Gästanvändare
2 april 2024
Stayed at The Helyar Arms over the Easter weekend. The location/setting is lovely and quiet with nice countryside views. There is a large car park to the rear, although if you go out and return mid-afternoon, it does fill up. However, there is ample parking on the nearby street. We had lunch before checking into our room. The restaurant area is set out very well and it's very clean with nice decor. We had a Panini for lunch, they were lovely and fresh and tasty. When we checked into our room, we found it to be spotlessly clean and very bright. It was a front facing room, which had lovely views up the village street. We did find the walkway to the window side of the bed very tight. You had to shuffle sideways to get in. Also, when getting changed of an evening, we felt the room was quite cramped. The pillows on the bed were far too soft for our liking, I think this is the only place I have stayed in that use feather pillows! There was plenty of tea, coffee, and biscuits on the hospitality tray in the room along with bottled water. It would have been nice to have a couple of hot chocolate sachets there, too! The housekeeping throughout the building was very good, and all the staff were friendly, helpful, and efficient. All the food we received was good and cooked well, we do, however, have to question value for money where the steaks are concerned. The Ribeye steak was cooked to perfection, but all you got with it was a couple of scoops of gratin potatoes and some mixed leaves and peppers! For £27 I would have expected a portobello mushroom, grilled tomato, and onion rings as well. There were only 2 options of draft ale, and they were both amber beers, Otter and Butcombe. It would have been nice to have the option of a lighter Ale on draft. For an establishment with only a handful of rooms, at no point did the owners/managers introduce themselves to their paying guests. They seem to spend more time with the locals. It feels that their emphasis is more on the pub/food side of things rather than the B&B side of the business. "You only get one chance to make a good first impression," Although I have pointed out a few negative points, the positives far outweigh them, and we would definitely stay there again.
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