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Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant
Lyme Regis, Dorset
Readers are unanimous in their praise of the welcoming, helpful staff at this friendly hotel at the top of the town, with lovely garden, light-filled restaurant, and glorious views over Lyme Bay.
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Kathryn Haskins’ parents so loved Lyme that in 1982 they bought this landmark hotel, an extended, embellished Georgian house built for the Dowager Countess Poulett. Hospitality professional Kathryn took over in 2006 and runs it with a personal touch. The bedroom style is smart but not so showy as to upstage the views of Lyme Bay. The sea-facing Countess with bay window is the best. Ground-floor Harris has direct garden access. Readers praise the ‘relaxing atmosphere’, the large garden, and the situation, with a path to the beach (ask for a packed lunch and spend the day fossil hunting). In the light-filled restaurant, dinner choices might include sea bass, truffle potato espuma, salsa verde or gnocchi with sun-blush tomatoes, roasted pepper, pumpkin seeds, tomato sauce. ‘Great breakfast choice’ includes porridge with Devon cream, kippers, smoked haddock, free-range eggs. The ’friendly, welcoming’ staff ‘go above and beyond to make your stay perfect’. ‘When Bogdan heard I’d missed out on a rhubarb crumble the previous night, he organised one for me that evening. Now, that’s personal service!’ (A, Wakefield, Douglas Wilson, Chris Lee, Craig Wetton, and others)
Hotel Details
Address
Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3HZ, England
Telephone
Bedroom
23, 2 on ground floor. Plus 2 apartments in courtyard.
Openings
all year, except 24–25 Dec, 31 Dec–28 Jan.
Background Music
soft jazz in bar and restaurant from 11am.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £48. Family rooms, play area, children's menu, cots, highchairs, direct access to beach.
Dogs
allowed in sitting room, bar, garden, not restaurant.
Prices
B&B doubles from £215. À la carte £55. 2-night min stay at peak times 1 Apr–31 Oct (but check for availability).
Facilities
bar, sitting room, restaurant, orangery, treatment room, Cabin Gym, yoga deck, civil wedding licence (18th-century chapel), limited parking (£10 pre-booked), EV charging, 1 ½ -acre garden. No step-free access (ramps available).
