Bishops Cottage

The best location for staying in Lulworth cave, huge garden with gorgeous view

Before I start the review I would like to point out I did speak to the Manageress of the hotel in the vain hope that my complaints would be taken seriously and acted upon. I hate to write negative reviews but in 30 years of travelling with my wife have never felt the need to check out of a hotel early. On arriving at the hotel (which we had stopped at last year for a couple of drinks) we were disappointed to see the courtyard entrance was now unkempt with weeds growing, making it look really shabby. However, we were met by a thoroughly pleasant chap by the name of Travis whom was clearly trying to do his best, was friendly and wearing many hats! We were shown to our accommodation called the Pool Room (a brick detached outbuilding by the pool) and on opening the door was met with the distinct and overwhelming stench of damp. It was small as we had expected but was unclean with a clump of hair in plain sight by the bathroom door (looked like it had been pulled from a hairbrush). Generally the room was more than tired, marks on the wall. Curtains not on the rail properly, and the large tv as advertised, was the size of a small computer monitor and didn't work. Wifi non existent. But hey, we're on holiday and it things like tv and wifi shouldn't matter. There were fag ends in the planter outside and a random sheet of plywood, balanced on the gazebo above the decking, one can only imagine this must have been placed there as a sun shade - a bit weird! We decided to try and make the most of it by having a couple of hours by the pool outside (the pictures on the web make it look stunning) however, the reality was broken/rickety furniture, with dirty cushions strewn around the area, and a very unstable fence near the cliff edge (you wouldn't want your kids near there). Having already booked a meal elsewhere for the evening, we got back just after 10pm and thought we would try and embrace the situation and have a couple of drinks in the bar. However, the Manageress informed us that she was just about to close the bar, although she did get us a drink and then disappeared, not even telling us that she was leaving for the night and leaving us in semi darkness. A number of other people came into the bar to order drinks but gave up after waiting some considerable time. Eventually the deputy manager came downstairs to say that he had been texted by the manageress asking him to lock up, even though it was his day off and he was in bed. He was really lovely and offered to get us a drink free of charge to make up for the debacle but we declined and headed for bed. Breakfast was good and no complaints on that front. We made the decision to check and when I spoke to the Manageress on leaving and let her know our reasons why, she said they have never had any complaints whilst she had been there from anyone under the age of 35 about The Pool Room and it was noted on the website that it might not be suitable for people over that age. What!!! Do peo

Amazing stay An amazing time with the most beautiful views over the bay especially to watch sunrise. Perfect location to go for walks to durdle door. Special memories made here. Would definitely recommend.

We were unable to stay at this facility due to illness incurred on our trip . However, this understanding and workable business allowed us to obtain a refund for half the stay . Thank you ever so much . You have a perfect location for the outstanding area of West Lulworth. Again very grateful for your kindness

Excelente place, good to stay away from the busy capitals cities

The pool house/shed that we stayed in looked to be lovely in a beautiful location, but when we were shown to the dwelling it was like a pool shed and the door was wide open which we thought nothing necessarily of at the time. We dropped our bags off and hastened out to get something to eat, as we were warned that there was a limited amount of eateries and might not be available. On our return, a few hours later, when we opened the door there was a terrible smell of damp/mould, it being as late in the evening as it was we felt forced to stay, but the smell of damp was terrible and caused a very poor nights sleep, as everytime i turned toward the wall the stench was terrible. It isnt fit for human habitation in the state that its in, on a further inspection the following morning signs of the problem were more obvious