After years of jumping around in front of the camera on children’s television, London-based journalist Thalia decided to re-boot her career with a grown-up mission: to explore the globe. Now a worldly-wise travel presenter, regular reporting assignments mean she has had her fair share of hotels – good and bad. For Thalia, pure, smile-with-contentment relaxation comes in the form of a well-earned break with her Mr Smith. Preferably in a room where a wake-up call doesn’t pierce the airwaves at 5am with the words: ‘Sorry Thalia, the producer wants a PTC at sunrise. Can you be ready in 10?’

Thalia Pellegrini anonymously reviewed:
Gidleigh Park in Devon – Read the review