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.

Contrary to some reviews here I have just spent three days at Woodbury Park Hotel and look forward to returning at some point. The bedrooms were clean and spacious with piping hot water. The food at Pulse was good. The amenities were superb - a splendid swimming pool, and a large fully fitted gym, the best I've come across in any hotel . Outside there is an excellent golf course if you play, and woodland walks. Full marks to the staff: whether at the reception desk, the restaurant or managing the driving range , all were super friendly and helpful, making my wife and I feel very welcome. The result was that we very quickly felt at home. Were there any downsides? Minor. Don't look for a mini bar in the room - there isn't one. If you like soap as a tablet rather than liquid then you need to bring your own. And like many more modern hotels the sound proofing is good but not always completely silent. Overall, though, the pros significantly outweigh the cons and we shall have no hesitation in booking again.

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.

Our holiday to Portugal was scuppered as our flight from Bristol was cancelled. As we had time booked off work we decided to make the best of it. Booked a night at very short notice online without much idea what to expect. The reception staff were very polite friendly and helpful. Our room was clean and spacious. We liked the place so decided to stay another night. Stand out staff members - Rachel the Massage therapist, Tony in the bar. We were very pleased overall. My only tiny gripes - I didn't think breakfast was great value. I'd also have loved to be able to take a walk in the countryside that didn't mean having to start off along a road - unfortunately (and not entirely unreasonably) you can't wander about the golf course area as a non-golfer. Reception were great at giving us a map of a local walk. Another major plus point - functions don't interfere with the hotel. On the Friday of our stay there was (I think) a school prom - all manner of of vehicles in a huge queue snaking along the approach as they dropped off guests - the hotel deployed staff to direct the traffic and because the function was held in the separate function building, the only disturbance was the shrieking of a single guest returning to the hotel after she'd had one too many - not the hotel's fault or the end of the world in the scheme of things. I'd gladly return.

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.

The staff from booking to booking out on reception were lovely very helpful . We had a bedroom with balcony and as I had requested a quiet room when I booked we were found the side of the hotel over looking the golf course. The rooms were spotlessly clean and comfortable. Tea coffee water and biscuits which was lovely. The only thing missing really was a little fridge to keep a bottle of wine in !!! We really enjoyed our stay and will return next time we are in the area. Some of the decor in the main area could do with an update but am sure in the fullness of time that will be done.