The Welcombe Hotel, BW Premier Collection

Beautiful hotel, we stayed in the older part, it was lovely but no view other than rooms opposite. However it didn't spoil our stay,the room was clean, well equipped but the bed needed a new mattress, (we did tell the hotel), it was warm, comfortable perfect for one night.

Beautiful hotel, particularly at Christmas. On a golf thing, good selection of lagers and beers. Fantastic food but small portions so you need to eat before if you are a hungry person. We had pizza at midnight as we were all starving. Good size rooms, comfy beds but the bathrooms desperately need replacing. Excellent breakfast. Not really sure what all the fuss is about with the car park barrier and the code, there is nowhere else to go.

Very comfortable and stylish.

Hotel very impressive and in lovey surroundings. Staff in restaurant very efficient. Couple of criticisms with regards to the room, the telephone didn’t work and when we told reception nothing was done, we also had no reception on mobile phones in our room! Felt it could be a little dangerous!

Stately Home. dating back to the 15th Century , very good atmosphere. Very welcoming.

The hotel is a little tired but did a good job overall.

The hotel has a stunning entrance, reception, lounge, staircase and dining room. The rooms that YGT booked for us were all excellent and in the main manor house. It would have been nice to have been provided with some bottled water as the cold tap in the bathroom ran warm all the time and perhaps a fridge/mini bar for a hotel of this standard would have been welcome. Otherwise very good, very comfortable bed. The dinner was perfectly acceptable, a choice of three starters, mains and sweets. Breakfast was a bit disappointing, we sat down to eat at 8.15, so not late, and various things had run out or were not available. The cooked buffet was OK but rather undercooked and only luke warm. But, as value for money overall with the golf break it was very well received. The staff were all very efficient and friendly.

From the moment we arrived the service was excellent.All members of staff made us feel relaxed and comfortable .The quality of the food in the restaurant and bar was first class with service to match.Our rooms where spacious and modern and serviced by friendly and efficient staff.All in All First Class

Fantastic all round. Drinks are a bit pricey would be the only negative.

Check in was efficient and friendly. Room was clean and comfortable. The food in the restaurant was very poor - my Sirloin steak was full of gristle and tough. My wife ordered Coq au vin and was served a piece of chicken wrapped in bacon unlike any Coq au vin she had cooked. Breakfast was passable although the juice was watered and weak. Altogether a disappointing result from a Hotel for which we had high hopes.

Excellent hotel in convenient location. Very clean and comfortable rooms, good food. Drinks a bit expensive as at all hotels !

The venue is great and the hotel is very atmospheric. However, the standard of the room in which we stayed left much to be desired and the overall service levels were OK but sloppy and lacking attention to detail. For example, a room booked as a twin was set up as a double, the TV remote control was intermittent, the shower screen did not sit properly on the bath and had to be wedged shut. The sink in our companions room was cracked and the final accounts presented to us were inaccurate and only corrected when challenged. These are all things that can be addressed and would have chaged a satisfactory stay into a rewarding one.

We had a great weekend thanks - one of my playing buddies even got a hole in one on the 2nd! I’ve never seen one before, so that was a thrill.

The tee times were actually a little bit off those that you had emailed but it wasn’t a problem as we still had plenty of time/light to finish all 3 rounds.

The golf course was enjoyable and good fun for all abilities. It wasn’t too long but you definitely have to think about your tee shots. It was certainly easier when playing rounds 2&3 as quite a lot of the tee shots are blind and the golfer benefits from having played once before.

The course condition was pretty good considering all the rain in the preceding week and the greens in particular were especially good for this time of year.

We didn't stay for too long in the clubhouse after each round but it seemed nice. It’s worth noting that the golf course is a little way away from the hotel, so you have to drive to and from. The pros were very good, courteous and managed to be flexible with our tee times.

Hotel rooms were decent.  A nice touch was having Apple Macs in the room to watch TV or browse the internet at no extra charge. Free WiFi throughout the Hotel was also a bonus.

