Browns Tavistock - Tavistock, United Kingdom

Address: 80 West Street, Tavistock, PL19 8AQ

Browns Tavistock details: On the edge of Dartmoor National Park, this 17th century Coaching Inn has been refashioned into an award-winning town house hotel, brasserie and wine bar.

Providing well equipped accommodation, you can treat yourself to the sophisticated, locally sourced cuisine in the stylish Brasserie. Explore the chic surroundings and you'll be able to enjoy a glass from from the extensive wine cellar, amid comfortable sofas and winter log fires; or during summer months relax in the courtyard and soak up the sun in the airy conservatory, where you will find a functioning fresh water well that is said to date back to Roman times. Such features are further complemented by a modern gym facility, making Browns the 'Town Hotel of the Year, 2006' according to the prestigious 'The Good Hotel Guide Cesar Awards'.

Originally built by the 7th Duke of Bedford, Brown's most interesting feature is its ancient well that can now be found in its conservatory. Believed to have been constructed by the Romans, its fresh water still runs today and is bottled on the premises, available for you to try.

Particularly renowned for its traditional Sunday lunches, the Brasserie features a varied menu of locally sourced meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, chosen and prepared by a professional chef. Lunch is available for around 15 GBP, with dinner costing approximately 35 GBP. Meals are also on offer in the bar area.

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Location

Dartmoor National Park (2 miles / 3.2 km) - capped with many exposed granite hilltops, and a haven for the diverse Dartmoor wildlife, this vast area of moorland spans 953 km² (368 square miles).

Morwellham & Tamar Valley Trust (5 miles / 8 km) - an award-winning, evocative museum and visitor centre based around the historic port and mine. Here you can dress up in Victorian clothes, travel 1000 metres underground into a copper mine on a small train; learn the ropes on a sailing ship or enjoy simple games from the Victorian era.

Buckland Abbey (7.5 miles / 12 km) - originally a small but influential Cistercian monastery, Buckland incorporates the remains of a 13th century abbey. The estate has associations with Sir Francis Drake and his rival, Sir Richard Grenville.

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Facilities

General: Breakfast Buffet, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled, Safety Deposit Box, All Public and Private Spaces Non-Smoking, Free Parking, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Chapel/Shrine, Heating, Design Hotel, Luggage Storage, Gay Friendly, Continental Breakfast, Bar, Newspapers, Non-Smoking Rooms, 24-Hour Front Desk, Pets Allowed, Restaurant, Terrace

Activities: BBQ Facilities, Fitness Centre, Golf Course (within 3 km), Library, Walking

Services: Fax/Photocopying, Car Rental, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Ticket Service, Packed Lunches, Room Service, Bridal Suite, Dry Cleaning, Laundry, Babysitting/Child Services, Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, VIP Room Facilities, Breakfast in the Room, Ironing Service, Internet Services, Currency Exchange

Location: Museum Area, Shopping Centre, Countryside, Old Town, River, Near Airport

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Dining

Breakfast is served from 07:30 until 09:30.
Lunch is served from 12:00 until 18:30.
Dinner is served from 18:30 until 21:30.

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Hotel policies

Check-In

14:00

Check-Out

11:00

Cancellation

If cancelled up to 2 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the total price of the reservation will be charged.

Children

All children are welcome.
All children under 3 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years are charged GBP 10.00 per night and person for cots.
All older children or adults are charged GBP 25.00 per night and per

Pre-pay

No deposit will be charged.

Extra charges

VAT is included.
Service charge is included.
City/tourist tax is not applicable.

Parking

Free Public parking is possible on site.

Dining

Continental breakfast is included in the room rate.
Buffet breakfast costs GBP 12.50 per child under 6 years.
Full English breakfast is not included and costs GBP 12.50 per person.

Internet

Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel and costs GBP 4.50 per hour.

Pets

Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

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Two terrible nights' sleep

Reviewer: Blettuce (London, UK)

Traveling group: Family with young children

I recommend this hotel for: Families with teenagers, Families with young children, Tourists, Young singles, An amazing honeymoon.

Date: 2008-07-10

Guest rating:
5.7

Check in / front desk

8.0

Value

4.0

Service

6.0

Rooms

2.0

Location

6.0

Cleanliness

8.0

It's hard not to repeat what many other reviewers have already said, but I have never paid for two such bad nights' sleep. Our room was at the front of the hotel, it was extremely noisy - both from the street below and the surrounding bedrooms and hotel bar. There's no aircon, and despite it being a fairly cool weekend, it would have been good to have had the window open, but the noise meant this was out of the question - and even with the window closed, the racket was unbearable - not a wink of sleep before 4am both nights. The bathroom was tiny; the continental breakfast very poor (don't be fooled by the claims of freshly squeezed orange juice and locally pressed apple juice - the Sunpride cartons were barely hidden outside the kitchen); and whilst the restaurant food was good, the options were very limited outside the expensive fixed price menu. All the 'boutiquey' styling, Molton Brown toiletries and Roberts radios in the world can't make up for failing to deliver that most basic of hotel requirements: a decent night's sleep!

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Very disappointing for the money

Reviewer: Goughie (Cornwall, England)

Traveling group: Spouse / significant other

I recommend this hotel for: Families with teenagers, Families with young children, Tourists, Young singles, An amazing honeymoon.

Date: 2008-06-27

Guest rating:
5.0

Check in / front desk

6.0

Value

2.0

Service

8.0

Rooms

2.0

Location

8.0

Cleanliness

4.0

It is not cheap to stay at this hotel so in return for hard earned cash, it is reasonable to expect a decent night's sleep. Well not in Browns it isn't. We booked a standard double as we were attending a wedding during the day and only really wanted the room to sleep in. We were allocated Room 15 which is on the first floor overlooking the Tandoori Indian Restaurant on the main road. It was dreadful. The noise from late night revellers kept us awake until well past 3am and then it all started again at 6am when other guests wanted to move their cars. The so called car park is at the side of the hotel and whilst apparently catering for 7 cars they are all parked one behind another. Therefore when someone wants to leave, all the cars have to be moved. We would have probably got a better nights sleep if we had slept in our car! In addition, the bathroom had no natural ventilation and the fan had broken so the room smelt really musty. The 'light' continental breakfast was OK and the cost was ?12.50 for a full english breakfast, which we didn't have. Quite honestly I was glad to leave. Dartmoor was fantastic and so was the wedding but as for Browns - no way would we stay here again.

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