I stayed here on family business in January 2006. The hotel shows its character the moment one sees it - since the building is almost quintessentially 1930's in design. The foyer is spacious, set out with comfortable brown leather armchairs, almost like one of the old liners.
The (all-English) staff were welcoming, helpful and efficient throughout my stay, and nothing was too much trouble. My room overlooking the sea was spacious: although only a single it was bigger than some doubles I've been in elsewhere. It was also spotlessly clean. If the decor was a little bland, it was also appropriate for the hotel's character. Room service was exemplary - it's pretty rare for one's room to have been cleaned each day by the time one has finished breakfast.
The only gripe I have is with the restaurant, and that has to be qualified by saying that they were in the middle of rebuilding works, which may have affected their capacity. Certainly it was why there was only a limited range of dishes. But it doesn't really account for underseasoned soup, overcooked meat, and small portions of vegetables. As for the pudding, well, I suppose it may have been that it was very subtly flavoured and my taste-buds were coarse. So I had dinner elsewhere for the rest of my stay. Breakfast, by the way, was perfectly OK.
The poor food is a shame, because the room and the service really were excellent. I'd certainly be happy to stay there again.
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