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Thurlestone Hotel has delightful<br />
grounds and gardens, croquet on<br />
the lawn anyone?<br />
As you can see, the views from hotel bedrooms are panoramic and stretch across the countryside and coastline.<br />
There are beautiful walks right from the hotel. A particularly great walk takes you across the golf course, along<br />
the coastline to Bantham Bay and on to Burgh Island. See photographic feature overleaf.<br />
need to be kept occupied, allowing<br />
you to spend quality time together<br />
without distractions.<br />
Most rooms have superb views<br />
and balconies, these are carefully<br />
designed from glass and stainless<br />
steel so as not to interfere with the<br />
views from inside the rooms. This is<br />
very effective, allowing panoramic<br />
vistas from within the rooms.<br />
of the dining area is entirely glass, so<br />
as you enjoy your breakfast, you can<br />
peer out across the landscape - truly<br />
lovely. Of course, the next area to<br />
discuss is the dining at Thurlestone<br />
Hotel. This is an area where they excel,<br />
both in terms of the table service and<br />
the food. Attention to detail shines<br />
through, even with minor bits, for<br />
instance butter was served in a white<br />
of my pet hates!). Staff service at the<br />
table again was excellent, attentive,<br />
friendly, not intrusive - I was hardly<br />
aware my wine or water being topped<br />
up, easily some of the best table<br />
service I've ever had (incidentally,<br />
wine recommendations from the<br />
maître d'hôtel were spot on).<br />
Thurlestone regularly run gourmet<br />
stays at the hotel, if you love your food,<br />
every course was a treat. It proved a<br />
delight waiting for dinner time each<br />
evening, as the food was divine. If you<br />
wish to spoil yourself, I cannot think<br />
of anywhere better to do so - see the<br />
great Reader Offer below.<br />
Absolutely top marks to Thurlestone<br />
Hotel management and the staff.<br />
If one of your benchmarks for a really good holiday is fine food, I'm<br />
happy to tell you that Thurlestone Hotel provides the full fine-dining<br />
experience and is outstanding. Great provenance, all food is sourced<br />
from local farms, growers and suppliers wherever possible.<br />
I don't think Alfie's ever experienced hospitality like this<br />
before, to say he was totally bowled over would be an<br />
understatement. A special basket with all manner of<br />
biscuits, walk leaflets and even a beautiful yellow ball -<br />
absolutely top notch!<br />
Reader Offer<br />
Third night at 50% of<br />
our Winter Tariff<br />
Also 20% off prebooked<br />
beauty<br />
treatments in the<br />
Voyage Spa*<br />
*offer applies up to and<br />
including 24th March 20<strong>16</strong><br />
Rooms throughout the hotel are<br />
delightful, my particular favourite was<br />
the dining room which is arranged on<br />
three levels, devised I should imagine<br />
to make the most of the views across<br />
the sea and countryside. The front<br />
porcelain ramekin, each topped<br />
with a waxed paper seal finished in<br />
gold hotel livery. In terms of dining<br />
space, you're given masses of your<br />
own space to dine without being<br />
squashed up against your table (one<br />
I can wholeheartedly recommend<br />
these to you. Many hotels claim<br />
to have the necessary 'fine dining'<br />
credentials, Thurlestone certainly has<br />
these in abundance. All I can say is I<br />
had the best lamb I've ever tasted and<br />
To access this offer<br />
you need to quote<br />
'THDevon'<br />
on 01548 560382<br />
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