Hotel Endsleigh

We visited the gardens and stayed for a cream tea,the gardens are amazing with lots of waterfalls and gunnera passageways,such different gardens, The staff are out of this world,we felt like royalty,the hotel is like going back in time,1820 , The cream tea was amazing and was presented beautifully,

I booked a lunch for my wife's birthday and had the most wonderful time, super food, lovely people looking after us and made to feel so very welcome. We sat and had lunch in the library with the fire going so it was a perfect few hours

From the moment we arrived - to the warmest welcome from Adam Cornish, the general manager - to the moment we left two days later - in warm spring sunshine - the whole experience offered by Hotel Endsleigh was divine. Our room was wonderfully spacious and comfortable, the food was delicious, the wine list superb and the service from staff warm and friendly. One of the highlights was our walk around the incredible gardens on our last morning. My wife and I couldn't recommend this hotel more highly.

Went for a bday meal. Wow. Glorious day, so sat outside overlooking the valley. Service was very prompt, and I am impatient for a cold a beer in such places, so that was great. Wonderful meal. Three course for 67 gbp. Service and food exquisite. Great job. Will definitely be back.

A bank holiday, sun was out and wanted to show my guest the gardens with a lounch on the terrace as a treat. Suprisingly quiet when we arrived, yet the maitre de'hotel said it was busy. We ordered coffee and requested lunch menu, adked twice, eventudlly given the wine list, i questioned but was told 'its all in there' so i questioned self. We finally gave up and left the table to pay inside as he didn't return to table. We were charged a whopping £10.13 for two really poor coffees, and not even questioned. Not even a small shortbread or go with it. Price tag did not warrant the coffee. Next door table complained about their lunch so maybe why we didn't get the 'service'. Felt it was a disappointing visit, anticipated something more special. Especially especially after watching The Hotel Inspector with Alex Polizzis high standards. The gardens were beautiful though.

Came here today with my partner, and I have to say from the get go it was an enchanting visit. The grounds are gorgeous and the little birds wondering around are adorable. The staff were perfect and very accommodating for our little pooch. We came here for Sunday lunch, and I nearly ate the plate where the food was so good. Next time we will definitely book a room.

Our most favourite hotel of all just continues to develop and improve its service. This time we had the newly opened suite 21 in the stable block. We were delighted by the decor, the size of the rooms and the little touches like the amazing home-made biscuits, the range of teas available, not mention the huge bath and walk in shower. The food, as always, is exquisite and deserves a Michelin star or three. Spring lamb was on offer, typical of the way the chef always chooses seasonal menues. I must mention the wonderful staff who really are ambasdsadors for Olga Polizzi's sophisticated and timeless elegance which is Hotel Endsleigh. Nothing is too much trouble whether you speak to the porter, the reception staff or the young people who serve the food. Special mention this time for young Harry whose family are local and who wants to manage a hotel one day. With the training he is getting at Endsleigh, I don't doubt he will succeed.

Rather dissapointing. Went there with my daughter for Mothers Day. Our table for 2 was against a wall - entrance of our left - bar on right - another dining room opposite. Continous coming and going of manager, sub manager and staff past our table. Not at all restful. Food was mediocre.

I guess it’s all about perspective. On paper, who wouldn't find the prospect of a weekend at a Regency fishing lodge with Grade I listed gardens in deepest, rain-soaked Devon irresistible? What kind of cold-hearted curmudgeon wouldn’t be seduced by the roaring log fires and the candlelit hallway and sitting rooms? There is definitely a palpable sense of magic about the Endsleigh: as soon as you arrive, you are instantly drawn into a bygone era of upper crust country house weekends from the pages of E. M. Forster or Evelyn Waugh. Having yearned to visit this much-lauded hotel for so long, I was slightly dismayed not to be met by anyone upon arrival and to be told, once I had found Reception, that “We have no porter today”. I don’t mind carrying my own bags but it was a slightly inauspicious start. Much is made of the hand-printed wallpapers decorating the bedrooms, reflecting Olga Polizzi’s style and exquisite taste but she must have missed Room 4. Yes, it’s spacious with a very comfortable bed and lovely views but it’s beyond drab: plain walls with the odd picture hanging at a bizarrely low height. Surely, the portrait of the Duke of Bedford should take pride of place in this room and not be hiding at the side of a chest of drawers as an afterthought? Even more baffling, there are rather cheap-looking lampshades which certainly didn’t come from Cotswold Interiors or Graham & Green! The bathroom - promoted as the Duke’s former chapel - may be quirky but the steps down to it are precariously steep and both the bath and tiles need serious attention. The perfect space to pray for a makeover! The staff are very friendly and laid-back and are never less than attentive and professional. There isn’t a huge choice at dinner and I can’t quite work out why the vegetarian menu seems to be such a closely-guarded secret but £67 for a mushroom risotto made us go elsewhere on the following two nights. Breakfast is a perfectly-orchestrated affair - full marks to the chef for conjuring-up exemplary poached eggs and to Jess for serving them so brilliantly - but don’t expect any kind of buffet or a massive choice. No doubt this is an economically-motivated business decision in the same way that the lack of tea and coffee-making facilities in the rooms is a tactic to make you order room service. Sadly, it leaves one feeling slightly short-changed. The pièce de resistance is, of course, the spectacular location and the Repton-designed gardens. It may be a bit over-priced and a little tired, but the Endsleigh still manages to captivate its guests with its quintessential English charm.