23/07/2021
Many thanks to Phil and Lisa Tootill for your comprehensive review on our website. We're glad you've had a great two weeks' stay at Dunster Lodge:
https://www.dunsterlodge.org.uk/guestbook
What a really fantastic stay we have had, as a four for the first 7 days, then as a two for the last 7 days. Andy & Jo could not have been easier to deal with prior to the holiday, and questions asked during our stay were also replied to, which really helped. So the lodge, we had the double bedroom, which I must say had the most comfortable mattress (like being at home) the facilities were excellent, everything we needed for the stay was in a drawer or cupboard, again like being at home. Problems were few and not a worry, the rubbish was at the end of the drive only a problem if you walked, we are lazy so took it in the car on our way out for the day….. that was in reality our only problem. Getting to the site was easy given the directions from Andy but the in car satnav got us to the location about 400 yards from the entrance, the mobile phone satnav got us to the door. Satnav also found us around North Devon's narrow roads. Locations near to the lodge are about 20 minutes away in all directions, I know Andy was concerned about local roadworks however this did not impact at all on any of our visits out, a quirky for North Devon is that every intended location has 2 or 3 ways of getting there. Drivers have to be careful, if you imagine a tractor behind every high edged blind corner, you will not speed and have plenty of time to stop or pull in to avoid problems. The lodge is an upside down house so the view from the top floor (lounge) is stunning. During our visit we had the temperature in the thirties, so it was uncomfortable however with the drapes closed this enabled us to fend off a lot of the early day direct sun. We visited the Portsmouth arms (nearest pub) a good 15 minutes in the car, we would not consider walking it as the return walk would be up hill all the way. The food was tasty with good proportions and the cloudy scrumpy very tasty, Steve the host was very amenable to banter and Karen pleasant to talk to and a good cook. So all in all a score of ten out of ten. It would be churlish to suggest improvements but also unfair to ask that aircon be available, we didn’t expect it and if the lodge was ours we wouldn’t provide it, but that was the only thing missing from this home from home holiday. Thanks Andy & Jo. Superb
— Phil Tootill, 23 Jul 2021
What a really fantastic stay we have had, as a four for the first 7 days, then as a two for the last 7 days. Andy & Jo could not have been easier to deal with prior to the holiday, and questions asked during our stay were also replied to, which really helped. So the lodge, we had the double bedroom,...
