My wife and I joined two other couples for a lovely stay at the Old coach House. having paid just £109.00 for a Groupon voucher, we weren't sure what to expect, but figured that at the worst, it would be better value than a `Premier Inn or Travel-Lodge! We quickly found that we'd got the bargain of the decade when it comes to a weekend break. Firstly, a problem when reading reviews on Trip Advisor - apart from it can be a forum for whiners who moan at the slightest "issues" - is that they can quickly be out of date in their information. Anyone worried that if they book a stay, they will have to walk for 15 minutes to the Lifeboat for meals, fear not. The breakfasts are served at the Old Coach house, and are tremendous. Usual range of fruit juices, cereals, fresh fruit, tinned fruit, yoghurts and tea and toast, backed up by a marvellous choice of cooked breakfasts, and over the two days, we were delighted. No food left under heated lamps for ages!

The evening meals were just as good, with no shortage of assistance with the little extras, and the drinks were reasonably priced. Not that we could have complained at the price we paid - we got unbelievable value for money.

The room wasn't massive, but all you need, wherever you are staying for a walking break such that we had was enough warm water to get clean - tick. A clean and pleasant room - tick. a comfy bed - tick. Only complaint was that ( and not the old Coach House's fault) the water pressure doesn't provide for a powerful shower, and some of the rooms don't have showers (at the time of writing). With Marco Pierre White having bought the place, it is one of the things that might warrant some investment.

Of course, if a place has good staff, any issues can be overcome, but furthermore, the stay can be more pleasant if you interact. When we stayed, most guests politely went about their business, but we engaged Jemma in some banter, and it made the stay top class. We can only concur with what many others have written here. Jemma is a natural. Good manners, common sense, good humour and inspired leadership aren't necessarily things that can be taught; in some respects , you either have it, or you don't. Jemma has it, and she should be commended.

What a shame Jennie B found no toilet roll holder. I assume there was a toilet roll, though......or would she rather have a toilet roll holder and no roll. Probably, it would provide another thing to have a pop at. Ignore the negative reviews. If you have a glass half full attitude to life, get yourself booked into the old Coach House - one of Jemma, or one of her staff will gladly fill it for you.

My wife and I had a two day break here and found the hotel extremely good value. A comfortable room with great en-suite bathroom. It was unseasonably cold outside however the room was warm and the twin beds excellent.
The restaurant served fine food and superb breakfasts.
We had a most enjoyable stay spent touring the beautiful North Norfolk coastal villages and walking on Brancaster beach.

We have just returned from two very enjoyable days at The Old Coach House.The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful and the food of a very high standard and unlike a previous reviewer,my salmon and prawn tagliatelle was delicious! We also stayed in room no.5.The en-suite is a little small but the room itself was plenty big enough as was the bed .The linen and towels were spotless and the towels changed daily.Nice supply of tea,coffee and hot chocolate too.Well done!

Needs a general overhaul. Room was no 5 upstairs, kept losing satellite TV, told by the lady downstairs there was nothing that they could do about this! We know that they should spend some money on another dish! Beds were tiny. No chair in bedroom, no room to walk round the room and the shower. Would have thought that they could have done something about this looking back on other people's comments on Trip Advisor's website. Couldn't wash my hair in there, due to lack of power. No toilet roll holder, at these sort of prices you would have thought that they could have afforded to buy one. We went on a special deal with Groupon, but if we had paid the full cost then I would have complained.

We were told that Marco Pierre White had bought the two hotels out, obviously he has not spent any money there other than the pictures round the walls which are absolutely fabulous, Jack from the Mail prints, we went round and looked at every one, absolutely amazing prints. Not surprised that he doesn't want his name to be associated with this yet, needs quite a lot of money spent on it.

Food wasn't bad. although doesn't change night by night. If I was staying there longer than a couple of days it would get a bit boring. Salmon and prawn tagliatelle was really watery on the first night. Whitebait was in batter, love it done in flour, bit disappointed. Breakfasts were so cold on the second day that my partner had to send his back. I am allergic to milk and ordered the haddock with poached eggs, came with the haddock covered in some sort of sauce, please state this in your literature, didn't state this on the menu, don't like complaining so scraped this off as best I could.

Dining room was always freezing, radiators don't work some sort of problem with the heating, had a plug in radiator in our room, not what you expect for this cost. Lots of fires, well stoked with wood, but to my knowledge none of them was lit, went to the Lifeboat round the corner and they had a roaring log fire, makes everything so welcoming!