Manor House Hotel Holy Island

The Manor House is a lovely place for lunch and/or dinner if you're on Lindesfarne. We hadn't been for over a year or so, but the food has improved immensely since then. A special call out for Ashleigh, Sarah and Jess ('The Dream Team') who were so friendly and helpful, and who made us laugh a lot with their 'non-ham' cheese sanwiches while we booked our next holiday. Can't wait to return. Brilliant place.

Most of the cafes were busy, but we found that this hotel served coffee and cakes - very pleasant. The two ladies were very helpful and made us feel very welcome. Nothing to complain about and the coffee and cake was tasty. Recommended for coffee etc and the lunch looked good

Location of this hotel is no doubt the best on the island being right next to the church and priory and with excellent views of the castle and the sea. Great beer garden out the front which was the perfect spot for an afternoon beer and to watch the sunset. Breakfast on the two mornings we were there were very fulfilling and both nights we ate dinner at the hotel and the portion sizes were extremely generous. Richard that organised breakfast for us was extremely friendly and helpful giving us some great tips on what we could do on the island and in the area. if we were ever to return to Holy Island I would definitely return to Manor House and will certainly be recommending to others as well.

We spent two nights on the Holy Island. Lovely hotel with superb views of Lindisfarne Castle and ruins of the Priory are right next door. Staff are very friendly , helpful and full of knowledge. Richard our breakfast man was extremely friendly and gave us some great tips of visiting the island. Food was delicious so we didn’t eat anywhere else. Highly recommend this hotel

Overall a comfortable stay at the Manor House Hotel for three nights. The location is of course absolutely perfect and the views at mealtimes unparalleled. The food was also excellent - especially breakfast - and vegan diets are well catered-for. The staff were generally very friendly and helpful. We were especially impressed by the young girl who seemed to be the only member of staff working during the busy evening meal period on Tuesday night - she did an amazing job at holding the fort alone. The room was comfy, if in need of a little TLC. Unfortunately, we arrived to find that some litter had been left in the dressing table drawer (presumably from a previous occupant) - this included a half-drunk alcoholic beverage. While not very pleasant to encounter when you’ve just arrived and have started unpacking, we do understand that hotels have a busy turnaround period between guests and this was obviously something that had just been missed. What was unacceptable was what followed. We politely mentioned it to a member of staff (young man with a beard) who made no apology but assured us it would be cleaned away. We went out for a walk and came back over an hour and a half later to find nothing had been done. I popped down and encountered the same staff member again, who was this time very abrupt and dismissive in his manner (as if a simple, friendly request from a paying guest was an inconvenience) and said that someone else was coming up. We waited but still no one came, so in the end took it down ourselves. It shouldn’t be up to guests to clean up after the previous room occupant. If this had been dealt with straightaway and an apology offered, we would have given a higher review rating, but the tone of this staff member made us feel unwelcome on our first night - so much so that we chose to eat elsewhere that evening despite having a table booking. Thankfully everyone else was lovely and the rest of our stay was very pleasant.

Popped in for lunch and a drink whilst visiting the island. Food was average and the service appalling from both members of staff we interacted with. Definitely suggest trying one of the other places on the island and giving this one a miss. Really disappointing