Mr & MRS Smith Eckington Manor

We booked in for an overnight stop, b n b, while travelling to Devon, deciding to enjoy an evening meal too. The room, although pleasant, was rather dark and had a toilet that didn't flush properly and continued running throughout the night. Within the room there was a green safety light that was on all night meaning the room was never dark. Ironic really considering that during the daylight the room was dark. We looked forward to our evening meal as the Manor has a good reputation for high quality eating! We were disappointed to be served with main courses that were not hot. Replated main courses were offered, whatever that means, which we declined. The food should not have been sent out of the kitchen when only just warm. The first course and the desserts were OK. Nothing outstanding, in our opinions. Will we recommend and stay again? Alas no.

Wonderful one night stay. We managed to get an upgrade to a junior suite. Excellent decor, free standing bath, kingsize bed and plenty of room. Dinner was superb and the service second to none. Staff were friendly and helpful, and had a very much "can do" attitude. Not cheap, but well worth the money. Breakfast freshly cooked and the best Full British I've had in ages. Highly recommended.

Very friendly staff and a very nice and relaxing place to stay, i would highly recommend a stay here

Following a warm and friendly welcome by the proprietor Judy, we were welcomed into the bar for a pre dinner drink and a chance to peruse the menus. Matt served us our pre dinner drinks and assured us that they would be as flexible as possible re the menus. We had a delicious 3 course Christmas meal, with excellent wines. Couldn’t fault it. Great staff, great food and drink! We will be back!

We stayed for one night in the Dairy rooms. The room was warm and inviting with a lovely shower room. The bed was comfortable and good facilities. We had the three course dinner and breakfast package. The restaurant is very pleasant being located upstairs in the Dutch barn. Really delicious food with two extra pre menu courses included. The cured trout starter was particularly good. All the dishes were well presented with good attention to detail and excellent fresh ingredients used. The front of house staff were all very friendly and attentive, with good knowledge of the dishes being served and also the wines on the menu. I would recommend. The reception staff were also very friendly and for the whole stay we were made to feel very welcome and were served lovely food. Thank you, we will visit again in the future.

Overall very nice. Friendly welcoming staff, room was very nice, lovely shower and bathroom. The room was very nicely styled with some nice touches. Lovely breakfast (was surprised to be charged extra for a cappuccino / but it was nice at least). The bed was the only thing that could have been better it was one of the join together type beds and could feel the join through the bedding. Overall, a very nice stay and would certainly stay again.

This is a very nice place to stay, the rooms, especially those in the out building over looking the farm are full of charm (and beams) and are very comfy. The food is of a very good standard and the restaurant is very welcoming and is very nice. its an easy walk into the village from here as well. Its not cheap but its not expensive for the quality. Lovely place and will go back

What a amazing place. Staff were excellent and friendly, bedrooms were beautiful and food was superb. Thank you for everything. We did a circular walk from the hotel, stopped at the bell for a beer. Would highly recommend.

We enjoyed a wonderful 2 night stay here . The staff were so friendly and very helpful . Breakfast was adequate but we didn’t eat the evening meal here so can’t comment on that . We were very impressed with the standard of cleanliness which is very important to us Why didn’t I give my review a 5 ? Solely because of very minor but important issues with the room On entering there was a huge open area with a table and two tub chairs in the corner all very dark as the wood walls are also dark . This area felt redundant and similar to a waiting room. There was a small wardrobe adequate for one person only . There was nowhere to sit and dry hair with a mirror etc or some kind of shelf to put smaller items That area could have one or two comfy chairs and a shelved area with a mirror for this . There was an electric stove in the space which is only for decor so that was redundant This whole area could be a lighter cheerier place to sit However because the staff were so hospitable and cleanliness was high and such pleasant surroundings we would most definitely stay here again