New Largo ***

I stayed at this B&B for ten days whilst judging at a local regatta. The B&B is structured towards the expectations of holiday travellers and there were initial frustrations when the 0830 breakfast wasn't ready until 0845 - not good when we had to go to briefings at the nearby yachtclub at 0900. The breakfast included quite delicious fresh croissants and bread. There was heaps of bread, cheese and meat but little fruit, no cereals, skim milk or other healthy food choices. The coffee was quite good and came from a machine which fresh ground the beans with every cup. We could never finish more than a quarter of the food on offer. In a way I think that the owners are perhaps trying so hard to deliver the local expectation of quality food that they miss the need to meet customer expectations on timing. In my view they could do better by having a breakfast buffet with the basics available and offer the home baked items as people come in. They could probably save themselves money and cut down food waste in the process. There are different sizes of room and you pay for what you get. Ours was a small room and storage was very limited for a regatta, but the beds were very comfortable, the towels and linen perfectly OK and it was very quiet - we slept well. The only criticism was the variability of the cold water supply . We did get a nasty hot surprise when somebody on the same bit of the system reduced the cold water supply to our shower. There is no wifi but the owners are planning to instal it. The TV had BBC 1&2 plus CNN although the volume control had a limiter on it which meant we couldn't hear it very well. Presumably to prevent annoyance to other guests. Car parking is on the road at the back of the property - you might have to walk a hundred yards or so to get to the car if back late. Normally it was about 40 - 50 yards. Our hosts were friendly and helpful. The pluses substantially outweigh the minuses - but it could be even better.