On arrival in Portpatrick my wife and I had not booked into anywhere to stay, The Harbour House Hotel looks as good as anywhere so we gave it a try.
I have to say that we are both glad we did, the staff and everyone in the hotel were most friendly and attentive and the room we were given, room 4, had been newly refurbished and was very comfortable, the en-suite bathroom, also newly refurbished, included a double size power shower, a really nice touch.
The day we arrived the village received a new Lifeboat (a real focus for the village) and the Harbour House had a party atmosphere about it, with all the crew in attendance. My wife and I knew nothing of this event but it made no difference to the staff and locals who immediately “took us into the fold” and plied us with great free food and hospitality.
We were only planning on staying 2 nights anywhere but ended up with 3 (it would have been more but I had return to work) the food was great, the atmosphere was great, the locals were great (that's for Sam ;-) and the staff and the owners could not have made a Yorkshire couple feel more welcome (that's for you Robert and Mary :-)
We are planning on returning next year, with my brother and his wife, for my birthday but will book it this time to make sure we get in.
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