Catch your own lunch out there on the bay and grill it on the coal barbie with the sea breezes carrying the aroma of fresh seafish in through the patio doors. Eat out on the deck and peer through the palms at the seascape beyond. Serve yourself a sangria, squint not too much and you could be on the Med.
There’s a homely, cottagey look to the main living space, with its rug and shutters. Settle down for a late one on the soft sofas as you nose your way through Netflix and stream your stuff on the BT Wi-Fi. Prefer your own space? A second living room’s on hand for bookworms and music buffs.
There’s a nautical chic to much of the elegant décor here, with pictures of boats dotting the walls and the ever-present lure of the sea through the windows. Get the fire going, stay up late for cards and charades, and adjust your alarm for you o’clock. This is the best hotel in the world: the one where you invite the guests.
Cook on the gas oven and hob and eat around the chunky dining table beneath the chandelier or out on the deck with the view of the sea through the palms. Fire up the barbie for meat from Hallett’s, and wash your steaks and sausages down with wine and cider from Tolchard’s.
Evening off? Put your feet up and let our chefs take over. We’re good for everything from a buffet to a banquet and a barbecue to a hog roast. Eat out at hearty local pubs, with baguettes from The Babbacombe Inn or pan-fried chicken supreme at The Mason’s Arms. Eat Brit at The Orange Tree or central European at Old Vienna.
You’ll sleep like a becalmed boat here on the English Riviera, against the sound of the waves washing up in the bay and beneath the call of the gulls. Rosette House sleeps up to nine guests in three king-size doubles, one twin and a child’s single room.
Bedrooms one, two and three are superkings, and bedrooms one and two are en-suite. Bedroom four is a twin and bedroom five a single. Pick bedrooms two and three for sea views. Bedrooms three, four and five share a bathroom. All rooms are on the first floor.
