Name: The Woolacombe Bay Hotel
Address: South Street, Woolacombe
Telephone: (888) 406-7656
Rating: 4.5

Exceptional

Fantastic staff and made to...

Liked: Clean and tidy.
Disliked: Nothing

Very good

Liked: Location is amazing, and the views to the ocean are beautiful

Superb

Good

We really enjoyed our stay,...

Liked: Charming hotel with great facilities; comfortable bed; room very clean; lovely pool area, excellent location and parking.Really great friendly and professional staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Wonderful dinner in the hotel restaurant; lovely quality of ingredients, taste and menu variety.Would definitely come back and wished we could stay longer.
Disliked: A little bit hot in the room and cooking smells from the kitchen filled it because we needed to keep windows open for the fresh air. But it's an old place, so you can't have it all.On behalf of the staff: They looked really smart in their classic uniforms, however we really felt for them, particularly in this very hot weather. The uniforms looked extremely uncomfortable, restrictive and totally unsuitable for efficiency of carrying out cleaning jobs and for the hot climate. They did not mention this to us - it is our observation.

Superb

Perfect

Liked: Best hotel I have ever stayed at

A luxurious and historic hotel...

Liked: This is a lovely Victorian era hotel with all the most luxurious mod cons! The outside pool was very warm (although a little too shallow to actually swim), there are two tennis courts, a massive lawn with a path down to the beach, two comfortable lounges, a brasserie restaurant as well as a gym and indoor pool.
Disliked: I got a little lost getting back to my room as the hotel is so huge and the layout is very complicated!

A short relaxing break

Liked: The bedroom was spacious and clean. Bed comfy with a choice of pillows. The shower was nice and hot and the body and hair washes smelled lovely. The view from our room was, as promised, of the sea. It was close to the beach however the outdoor and indoor pools were not busy and there were plenty of reclining seats fit the time of year. Parking was no problem . The staff were very friendly and efficient. Continental breakfast was great after we had clarified the extra cost. It was a lovely quirky building with plenty of relaxing areas. I used the Spa and had a lovely massage.
Disliked: There was some confusion over breakfast costs. £25 each for breakfast was very steep and the reception staff didn't know about the reduced price for the continental choice which was £16. We went out to a local cafe for breakfast but once we queried with the restaurant manager Jonathan we then had continental breakfast at the hotel which was amazing and fresh and enough for us. The fridge in our room was spasmodically noisy during the night so we switched it off.