were only fans in the rooms. I stayed in a single room and it was fine. I expected the steep stairs based on other reviews. Excellent location to walk to sites.