This place has everything. It looks stunning from the beach, and likewise when you look out the window there is a gorgeous sea view. We made the most of the hotel and tried out everything!
Having eaten a big breakfast, we weren't hungry at lunchtime, and so headed over to the hotel for a coffee in the afternoon, once we were starting to feel a little peckish. We popped into the restaurant which was advertising cream teas, and after much debate decided to order one each. In hindsight, if I was to visit again (which is likely) we would probably share one between 2, as we got 2 scones each and a lot of jam and cream. But it was delicious, the scones were light and fluffy, the cream was thick and sweet, and the jam was fresh and flavourful. I was a big fan of the pots - if only I could have taken them home! 
That evening we stayed in a beautiful deluxe sea view room. It was huge, we had the choice of both a bath and a shower, and I purposely left the window open so we could hear the sea as we slept. It was bliss. One of the coolest parts of the hotel was the old fashioned lift, with manually closing doors. I felt like I was in Downton Abbey! The room had all the little luxuries, great freebies and All the small touches made it. The art was beautiful, and I wanted to take all of the furniture home with me! We checked out the facilities, went for a swim and a sauna. There were a lot of activities to do for the kids (and a lot of kids around), but I liked the fact that for an hour a day they shut the pool to adult only. The only bad part of that area was that the jacuzzi was not hot enough, and absolutely stank, there was not enough cleaning agent in it! Needless to stay we weren't in there long.
We went down for breakfast in the hotel and decided that as we were on holiday we could just go for it, and try a bit of everything. That we did! I started with some juice, a pot of tea and toast, followed by a cooked breakfast (which was scrumptious, although it was cheap sausages which slightly dampened the meal but you can't have everything!), then pancake with lemon and sugar. As you know, I stay in a lot of hotels, so I am always excited by something you don't get everywhere else, and pancake was a delicious novelty. I was fit to burst at the end, but we didn't leave without taking a few pieces of fruit and pastries for the road! The perfection of it all was that once again, we were sat eating our breakfast looking out at the sea. 
In the morning the boys went bodyboarding, so C and I took H (who was around 9 months old at this point) for a swim in the hotel. He is a proper little water baby, and we spent the whole time giggling and trying to hold onto him, he was desperate to go and play with the big kids in the deep end and kept trying to leap over my shoulder. The changing rooms were far too hot, they backed onto the sauna and we ended up having to take him and get dressed outside, but other than that it was an incredibly fun morning.
Whilst a little pricey, the hotel is well worth a look, and if you aren't planning to stay in an apartment, I would highly recommend the Woolacombe Bay Hotel. Staff would meet your every need, and you are staying in pure luxury.
9/10
Paigey xx
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