Woodbury Park Hotel & Spa

As usual with my frequent visit to this area I find Woodbury Park hotel has been my preferred place to stay. Staff are lovely kind and helpful. It’s a beautiful hotel satin a very picturesque location surrounded by pleasant scenery. Hotels and rooms are very clean and well attended to. Restaurant services are clean and impeccable. Credit goes to the chefs and the team who managed the service. I have had a pleasant breakfast service during my stay at Woodbury. I hope the staff and the team at Woodbury keep up the good work and encourage us to use them during my future trips to the area.

Unfortunately, the hotel wasn't quite as expected, and we had a few hiccups during the two night stay. On arrival when checked into our room, the room had a very odd smell ( unpleasant) but the room itself seemed clean etc so we ignored it. Later on we decided to use the glasses provided in the room only to find these weren't clean. Having asked the receptionist to change these, she did resolve the issue, so we carried on with our evening with clean glasses!. Later on in the evening it became quite loud, unfortunately the hotel didn't have much soundproofing and you could hear most people in the rooms near by or above. We understand its just one of those things, but if you want quiet, and you come away for some relaxation, you might not experience it at certain times, especially when people are returning to their rooms. The hotel itself was pleasant, but some areas do need some TLC and updating. The room was very basic, we faced onto the golf course with no net curtains/blinds, only main curtains so we had to have these closed most of the time for privacy so it seemed a wasted view. Our bathroom was old, and the toilet didn't flush properly. The beds were OK a little bit hard, but people like different pressure mattresses, so it might be perfect for others. The breakfast area was great, and they offered a great selection at breakfast so no faults there at all and the staff were friendly and helpful, especially the two young staff members who were working on Sunday morning during breakfast service. The hotel grounds are beautiful and the spa facilities fantastic we very much enjoyed our time in the spa. The location of this hotel is ideal for exploring and going to places like Exeter, Exmouth, and Sidmouth, etc, although around a 20 - to 30-minute drive away. Overall, I would say this hotel is average. It definitely needs some alterations. We didn't find the overall atmosphere that was good, and we didn't feel it matched the rating it claims to be.

Just an average overnight stay, nothing memorable. Staff less than enthusiastic at check-in. There was no balcony in our room as advertised and whilst there was a desk, there was no chair so I had to go elsewhere when I needed to catch up on some work. Thoroughly average and forgettable experience.