Eventually we pulled up their drive way...a very well concealed drive way with poor signage (certainly at night). The initial appearance of the Bahamas was quite austere and unwelcoming.
We entered the establishment only to find a lack of reception area, receptionist, hotelier or anything by way of a welcome. We had to telephone the Bahamas to try to reach somebody...anybody. Somebody, (possibly John, introductions were lacking) rounded the corner ..stopped dead in his tracks and said 'Oh, I didnt expect to see you there' and continued passed me to the front door. The stay didn't improve much thereafter. We signed in, paid and were shown a local map that he circled 3 places on and then showed us the 'brochure rack'.

We were shown to our room, a large room numbered 7. The room was reasonably decorated, possibly newly decorated but using a budget range. No choice of tea in the complimentary tea tray..no alternative to nescafe coffee...no hot chocolate or mineral water or biscuits. There was no information pack in the room, just a small A5 sized frame next to the toilet detailing some of the hotels policies/services. The bed was hard and actually a twin zipped together which I really isn't ideal unless you are the hotelier. The bathroom had a plumbing problem, the water drained very very slowly from the shower and the toilet had a very unattractive motor attached to it, churning up waste once flushed. A small sign was present on the tile behind and above the tank, asking guests not to deposit sanitary items in the toilet, but NEGLECTED to provide any sanitary disposal bags!

Breakfast, the window of opportunity was a megre 45 mintues, 8.30 to 9.15, hardly relaxing when away on a weekend break. Was it worth the rush down at 9.10? Not really, the greeting was nearly as dull as the breakfast rooms decor. This was only surpassed by the horribly dated bar area and let's not even discuss the lounge. In all honestly it looked like the last senior citizen had recently passed and they were waiting for a charity to come and collect the old furniture.

Cold, unfriendly, unwelcoming, creepy, erie, poor poor poor. The same gentleman couldn't even hold the door open for us as we struggled out with our cases on departure. Avoid this place...infact avoid Torquay...what a tired looking town it is. Babblecombe was much much nicer. For the record, i'm prone to giving good and bad critique, both are important and when I managed a hotel in SW London for 14 years constructive criticism was key to the hotel was were running.

Very clean accomodation, good breakfast, friendly attentive staff (family owned), plenty of off road parking, very nice room, I have used this guest hose before and will again.

This well kept hotel is run by John and Sonia who are friendly and helpful hosts, John provided a map and recommendations for sightseeing when I first arrived. I stayed in a single room which was quite spacious and well maintained.
The property is only a short walk to the city centre or seafront and offers off-street parking which is a bonus in Torquay, it also has a small bar ideal for a nightcap.
Some may find the short period breakfast is served (0830-0915) inconvenient.

Thanks again to John & Sonia for another most enjoyable stay (this must be about the fifth) and for all their help in rearranging our trip after our "car fiasco" the previous week! An excellent hotel, great location, parking space, redecoration is coming on apace since we first stayed there, cleanliness is outstanding and nothing is too much trouble, fantastic service unlike another Torquay hotel which would have given Basil Fawlty competition! As for the breakfast I can only echo what others have said, really good quality cooked breakfast but also the little things like fresh coffee, branded cereals and sauces not the cheap ones decanted into plastic containers, not being made to feel guilty about having real butter on toast!! Plus a cosy bar in which to finish off the day. Already booked for our Spring break next year and looking forward to it.