We visited this hotel on recommendation, but it was obvious as soon as we arrived that this hotel and Carteret in general, is very seasonal as virtually everything is closed until March or later. The hotel is small, modern and stylish and sits on the banks of a tidal inlet. Note that when the tide is out, the channel becomes a rather pungent mud pool. We booked a streetside room for one night and were shown to a very small double on the 3rd (top) floor which unlike the other rooms had high level windows with no view. The room was clean and well furnished, but cramped for two people. The small ensuite shower area was good, but the wc area was very small. The room was noisy and we were woken at 3am and 6am by loud voices, followed by deliveries at 7am. The restaurant was closed (which we were aware of after booking) but the bar, although open, was not conducive to sitting as both the fire and side lights were turned off. The main hotel door was locked at 10pm, however an entry code was given.