託貝苑旅館

Had a great time with my sister..clean hotel and room .. very friendly staff.helpfull with whats going on in the area and bus details.right near the beach and shops .lovely hot breakfast 😋..Will be taking mom nxt year. And my sister again..if she can put up with me again 🤣

On arrival hotel looked great with a really welcoming smart entrance and reception area. We arrived early so went into the lounge bar with our luggage to wait for checking. Ordered some drinks from the bar and sat to relax. Receptionist called us together and there started the rules and regulations talk, as if we were 10 year olds, despite being given written instructions .Room keys given out and we all checked into our rooms. Looked ok but small is an understatement, opened my curtains and they became detached from the curtain rail, they were the cheapest you can buy on the market. Hubby managed to put it back up. The usual cheap coffee/tea facilities, I always bring my own because of this. Hubby had a shower and not amount of trying to adjust the temp worked so a scolding shower it was. Breakfast was very bland and cheaply put together, again cheap coffee. We had to choose our dinner selections ready for evening meal and were told that if we were not turning up for the meal we MUST let them know in advance as they didn’t want wasted meals. Ok so I’ve paid for my room and meals and really not sure why they are concerned as they are losing nothing!!!!!! Had a great day in Paignton and arrived back too late for evening meal, my bad my loss, some of my group who had turned up for food found their portions tiny, the veg hardly blanched and just not up to any standard at all. The Hotel caters for seniors and our group were between 50 & 72 the entertainment was a man on keyboard and frankly the radio would have been better, it really looked like a scene from cocoon (before they jumped into the pool) more like a care home than hotel. Off we went in search of real entertainment and a great night was had at the Spinning Wheel. Came home from a fab night out to no electricity in the room, apart from ceiling light. Found the night porter who had no clue were the fuse box was and just walked around looking vague. He was walking up and the corridor opening and shutting doors!! Eventually after about 1/2 hr the electricity came on. Home the next morning and we couldn’t get out of there fast enough. If you want a break at a care home that treats you like kids then this is the place for you.

The food at the hotel which included breakfast and dinner was very nice however, I would have preferred a longer time between courses. However, I enjoyed the pre-ordering system for dinner which took place at the breakfast that morning. I was pleasantly surprised by how close the hotel was to the sea and the doors seemed to be open at all times so I could get up at 3:00 in the morning to watch the sunrise. however, the vending machine in the entrance Room was broken and the door to the ensuite was a sliding door which made a lot of noise in the evening as well as alarms on doors when they were shut properly which woke us up in the night multiple times.