Fabulous! We loved everything about our stay at the Hope and Anchor. Stylish room, exceptionally comfy beds, modern facilities including air con in room, great location, great food, great atmosphere and wonderful staff. The team as a whole were spot on and individually went above and beyond.

It’s a shame the hotel doesn’t have parking or a rate for the car park. It was a little irritating that we had to (and remember to) update our daily fee via Ringo - which although was best value it meant you paid for time not there if you decide to drive out for the day. There no phone signal, but we were happy with that. Hotel WiFi was fine.

Beautiful location, a stone’s throw from the 2 small but beautiful beaches. On the coastal path so fab walks in all directions. Bed, bedding and towels really good quality and comfortable. Great breakfasts. Great having small fridge in room and provision of milk daily (not in tiny tubs!).

Room 5 was a bit small for a 5 day stay - king size bed took up most of room and also extremely hot at times. Couldn’t really pass each other easily in the room. Even with radiator off and window open there was still heat coming up through floor. No shelf space in bathroom to put toiletries other than edge of sink.

Amazingly relaxing location with easy parking in the public car park next door. We were on the top floor in one of the quiet dog friendly rooms which had lovely views out across the beach and sea (great to watch the waves and grumbly weather). The room was great with nice big comfy bed. Great views from the restaurant and terrace for meals, coffees and just winding the day away. Loved the dog crate which was crammed full of dog treats and dog beer (who knew that was a thing). Also a good sized bathroom and amazing walk in shower. Very helpful and friendly staff too.

Unfortunately our room had a broken TV and one of the bedside lamps was also broken.

Thought it was mixed, poor choice of fresh fruit, tea was luke warm, eggs were ok on day 1

See above re breakfast and poached eggs on day2 were like hard boiled eggs. Spent over £200 on 2 nights of meals and drinks however choice was very poor on Friday eg no fish dish and asked to be moved to warmer spot. On Saturday service poor; had to ask for starters to be cleared and mains were left too long under heat lamps before we received them - choice better on Sat. We know you can and should do better than that even if it is the end of a busy period ; there were still customers around.

The layout of the Classic Family Room was ideal for us, with two separate bedrooms as well as a living room area, and I really liked the little kitchen cupboard. We'd paid the supplement for our dog to stay, but I'd assumed this was to cover extra cleaning so was pleasantly surprised by a really thoughtfully put-together welcome basket, which was particularly appreciated as we'd forgotten to bring a towel for her :-) We had dinner in the pub, enjoyed the carol singing, slept brilliantly in the huge, comfortable bed despite a howling gale outside and could not have asked for a better breakfast in the morning. Staff were all welcoming, friendly and obliging. Everything was spot on!

The staff were exceptionally cheerful, approachable and friendly. Loved the breakfast choices but the bacon was cooked until it was rock hard. Parking was a bit of an issue. On the second night the only option was to pay £10 to stay for 24 hours. It wouldn’t let us pay the option that lasted until 10am the next morning.

I would like to be able to see when certain rooms are available. We want to come back. We are not particularly restricted on when but we would like to book the deluxe coastal room. It would make it so much easier if we could see what nights this is available.

All the staff, from the manager, to the housekeeping staff were really friendly. We were made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much bother. A special mention goes to the breakfast member of staff from NZ who was always smiling and again nothing was too much trouble even when I did not want exactly what was on the breakfast menu. Our room was very comfortable and an added bonus was the air-con unit as the room was up in the eaves and it became very warm due to the great weather. The veiw from our room was super. The pub served great food which we enjoyed immensely.

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The setting is absolutely fantastic. Sunset from the bar decking was a delight. We had stayed in The Masons arms in Branscombe the night before which is owned by St Austells Brewery as well and it had a similar feel. The rooms were very comfortable and well appointed - and seemed quite new. The staff were young, enthusiastic, very friendly and could not be more helpful. I would recommend The Hope and Anchor - but don't go as we want it for ourselves!

Parking in the near 'public' car park. Its not public, it is privately owned with cameras and costs a fiver for the night. The pub should do a deal so parking for The Hope and Anchor is free. Narrow roads down to Hope Bay, but it is like a lot of picturesque parts of Devon and Cornwall so live with it.

Great location. Great bar and dining areas. Great staff. Great food…

Although other rooms in the hotel look great - we had The Cabin - which was a family room and, although its old fashioned furniture and overall style would no doubt be loved by quite a lot of people, we didn’t like it. Too dark; too dowdy, and nothing like the well-lit photographs on the website we used. Neither of the table lamps worked and we didn’t like the coffee machine. Please supply a good old-fashioned kettle. That said, the bed was really comfortable and the shower is top-dollar.

Really enjoyed my stay! Beautiful location, gorgeous place to stay, very friendly and welcoming staff. Excellent local facilities, fabulous views and local walks. Room was very clean and comfortable and the inn was beautifully decorated. Would definitely stay again and potentially move in permanently if it were an option!

Sloping roof in room could have been an issue, but thankfully no concussions and you expect this feature in lovely old inns! Vanilla syrup for my latte would have made everything even more perfect!