Hatherley Manor Hotel, Exclusive Hire

for the spa only: wide variety of facilities (including a superb shower with multiple different modes), warm and spacious hot-tub and a heated pool. the staff were also informative and helpful and the building layout was easy to get used to and to top it off there was a garden area to detox even more before the session ended

We had a lovely stay for our daughter's 21st birthday pamper and I'd go back in a heartbeat. We were really well-looked after by a bright and sparkly team for which nothing was too much trouble. The Spa facilities were great. The pool is super, as are the surrounding steam room, sauna and jacuzzi....all of which were used ! Our daughter had a massage and came out as relaxed as we've ever seen her - no better testament than that ! *************** The picky bits.....and please don't let this stop you going, as there are so many positives about this venue...... Well, in my opinion, rooms would benefit from mini-fridges, although ice-buckets were given 'no-fuss' at the bar as a second-place option. Windows out on to a lovely view need a clean and the webs removed to restore said views to their magnificent best. Our bathroom in Room 203 needed a little maintenance - the plumbing and finish under the sink isn't what you want to see sitting in the bath..... And while on the subject of the bath, the hot tap in the bath was at such a low trickle that running a bath wasn't an option until I decided to use the plastic waste bin insert to transfer water from the basin hot tap (which, unlike the bath tap flowed plentifully and rampantly).....but one really shouldn't have to be so resourceful at a place like this....

Very good, good decor, friendly staff, but somehow they just miss that "wow" factor, which is a pity. Food again is competent but just misses the wow factor. The breakfast menu is excellent with options like eggs benedict or florentine included, but full English is a very reasonably priced extra.