We stayed at Laston House in September and feel we were misled by the excellent reviews. Laston House is beautiful and the hostess was very friendly and welcoming but an awful lot more work and tlc is required before we would rate it as any where near excellent. We stayed in an unrefurbished room, with an avocado bathroom suite, unmatched toilet seat, one small thin bath towel each, incomplete hospitality tray, overall a very 'tired' looking room. My partner's breakfast was burnt and the fruit salad looked quite unappetising. There is loads of potential to make this house stunning but would not recommend it in its present condition.

My enquiry for a room was politely and efficiently handled. We found Laston House easily using CoPilot satnav. The on site parking is a bonus. We were welcomed, and enjoyed coffee in the Guest Lounge before being shown to our room, Room 2, which is by the front door.
The room was cold at 18.00 but the windows had been opened during the day for work to be done, however at 08.00 the next day the temperature in the room was only 17 degrees centigrade.
The windows are lovely and tall, I would have preferred corded curtain rails as the curtains could then be fully closed at night. Also there is light all around the entrance door as the hall is lit all night.
The hall has restored floor boards so one can hear people moving around, and other guests showed no respect for those in the rooms by the front door when coming in late at night.
The bathroom door in our room did not close properly.
The bathroom is also chilly with no apparent form of heating, but warms up quickly when the shower is used.
The bed linen and towels were clean and of a decent quality. The carpet was tired and wrinkled and not well fitted.
I was looking forward to my breakfast and the selection of juice, fresh fruit salad and cereal was fine. But my fried breakfast was dissappointing, the egg was "snotty" & tomatoes tasteless.
I know the owners have not been here for long and I wish them luck, they seem very enthusiastic and the place has great potential, but to rate it as "Excellent" now is somewhat misleading in my opinion.

Delightful accommodation, very friendly and caring host and hostess, easy walk down to (and up from!) the harbour. The elegance of Laston House is the first impression, after Greg's hospitable welcome, the size of the rooms is the second! On the doorstep parking, not detracting from the lovely garden is another bonus! Splendid breakfast promptly served.

A beautiful building in a peaceful setting looking out to sea. A three day stay made special by very welcoming hosts Greg and Abi. Our room (2) on the ground floor had dual aspect windows looking out over the grounds and out to sea could not have been more special. A good quality english breakfast with ample tea, coffee and toast made a good start to the day. Well done to both of you.