Friendly staff, cosy room and...

Nice

Liked: Nice breakfast, great location
Disliked: Room to warm

Superb

Liked: Friendly staff. Good food.
Disliked: Room small.

Very comfortable.

Liked: Comfortable and spacious with friendly staff and good service.Ideally situated for the poetry festival venues. Convenient car park, pleasing garden. Great breakfast.
Disliked: We knew there wasn’t a lift, and we were offered help with our bags; although we didn’t need help, a lift might be a good idea!

First visit hope not the...

Liked: Everything
Disliked: Having to be detached

Great people great location

Liked: It location and style
Disliked: Parking

Very pleasant stay just disappointed...

Liked: Great location, very comfortable lounge areas, majority of staff very helpful and friendly.
Disliked: Disappointed with the size of the meals, and standard of food.

A sea view would be...

Liked: Location and food.
Disliked: It was rather hot! But the windows opened.

Well suited for luxurious relaxing...

Liked: The room was well appointed and in good condition despite the overall age of the historic hotel. The bathrooms were freshly renovated with modern shower technology. The room had a water boiler and a selection of teas, both brewable and instant coffee, instant decaf and hot cocoa, liquid creamer as well as cookies which were refreshed every day. The breakfast was very good, and overall atmosphere of the hotel was of a place to relax in historical high-class surroundings. Well suited for the main clientele, which was elderly retired couples.
Disliked: Breakfast was not available before 7:30, which was not convenient for accommodations on a business trip. As a result, it would have been great to have had a refrigerator in the room, since I had to eat early breakfasts in my room before heading off to work. But of course, the hotel is not catering to business clientele, and serves meals and tea at specific times through the whole day, so a refrigerator would probably not be needed for most of the clientele.