Hotels Near RSPB Chapel Wood in Croyde

Spent last week at Dilkhusa hotel with friends. Superb stay. Had hiccup when we got there but fabulous staff sorted it no bother. Old hotel but clean. Creaky floorboards we love old hotels more character. Rooms had all you need in them, tea coffee kettle hairdryer. Double and single bed in room bit cramped but ok. Walk in shower. Meals were superb 3 choices each for starters main course and sweet. Well presented and hot. Our main server was John what a lovely lad a credit to company. He said he wanted guests to want to come back, we do. The rest of dining room staff were absolutely brilliant too. Every member of staff reception, bar, porters couldn’t do enough for us. Bus stop outside hotel short walk into ilfracombe. Plenty little shops bars restaurants. Lovely harbour we sat on harbour wall and ate our crab sandwiches. Weatherspoons with roof top terrace just down from hotel. Prices in bar reasonable. Singers on Tuesday and thursday bingo and quiz on Wednesday. Lovely park over road lovely views. Thanks to all staff. We travelled with Caledonian My friends and I agree it was best holiday we had. Compliments to your chef.

Having stayed in this hotel every week for the last 3 months I’ve got to know it pretty well. I could talk about the spotless rooms with comfy beds and fluffy pillows, the delicious food served daily (the gluten free Pavlova is my favourite ☺️), the pool/sauna/gym facilities and the gaming room, all of which are 1st class. But, this hotels best asset is it staff. I have never met a more friendly, attentive and professional staff like I have here. Brend Group, what ever you are paying them, it’s not enough. 😜 Working away from home is hard, very hard, but staying in a hotel like this, the way you’re treated from day one, like your part of the family, makes it a wee bit easier. From the reception, the health club, the bar and the restraunt staff nothing is an issue for them. I know it’s their job but it’s done with a smile. Every time. 😊 I’ve meet friends for life here, too many to mention, but you know who you are. I will miss you all when my time is up. 🥹 Thank you for making my stay here so enjoyable. You make this hotel what it is. Make sure you come to Belfast for a visit and let me know when you run out of Tayto crisps and I’ll send more over 😂

Our stay at the Royal was just what we hoped for after a very long day travelling. Our room and meal at 62 The Bank and breakfast were all excellent and we will definitely stay again if we are ever in Barnstaple. Thanks again and see you soon hopefully Rob and Margaret

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