What a fantastic place! We were lucky enough to have two of the loveliest English summer days to enjoy the sea views and take in the beautiful Devon coastline from the privileged position of a private island.

Far from being disappointed with the decor, the place is awash with original Art Deco features and furniture. It seems every effort has been made to restore where possible, and to preserve the character. It was nice to see the owners have restored the croquet lawn and it appears restoration of the exterior is ongoing.

The bathroom of our room, "Jessie Matthews", had been newly refurbished with a white Art Deco reproduction suite, but it was pure, opulent luxury with chrome fittings, black marble tiles and underfloor heating! The bedroom had been re-decorated and newly carpeted. It was furnished with an original, if a little worn, 1930's bedroom suite and a good-sized balcony with amazing sea views.

The staff were friendly and service was descreet and attentive.

I agree with another reviewer that those expecting a modern, sleek hotel (with televison!) would not appreciate the unique character that Burgh Island offers. I for one, will return for afternoon tea on the lawn, to wear evening dress for dinner and to walk the island's paths and pretend it's mine!

I took a party of twelve people to Burgh Island to celebrate my 40th birthday - We dressed up in 1930's costume and had a marvelous time on the island. The building just oozes art deco charm and the architecture is suberb. The food was also suberb and with an excellent wine cellar there was copious amounts of decent wine and chapagne to drink. We were entertained by a brilliant jazz band playing 1920's and 1930's music including Charleston's and the Tango. The night finished with a ride back to the mainland on the famous sea tractor - The stars and the moon shining and refecting on the water below. While the vast 1930's 'ship' of a hotel was illuminated by the full moon - a truely magical spectacle.

Very highly reccommended for a top notch evening of fun and frolicks al la Agatha Christie and Noel Coward!

Easily, the most magical thing about Burgh Island is the climb to the summit, enjoyed by thousands over the last century. Now the owners have closed the footpaths. How dare they deprive us ? Now the locals say that the ancient (1336) Pilchard Inn is next. Watch out all you lovers of this beautiful place.

We also spent Valentines Weekend at Burgh Island Hotel.
Worst weekend I have ever spent at any hotel anywhere.
A word of advice....do not book the hotels' specially marketed Apartment 25. It's actually situated on the mainland opposite the island - the hotel markets the property as a best of both worlds where you can have the independance and space of an apartment whilst enjoying all the facilities of the hotel. Sounds great doesn't it ? the only thing they neglect to tell you is that you can't actually get to the hotel if the weather is bad, as their sea tractor cannot be used in bad weather to ferry you to the hotel - a fact maybe we should have been told at time of booking. So we were stranded and didn't really get to enjoy the hotels facilities and the "best of both worlds" their website gushes about. This happened over a 2 night stay in February for valentines and because of this fact our weekend was ruined. We wouldhave had a better time at home. We've stayed in alot of hotels around the world and I honestly say we have never stayed in a hotel run by a load of complete amateurs. If you do go to Burgh Island, and something goes wrong or you are not happy with any aspect of your stay then don't waste your time complaining, as you will be ignored. Or even better, don't bother going ! 3 weeks on, 4 phone calls, 1 email and 1 letter later, we're still waiting to communicate with the owner of the hotel !!! she's disappeared with our money !!! ....Burgh Island.....more like Fawlty Towers !!!