"We had an amazing overnight stay at Lympstone Manor. We were upgraded to an estuary facing room with lovely views and appreciated the gin tray and morning delivery of tea. We also appreciated the pantry and the availability of cake upon our arrival. All little touches which we haven't experienced before in similar hotels. The food was fabulous and the service excellent. To top everything, Michael Caines came over to us on the morning of our departure - he is obviously still very much hands on. We will return. Thank you to all the staff at Lympstone Manor for making our stay so special."

"Outstanding boutique hotel with Micheline restaurant. Location is good, the view is incredible. You can walk around their wine yard. Very comfortable rooms, good beds, nice artworks everywhere. The staff is very well trained, friendly and professional. Thank you team! Everybody working at the hotel made our stay as comfortable as possible."

"I booked this hotel expecting excellence and found our stay very disappointing. Each of the meals (Fine Dining, Pool House and 2 x breakfasts) errors were made in service. The dining room furniture was worn, while the cleanliness of the carpet in our room was lacking. There seemed to be a general need for more service staff to help things flow smoother. The hotel is in a beautiful location with incredible views of the estuary and they had nice touches, such as complimentary G&T in the room. However, I left rather deflated."

"This is a beautiful property with lovely grounds and views over the estuary. We very much enjoyed our stay in one of the very well appointed shepherds huts, which are very comfortable and equipped with everything you could possibly need, plus the bonus of coastal walks directly from the hotel. The receptionists are friendly and welcoming and the breakfast service was very good. Unfortunately the food and service at dinner in the restaurant left us totally underwhelmed and very disappointed."

"A lovely old Manor House set in a great location with super views. The staff all seemed keen to help and the food at dinner was to a very good fine dining standard albeit the waiting staff could perhaps do with a refresher on silver service, however, that said if you set yourself as a luxury hotel excellent food and scenic views are not enough. The room we stayed in was pleasant even if the layout was odd, the bath being directly behind the bed and the shower at the opposite end of the room to the hand basins and the toilet, whoever designed it was clearly not thinking practically. The outside patio area was also poorly maintained and needed cleaning which was symptomatic of a general slightly faded and a bit boring nature of the hotel and if you are going to charge top end prices you have to meet certain standards across the board which sadly it did not and having experienced other Relais group hotels this was the poorest we've stayed at (food excepted) moreover it lags behind other local 5* establishments such as Gidleigh Park or Bovey Castle I'm not saying Lymptone Manor is bad hotel, at half the price I'd probably have been giving it 5 stars but to achieve that and represent any kind of value they do need to up their game imho."