The Haymaker Inn  

Very friendly, welcoming landlord & landlady. Good food. Nice quiet Somerset, countryside location.

Unfortunately the current encumbents have been in place for only a month, ( May 2012) and have rather an uphill task to bring the Inn up to it's alledged 4 star rating.

Tim, the new owner, had just moved in a couple of days ago and we had the honour of being his first guests. He was very caring and accomodating and we wish him all the best!

The staff were friendly and welcoming and the food excellent.

On entry to the Inn looked dirty and unkept. The rooms were clean and the bedding but if you went on first impressions you would turn away.

Fair, expensive for what you got but worked for me

Steep stairs

The price was reasonable for two nights stay.

The staff lacked knowledge of the services available in the hotel as well as knowing little to nothing about the surrounding area. Having not known they did not direct us to another source of information (i.e. tourist) or even attempt to find out the answers to our questions/requests - just simply answered 'I don't know' to everything. As for the room, first impressions are good - the room is modernised, simplistic and functional, however, on closer use you will find that cleanliness is a problem - particularly in the bathroom where the shower was mouldy/dirty and the glasses had lipstick prints. The hotel also lacked cleanliness with the corridors smelling of wet dogs and the staff smoking out of the back entrance where the cigarrette smoke would rise into our room! Much improvement needed.

Not easy to find

The staff were very friendly, the location was in the area we wanted to be. The breakfast was very good.

The outside of the pub could do with tidying up. First impressions count and some people would be put off by the gardens and carpark.