{"id":829,"date":"2026-07-28T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/arbour\/house\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T08:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:02:51","slug":"house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/arbour\/house\/","title":{"rendered":"The House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Built for a river pilot. Improved slowly ever since.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A hundred and twenty years of other people’s decisions, most of which we have chosen to live with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We bought a building with a leaking roof and a very good staircase.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We were not hoteliers. Kate cooked for fifteen years and Sam spent a career fixing things other people had bodged. Between us we could just about run a nine-room house, which is the only size we ever wanted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We do the breakfast, the beds and the books. In summer a few local people join us and they are the reason it holds together in January. Nothing here is outsourced to a company you would have to ring interstate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Four things we will not compromise on<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Written down because a promise you cannot check is only a mood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Met by name<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You are checked in by whoever is nearest, at the table, with a drink. There is no desk to stand at.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Cooked, not held<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nothing sits under a lamp. Breakfast is ordered when you sit down, which is why it takes ten minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Quiet after ten<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The verandah stays open, the volume does not. People come here to sleep and we take that seriously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Say what you need<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Allergy, anniversary, bad back, early flight. Tell us when you book and it will be handled without a fuss.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Four spaces you are free to treat as your own<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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No keys, no booking sheet, no minimum spend. Sit where you like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Snug<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Two armchairs, a fire, and the only television in the building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Long Room<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Where dinner happens, and where the crossword gets finished by ten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Garden Terrace<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sheltered on three sides. Breakfast moves out here from October.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Kitchen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You are welcome in it. People usually end up there anyway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Small on purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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These figures have not moved in eight years and we intend to keep it that way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There is usually one room left. Usually.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nine rooms fill quickly in season and slowly in February, which is the month we would actually recommend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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