Hotel terbaik di Covenham Saint Mary

We have just returned home after a fantastic 3 night stay here. The food in the restaurant was delicious, beautifully presented and breakfast was lovely with a good choice too. Dogs are permitted in certain parts of the Restaurant, which the other diners seemed to really enjoy, which was lovely for us and our dog who got lots of cuddles. Our room was fab and clean with a massive bed and warm duvet and gorgeous fluffy pillows. The staff here are truly fabulous, always smiling and happy to help. One evening was extremely busy but the service from staff & food was still 100%. Thank you to everyone that made such a fuss of Gizmo too, our little dog never stopped wagging his tail with all the attention and tummy rubs from the staff in the Restaurant! One tip, If you stay here with a dog then a visit to Hubbards Hills 5 mins drive away is a must. Shame the spa bath was broken in our room though and we were unable to use it.

The welcome, the ambiance, the character of the building and the excellent food all remind me why somewhere like this is so much more preferable than the likes of a Premier Inn. The building is tired, but full of history, having itself been built from the ruins of an old Priory. The furniture is old and a little worn - a faded glory feel - which I love and is exactly the philosophy this planet now needs - keep repairing and using not replacing - the friendliness of the staff and the excellent kitchen all speak to a five start review. Something I very rarely give.

The staff were friendly and the actual hotel was quite elegant. The grounds were amazing, and there were plenty of lovely places for photos with colourful flowers. We ate dinner in the hotel and the presentation of the food and the quality was excellent. The steak was cooked to perfection. The mushroom risotto wasn't quite as good as it had some crunchy bits of rice in it. It needed about 10 minutes longer on a slow heat, and then it would have been perfect; as it wasn't that hot either. This hotel boasts that it has a spa, swimming pool, and lots of different spa room experiences. Normally, when you use the leisure facilities connected to the hotel that you're staying in, they provide towels free of charge. Not this one. We walked over with our swimwear and room key card to be told that towels were £1 each. We explained that we didn't bring a wallet, money, or a phone to pay with. We asked if they could charge it to our room. They couldn't!! They said that you can use the one in your hotel room or walk back to the hotel reception and they'd give us them. Not helpful at all. Then, we went in to find the two foot spa's didn't work, and when I said it to the leisure centre manager, his reply was ' I know as I reported them last week'. But not a sign on them to say that they weren't working! Overall, the hotel needed a bit of a spruce up; but they made up for it with friendly staff. We paid to play a 9 hole game of golf and the staff in the golf shop was amazing.

Just a heads up, dolphin rooms is actually a house that has been converted into rooms, which is attached to the Dovedale hotel. You have to check in at Dovedale and meals are also served there. On arriving in our room, we found it clean and modern. Bed was extremely comfy with nice form mattress and pillows. There was tea/coffee making facilities and an iron and ironing board. My only issue with the room was that there wasn’t any storage apart from an open wardrobe area. No drawers or bed side table with drawers, but as we were only staying one night this wasn’t a massive problem. Breakfast was nice, quite small and had to pay an extra charge of £3 for large breakfast which was basically an extra sausage, slice of bacon and tomato. Also there was no cereal, fruit, yoghurt or juice etc laid out for people to get before cooked breakfast, so weren’t sure if we could request these as well as cooked breakfast. Overall its a lovely place and good value for money. Would stay here again.