Best Western The Dartmouth Hotel Golf & Spa

This hotel is definitely geared up for golfers. We stayed for 3 nights and each evening there were large groups of about 12- 20 in the evening. This meant that meal times had to be structured around them… not too much of an issue. One evening it did get a bit noisy but not too bad. The food at breakfast was very good. The evening meals were kept to a small selection of meals, but very well cooked. I can recommend the catch of the day.. in my case mackerel and monkfish. Service was excellent from all staff, really cheerful and very helpful. The room we had was a family room ( I booked at short notice) and was spacious. Beds were firm and comfortable. We used the pool each evening. The facilities were good.. excellent sauna and steam room. Note to management… the cleanliness of the showers and changing rooms were not good. The black mould was horrendous and I,m not sure why you would leave this like it as it is a fairly easy clean with the correct cleaning solutions. Also to use masking tape to attach the “fairy lights” to the restaurant ceiling was a bad mistake and looks awful, again such an easy fix to do properly. less

Great week spent in the self catering lodges - 3 excellent sized en-suite bedrooms with good facilities in the lounge/kitchen/diner. Swimming pool and spa and 2 golf courses as well! A great location for a family get together with lots of varied amenities close by. less

We booked accommodation last minute, meaning we were restricted on options. We picked the Best Western Dartmouth for its convenient location and proximity to the places we wanted to see. This I cannot fault and appreciated. I can also say that when an issue arose, the staff member I spoke to was apologetic and sincere and I felt that the staff were very friendly and warm. However, I felt that the hotel was a very average place to stay and the cleanliness of the room was subpar. I feel it was expensive for what it is. less

This hotel is advertised on the Best Western website as being ‘pet friendly’ and chargeable at £10 per night. However, on arrival for our ‘pet friendly’ weekend break we were asked to pay £20 per night for the dog and told that dogs aren’t allowed in ANY areas of the hotel and in fact we would have to walk around the outside of the hotel to get to our room. We were not allowed to dine with our dog, have a drink in the bar with our dog and in fact our B&B break meant you had to leave your dog in the car to use any of the facilities including at breakfast time in the hotel as they have a new rule of not leaving dogs in the room due to the risk of them barking and therefore you need to leave them in the car. If you are looking for a pet friendly break you are unlikely to be careless enough to leave your pet in the car - especially on a hot day. The Dartmouth Hotel should remove the offer of ‘pet friendly’ and stick to human customers. We decided not to stay and would not recommend this hotel to people taking pets. It’s probably very nice for humans, but we will never know because we never got beyond Reception. less

This was an amazing, comfortable and friendly place to stay, although large it wasn't imposing or noisy. The staff where friendly and nothing was too much trouble, it felt like being in a rather old stately home, so if modern is your thing, this won't be for you. We made daily use of the pool and sauna areas, with the temperature just right. The food suited our tastes and was beautifully cooked and we enjoyed this while gazing at the golf course and countryside and we don't even play golf. less