Facilities were excellent, especially in the spa so we spent a good few hours in the various treatment areas and in the gym.

While the food on offers was tasty, it seemed like they were trying a bit too hard, and the extra charges for some dishes were a bit on the steep side. Having said that, the setting and the hotel itself was very grand, with lots of huge reception rooms and plenty of olde-world charm. Drinks were obviously quite expensive in the bar, but that is always to be expected in a hotel.

My overall verdict would be a very good 8/10. I don't think we've stayed in a better equipped hotel (this is our 5th annual golf trip) and although I've played more challenging courses, I think it probably suited our handicaps (8 to 28) well.

Your Golf Travel’s service was excellent. There was no need to re-check with bookings (as I am known to do sometimes) as I felt confident all was taken care of. I would recommend you guys to friends for sure.

We played between Christmas and New Year and the course was in good condition given all the rain we have had. Good variety of holes, 4,5,8,15 stood out but we all thought 16 was fabulous. It has a stream running down and across the fairway, similar to the 18th on the Earth course in Dubai. Your third shot is to an elevated two tier green next to the hotel gardens. Definite photo. 17 a lovely short par 4. Our main criticisms were that we played off a lot of temporary winter tee mats but there were no yardages shown which is poor for a hotel course that gets a lot of visitors. Added to this there were no yardage posts anywhere. There were 200, 150 and 100 yard discs in the fairway but they were all covered in mud,no effort had been made to make them visible. I know we live in a scope and gps world but we were a group of 8 golfers and only one of us had any kind of distance device. Call us purists but we had no idea most of the time how far we were from the green. Very poor. The whole car park barrier code and registering your car so as to avoid a fine seemed completely over the top and quite stressful as with the hotel, absolutely nowhere else to go so you couldn’t be a sneaky free parker. On the whole, nice course, worth playing.

Greens were in good condition. Some very good looking holes. A very undulating course that takes its toll on senior golfers without a buggy.

Very enjoyable

Very nice setting , interesting course , really enjoyed it.

The course was fine but no towels in the changing rooms!

A challenging course with a lot of hills and interesting green positions. The greens were an average speed, which was good, and in a good condition. The 2nd day was easier, knowing the course a little better. We weren't held up at all. The half was hut was open Sunday with a small selection of refreshments but was closed Monday, which wasn't a problem, as it was a quiet day on the course. The clubhouse staff were really good, very helpful and pleasant. The breakfast menu on arrival was ideal and the bar snack on the 2nd day were very good indeed. The Pro and his assistant couldn't have been more helpful. A very enjoyable couple of days bless with good weather!

Really nice course, which everyone in our group (12) enjoyed - interesting mix of holes, the course was in good condition considering the amount of rain in the previous 10 days. The round took four hours 10 mins walking with a trolley. Lunch was really good value for money. Very helpful staff in bar and the pro shop.

The Course is well maintained from tee to green with quite tight fairways and well bunkerd greens.We teed of on time each day with 18 holes taking about 4 hours for our 4 ball.

Great course, every hole is different. Greens could have been in better condition on some holes. This is the 4th year we have been and it never disappoints.

Some ares needed improvement ie: bunkers but a picturesque and enjoyable course

Our first round (Sunday) was very slow although we were a 2Ball in a Buggy. No call through the 4 Balls in front Next day (Monday) was very much quicker. The fairways were very well maintained and looked immaculate. The Greens were in need of water.

Big problem on second day of our Sunday Driver. Greens were being hollow tined and our groups missed out on 3 or 4 holes. These happened to also be our selected longest drive and nearest pin. Missing the holes ruined our competition which we have run as group of geographically dispersed friends for over 20 years. No prior warning and no apology or even acknowledgement from staff doing the work. Half way house also shut on the Monday. Huge shame as Sunday the course was in fantastic condition.

We liked the course but it felt a little worn around the edges and in need of some tlc. Two of our rounds were very slow and one was excellent with no hold ups at all.