Bowlish House  

The decor was very tasteful; the place is fabulous- a lovingly restored period country house. The continental breakfast included in room price was also exceptionally good with fresh fruit plate and really good local ham and cheeses, as well as choice of juices cereals and croissant. Fabulous. I would have loved to have tried the evening meal option but this is not available on a Sunday.

Everything. Courteous owner. Excellent decor. Very good food.

Very comfortable room, excellent breakfast

Would have liked a bath instead of shower

Very quite location. Lovely old house so much nicer than staying in a "faceless" chain hotel. Just a ten minute drive to the beautiful city of Wells. Charming personal service.

As the hotel doesn't serve food Sunday evenings it would have been nice to have had perhaps some cheese, crackers and fruit etc. in the room fridge which guests could use and pay for. The only thing in the fridge other than drinks were some maltesers! There is no other possibility of eating in the village since the pub opposite the hotel doesn't do food Sunday evenings either. Missed opportunity there.

A comfortable and restful hotel. Excellent service from manager and staff, nothing was too much trouble. Excellent and beautifully presented meals at reasonable price. A very pleasant stay.

We had one of the attic rooms which was rather cramped as there were three beds in it. Also only skylight windows so no view.

The food was good & nicely presented

Excessively creaky floorboards.

The room, bathroom and dressing room were large and beautifully furnished. Shower and dressing room in particular where both excellent. Very large flat screen tv which made a change from the usual tiny screens in most hotels.

I decided to book with you because you were situated well away from traffic. My wife cannot sleep if she can hear road traffic. It turned out to be perfectly quiet and neither of us heard a sound all night. I was also pleased you gave table service at breakfast, I do not like self service it's too hectic first thing in the morning.

If you must have a complaint the only thing that I can think of is that the bathroom door jammed on the carpet which was a bit annoying. This was compensated for by having a beautiful garden. One other thing if I have to be picky is that I would have liked a snack about 7pm but I did not find the dining menu until the following morning on the hall table. Could I suggest this could be placed in the bedroom.

It was a different style of accomodation and was very relaxed and friendly. Loads of history to the building.

The squeeky floors were a bit much, but it is a very old building.

A lovely period property with great food, fabulous food and friendly staff I would recommend Bowlish House if you are looking for a relaxing retreat that feels like home. We were made to feel welcome from the moment we arrived and would happily return if we visit the area again. The limited head room we were warned about in the family room was no problem for my partner who is south of 6 feet tall and the en-suite was a good size, it was also immaculately clean which is more than I can say about some places I have stayed in. A great find!

The comfortable large room, bags of character and this come with the problems of old historic buildings. Nevertheless clean and tidy. Gfm as very well furnished. Easy access to Wells. Used for an overnight stop when traveling to Cornwall.

Cooked breakfast has a surcharge and was not good value for £7.00 but given the room is very competative rate, the combined factors represent vfm. It is in Shepton Mallet! When the restaurant is not open on a Sunday you need to drive to Wells.

Staying at Bowlish is an amazing experience. The 6 individual rooms are full of character ranging from a four poster bed to a sleigh bed. The food is mitchelin star quality at a very reasonable price. The service is personal and welcoming.

Lovely rooms.

That the hotel was shut Sunday evening - no food or even a bar and as there is not a lot else round there you are quite stuck