We stopped for one night in February to break up our journey home from Devon. We liked the well appointed bedroom as well as the restaurant which, on the night of our stay, offered a steak tasting menu.
What was less welcome was the confusion over the tariff for our stay. We had booked through Expedia and chose the half board option. On arrival at Harpurs, a staff member explained that half board meant a contribution of £25 each for dinner and £15 each for breakfast. Sadly, at checkout, a different staff member informed us that half board was not an option when booking through Expedia and, consequently, our bill for dinner, breakfast and two drinks came to over £150. I explained that we had selected the half board option offered on the Expedia website but to no avail.
This was a sad note to end on because the hotel (and the village of Melbourne) offers a pleasant stopping off point.
On returning home , I checked Expedia and found that half board was still on offer. Something to be aware of!
