Review Article

We won the following Awards this year

* Top 25 Small Hotels in the United Kingdom
* Top 25 Hotels for Service in the United Kingdom
* Top 25 Small Hotels in Europe
* Top 25 Hotels for Service in Europe

Travellers’ Choice awards are based on millions of reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers. We take great pride in this recognition from our guests.

Thanks everyone who took the time to write such amazing feedback about their stays withus

TA Congrats

My new husband and I are on our way home from the most fabulous four day mini moon at The Old Rectory and we suspect there will be insufficient superlatives to describe our stay there.

The setting of this little piece of heaven is breathtaking. The north Devon coast is just beautiful; we’re not sure why it’s taken us both so long to discover this incredible part of Britain; we know we’ll be going back regularly.

The hotel itself is equally as glorious. Our room (Beeches) was elegant and quiet with the comfiest bed in the world and a bathroom full of Molton Brown treats. The gardens and vegetable garden are exquisite, with understated water features babbling quietly away as you enjoy divine afternoon tea brought to you by Huw and Sam, who must be the best hoteliers in all of Europe, if not the world. Their shared passion for what they do is inspirational. From the moment we arrived to the end of our stay, nothing was too much trouble and it was a real pleasure getting to know them whilst enjoying delicious afternoon tea, breakfast and dinner.

As lovers of food and wine, we have been spoilt rotten this week. Breakfasts are beautifully cooked; the bacon in particular is really great. Afternoon cakes are home-made and I’m pretty sure Mary Berry would very much approve. Dinner is marvellous (local crab salads, freshly caught local fish, smoked exmoor venison, divine soups, tender pork, duck, beef…), although there simply was not enough time to try everything we wanted on the wine list. Sam’s passion for and knowledge about wine was a real highlight to our stay. He listens and shapes his suggestions excellently, ensuring you get the right glass for your pinot noir/ malbec etc. It’s the consistent attention to these little details in a really relaxed environment that has made our week so special.

Not only will we be returning pretty soon (we can’t wait!), we will also be telling everyone we know about this absolute gem of a hotel. Thank you to Huw, Sam and your fantastic team for making our minimoon perfect.

The offer runs from Monday 27th August until Wednesday 5th September and applies to stays of 2 or more nights and is available on selected rooms. This offer is subject to availability, applies to new reservations and does not run in conjunction with any other offer.

This offer is not available on line so please phone the hotel on 01598 763368 to check availability

A lovely piece in last Saturday’s Times about our local walk which you can do from the Hotel – they say its one of the best in the West Country!

They also say that The Old Rectory is a cool place to stay!

The Old Rectory Boutique Country House Hotel is delighted to have won a 2012 Traveller’s Choice Award in the Top 25 Hotels in the World for Service category. One of Britain’s best, The Old Rectory is an unspoilt, country house hotel set on the Exmoor Coast in North Devon.

Now in its tenth year, the annual TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards honour the world’s best hotels, earning their distinction from those who know them best – the guests. Christine Petersen, president, TripAdvisor for Business says “From the best bargain hotels to best luxury hotels, remarkable service, value and quality are the hallmarks of our Travellers’ Choice winners.”

Commenting on the award, Sam Prosser, the hotel owner said:
“We are thrilled with the Award, and it is great tribute to our wonderful team who are passionate about hospitality and quality standards.”

We are thrilled to have scooped 2 awards at the recent prestigious Awards for Excellence Dinner in London. We got the Condé Nast Johansens Readers Award – particularly special as this is based on the feedback of our guests.

The second award was the Champagne Taittinger Wine List of the Year Award in the Small Hotels and Inns Category.

Big thank you to everyone! Needless to say we are having a modest celebration!

An Exmoor Stag under the night sky

Exmoor National Park has been designated an International Dark Sky Reserve – the first place in Europe to achieve this prestigious award and only the second in the world. The park has been working towards the award for more than two years and has had support and encouragement from many local organisations, including tourism providers who are anticipating an increase in visitors keen to experience the thrill of dark skies full of stars