Lovely old, authentic guesthouse/hotel and pub in the unique private village of Clovelly on the North Devon coast in southwest England, UK. A large building on several levels, with a pub/bar, where evening meals are available for a price downstairs and rooms on the upper floors. Breakfast is served on the ground floor. Very friendly and helpful staff who made our one-night stay so welcoming and comfortable. They helped us back to the top of the steep and cobbled High Street to the bus stop the following morning. Our cosy double en-sute room was delightful, comfy bed with lots of bedding and pillows. small table on each side of bed. Thick carpet under foot. Free WiFi in room, free bath and hand towels. Tea/coffee in room with kettle and milk/sugar, plus 2 drinking glasses. Small bathroom with toilet, sink and shower. Desk with one char. One armchair. Large windows with views of the village. Very cosy guesthouse, would visit and stay again. Stone cottages all over the unique village. Cobbles not easy to walk on and the street is extremely steep. No vehicles can go up/down street. Car park by visitor centre at top of village. Public bus from Barnstaple every 2 hours or so. No buses on Sundays.

Lots of steps/stairs in guesthouse, steps down to the bar/restaurant. Steps up to the bedrooms. No lift/elevator. Very poor phone signal throughout the village.

Location. Size of the room and en suite bathroom. Staff were really friendly and helpful and very welcoming to our dog! Breakfast was nice and there was a good selection.

There was seating for use of guests immediately outside our bathroom window and despite the window panes being obscured it was still possible to see silhouettes of people outside when inside the bathroom and to see the silhouette of the plant on the bathroom windowsill from the outside. This was a little disconcerting when using the toilet! Possible a curtain or other screen would be nice to have and provide a bit more privacy.

Clovelly is the most beautiful village we visited in Devon and we were very lucky to have stayed for a few days. At the top of the road leading to the village there are sledges designed to carry laggages to the village (I advise you not to take many luggages, not like my husband and I did :)) The parking is easy to access from the village, within walking distance - this is a village ideal for hikers and people who like a little bit of exercise. 😀 The village itself is breathtaking and full of history and culture. We loved the abundance of plants and flowers on the pathway and outside the houses. The New Inn Hotel is not an exception. Quite the opposite, it blends very well with the whole picture of the village. We received room 8, the cosiest room in the hotel with a very beautiful view and a lovely balcony. Breakfast was very filling and with many options. The inn has a restaurant with delicious food. The staff was very helpful and kind. Go for walks down the cobblestones and reach the harbour. You won't regret it. :)

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The choice of food offered for breakfast would suit everyone; the menu for the cooked breakfast could be varied to order. The food was well cooked and well presented with little waiting time. The breakfast room was spacious and well furnished in keeping with the historic nature of the entire hotel. The location of The New Inn could not be better as it is in the heart of Clovelly; a guest has only to step outside onto the cobbles to experience the unique beauty of this ancient village.

Just one small point which was rather crucial at the time, but amusing in retrospect; there was very little lavatory paper left and no spare roll provided so it was necessary to go downstairs to ask a member of the staff to find another roll, urgently!

We really enjoyed our stay - the hotel is like a time capsule, capturing the essence of a quintessential tiny village olde worlde lodging. Fabulous attentive friendly staff and great care was taken with meet my vegan dietary needs. We would definitely recommend to friends and in fact already have - just make sure you take only the lightest bag / case from the car park at the top where you leave your car - it is a steep wobbly cobble walk - great for your daily steps but better without a heavy suitcase.

Breakfast was great. The room was a little small, but I loved the balcony looking out on the main street. We liked the food at the restaurant and being able to pop in for a drink, although we had pretty much exhausted the menu after four nights. The Italian woman with dark hair was great as was Tonia who greeted us. We liked having the coastal trail above the village and walked on it every day.

I didn't quite expect the steepness and unevenness of the walk down to the Inn, but we made it fine and it ended up being my favorite place of the whole trip. My husband is about to have knee surgery, but he is in good shape so it worked out. We are 76 and 81. Most people our age could not do it, but I am very glad we did. These challenging places are the kind I like, so I will never regret that we stayed there. We couldn't seem to get fresh towels, although there was a stack of them and other things like toilet paper and coffee creamer to grab. I think they were short-staffed.

A beautiful old building in a beautiful town. The food was amazing and we had a room with an en suite and a sea view with balcony! Although the rooms could really do with some TLC it was a lovely stay and we will definitely book again!

The rooms just needed upgrading, the paint was peeling off the walls and the carpet and furniture very old and used but the majority of the room was still clean

Wonderful little authentic gem with the most warm and welcoming team imaginable. We stayed here for my husbands birthday and they made it unforgetable for us. They couldn't do enough for us. John and Coral are an amazing hosts. Thank you so much, Can't wait to come back one day.

Thank god we didn't stay at the Red Lion (pub at the bottom of the hill). Staff there were so miserable and made us feel very unwelcome,

Clovelly is a destination, with historic streetscape, structures, compact gardens, and hillsides and sea. Outstanding walking experiences. Our room had a balcony with a view to opposite streetscape and hillsides and a peek-a-boo down the street to the sea. Room had a compact bath and bedroom with a non-working fireplace and some character ceiling under the main roof. Very good full cooked breakfast with yogurt or cereal starters if you like in a character-filled room.

You want the windows open for the sea breeze, but the street noise, even if non-alcohol-enhanced speech, is loud. Our room was above the common entry porch, so people out there speaking [not aggressive or arguments] were heard. It's fairly expensive to stay and to eat, but you just do so, because you have the joy of being there overnite.

Ideally located in the village. The room was comfortable but the bed was quite soft. However, we had a lovely balcony overlooking the famous cobbled street. The breakfast was great and the evening meals were limited but excellent.

The room was quite dark as the lights were very dim We would recommend taking very light luggage and also need to be fairly fit to go up and down the cobbled streets in comfortable shoes