Uhh... The rate is different for single and double occupancy because the rates include breakfast and dinner with service per person per night. I'm not a math wiz, but it is meant to reflect the value of the food.
See:
http://www.manoirhovey.com/eng/rates.html
If you have a problem with the price, then don't stay there. Obviously this formula works for this hotel. They can't really count on walk in traffic to fill the dining room so they "force" the dinners on guests. Pretty normal here in Quebec as La Pinsonniere does it too in high season. I even have blocked the whole inn before for groups who were still charged for food even though they never once ate dinner at the hotel.
My point exactly. Forcing services upon guests is tasteless and classless at a supposedly reputable 5 star property. And as far as I'm concerned, the per person nightly rates are asinine as well. It's not a used car lot... it's a Relais & Chateaux country inn.
Anyways, I don't have problems with the pricing... just the way it's advertised. I'll call directly to try and get them adjusted since we won't be stepping foot in the dining room, but the original point of the thread stands. It's an annoying and cheap tactic. They should advertise a fixed nightly rate for the cottages and rooms based on set occupancy like everyone else.