Let me start by saying that I have stayed here on at least 6 occasions (maybe more) and at all times of the year.

Check-in This can be problematic. You check in to the rear of the building by the carpark and this is hit and miss dependant on how busy the bar/restaurant is. As you walk in to reception you ring a doorbell on the desk and wait. Thankfully there are seats and some things to read, settle in... The longest I have waited, despite numerous rings on the bell is about 20 minutes. At this point I gave up and went to the bar to check in. The quickest I have been checked in was a couple of minutes.

The rooms The rooms are all outside in a courtyard by the car park and are ground floor and first floor rooms stacked on top of each other. Some have disabled access and other do not. Check this if it's needed when checking in.

Good points. The rooms are large enough to feel roomy and well appointed with a desk & chair, comfy lounge chair or small sofa, large king sized bed, ironing board, and a nice bathroom with a good shower. My room has always been clean and tidy. The TV is modern Samsung TV (think 2017+ model). The plugs have USB ports for charging your phone and are next to the bed (something most premier inns still haven't figured out)

The bad points The room is always boiling hot. This is lovely in the winter and very welcoming. However, it's summer now, albeit a rainy day, but summer none the less and it's warm. My room is uncomfortably hot. There is no aircon or a fan. I can open a window but that's not really helping. The curious thing is that none of the rooms I have stayed in (at least 5 of them as I have ended up with the same room A few times) has a thermostat. This makes the temperature completely uncontrollable and the stay uncomfortable.

The bar/restaurant The bar is fine and has a good selection of drinks. The restaurant/bar is frequently busy so being served can take a minute or two but it's generally quick and friendly service.

The food. I wouldn't suggest coming here for just the food unless your happy with pub grub, but if that's what your expecting then you won't be disappointed. The selection is fine, usual pub classics like burgers, cod and chips, salads, fish, then have been a little more exotic with halloumi fries (just sliced up halloumi but sliced like a slab, not like fries which isn't what I was expecting and not really nice to eat as it's a bit much) asian spiced burger, sea bass and scallop risotto etc... And it looks pretty appetising (check the menu online if you like). However, it can be poorly executed, by which I mean over-cooked/dry, oily/greasy, bits missing (had a burger which states that in comes with a "lightly dressed salad"... But it arrived without a salad and overcooked and unfortunately inedible chips). Like I said, it's pub grub, not gastro pub, just your normal pub. Perhaps shrinking the menu and cooking from scratch instead of from the freezer would help, but it's probably controlled by Greene King so you can't entirely blame The Cedars Inn.

Overall The stay is nice but elements need tweaking and the food needs a professional touch as it could be good, but at the moment it's not always. Most of all, the rooms desperately need some way of controlling the temperature as this is a basic and has a big impact on the comfort of your stay.