This was a one-night stay whilst travelling on business so I was really only looking for a clean room with a comfy bed with a decent breakfast in the morning. This hotel delivered well on all three counts. It is also very conveniently located for the M40 with a McDonald's right next door. I booked for a very reasonable price and much preferred it to some of the Premier Inns that I've stayed in recently.
This hotel is beautiful in a perfect setting, very close to Stratford-upon-Avon. The only negative points are around meal times. Breakfast supplies need better management or a dining room manager. Items were often running very low t9 depleted, and manu guests had to keep asking for the missing items.
Secondly, wedding parties / guests pass through one of breakfast rooms to reach the wedding ceremony room. Guests were being ushered in to the breakfast room where hotel guests were still finishing up there breakfast. This room should be kept separate and hotel guests given space and time to enjoy their breakfast. We moved in to the bar area but that was worse, as people piled in before 11am for drinks!
If the bar is going to be open then ushered wedding guests in to one area rather than disrupting guests staying at the hotel. We felt very uncomfortable and as though we were intruding on them.
The other point I would like to make is about the lady who announces the wedding info should be more courteous to staff. I heard an abrupt command for an item to be moved .. this is rude and unacceptable, especially in front of guests or anyone, for that matter, let alone embarrassing for the member of staff involved.
All the staff were lovely, I just think they would benefit from some training or guidance on running a well organised breakfast room. Dinner was fabulous, just a little disorganised and slow at times. Needs to be a bit more attentive
The Spa and pools are wonderful.
Overall, we had a most wonderful stay and our room was excellent!
I would definitely go back again.. just employ some more staff,, seasonal if need be.
It's all a bit random really. Awkward to find (signage from the road is terrible). Staff are friendly but limited in what they can do, rooms vary from the fabulous to the downright tatty.
Very popular with coach parties, so breakfast can be heaving (no seats, plates or knives when I tried on this stay).
Good if you can get the right price for the room, but not the best example of the Mercure brand by some distance
Lovely friendly hotel, room was a good size, warm, they accommodate pets which was why we chose it, free tea and coffee all day, buffet breakfast was a highlight, very much recommend! Staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, nice area, hallway carpets could use a refresh, there is no gym room as advertised as it recently closed, overall excellent place to stay
The tap water of this hotel is very clean. It has no lime scales in the water. Very quiet area but walking distance to the retail park where you can get M&S and Sainsbury’s.
There was no fridge in the room. Otherwise a lovely stay. Breakfast was pretty good. Beautiful place near to shopping strips but a longer walk to the Avon river. Bottled waters only on first day of stay and were not replenished following day.
Lovely hotel,really friendly staff,great location and clean rooms. Very quiet location even though the hotel is on the high street. Would definitely book again and it’s dog friendly
Lovely hotel. Very friendly staff at breakfast. Poor food service from bar in evening. Preordered dinner for 19.10 - arrived at 19.40 after serving people who’d ordered later.