Knoll House

Double sea view room with balcony. Spacious bedroom with nice seating area. Clean and in good decorative order. Comfy bed, quality linen. Wonderful, original metal-framed window and French door opening out onto huge balcony. Unfortunately, the sea view tuned out to be when looking left from the end of the balcony and not from the actual bedroom. Kettle needed descaling. Bathroom well appointed, nice towels and quality Elemis toiletries, but would benefit from a really thorough deep clean and a lick of paint. Absolutely fabulous public rooms, not ‘dated’, as some reviews suggest, but furniture and fixtures appropriately in keeping with the style and period of the building. Wonderful! Beautiful outdoor pool area and indoor spa. Lots of outdoor seating areas. Extensive woodland to the rear of the hotel. Just a few minutes walk to Knoll Beach, through the hotel’s extensive grounds (which includes tennis courts and a golf course) just over the road. Absolutely no information provided about any of these brilliant amenities, or indeed anything at all, in our bedroom. Also, no information about Wi-Fi, no information about breakfast times, no information about how to even contact Reception on the telephone provided in the room … The food at the evening meal was exceptional but was let down by the very slow service as staff focused on setting tables for the following day’s breakfast - which turned out to be so disappointing that it was hard to believe that both meals had originated from the same kitchen.

A one time grand-ish hotel is now looking a little tired but it’s in a great spot, perfect for walking and water sports. Staff friendly and helpful. Waiting service needs polishing. Restaurant food good.

Beautiful location, and loved the food and service. Amazing sea views. We loved the history of the hotel, although some people may prefer something more up to date.

This is honestly the worst place I've ever visited, booked a day retreat with my husband and children for my birthday, from start to finish it was a disaster, everything was either broken or dirty, staff were untrained, read previous reviews of how it needs to be updated but this needs condemning! Avoid at all costs. You couldn't pay me to return!

We have stayed at Knoll House Hotel for many years now and we always enjoy our stay. The location is fantastic and the hotel is very relaxed and full of character. Food is good and the service is excellent. We'll be returning!

We had a wonderful stay at knoll house- such a quirky hotel with everything you need. Can’t fault the hotel - yes it’s old but it’s cozy, and everyone is working super hard and the setting is just so perfect. Will definitely return.