We stayed in the Countisbury room. It was very clean, spacious and had great views over the sea. Tea and coffee facilities were good, with lots of types of tea available. The bathroom was equipped with good toiletries, and had a double-ended bath.

We found the owners to be helpful yet unobtrusive, which is just what we like. The information book in the room was packed full of valuable tips about where to eat, drink and where to visit.

Breakfast was magnificent; any place which serves scambled eggs as good as that deserves its accolades!

The town was very quiet, but charming and very pretty. Both town and Highcliffe House are well worth a visit.

The owner, Mike seems to have attracted the attention of followers of Basil Fawlty, according to some of these reviews.

We were booked for three nights, and unhappily were forced to cancel at the very last minute, due to my becoming ill the night before our departure.

Eve, my wife rang and was not surprised to find we had lost our deposit, hey ho !

Mikes manner was brusque and unsympathetic.

He later e-mailed to say we would have to pay an additional night, at no point did he even make a pretence of concern or sympathy over my illness.

We have recently seen the account which shows he took a further nights payment, that is 3 nights, over £300 in total.

This apparently was entirely at his discretion.

I am now better..... and poorer...... Thanks Mike !


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I would have liked to rate this B&B higher as on first impressions it looks great. Stunning views, comfortable rooms, clean and tidy, extensive breakfast menu etc.
Where it all went wrong was in the delivery. It was overly efficient and at times the manner of the host was unduly terse. Just as we were leaving, Karen popped her head out of the kitchen to thank us for choosing them. We had been there for 3 nights and had not had the pleasure of meeting her but I am pleased to say she was delightful. What a shame she is not more present as clearly Mike would prefer not to be so front of house. Fair enough, not everyone is born to do that job, but when guests pay good money, it is so important they are at ease in your home. Such a shame when they clearly go to extraordinary lengths to get EVERYTHING else perfect.

We returned again this year after such a great time we had last year, once agin everything was just perfect, the rooms the food the views and of course Karen and Mike. Thanks again for a lovely break see you again next year.