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Booking a Night With a Bunch of Books

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August 18, 2009 at 11:43 AM | by MsRebecca | 0 Comments

We’ve been following the hotel bookshelves trend for awhile now, but we’ve only just stumbled across what may be the pièce de résistance of hotel libraries (and, no, it’s not New York’s Library Hotel.)

Forget hipster-curated lobby and guestroom collections—over in Wales, you can stay in an honest-to-God actual library (and we don’t mean taking a catnap behind the stacks at your local branch).

St Deiniol’s—Britain’s only residential library—was created by book nerd William Ewart Gladstone in the town of Hawarden, in North East Wales. It’s been around since 1898 and looks fittingly Victorian and scholarly-like.

According to The Guardian, most guests are clergy and academics who come to the library to study and write, but the accommodations are open to anyone. Rooms—singles, twins, and doubles, some with private bathrooms—look Spartan but comfortable, and a lot more affordable than many of the castles and quaint B&Bs in this neck of the woods.

Rates start from £45 a night, which includes dinner and breakfast in the communal canteen. (£30 for students.)

So, if you like to read, and can do without star chefs, suntan-lotion butlers, and party-hardy neighbors, leave your Kindle at home and head on over to Wales. St Deiniol’s has a summer special until the end of September: stay four consecutive nights for just £140.

See the library’s website for more details.

[Front Door Photo: Christopher Thomond, The Guardian]

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