The hotel belongs to super dodgy club la costa ( the etymology of name of the club? Cost (a).

Hall smells of cheap international travellers hostel, plastic chandeliers, super tired rooms ( they simply couldn't decide where to hang pictures...). we thought, that we could put up with it as it wasn't expensive, but then the price that we got to pay appeared quite high in fact.

Sale pitch made me so angry ( how bloody dare they " offer" me to pay them a fortune and commit myself to a lifetime maintenance fee for absolutely nothing in return!, salesman, chav, wasted valuable 3 hours of my time, and it wasn't a case of simply saying "no", as took it several times telling them what we'd rather do(horrible things by the way), that decided to leave early.

O.K. So we got a week for approx £100-ish as per the CLaCosta promotion. PLace is NOT well signposted and the lodge we stayed in was very average and NOT up to standard.Main bed and kiddies beds were very uncomfortable. Floor boards wooden and creak like a horror movie.Worst of all was extremely forceful and "threatening" manner of CLC manager.Our babies nappy was messed and he fell asleep but they WOULD NOT let us see to him and continued SELLING us the whole CLC shpiel. What a horrible terrible stay...NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

We booked a double lodge for 2 couples. The standard was excellent and the lodge was beautifully furnished. The kitchen was to a high standard as were the bathrooms. We had a hot tub outside on the decking; very welcome on a chilling November night.

The Spa was excellent and a convenient walk from our lodge.

This a great location for a self catering break. The Manor itself is well appointed and welcoming and there are restaurants and bars if that's what you want. We loved it

We've just returned from a 3 night break, as part of the Club La Costa sales/marketing offer. To receive the substantially reduced rate, you have to attend a sales pitch of approx 3 hours (incl a free breakfast or tea).

The pitch wasn't heavy and it's obviously an individual choice on whether you proceed. My basic maths told me that for the cost of a trial period (3years) and receiving 6 weeks accommodation, I could find far better value in the current competitive open Market (albeit the standard of accommodation offered worldwide was extremely high).

Although we declined, the staff the friendly enough for the rest of the break!

In summary; it's excellent value for money for the break if you can endure the pitch, the staff and facilities are good, food and drinks well priced and the location great. The Manor is isolated and a car is essential to explore the surrounding area.

Tip: Ask for a Lodge, the facilities are superb. Also, you can request when to have the 'Pitch' choose a time and date to suit yourselves.