Could do better.
Stayed 4 nights. At almost £150 p.n. at location not close to main roads, it’s not value for money.
Pluses: lovely large room, good facilities, fabulous surroundings (lake, peaceful, etc). Friendly staff. Food mostly good (but see PS below). Food service competent.
Minuses: these were enough to spoil our stay.
1. First night fish & chips were not crisp, think they forgot the final fry! (tired after v long journey so slow to notice, should have sent back.) Breakfast bacon crisp and delicious one day, dry and fatty another. Other food mostly good (but see PS below).
2. Domestic arr. not good: a) room not serviced on 3rd day, manager apologised and sorted it but we had planned rest, instead were tensed; no compensation offered. b) shower drain filthy. c) public places: decor a bit tired, grubby in places e.g. lobby door entry mat not cleaned throughout stay (same leaves in same places!), swim pool area grubby in places.
3. Items on tea/coffee tray not consistent each day.
4. Breakfast service staffing varied, arbitrarily it seemed - 3,3,5,1 😵💫
4. Lift out of action (ok, it happens!), no help with luggage was offered ( we didn’t need it but that’s not the point). Apologies when pointed out.
SUMMARY: nice hotel in fabulous surroundings, but seemed geared for weddings rather than for regular guests. Attention to detail poor. Food mostly good but quality not consistent. Lovely staff but management seemed slack - espec re food. Not servicing our room was a no-no