(My son Aaron: "How come there's that super comfortable bed and this super-uncomfortable couch?") Dominating the room at one end was a glassed-in shower; at the other end, a large window facing the White House.
A super king bed in the UK is 72 inches (183 cm) wide and 78 inches (198 cm) long.
Artful clutter, a super-size bed and a deep free-standing bath – elements which, one might think, could give a good hotel a "homely" air.
The other double, Blofields, is slightly larger, with a super-kingsize bed (Litvinoff & Fawcett) and a 1930s sofa re-covered in Kenzo fabric.
The super-size bed, which occupies one end of the room, is made up with the duvet and pillows in the center, so you can sleep facing either the wall-mounted TV or in another direction.
Across the landing, your quiet and intimate room has a super-comfy bed, a convertible sofa and a darling little writing desk beneath the sloping beams while the beautiful bathroom has everything.
The second floor has lounge and bathroom, with exposed stone walls and gothic mullioned windows, and up from here is the bedroom, with 360-degree views and super-kingsize bed.
Such disregard for 21st-century design tropes is in some ways refreshing, and the essentials are fine, from the super-kingsize bed to the spotless modern shower room with big bottles of Cowshed toiletries.
Just outside the conservation village of Halse, this fancy five-star perch features underfloor heating, a fully equipped Shaker-style kitchen, Freeview, an iPod dock and a super-kingsize bed.
But it had everything I needed, including silence, a super-comfortable bed and flawless electronics: instead of a TV, there was an iMac with a 24-inch screen, programmed to work as a TV, CD/DVD player or computer (and controlled by both a wireless keyboard and handy remote).
