Chatham Bars Inn

“Good in many ways but bad in others”

A wonderful location. One of the best breakfast venues we have enjoyed on the veranda. On the whole - excellent service. The complimentary concierge into town is a great touch. Also, do visit the fish pier (the fishing boats, seal watching and cafe) - a wonderful location. Reading other revie... lisää

A wonderful location. One of the best breakfast venues we have enjoyed on the veranda. On the whole - excellent service. The complimentary concierge into town is a great touch. Also, do visit the fish pier (the fishing boats, seal watching and cafe) - a wonderful location. Reading other reviews, some suggest it is overpriced but that is the pricing ensures full occupancy and so that seems an unfair criticism. The one issue that I would like to draw out (and this should not deter people from staying here) is that many of the poolside and beachside beds are reserved for 'paid for' cabanas. When we arrived, there were insufficient beds for the four of us and we had to go on a waiting list yet there were at least 40-60 empty beds in the cabanas that were not taken up (given the high cost). The bit I really don't understand is that only a minority of guests take these up leaving the majority resentful and annoyed. There are many really good hotels that don't see the need to do this.

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“Disappointed”

Lovely location, great beach, but unfortunately we felt some staff let it down. Valet was great, really helpful, waiting staff in the main restaurant were also very good, particularly a Serbian waiter, I don't remember his name, he was lovely to us and made our stay! But - we found concierge un... lisää

Lovely location, great beach, but unfortunately we felt some staff let it down. Valet was great, really helpful, waiting staff in the main restaurant were also very good, particularly a Serbian waiter, I don't remember his name, he was lovely to us and made our stay! But - we found concierge unhelpful - we wanted to book a table in the beach restaurant but were told it was closed for a wedding, so asked about the next night, again closed, and then Sunday night - it doesn't open on Sunday, that wasn't the problem - the fact the concierge never offered another alternative or suggested a local restaurant - I expected a little more freindliness/helpfulness from a concierge. We tried to eat in the Terrace restaurant and the "bar" but always told there were no tables available. Overall it's a lovely hotel (although our room was quite small), but we didn't feel particularly welcome which was disappointing.

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