I was about to fill in the old well at the front of the drive with concrete, but some of the guests made such a lot of fuss that I couldn't! "The best thing about running a small hotel", says Gérard in his impeccable English, is that we can provide our guests with the personal touch. Only having a few customers at a time, I soon learnt how Monsieur Lefevre likes his eggs cooked and what brand of cigarette he smokes.'