Hotel berhampiran St Nicholas Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

We had a lovely stay here, the facilities are really good. We enjoyed the pool and gym areas, there’s outdoor games to play and the grounds are beautiful. However, the service leaves a lot to be desired. A lot of the staff are very young and whilst friendly the method of service is very reactive (we noticed this in a few other reviews). Lots of glasses and plates being left around, dirty tables not being cleaned whilst groups of staff are stood in the corner chatting. I wouldn’t mind this as much if it wasn’t a 4/5 star hotel. Often staff would forget what you’d ask for and you’d be waiting ten minutes for a spoon or milk with your tea. Whilst the food is lovely it is fairly overpriced - this didn’t bother us as much as we had dinner credit included but I wouldn’t have eaten there without credit. Having said that, we had a great meal in the restaurant and the staff provided a pudding as a surprise for my birthday which was a lovely treat! Overall, we would return to stay again - but don’t expect 5* service.

We were made to feel so welcome from the moment we walked into reception. We bid for our stay as part of charity auction. The owners of Stratford park had donated a golf break of a night dinner, bed and breakfast and two rounds of golf in aid of Primrose Hospice. The junior suite is a lovely room, cozy and relaxing with luxury touches. Maz, the restaurant manager was attentive and looked after our every need. He gave great recommendations for food and wine and all was delicious. Golf - lovely course with wide fairways. Again friendly service from all. My challenge was to get over the water on 17th. I didn’t succeed so I will definitely go back.

Title: fantastic staff, comfortable stay Reception: Liz at reception was fantastic and Helen at breakfast was informative made great suggestions on where to visit historical sites. Room / facilities: Room number 19 is on the ground floor and is clean. The room consists of 2 single beds, desk, chair, iron and board, stand shower (no tub) in the bath room, desk and chair. Self control air conditioning with a window that opens about 5 cm. The room does not have a fridge. Although we had to change rooms due to plumbing issues, our second room was very functional and comfortable. Parking: This is available at an additional £3.50 per night cost, car registration must be provided at check in. Whilst there are plenty of parking spaces, a car is required to get to the hotel, resulting in the spaces filling quickly. Wifi: Complementary and good speed. No validation or password required. Breakfast: The buffet breakfast is from 6.30am to 9.30am and consists of cereals, yogurt, breads (to toast) jams and spreads, fresh fruits, pastries, eggs, bacon, baked beans, sausages & harsh browns, juices, tea /coffee. Staff are very attentive to remove plates and refill food items. Nice touch having a staff member come around during breakfast offering sweet pastries. Conclusion: Centrally located “base”hotel for day trips to surrounding towns or Warwick town. Very nice staff, with a Mcdonalds outside your door step. Letdowns: No fridge, inconsistent room features. Location / Nearby: Warwick town is a 5 min drive. Other nearby towns are 10-20 mins drive away.

The hotel was perfectly situated for the town and the theatre. Room was lovely & the bed & pillows dreamy! Staff were super friendly & helpful. Unfortunately we didn’t have breakfast as we had arranged to meet friends - but I’m sure it would have been wonderful!

Quaint bed and breakfast very close to town centre with off street parking. Charming friendly hosts. Our room was quite small as we booked last minute but included all amenities, bed very comfortable with television and fridge. Breakfast served in room on little fold up tables. Breakfast was excellent. Would stay here again.

Gorgeous hotel in a great location. The rooms are spacious and full of the expected Indigo special touches. The addition of the garden courtyard really sets this one ahead of some of the other IHG hotels we’ve stayed in.

An absolutely perfect stay. The hotel is situated in an idyllic position with the RSC Theatre directly opposite on the banks of the Avon. What really made the trip was the incredible colleagues of the hotel who were so accommodating throughout. We loved our stay. Thank you so much.

Such a cute and lovely hotel at Shakespear’s town Just like how the name suggests, the location offers a central yard, green entrance through the car park and next to the river bank where tens of swans gather around for food. The hotel is very cute and offers good walking distance to most attractions in town, yet being tucked away from the noise of the bar street. The town is pretty much sleepy after 9pm but the hotel has a restaurant that runs till 11pm in case you’re still hungry at late night.

My friend and I recently stayed 3 nights at Ettington Park. We’ve wanted to try it for a while so this was our first visit. We had a Twin Room (no 33, Exec room). We found all the staff very amenable and helpful. Special mention of Damon who kindly showed us around the hotel. Joe? (Bartender) makes the best cocktails. Really good. 😊 We didn’t have Dinner in the main restaurant but did eat in the Bar on the Sunday evening when we arrived. Food was lovely but could do with a few more veggie options. I had the hummus mezze platter as I didn’t fancy a veggie burger. Unfortunately, as my friend didn’t want to share the platter which was meant for 2, there was quite a bit of waste which would be good to be able to avoid. There was a good selection at Breakfast for both the Buffet and hot food to order. Room was spacious and very clean. Lovely gunmetal chandelier which I did have a look at as, normally, light fittings are a dust trap but it was spotless and shiny. Even skirting boards were devoid of dust which is quite rare in a lot of hotels, never mind one as old as this one, so I was very impressed with the standard of housekeeping. A couple of constructive points for the room: there’s a lovely gilt square mirror above fireplace but there seems to be several sections missing from it, exposing bare wood, although one section appeared to have been painted in (gold). It would be nice to restore the mirror if possible. Also, window/sill/seat could do with some filling and a lick of paint. I’m not a Pool/Spa user but my friend is. She used the facilities and also booked a back massage. She was very happy with pool and facilities generally. Her back massage appointment was with Tash and my friend said the bed was ultra relaxing and the massage eased the knots in her back so she was very pleased. We would definitely like to visit Ettington Park again in the future. :)

Health and safety hazard. Very dirty with thick dust on top of velvet headboard…Urgh. Stayed for two nights. Both curtains hanging down on one side. Started to position curtain around the window to stop the light coming in and pricked my thumb harshly on one of the several large heavy duty staples sticking through the curtain fabric presumably where the pleat should have been. In the morning I noticed a small tear in my pillowcase. When I turned the pillow over there was a rip in fabric almost the whole width of the dirty pillow. I had a quiet word with the morning receptionist on our way out for the day who said she would inform management (I did not want to embarrass her in front of other guests)…although this was the same lady on reception when we arrived the previous day and who I took to be the owner/manager! On our return, whilst the bed had been made up and the pillowcase changed, the staples were still sticking through the fabric which is when I noticed the heavy dust on top of the headboard. On the second night the room was very noisy as if a fan was running all night (yes, I did turn the bathroom light off) and for the second night I hardly got any sleep! Very, very disappointed that firstly this room (41) was in such a poor state for the amount of money paid per night and secondly that my concerns seemed to have been almost totally disregarded. When checking out of the hotel, despite a lady in the office behind reception, nobody came to the front so I just left the key on the desk. I have taken numerous photos which show the disgusting state of the room in general if management care to see. This is a 3 star hotel which I am afraid would be hard pushed in reality to hold onto a 1 star and I hope the AA review their star system in the future before the whole system becomes meaningless!