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Little gem.

An amazing building with historical connections. The bathroom was good, with deep bath and good mains water pressure. But the bedroom needed serious update. No mains lighting in the bedroom or hallway, just plug in side lights by the bed and a standard lamp on old fashioned round pin plug in hall. I had to use a torch to move round the bedroom. The lift wasn't working, although the membet of staff managed some manoeuvre to get it working which I couldn't replicate. Restaurant was ok but the standard of a reasonable pub, not fine dining. Menu was a bit odd - steak and chips, fish and chips style or "venison pudding" which was a huge stodgy pastry with over cooked dry meat inside. Breakfast buffet was very nice, but too dark in that room also. Six jams and marmalades in open jars with no way of knowing what they were, and no little dishes to put them in to take to your seat. Service at breakfast had to be sought out, no one in site. Breakfast bacon was inedible - cooked previously then reheated. Overall, it is a fascinating place but needs a big overall and review of what they are offering.

A quality property with comfortable rooms and beds. Lovely surrounding gardens. Breakfast was rather chaotic due to numbers of guests attending at once. We were asked to wait in the bar area until a table was available, the buffet was rather diminished by then and not replenished.

The room was nice and the hotel overall had a pleasant atmosphere. However, the internet connection was extremely poor, which made it difficult to work effectively. Unfortunately, due to this, I wouldn’t choose to stay here again for business purposes

This property is extraordinary. If you get a chance to stay here, I highly recommend it. The building, grounds, and history are all outstanding and extraordinary. The dinner served in the restaurant is also outstanding. We did not have lunch there and the breakfast was average at best. The rooms are modern, recently refurbished, and spotless. The bathrooms are also spotless. Everything was really, really nice. Especially the grounds and the views. The only thing they could do better is improve their breakfast offerings, and place coffee makers in the room. They do offer instant coffee and hot water in the room, but I prefer to make my own coffee in the morning.

The hotel is very nice, the rooms were a good size and very clean, the bar and pool room were a great place to rekax, and the gardens are beautiful. Breakfast was nice, it is a good location, we would stay here again.