I stayed at this hotel with my husband in September 2011 for 5 days after booking a break with Harry Shaw.
On arrival we were greeted by Greg and straight away he asked what we wanted for our evening meal, this was before we had even checked in!!! Our room was very basic although we did have a double bed, single bed and a bunk bed for the two of us... so we offered sleep overs to others who had much smaller rooms. It was fairly obvious that who ever did the cleaning had a quick whip round but never moved the furniture to clean the room properly.
Greg was very off hand and not very friendly and we did not even get to meet Irene until 3 days into our stay. We thought he ran the place on his own!!!!!!!!
If my husband and I had not met such a lovely crowd on our coach then I wouldn't have stayed the full 5 days at this hotel. They made it bearable for us and we made a joke of it to get us through ( including calling Greg, Basil and the Hotel Fawlty Towers - strange how many other people said the same in their reviews!!!)
The stand out moment for me came when I ordered tomatoes on toast for breakfast and I got two slices of toast with one raw tomato cut in two and sat on each slice!!!???. I was too stunned to complain...
I also agree it was rude when you were eating and you were been harassed for your next meal order. Why can't we do this on our way out of the dining room???. The food was okay but nothing special and portions about right.
I would not return to this hotel again and would not recommend it to any of my friends or family.

This is probably one of the best hotels I have ever stayed in. A friendly greeting on arrival by Irene & Greg, nice clean and spacious rooms, family rooms included, great food served mornings (4 courses) and evenings(4 courses) and great entertainment, not forgetting the great friendly staff who clean and serve the meals. They also give you your own front door key so you can come and go as many times as you want. I have been going to the Corner House Hotel now for 8/9 years and can honestly say I have never found hospitality like it, nothing is to much trouble for the staff, if you want something they will make sure you get it. During our stays at the Hotel we have a fancy dress night and the owners and staff join in and dress up aswell making it really enjoyable. We all know everybody has different standards when they are on holiday, you could put somebody in the Ritz hotel and they would find something to moan about, but I can honestly say you are not just a guest at the Corner House hotel you feel like a member of the family and you leave happy contented and you can't wait until the next time. I would have on hesitation in recommending this Hotel to my friends as I said earlier I've been visiting for the last 8/9 years twice a year some years so they must be doing something right. Always remember holidays are what you make them, and I'm sure you'll have a great holiday if you visit this Hotel

A group of us have been going to this hotel for the past 8 years and enjoy every minute of our stay. Irene and Greg make you feel so welcome and enjoy themselves as much as we do. The meals are delicious and the rooms are clean and comfortable. I cannot believe the reviews I have seen on here recently but then again we go on holiday to have a good time not to inspect every nook and cranny or sit in the room to watch tv.The hotel staff are fabulous and nothing is too much trouble, entertainment is fantastic especially our Darcy who entertains us every year with a fab kareoke.

We will definately be going back again can't wait roll on October 2012

As per the other reviews, the only good thing that could be said about this hotel is that it had a door to get out of!!!
The hotel was filthy, with dirty bars of soap being left in bathrooms for new guests & the windows were thick with black spores & dirt.
When we complained to Harry Shaw, we got a message to see Greg (aka Basil) & were treated to a torrent of abuse as to the fact that in his words we had no right to go to Harry Shaw & complain.
The school children treatment did not stop there, being told halfway through the evening meal that if we did not tell Greg immediately what we wanted the next day for breakfast that we would get none.
If you are on a diet, you will loose pounds, as Greg's Hotel boils everything....& I mean everything. It is the only hotel that I have been to were the meat is served with less colour than it had when it was taken off the cattle/sheep that it came from.
On the second day, we were treated to a lovely internal water feature, when someone on the top floor turned on their shower, the water came through the stair well to the ground floor. It must have taken Greg months to get the feature installed to get it running down the center of the stair well.
I have given 1 star rating only because we could not leave no stars. The hotel was that filthy, our clothes refused to get out of the suitcase!! Black pubic hair in the drawers & black hair in the shower which Greg said was mine, despite me & my partner having bleach blonde hair!!!!!
As for the reviews that Greg & his good wife were friendly, I would question that, as we were constantly being treated & talked to like school children. One of our party asked for ice cream & custard on their apple cake & was told by Greg that he could not have both, despite both being on the menu!!
I suggest that Greg & his wife get out of the hotel sector or get Ruth Watson from the Hotel Inspector to come & get the hotel in to shape, because if Greg & his team bought some Cillit Bang (other cleaners are available lol) & cleaned the place, it could be a nice hotel.
Failing that, Greg should market his hotel as the Fawlty Towers Experience, as he would make a fortune!!
Any recommendations........book another hotel & not this one, especially when Greg & his wife are overheard in the kitchen calling all the guests liars & that we would not know what good standards are (remember to close the kitchen door & make sure that the guests in the room above the kitchen do not have their window open before slagging us off!!!).

PS Greg if you read this, we have pictures to back everything up!!