A35 Pit Stop Rooms

Very bizarre check in, took about half an hour. Had to get keys from petrol station, to be told someone with my name had already checked in, mix up with keys. Manager on phone etc. Was late, all we wanted was to get in room. Very dark to walk to room, which is accessible only from outside. Room was nice and clean. Tv and wifi :) Only downside inside was that there was quite alot of spiders. We visited Lyme Regis and Charmouth.

Very sadly this is now a Greggs, no longer full English at our halfway point. Lost a gem, gained s bog standard. Why do these chains take over everything. Surprised not Costa. Won't be going in again. Have to find another nice place that does good quality breakfast.

Arrived about 1 pm to be told that checking in is strickly 2pm ok whiled away an hour in pub up the road, highly reccomended, went back in evening for a meal. Room very quiet and clean with comfortable bed. Breakfast was included in the price for room.

Have stopped here several times admittedly not for a good while and was totally disappointed. Walked in to find less than 12 customers all eating to be told there’s a 35 minute wait for food, we only wanted a drink anyway. Was give a menu and told to sit at a certain table. Waited quite sometime to be served, milkshake, no, no blender no smoothies either so settled for ice latte which was dreadful. Hubby drank his coffee and we left but as we left another couple arrived who wanted food and no mention of a 35 minute wait for them! Certainly will not visit again ever!

Me and my partner were starving and hungover and depressed about our holiday ending and having to come back to the kids.. and we happened to find this little gem. My partner's still in shock at how amazing his breakfast was.. he wanted to know what sausages they used but he said he wouldn't even bother asking because it must be a secret.. he said a breakfast that good has to have secrets! I even made a strange sound as the lovely waitress put my food infront of me because it looked so amazing... even the tea was amazing, think I finished the pot in about 2 minutes, not because there wasnt enough - it was just really good tea! The eggs were cooked perfectly, well everything was! Doubt even Gordon Ramsay could've made a nicer breakfast. Our moods definitely improved 100%, not just because of the 5 star breakfast we'd just inhaled.. but because the staff were so friendly and welcoming, the waitress even complimented me on my nails and it made me feel like less of a mess! Now we're back home and we're depressed that we don't have those breakfasts here now... might even make the 4 or 5 hour journey back there just to get another one.

Admittedly this review relates to a couple of years ago - early 2021. We are from Australia and I booked in advance as the price was reasonable and the pics of the room looked good. When we pulled in, my first impressions were Oh no, my wife is going to kill me. We are right on the main road and the noise will be deafening. The rooms are located at the rear and are surprisingly quiet; rooms are spacious and lived up to the pics. My wife is coeliac and needed GF bread. They were out but one of the waitresses said she would pick some up for us for breakfast. She was as good as her word. We also had dinner. All the food was good; the staff were pleasant; accommodation well priced and more than adequate. It would be extremely disappointing if it has gone downhill since but we have fond memories of our stay. We were touring and moved on to visit Lyme Regis totally fresh and happy the next day after topping up the car with petrol from next door. We observed no hint of racism/discrimination at that time.