Wet, But Not Defeated! Well, after the wettest February on record we have still managed to keep the Somerville clientele happy. And that was especially true over the Valentines weekend, when we had Storm Ciara. Yes, that did give us all a soaking, but thumbs-up to all our customers. We had no cancellations and in… [Read More]

Happy New year to you all. We hope you had as much fun as we did over the festive period. Room Refurbishments While we were closed for our vacation in Thailand before Christmas, we were having some refurbishments done. There’s now a new bathroom in the Courtyard Suite which, with its herringbone tile effect, made… [Read More]

Well, here we are at the end of the season and we are just a few days away from flying off to Thailand for a few weeks of sunshine. The sun will make a welcome change as it’s been a rather soggy autumn. But that said, it’s been very mild and Brits are resilient to… [Read More]

With autumn now arrived – even if it is still remarkably mild here on the south coast – life here on the English Riviera changes too. It’s pleasantly laid-back – and the colours, of course, can be gorgeous. Recommended if you fancy a relaxing short break. Plenty of attractions are open until the end of… [Read More]

Well, we are in the height of the peak holiday season and Torquay has been very busy – helped, of course, by the exceptional weather. We here down in the South West didn’t receive the temperatures in the mid 30s which some of you had in July. But we are very happy with it being… [Read More]