The Downs, Babbacombe

Hotel review Great location near to the beach, shops bars and restaurants. Regular buses into local areas. Extremely helpful staff who were happy to help with anything. We didn’t eat at the hotel but breakfast and evening meals were available with a well stocked bar. The steps to the room were steep but we were informed about them before we arrived and were happy with our choice. Room dated and very small but had a beautiful view and all the usual commodities. Clean and tidy. Unfortunately, the mattress was uncomfortable which meant we didn’t sleep well.

A perfect place to stay. Perfect place to stay in our first visit to Babbacome. It’s a friendly lovely place we can’t recommend it enough. Friendly helpful staff and owners. Breakfast fabulous. We would definitely stay there again.

Thank you for a amazing time at your hotel,we had the best time,and look forward to returning in the near future,which will be September,as we enjoy our time so much.👍 Your food was amazing,bedroom was comfortable and we slept so well,with a awesome view of the sea.

Fantastic! Such a warm welcome to begin with Ed, Kath and the team got us sorted and into our room hassle free. The room was great! Everything you want or need from a hotel, with an absolutely stunning view from the balcony (see pictures). We don’t feel the rooms being serviced daily is needed but, the guys were happy to work around us when we felt it was needed! Showers are a big thing for me and the shower was great, decent pressure and temperature with ample towels provided - towels were like bath sheets which is great for the larger man. Bed and pillows were so comfortable and had the stamp of approval from my 28week pregnant partner! The location was quiet, with just the sounds of the waves at night, to gently soothe you to sleep. Breakfast - this was absolutely phenomenal- great produce, much of which I understand is local cooked to perfection. It’s not a surprise that they were given awards for it All in all ✅ The location is fantastic ✅ The team were wonderful ✅ The facilities were great ✅ The beds are pregnant lady approved ✅ The breakfasts are phenomenal Honestly if you need a break, in this beautiful part of the country, you can’t go wrong with The Downs Babbacombe!

Ok. Let's start with the positives. This hotel is in a beautiful location, overlooking Babbacombe Bay and a room with balcony on days with warm weather like when we visited; a very memorable experience. The breakfast was decent and served in a clean, modern room. These were the positives. The negatives unfortunately overwhelmed the positives. It was too expensive a price to pay for a "compact" room which had about a foot between the end of the bed and the wall, a useless shower with absolutely no power and non-existant WiFi. You enter the hotel through a bar area which would have looked tired 20 years ago. Now it looks positively comatose! Up two flights of stairs to the tiny, sorry compact, room with the utterly useless shower. I discussed this with the owner who just made excuses. He needed a pump to get more power from the shower and just didn't do this but reassured me that next time he would look at this. There won't be a next time for us as £430 for 3 nights in this hotel with these faults is too expensive. Breakfast was extra. As a goodwill measure I'd have given the breakfasts on the house after I pointed out the issues to Nicola who had an indifferent attitude, wouldn't budge when I suggested such a goodwill measure and we left, never to return.

On arrival we were greeted by Nicola who was instantly friendly. We were allocated room 12 which is on the top floor/left handside of the hotel when looking towards the fantastic views across the English Channel, some trees block part of the view. Room 12 looked a little tired but was adequately furnished and great size bed. En suite was big enough for us and was clean. A great nights sleep and breakfast was included when we booked. It consisted of complimentary continental and we ordered the full english ( other options available ). WOW, best cooked breakfast ever, quality ingredients and boy were we full. We recommend this hotel due to it's position with stunning views, dog friendly and lovely staff. ❤️