Cedars Inn by Greene King Inns

The room was warm, nicely decorated in a neutral cosy design. It was spacious and the bed was comfortable, coffee making facilities were provided along with an iron and ironing board, hairdryer and 3 towels. The shower gel was nice, and the bathroom was a lovely size with a big walk in shower. The bar area and restaurant is lovely - very pleasant to sit and eat or play cards - it's a nice atmosphere there when not too busy. On the whole I was happy with the price I paid for our stay but would not have been happy to pay more.

First evening (Saturday) there was a wedding on and it was rather noisy below us with music. Thankfully we both had earplugs so did manage to get to sleep eventually. The bathroom had strange run marks on all the paintwork - perhaps the paint was not bathroom paint and condensation had marked it, felt a bit grubby - also the outside of the shower tray runners needed cleaning better. The towel rail didn't work. There was a patch of wallpaper peeling off in the bedroom, such an easy fix, and the cleaner left a cleaning cloth on the dresser one day, although other than that the room was turned down neatly each day. Breakfast was advertised as £12.50 cooked £7.50 continental - on the first morning we ordered one cooked and one continental but were charged for two cooked. The difference was refunded but only after some excuses to do with that's how the system works it out ..... We decided to avoid breakfast for the rest of our 5 night stay based on that and the fact that sitting in a lovely conservatory breakfast area with the breakfast chef blasting out dance/techno/rock tunes at 8am did nothing for the ambience. I had thought I'd booked breakfast as inclusive but rather glad I didn't. (must've missed clicking something on the booking form). I wouldn't exactly describe the continental offerings as continental either - no fruit, cheese or cold meats... although the cooked breakfast hubby had did look very good. One evening meal order was taken incorrectly so I ended up with the wrong dish. The staff was very apologetic and offered to redo, however this would have meant us eating separately so I took the meal and was discounted 25% off the bill - which is fine but I would rather they get it right in the first place.

The room was in a converted mews type place away from the main house. It was spacious and comfortable with an excellent breakfast. The restaurant was nice and the staff pleasant.

The shower was awkward to get the temperature right and had no instructions on the taps for what was hot and cold and pressure etc so it was a matter of try it and see. Not very good if you don't like cold showers!

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I didn't have breakfast as I have stayed here before and wasn't too impressed with it. There are plenty of much better options in Barnstaple, which is a short walk or bus ride away. Although the staff are all very nice the restaurant was not up to expectations.

The bedroom was draughty and quite cool, the radiator didn't very warm. The restaurant was very draughty and cool. The staff tried to fix the radiators with very little effect. I had a sirloin steak which wasn't particularly good, even after I sent the first one back.