The Downs Babbacombe

All was great

The property was great and the staff but was a little disappointed with the evening buffet

Beautiful view from room which had very old fashioned furniture. No table on balcony as shown on hotel description. Towels old and thin. Despite catering for many elderly and disabled people there was only one tiny lift which was difficult to get to. Luckily I am able to use stairs.

As above apart from view. Felt like a school canteen in dining room but food ok except breakfast where fried eggs looked dry with skin on top.

I came to stay here to see where my Mum and Dad stayed for their honeymoon in 1955! Previously The Sefton and popular. It retains a slightly old-fashioned style but tasteful. Nice ambience and pleasant clientele. Staff excellent. Breakfast cooked just as I like it. Nice views. Pleasant quiet area. Pleasant, spacious, light communal spaces, including coffee lounge, overlooking sea; background music not intrusive. Other hotels adjacent and main street not far away and attractions. In short, just the kind of place I like!

The folded case rack fell out of the wardrobe onto me. Would be better if it was stored just in front of, methinks. Creaky floorboards above me and loud speaking gentleman on phone late. Solved by my trusty earplugs.

Step out of the hotel straight onto the downs. Lovely room and view from room 17 including a nice modern bathroom with a powerful refreshing bar shower. Buffet breakfast all freshly cooked and warm,. We also had two excellent 3 course evening meals in the hotel. Enjoyed the hotel entertainment and we even won a prize on the "Bingo". Hope to return for a longer stay sometime soon.

Very little to be critical of really perhaps the decoration could do with a touch up in places, however it is a busy hotel with a lot of footfall so to be expected really. Oh, we could have done without the fire alarm going off in the early hours on the 2nd night!

The staff were absolutely amazing. What a wonderful friendly bunch of individuals creating a happy atmosphere

Nothing

Although very clean and tidy the hotel is dated and definitely needs an upgrade especially with making the rooms more soundproof. During our stay the fire alarm kept going off during the night. We had to call reception to clarify if we needed to evacuate or not which we found poor as the majority of guests appeared to be quite elderly. There was no explanation or apology from staff the next day. This is a moderately expensive hotel and we expected better.