Burgh Island Hotel
This decadent Art Deco grande dame, set on its own tidal island, ‘harks back to a more glamorous age’, and a recent refurbishment has been given the thumbs up by faithful regulars. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
This decadent Art Deco grande dame, set on its own tidal island, ‘harks back to a more glamorous age’, and a recent refurbishment has been given the thumbs up by faithful regulars. After a glass of champagne, a trusted reviewer was shown to ‘Jane Marple’, a cosy double room on the first floor ‘with views over the lawn and the Mermaid pool beyond’. It was compact, with both an in-room bath tub and basin. Larger doubles and suites are more spacious, some with a vast bathroom, and have sweeping views of the bay. All rooms are ‘age-appropriately furnished’, and well equipped without being ‘boutiquified’, though the lighting may be ‘too dim to read by’. Evenings begin in the 1930s-style Palm Court Lounge, perhaps with a Burgh Bramble mixed by long-standing barman Gary, followed by a black-tie dinner of ‘imaginative and perfectly executed’ dishes in the Grand Ballroom. Sometimes there is dancing. Breakfast brings a buffet of breads, pastries and cereals or hot dishes cooked to order, including ‘kedgeree, porridge and full English’. Service is ‘friendly and efficient at all times’. ‘I loved every minute.’
Hotel details
Address
Burgh Island
Bigbury-on-Sea
Devon
TQ7 4BG
England
Telephone
01548 810514
Bedrooms
25. 1 suite in Beach House in grounds, apartment above Pilchard Inn.
Open
all year, except Jan.
Facilities
lift, bar, 2 restaurants, ballroom, sun lounge, billiard room, private dining room, spa, civil wedding licence, 17-acre grounds, sea bathing pool, tennis court.
Background music
period in public rooms.
Children
not under 5, no under-13s at dinner.
Dogs
allowed in Beach House, Artist's Studio, and Pilchard Inn.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £345–£815, singles from £295. À la carte £75. 1-night bookings refused weekends, some bank holidays.
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