The Sandy Cove Hotel

Beautiful hotel. First visited 20+ years ago and have been back a few times since. Love the place, feels family run and still in the same hands. Our bedroom was lovely, sea view and balcony. Only complaint was the service in the restaurant was slow. Evening service was busy so understandable and our server was apologetic, but we had to ask at breakfast to have our order taken. Some of our food could have been of better quality, ie breakfast sausages. The new spa is really lovely but you do need to book as limited spaces, also wise to book the restaurant to ensure a decent time.

We got married at Sandy Cove in August 2025. The team at Sandy Cove were so friendly and attentive throughout the wedding planning process and on the day. The day before meeting with our wedding coordinator really helped to calm our nerves and help us to prepare for how the day would run. We also stayed in the hotel and the room was beautiful with the obviously stunning view. We opted for the Classic BBQ package which included Canapés and a Dessert table and all the food was absolutely delicious. The day itself went genuinely perfectly, there is not one thing that went wrong. The staff and our on the day coordinators ensured the day went seamlessly and we can’t thank them enough! We couldn’t recommend Sandy Cove more - thank you to all the team for your hard work and the special touches you did to make the day memorable! Photography: Grant Lampard Photography

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I would give 0 if I could. While the coastal view and the spa facilities were genuinely very nice, that is where all the positives end. The condition of the hotel and our room in particular was very poor. Much of the furniture was chipped and was inexpensive flat-pack pieces from ikea, the paintwork throughout the room was either very badly done or peeling, and several areas clearly hadn’t been properly maintained. The lighting in the room was also faulty – the lights could not be kept on without constantly flickering or flashing, which made the room uncomfortable to use. The carpet was visibly dirty throughout the hotel, which only added to the feeling that the room had not been properly looked after. The restaurant experience was equally disappointing. The dining room itself was freezing, which made the meal uncomfortable from the outset. The furniture in the restaurant also looked completely out of place for a hotel claiming a four-star standard it felt more like the type of basic seating you would expect to see in a motorway service station rather than a hotel restaurant the bar felt like I was like sitting in a burger king. The service made matters worse. Our food was left sitting on the pass for around ten minutes while the waitress cleared an already empty table. Watching our food sit there getting cold while this happened was incredibly frustrating. Throughout the stay the service felt rude, uncaring and generally uninterested and nothing could be charged to the room which is not a standard I expect. The biggest issue here is the significant gap between how the hotel is presented on your website and the grim reality of the experience. The marketing sets the expectation of a high-quality four-star stay, but the condition of the rooms, the décor, the maintenance, and the level of service simply do not reflect that.