Channel View Boutique Hotel - Adults Only

DISAPPOINTED After an eight hour journey, with 150 miles of the M5 in a predominantly stop start mode, it would be nice to say that the hotel made the journey worthwhile but I am afraid to say this hotel was a big disappointment. Room access was not until 5pm - apparently because we booked with a booking web site and not direct with the hotel! I wonder if they know their clients are being treated as effectively second class citizens. At booking in, we were read the rules. It was reminiscent of arriving in a boarding school rather than at an adults only boutique hotel. We were told that only snacks, food and alcohol bought on the premises could be consumed in the hotel, including bedrooms. If this was abused we may be asked to leave and we would not receive a refund. In addition, the owner took a pre-payment impression of £100 on my credit card “in case you damage the room!” I have never been asked for this before and was concerned that an unfounded attempt to retain it would be made after we left without any ability to challenge any alleged damage. I would recommend you to read their terms and conditions, although there are some inaccuracies, before you book. I wish I had done that. I won’t get caught again in the future. We booked a deluxe room with a sea view. The main feature of the room is the beautiful sea view but beyond that the rest of the room was not great. The en-suite bathroom is very small. It has the smallest washbasin I have seen in an en-suite. It is virtually impossible to wash one’s face / remove shave foam etc. without using a flannel especially as the LED mirror above it inevitably sticks out a couple of inches. The bed is probably a normal size double but coming from a king size at home it seemed very narrow. There is a rainfall shower but no separate hand shower piece for specific washing so a cold start to the shower until it warms up! When it arrives the hot water is a good temperature and plentiful. There is a light and extractor in the en-suite that is activated by going into the room. This is okay during the day but for visits in the night it lights up the room disturbing the other person and stays on for around five minutes. There are Venetian blinds on the window - the type that sits between the two panes of glass - but all of the slats don’t fully close and there are no curtains, so the room is quite bright from before sunrise in the summer. We ate in the hotel’s Bistro restaurant but, for some unknown reason in an English hotel, they mainly serve tapas dishes on small plates. The recommendation is that you choose three each at circa £10 - £12 each for small dishes. After a full day travelling I would have preferred a more usual meal although to be fair the food we had was well cooked and tasty. The next issue was that the hotel restaurant is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday so alternative eating arrangements are necessary. We did not know this in advance and it still doesn’t mention this online or we probably w

Yes, it is most definitely lovely and clean, great location in that it is at the furthest end of Paignton, and the walk along the sea front is great. We had lovely weather. There are a few pub/hotels not far which we had food in. Our room was very small, shower too compact, but the sea view was amazing, and hearing the sound of the waves very soothing. One grumble - we couldn't access our room until 5pm. Not sure why this late? We could drop bags off but then had to fill our time. Apparently there was a cost if we wanted to get in earlier. Breakfast - need to place your order the day before. Not a problem but would rather be able to help myself to cereals, fruit, jam/marmalade/honey etc. but the cooked breakfast was excellent. I found the host very nice and friendly. I would like to go back to this hotel but book a bigger room next time. We had a lovely time helped by amazing weather.

Stayed for 4 nights over the Bank Holiday weekend. Channel View is in a perfect location with lots to do nearby. Lovely room with great view (Room 5) Everything was high quality & tastefully decorated. Comfy beds & tea/coffee facilities what more could you ask for. Highly recommend.