We stayed here for Valentines Day, 1 night, on a bed & breakfast rate last year. On the whole, it is a beautiful hotel. The bar is cosy and warm, drinks are a little pricey but nothing terrible, and the whole place is spotless. We booked the Honeymoon suite which is wonderful. It is separate from the main hotel, on the other side of the gravel garden. You get your own stairs to walk up, leading to a lovely bedroom and bathroom with a chromatherapy jacuzzi bath, big enough for about 4 people!
There are a few minor issues however:
The bed is two singles pushed together, and not very comfy at all.
There are no personal touches; as we booked the honeymoon suite, and the hotel knew it was both Valentines Day & our anniversary, we expected something like chocolates or rose petals, or a bottle of bubble bath for the jacuzzi or something, but there was absolutely nothing like that. There wasn't even biscuits on the tea/coffee tray!
Breakfast wasn't all that great, it was a very small portion & quite greasy, plus the buffet selection was very small.
Some, but not all, of the staff were not very friendly at all, and not as welcoming as I could have hoped for.

Apart from those things though, it was a lovely hotel and the minor faults have not stopped us from booking two nights for Valentines this year!

I stay at The Lime Trees 3 or 4 times a year and am always happy to do so again. Pretty fair value for money, breakfast is always good. Try and get a room in the Coach House - away from the busy and noisy main road in a seperate annex - refurbished about a year ago and still shows.

We had our wedding here. The staff were keen to do anything to enhance our day. Sarah in particular ensured that everything went like clockwork. Many guests stayed here for 1 or 2 nights and enjoyed their stay. The hotel has a presence which is missing from all those chain hotels which are not independently owned.

1 night stay with a group.

Good.
Clean and tidy rooms with nice TV, breakfast cooked to order, bar area.

Bad.
Shower had no power whatsoever! And that for me is a deal breaker!