比迪福德Quayside cafe bideford附近酒店

我們總是住在比德福德河邊的這家舒適且非常友好的歷史酒店。工作人員很可愛,對他們來說似乎沒有什麼太大的麻煩。食物很好,到處都是一塵不染的乾淨。似乎有一個安靜的正在進行的翻新計劃,餐廳和棕櫚閣房間最近已完成高標準。我們現在在所有季節都住在這裏,甚至可以說即使在2月份,它仍然溫暖舒適。酒店自己的停車場也很方便,酒店內的電梯也一樣。酒店的歷史可以追溯到1688年的部分時間,非常古怪和迷人,特別是一樓的查爾斯·金斯利休息室,我們喜歡在那裏喝飲料或下午茶放鬆。我們住宿的另一個亮點是聽取史蒂夫和迪關於這個性格的老酒店的歷史細節,友好的管家,對我們來說,這確實增加了在這裏住宿的全面愉快體驗。

A group of seven walking friends recently stayed at this delightful, partly 13th century, thatched country inn for a week. First of all, the rooms. They were clean, quiet and well-designed, with comfortable beds, and with mattresses that felt like they were new (maybe they were). Each room also had a well-functioning shower (and some rooms had baths too), plenty of storage space, and replenished tea and coffee-making facilities – including the good-quality biscuits – every day. One friend said that it was the best hotel shower he’d ever had. The residents’ lounge was also really comfortable and handy for a group like ours. And then there’s the food. The breakfast menu was the most extensive I’ve ever seen in a hotel, with options of the usual full (veggie) English breakfast, eggs, cereals, yoghurts etc. but also omelette, pancake, porridge with fresh berry compote, fresh fruit salad and more. Every day the chefs prepared for each of us a most delicious sandwich, filled with a filling of our choice, taken from a wide range of options. One friend (not the same one who loved the shower!) said it was the best sandwiches they’d ever had. After the first day the staff even asked us what filling we would like in order to ensure we would each get a variety throughout the week. Initially we booked for dinner for just the first two nights, but the food was so good that we ate there all seven nights of our stay. Between us we tried practically everything on the main and dessert menu and there was not one occasion when anyone was disappointed with the food they were served. The hotel also serves a range of high-quality wines, beers/ales and a variety of gins. It was lovely too to have a little section of the room with a large table just for ourselves for dinner. Whether you are a walker or a tourist visiting the local sights, the location is superb. For walkers and runners, there is a path directly from the hotel car park down to the southwest coastal path. From there the walks in either direction are absolutely stunning. Usually we did a circular walk, sometimes returning partly inland. Other times we did a linear walk and caught the bus back. The bus stops directly outside the hotel. Clovelly, Appledore, Westward Ho!, Instow, Hartland and Hartland Quay as well as other beautiful places are all just a walk/short drive away. But what stands out the most is the staff. Every single member of staff – the managers/owners James and Becca, front-of-house bar/waiting staff Anna, Olivia, Millie and Sarah, chefs Dave and Will, and housekeepers Sharon and Jan – was approachable, helpful, friendly and attentive. And every single one of them was very well trained, which led to extremely efficient customer service and a consistently pleasant customer experience, from our first contact with the hotel to make the initial enquiry and then booking to the personalised service throughout our stay to the fact that they got all of our bills correct at the end. The latter is