Knoll House

Double sea view room with balcony. Spacious bedroom with nice seating area. Clean and in good decorative order. Comfy bed, quality linen. Wonderful, original metal-framed window and French door opening out onto huge balcony. Unfortunately, the sea view tuned out to be when looking left from the end of the balcony and not from the actual bedroom. Kettle needed descaling. Bathroom well appointed, nice towels and quality Elemis toiletries, but would benefit from a really thorough deep clean and a lick of paint. Absolutely fabulous public rooms, not ‘dated’, as some reviews suggest, but furniture and fixtures appropriately in keeping with the style and period of the building. Wonderful! Beautiful outdoor pool area and indoor spa. Lots of outdoor seating areas. Extensive woodland to the rear of the hotel. Just a few minutes walk to Knoll Beach, through the hotel’s extensive grounds (which includes tennis courts and a golf course) just over the road. Absolutely no information provided about any of these brilliant amenities, or indeed anything at all, in our bedroom. Also, no information about Wi-Fi, no information about breakfast times, no information about how to even contact Reception on the telephone provided in the room … The food at the evening meal was exceptional but was let down by the very slow service as staff focused on setting tables for the following day’s breakfast - which turned out to be so disappointing that it was hard to believe that both meals had originated from the same kitchen.

A one time grand-ish hotel is now looking a little tired but it’s in a great spot, perfect for walking and water sports. Staff friendly and helpful. Waiting service needs polishing. Restaurant food good.

Like stepping back in time-cosy comfy sofas in communal areas-breakfast very good. A lovely stay with cheerful and friendly staff.

Knoll house has a charming, dated but also incredibly relaxed atmosphere. Great check in. Very helpful receptionist. Our room was,as promised, had a beautiful sea view. The room was spotless. We will definitely be re-visiting the hotel.

Hotel was interesting and quaint. I can see why people like staying here. Accommodation was good, breakfast was first class, and the staff were excellent in the restaurant. One slight observation - the receptionist could have been more attentive to people waiting at the reception desk. Would stay again and recommend S.Winder

Enjoyable stay staff very friendly & helpful excellent location good breakfast with fantastic view of sea . Some tired facilities with noisy plumbing .cosy bar

Home from home. Staff professional. Really comfortable and great to see some many guests, using the sitting room, library area etc

Great location. Rooms perfectly comfortable even if the outside looks a bit run down. Food excellent, staff very helpful and cheerful

Old fashioned hotel with friendly service in an area of national trust area of outstanding beauty. Lovely walks in the surrounding area and so nice to see the sea from the hotel