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14 settembre 2024
We stayed here with a large golf group (about 60 people) for a week in the first half of September. The views from the hotel of Saunton Sands beach were fabulous. The hotel is perched on a cliff about it on one end. The weather was not. We were told it was somewhat abnormal. The temperatures were pretty much mid to high 50 highs, with constant winds between 20 and 40mph, and a number of rainy days. That did not make for pleasurable golf at Royal North Devon GC and Saunton GC where we played five rounds of golf. We walked on the beach one day when the weather subsided a bit, and that was nice with the extensive tidal flats and dunes. The hotel itself is very modern with nice restaurants, bar, and a lovely pool/hot tub which we didn’t get to use. It must be very nice during the summer months. There is a path to the beach, a combo of pavement, then wood, then sand….it is very steep and it zigzags the hill down to the beach and Beach Grill. Fine during the day, but getting back to the hotel from the Beach Grill below after dinner really calls for a hotel shuttle pick-up, which they do a good job of. The food at the Beach Grill was very good….nice fish and chips, onion rings and pizza; we also had several group dinners at the hotel dining room, and the food was also very good. The reception/desk/front staff were terrific….kudos to Jack who provided a lot of good local advice, and the front man who was always helpful with the shuttle and taxis. Wonderful people. Breakfast in the dining room was also excellent every day with a welcoming staff. We had a family suite with a view which was nice, albeit with a bath/shower combo that was rather high up and a toiletry cabinet that you had to be careful off with its wide swing-out over to the toilet. A bit cramped. The grounds are very nice with summer flowers like hydrangeas, and terraces. We did not have a car, so had to rely upon the hotel shuttle to get to the Saunton Golf Club down the road, which is not connected to the hotel; and taxis to get anywhere else for dinner, or sights. Taxis were to be booked in advance, and that worked fine. We went over to Royal Devon Golf Club and Westward Ho! by taxi…55 EU each way; and Lynton/Lynmouth 74 EU each way. Both were nice excursions. So we think it would be a nice place for a high summer season beach vacation; not so much for an autumn golf trip unless you want to chance braving the elements. Apparently autumn came a bit early to the Saunton area this year!
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