Karma St. Martin's

We hebben dit hotel door de jaren heen vele malen bezocht en er soms in verbleven, ook onder de vorige eigenaar. Karma kende een moeilijke start, maar we waren blij om te zien dat Scott vier jaar na ons laatste bezoek nog steeds de manager is. Hij heeft de servicestandaard enorm verbeterd en iedereen die we ontmoetten was aangenaam en efficiënt. We bezochten drie keer in onze week op straat Martin's, voor een broodje tijdens de lunch, daarna voor de traditionele lunch op zondag en later in de week voor het diner. Zondagse lunch en diner waren allebei uitstekend - alle lof voor de chef-kok. Lunchbroodjes veel minder goed. Zou worden verbeterd met zelfgebakken brood (zoals geserveerd bij het avondeten) en een handvol Scilly Organics-saladeblaadjes, geteeld op het eiland, en vooral door de vreselijke krab-Mayo-vulling te schrappen (andere recensenten vermelden dit ook). Het hotel voelt rustig en vriendelijk aan, maar zonder enige echte investering door het moederbedrijf zal geen enkele inspanning van de manager en zijn personeel dit hotel echt naar een hoger niveau tillen. Het buitenterrein was zoveel aantrekkelijker onder de vorige eigenaren - en het zwembad was open! Zou echter zeker aanbevelen voor de lunch en het diner op zondag.

The Karma experience never disappoints, Scott and his team were warm and welcoming as usual, they went the extra mile to check we were happy with everything. On my third visit this year I noted the refurbished bedrooms, new carpets, as well as the updated guest lounge where we enjoyed post-dinner drinks and superior views of the sunset. The new bar menu was superb and of course we indulged in the seafood platter, professionally prepared by the chef. Love it at Karma St Martin's, sheer bliss.

What an amazing hotel. Loved it!! Car to pick up your bags from the key, the. You can walk or if room grab a lift to the hotel. Check in was so welcoming. The staff really cannot so enough for you. Room was beautiful. Looking out onto the sea, idyllic. Food was perfection. I cannot praise the staff too much. The team all work very hard. This was a work trip, so unfortunately I only stayed one night, but I will be returning. Cannot thank the staff enough. Highly recommend. And the Island itself was a dream. Everyone was so friendly. Lovely walks and a pub to enjoy. If you haven’t been, put it on your bucket list.

Had a fabulous stay at the hotel in late October. Staff very friendly and although I hadn’t said I was disabled they moved our room downstairs and found a step for bath / shower as soon as they saw me with 2 walking sticks. We had booked it as an extra holiday with RCI so it was very reasonable and we couldn’t have afforded it otherwise. It’s worth noting that by the second week in October a lot of the places to eat are closed so it’s very limited choice if you are staying on ST Martins. As most of the Scilly Islands it’s expensive to eat out. Even the pub the Sevenstones inn was reducing its choice of food as it was winding down to winter opening. It’s worth checking out the Isles of Scilly Facebook pages as we found although Little Arthur’s was closed it had a fabulous charity event on that we ate at. Adam’s fish & chips were open one evening as well. To visit other islands you either have to go back to St Marys or use the trips arranged by Karma . These aren’t necessarily planned till the day before due to weather so it can be difficult to plan ahead. It costs roughly the same to go but it does use the fast boat so it was an experience! Karma were very kind when leaving the island as it was very wild weather and we were lucky enough to use the covered fast boat , others unfortunately weren’t! Our flights were cancelled so we had a night on St Marys - worth thinking about when planning as our inward flight was also cancelled and ended up with a stay at Penzance as well but no flight so had to travel on the Scillonian to get there. It was variable weather as expected in October & it was well worth booking a mobility scooter to use on the island- very reasonable at £10 a day as I can’t walk quickly or for long distances . Would love to visit the hotel again but not as late in the season!

As always a gorgeous stay. A lovely Island, perfect beach location and fabulously friendly staff. Food great and we had a lovely stay. The Hotel rooms do need updating, so don’t expect a 5 star luxury but it’s very clean and tidy and the positives far out weigh any negatives surrounding updates. A lovely stay, thank you ☺️

Karma St Martins has everything. The best location of any hotel in the nation, with white sands and tropical looking (!) seas flowing up to the front door. For me though it is the vibe of Karma St Martins that makes it so perfect. Everything you could need is here, yet the place is so relaxed, so effortless. I take off my shoes the day I arrive and never put them back on again.