Review Newquay Reef Surf Lodge August 5, 2008

Not recommended:

Newquay Reef Surf Lodge
10 – 12 Berry Road
Newquay
TR7 1AR
01637 879 058

http://www.reefsurflodge.co.uk/

My review: I stayed there twice. In April 2008, everything seemed well controlled, brand new, quiet and a good place to stay (room with double bed). Now August 2008 I went down there again and it was an absolute mess-maybe as the loge was fully booked?! My bed cloth went just sandy, it had hairs and stuff all over it. the mattress (old and you could feel every feather ) was full breadcrumbs, sand and I don’t want to know what else. I asked the reception for fresh bed cloth and to hover my mattress. She came up and told me to leave the room until she had finished. When I came back nothing had changed. I have no idea what she had done in there. So I complained again and stayed in the room this time. She was shouting “why do I have to clean the mattress at all, it will be covered by the sheet anyway” I really didn’t know what to say to that. Then she got the fresh bed cloth and the first thing she did was to through it on the floor!!! I rushed to pick it up and got a very disturbed look from here. Is I had booked our accommodation late we had to share the room and where 6 people (2 women, 4 men). But the room and bathroom wasn’t just tiny, both room and bathroom didn’t have any hook at all, no cupboard, no shelf, no bed lights … so when the other people came back to the room drunk in the middle of the night, they fell over all the bags on the floor, turned the lights on…not nice if you are there for surfing and fancy a bit of sleep at night. (From what I could tell, the people up there where all in Newquay to party, incl. lots of hen and stag groups)

Surfing UK July 10, 2008

Try Newquay

Flanked by sandy beaches, with some of the UK’s best swell, it’s not hard to see why Newquay’s such a sought-after spot to stay whatever the season. Famous for having hosted international surf contests, it’s the ideal location to see what it’s all about.
The waves which pound the Cornish coastline are created by deep Atlantic low pressure systems which unleash their powerful swells eastwards creating some of the best surfing conditions in Europe.
And more than anywhere else, Newquay’s Fistral Beach has been the arena where champions are made. European number one and WCT contender Russell Winter, British number two Spencer Hargraves and former English champion Alan Stokes are just three surfers from the town who have fine-tuned their wave dance at the powerful beach break.

How to get there?
1. by plain
look up the buget airlines from London Stansted to Newquay, very cheap!
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/?culture=GB

2. by train (5h from station to station)
from London Paddington to Newquay by train you will past very beautiful scenery.
(and don’t forget to take your bike on the train-for free!)
connections are e.g.:
Depart Paddington: 10:06
Arrive Parr: 13:57
Depart Parr: 14:02
Arrive Newquay: 14:52
I paid less then £60return. Try to book a little in advance to get a good deal

3. by bus
national express will bring you to Newquay (from London) in 7hours. If you get a good deak you can go from £20 return