Drake Devonshire and Motor Inn

A surprise 20th anniversary getaway took us to the Drake Devonshire in PEC for the weekend. We stayed two nights in one of the Creekside rooms (room 103) which had lovely views of the creek and lake. The room was spacious enough for the two of us and the bed was comfortable, even though it was a queen (king sized bed is a preferred choice). We did notice that the room/area attached to our room was quite noisy with doors slamming later into the night. The hotel team heard our concern and recognized the inconvenience, which was very thoughtful of them. Bathroom amenities were nice fragrances and good quality. There were nice touches in the room to show recognition of our anniversary celebration (bottle of wine, homemade chocolate bar, note and balloon). We liked the coffee/tea and croissant station off the lobby each morning. Also the fresh cookies each afternoon in our room each day were delicious! We ate all of our meals at the restaurant and absolutely loved the views, food, servers and atmosphere!! The starter buratta cheese special was top notch! The cocktails each evening at dinner were fantastic! Special shout out to Kiki and Damian for being so friendly and knowledgeable. I feel terrible for not remembering our server’s name on Friday night, but he was a wonderful worker and super personable. Kiki we really appreciated your sense of humour, interest in how we were enjoying our stay and the passion for your job! Thank you for a wonderful weekend away!

My sister and I had dinner Saturday night for the first time at Drake Dev. Our server, Kiki, recommended the ragu pasta and black cod with brownie for dessert. We loved the food, the atmosphere, and the view! We were even given a photo booth coupon to use to remember our first visit. We plan to come back with family this summer and look forward to trying the patio! Thank you to Kiki and the back of the house staff for a memorable meal and incredible night!

My friend and I spent the weekend at the Devonshire Inn and purchased the package with the wine tour. The Devonshire is so beautiful from the common areas, to the individual rooms, and ESPECIALLY the lake side view. The wine tour experience was the highlight of our trip. We happened to be in PEC at the same time as the Elevage festival was going on and we got to enjoy lots of great tastings at local wineries. Our wine tour operator, Graham, was a fantastic tour guide. He was very communicative over email leading up to the trip and made sure to ask if we had any preferences or anywhere in particular we wanted to go. As my friend and I are not the most discerning wine drinkers (yet), we left the majority of the tour planning to Graham. He was able to put together a wonderful tour of wineries that we absolutely loved. He was very knowledgeable about the history of the county and various wineries but he also was very knowledgeable on the wine making process as well. He had a great network within the wineries and was able to suggest deals that are offered at each winery to make our experience even more unique. We strongly recommend taking the time to do a wine tour with Graham to any one who is visiting the Devonshire!