Beaches Guesthouse

My parents and I stayed at this guest house after reading the few reviews on their website each one out of the 10 positive . We should have known why there was less than a dozen. What a shock we got from the 4 pm check in to every aspect. My parents stayed in the four poster bedroom , which was extremely old fashioned and very small the bed taking over the whole room The shower was extremely small same as the en-suite. The towels where not white all discoloured and stiff . Theses where only changed on the 5 day out of 7nights . There was no chair to sit in the room so my parents had to sit on the bed . Not appropriate for two in their late 70/s . As there was not even a lounge area to relax in . No chair in the hallway or even a bench outside . We had to take chairs and sit on the grass area behind the beach . My attic room was better decorated . But the dressing table didn't have a chair . My bathroom smelled if urine . Both bathrooms had 1 roll of single ply toilet roll and only got a new supply when at the end if the roll. Really not except able . The toiletries had notes in the room to say if any stolen they would charge to the room.. theses where suppose to be luxury products, yet they were nit full and the showers ones wete cheap varieties. Our bed linen were not changed all week even though the weather was warm . I walk every morning and swam So sand was on the floor which ended up in my bed as the floors where not cleaned all week. But yet every day the switches in our rooms where switched iff Ie TV and phone charges . I thought very petty . Tea and coffee and biscuits on arrival where not replenish all week. The photos on the website were not true . The breakfast was honestly the worst we have ever had . To say Claire's parents where in the buisness , we'll obviously not a very great one. To have less than one rasher of bacon, one cheap sausage half of tomato one hashbrown a little pot of beans chopped up stalks off the mushrooms one egg . Then we asked for brown sauce, it came in a tiny dish with less than a teaspoon. It was as if the whole breakfast was on rations..I had to ask for a glass of water daily . On the photos the orange juice was in cute bottles in reality it was not and the cheapest you could buy . I asked fir hot water and lemon which i got in a jug with a massive crack with one slice of lemon. We had to ask for extra butter for the toast . Every aspect was penny pinching . They had two rooms at the front constantly locked One should have been a lounge to relax in. The paint in the guest house was extremely old fashioned and probably not been touched since the 90/s. We travelled 300 miles and expected a super week. How wrong where we. We where early as my mum was ill we sat in the car at the front for over 2 hrs . As the doors was locked I am.sure they where in . But left us there till. Just before 4 pm. Even though they daid they where booked up . They where not! The sign had not changed at

We had a lovely weekend staying at the Beaches, Preston sands. Ged was a great host, from the moment we arrived, he made us feel welcome and at home in their lovely BnB. It's in the perfect location for the beach, literally a few minutes from Preston sands, and an easy stroll to Paignton beach, Pier, and town. I highly recommend the full Devon breakfast but there are plenty options for alternatives to choose from.

We booked our room as a last minute thing to avoid Storm Darragh. We live on our boat and wanted a safe haven for the night. When we arrived, we were warmly greeted by Ged who called us by our first names throughout out stay. Ged was extremely helpful and showed us to our room (No.8), which was beautifully decorated and cosy. Our booking was on a room only basis, however, we did both order the full English breakfast, coffee and orange juice, which were lovely. The coffee was perculated, not instant and everything was freshly cooked. Ged served us breakfast and he is the perfect host. As we are locals and not on holiday, our stay was brief before returning to Brixham the following day, but we would definitely come back if we needed a bed for the night. Beaches is a beautiful old hose with lots of character and it was actually lovely to spend the night here rather than some cold, soul-less hotel. Thank you Ged for your wonderful hospitality. Best wishes & merry Christmas Tony & Amanda

Been here several times over the years since Claire and Ged took it over.Had a lovely stay every time.Rooms are comfortable.Several choices on the breakfast menu and all lovely.Nothing is to much trouble.Literally 2 minutes from the beach and several things to do in the area not far away.Just had a lovely relaxing holiday.Whenever we come back to paignton we will always stay here.just lovely hosts Claire and Ged.

To be fair it was a lovely stay , yes the building is a little dated but it was built nearly 200 years ago , We received a warm and friendly welcome from Ged our host who showed us to our room which was clean and very nicely presented, the fire evacuation call was explained and so was the breakfast arrangement. Following morning breakfast was presented… a nice full English and Blueberry pancake with syrup both enjoyed with no complaints. All in all a very nice stay with lovely hosts . Parking was available on a first come first serve basis . Thank you Ged & Clare for a very pleasant experience Gerry & Bev or John & Gill

Well decorated, good food, comfortable bed and amazing hospitality. Host went above and beyond to make our stay that extra bit special. He addressed us by name each time he saw us and nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely be returning!!!