This is a large hotel located in the village of Upton St Leonards, on the eastern outskirts of Gloucester, set in its own wooded grounds.
It's a former country house, dating from 1770, but with substantial 19th century and modern additions. Anyone expecting a country-house style interior will be disappointed: it has been thoroughly modernised and, while the main rooms have grand proportions, the decor is thoroughly minimalist.
Most of the bedrooms are in an adjacent block and are have a fairly standard hotel room layout, with ensuite facilities. There's no air conditioning but fans are provided.
My room was comfortable, with a great bed , comfortable pillows and fluffy towels. Less good was the miserably small hanging rail located in a tall box-like contraption by the door. About a foot of hanging space seemed ridiculously mean in what was otherwise a spacious room.
A tray with a kettle and tea, coffee and biscuits was provided. There were plenty of power sockets including a USB charging point. The free wifi had a very good signal, and provided around 35mbs in my room for both uploading and downloading.
I was visiting with a group, so had a special meal in one of the conference facilities, rather than the restaurant. This was perfectly ok, if not especially memorable. Breakfast was a self service buffet, with the hot food refreshed regularly, though the choice of pastries and fruit was a little disappointing.
Outside, the very extensive grounds (12 acres) are largely laid to lawn with lovely mature trees. It's very quiet and peaceful. There's extensive car parking nearby with reserved disabled spaces.
The staff were uniformly pleasant and helpful, and very obliging.
So, overall it was a decent hotel in a lovely location, with great staff. read more