Herm Island White House Hotel

We went to the hotel start of the season… the food was extremely good and staff was very pleasant. Past tense we had the fortune to have one of the old chefs menus (the one with the glasses). We came back this week for the day to try the food and go to the beach etc.. we got told the chef has gone!!! So we went anyway … it wasn’t great - most was over cooked and didn’t really have much about it. It was such a shame we were so looking forward to coming back. Maybe give us a ring when the old chef comes back which we pray he does. But on a positive note the beaches are incredible but overall no where really to eat. Sarah!

A comfortable room, good bed, commodious bathroom, but it is the island itself that is the real star. With perfect sandy bays and no traffic it is the perfect chill out destination. Yes you can go for a day trip but staying at the hotel means you can take your time rather than rushing for the last boat home. And the evenings are stunning. Almost no light pollution = an incredible field of stars shining brightly. And normally it is still and quiet - although occasionally the Mermaid [pub] hosts an event with an evening boat from/to Guernsey. Then it can be noisy but these events end shortly after 10pm. The hotel was also rather cheaper than the last time I stayed many years ago. To me it is second best to the self-catering cottage option on Herm but those are available for a minimum of 3 nights and the White House is a very good alternative if you can't stay that long.

We stayed here for 2 nights as part of an island hopping tour - unfortunately the hotel website is very misleading.... the rooms are not as pictured due to a recent renovation. This has ruined the appearance of the rooms down to poor workmanship. Paint has been left on carpets, masking tape has been left on the windows and walls, the bath was chipped and it has an overall feel of poor quality. We stayed in the crows nest which is a lovely suite and has great distant views. To be picky seeing the gas bottles and rubbish areas below was not pleasant. The food.....well we didnt eat dinner as breakfast was appalling - the quality of food is appalling - eggs royale turned up cold and on a stale untoasted muffin. The following morning offered the incorrect breakfast then had to ask after a long wait why it was taking so long.....we ordered bacon and sausages to make our own sandwiches - how hard can it be? The staff are lovely and so are the gardens and pool area. It needs to step up as it was not a pleasant stay.