John and Glenda were a pleasant couple who made us feel welcome, but in our eyes their dated guest house is only suitable for a short one- night stop over because the bedrooms are so small. There was hardly any space to move around in and all we had to sit on was an uncomfortable wooden chair.
Their brochure offer to attend to any special needs or requirements wasn't worth the paper it was written on. I put in a request for cranberry juice at breakfast, for health reasons, but was told to bring my own. My wife suffers from sciatica, and we asked if a mattress topper could be provided as it often helps her to sleep on a different beds. Their email reply was "we don't know what that is" and that was it. No offer to find a solution. For £75-a-night - and we stayed five nights - we expected better than that.

I had to cancel my booking as my husband suffered an injury.. I rang John and he was very understanding . He said he would try to rebook the room again and if so would not expect all the payment due. A few days later he mailed me that he had done this. I would never have known otherwise. His honesty impressed me. I would certainly book again with no hesitation. "Genuine and honest people" are a rarity. Thank you.

My partner and myself stayed at The Manaton in early July and we were greeted by John who was extremely welcoming. He took our bags and carried them to our room and left us to settle in, After unpacking and settling in we then went to explore Lyme Regis and see what the place had to offer. John was happy to fill us in on all the best restaurants and areas of special interest....
In fact he was a ine of information..
Needless to say Lyme was more than we could have wished for and MORE....
We had a truly wonderful stay and we will certainly be returning to the Manaton again and again.. Just need to ensure we book well in advance as it is a victim of its own success as is usually full.....
I would totally 100% recommend if you are thinking of staying in Lyme Regis stay with John and Glenda everytime!!!

We booked for two nights and were attracted to the location and fairly positive reviews. The location is central but the house is situated at the top of a steep hill ! True it is five mintues to the town- downhill. The twin room was tiny and there was no room to move around the beds let alone put the bags down. The bathroom had a half sink and a sliding door. Fringes on the lampshades, foam beds and pillows and cheap polyester cotton bedspreads puts this in the 'time warp bracket'. The view was across the road facing the neighbouring houses with thin poly-cotton curtains in a bay window. No sea views and no coastal views as described. We were shown the family room and noted this also had no sea or coastal veiws and was tiny. Although only £60 a night for two we decided to move on down the coast. The reception we received fromt he owner John to our decision was hostile and impertinent. It was out of season and there were vacancies. He charged us for the two nights and we left . No questions about why or if there was anything wrong or that they can improve on. Cannot comment on the breakfast as we did not feel welcome enough to stay to eat it (Breakfast 8.30 -9.00am)

Would recommend that anyone avoids this dated bed and breakfast establishment. The owner was friendly at first but his true colours shone through when we gave 24 hours notice to move on. No way to speak to a woman and her 74 year old mother!