The Darnley Hotel

Good breakfast and clean rooms.

The stairs were so difficult for a toddler and the bathroom was separated from the room.

Very good visit. Great breakfast very friendly staff

Illfracombe is very hilly

Beautiful building with lots of original features. Owners very friendly. Bed very comfortable

We stayed in a lovely room with an excellent view. The breakfast was all you could wish for - fruit, cereal, and a good choice of cooked food. The hotel is within walking distance of the town and harbour where there is plenty to see and a number of places to eat. Ilfracombe is a great place to stay if you want to explore the surrounding coast and countryside.

Lovely spacious room for myself and three children. Beautiful view from the room. The breakfast was delicious and made especially for us.

Room was spotless, breakfast was freshly cooked. Staff were great.

The area has seen quite a change since Covid and now looks quite deprived with lots of shops and businesses closed. However the staff and accommodation were great.

The warm welcome on arrival and departure. Really clean hotel and room. Lovely pillows and comfortable bed. Nice hot shower. Very quiet which was great for sleeping. Parking was a plus and on site. Breakfast and service was superb and nothing was too much trouble for Lorrinda. Paul welcomed us as we arrived in the car park. A really lovely couple. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the hotel and stayed in room 7, which had a wonderful view of the mountains, and at night a perfect view of the stars.

Nothing to dislike.

The breakfast was brilliant and the rooms were comfortable.

The stairs were difficult with two young children, the toilet was also separate from the room which was a little inconvenient.

Very quiet and peaceful hotel, short walk to the "Tunnel Beach " and town / harbor. Rooms are very clean and Lorinda and Paul are very nice people, friendly and helpful. Breakfast was great !If you’re looking for a place to relax, I strongly recommend it !

Large comfortable room, good beds, really good night’s sleep. Clean. Friendly.

All good.

Breakfast was good. Bed was very comfortable. Good there was parking.

Bedroom was very small. Bathroom was very small. Location further than I expected from the sea front.

The breakfast was fine, the location was just right, the parking was what we required and the owners are very nice people.

The top floor room needs a small sink so that cups and spoons, etc. can be rinsed and the kettle can be filled easily - otherwise the bathroom had to be used. The room needs a power-point at worktop level for the kettle which had to be stood on the floor.

The hosts were very friendly and informative - loved the cosy bar and garden area. Comfy bed and delicious breakfast- a great stay for our walk on the South West Coastal Path

All good - would stay again.

Owners Paul and Lorinda go out of their way to be helpful. Because the room we booked needed an urgent repair we were put in a lovely suite on the top floor. There was a separate dressing room and small refrigerator. The breakfast is just the right size and there is a good choice of fruit, cereals etc.

There is no lift, but the stairs are not too steep and are nice and wide. There isn't really a lounge, apart from a bar so it's not exactly family friendly, but would certainly suit couples.

Knowledgeable host's and spacious rooms grand setting, excellent breakfast. Very clean and most comfortable bed.

The only thing good about this hotel is that it has a car park and short cut walk into the town. I must have drawn the short straw with my room like going back in time, old wood furniture, the bathroom cold tap was loose the sink plug rusty and the shower condiments tray was rusty. To top of all this, the fridge in the wardrobe kept me awake vibrating on and off all night long, the vegetarian breakfast was average and to my horror dogs in the dining room while guests are eating, very unhygienic.

Kept awake with a fridge in the wardrobe vibrating all night and dogs in the dining room when guests are eating.

The location was a little further out than we had anticipated but an easy drive. The hotel was clean and tidy and the couple running it were friendly. It was clean and actually really quiet (as in no noise from the street etc). We had a family room which was spacious for the three of us - the beds and pillows were really comfortable.

The entrance to the property is TIGHT and parking a little tricky if you had a big car. We were all supposed to stay on one floor but we weren't yet the hotel wasn't full and no explanation was given. Breakfast was great but the time is short - only an hour and if you needed to leave early you would have to miss it.

The room was spacious, lovely and very comfortable. We particularly liked that there was a fridge in the room. Great breakfast too.

The climb to get to the hotel.

Cheerful, welcoming staff. Very close to the bits you want to visit, much to its favour as is its private car park.Your legs need to work well, the resort is mighty hilly !The owners have nicely updated a late Victorian building, the rooms and stairwell are very classily put together,

The entrance and breakfast room are yet to receive their magic touch, just adequate.

Friendly and ideal location in Ilfracombe

could probably benefit from a little more development, but was clean and tidy.