Reviews for Orestone Manor, Rock House Lane, Devon, TQ1 4SX

My only criticism was there was an empty beer

No warm welcome on arrival. Shown to Room 4 but sadly it was not to our liking because there was no shower (a basic need for someone with a back injury who has difficulty getting in & out of a bath), we explained this and politely asked for a room with a shower. We were then shown to Room 7 (a loft room with low beams) which was also not ideal although it did have a nice quadrant shower. The lady said we would have to stay here for one night and then she would move us to either Room 2 or 3 which would be available from tomorrow (Mon). We agreed and were happy with this arrangement. Then a while later a lady called Laura phoned and said either we stay where we are or she could contact OPL and ask them to relocate us to a different hotel in the area. We were shocked to say the least, we had only just arrived at our chosen hotel and it seemed like they wanted rid of us. What happened to the arrangement agreed earlier? As we were not travelling alone, moving to another hotel was not an option for us and the other members of our party were happy with their room (Room 6 - a large room with shower and its own private balcony) so we decided to put up with our room and not let a bad start spoil our week long holiday.

Rooms were very poor but when we complained we were given better rooms service was excellent nothing was too much trouble.  Restaurant was excellent

The rooms in the Coach House were of a good standard as was to be expected in a new build. The absence of a hand (wall) rail in the shower or above the bath was a concern. We found the evening meals were generally over portioned and lacked finesse. Haunch of venison served with over salted celeriac / fondant potato on the first evening was an unfortunate introduction. Another evening half a lobster was accompanied by two sliced tomatoes, green beans, salad leaves, potatoes, feta cheese and pine nuts plus, not on the menu, beetroot and olives, all of which overwhelmed the lobster .On three of our seven evenings we were seated in a lobby adjacent to the restaurant which was stark and not overly warm, an unexpected experience .