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3.0 of 5
Forshaw Heath Road, Earlswood B94 5JZ, England
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The Limes Country Lodge
Ranked #1 of 1 Earlswood B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 27 Reviews
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Solihull, UK
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“Practice will probably make perfect.....................”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012
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After my daughter attended 2 celebratory parties at this venue, we decided to try it for a family lunch. I think the hotel are trying to develop their restaraunt trade as they are advertising that the restaraunt will be open from 15th February 2012 in the evenings. We booked for a Sunday afternoon and had to enquire what sort of meals were available as the website though very professional looking was a little confusing.

It is located in the countrside, easy to get to from Junction 3 of the M42 and from Earlswood. From the outside, the building doesnt look like a restaraunt - vey much like a large B&B, with the rooms in separate buildings and the owners house (and garage) prominent. The gardens at the rear will be very pleasant in the summer, with a decked seating areas, covered lounging area and outside bar. I have seen ample photographs to see how versatile this area can be.

On arrival, we had to go past the unmanned Reception Desk to get to the restaraunt. The approach is through a pleasant lounge area - contemporary and comfortable seating and into the restaraunt with a bar area and space for, I guess., 50 covers. There are large windows overlooking the garden. Though plainly decorated it was a welcoming space.

There were only 10 other diners as well as our party of 8. Service whilst frendly it was uncertain. We had to ask twice for a high chair for my grandson, one drink was incorrect, and we were not offered the childrens menu, and the speed was noticeably slow even for a relaxed sunday afternoon.

The menu is not extensive; 4 starters - the choices were generally well received - and 6 mains of which 4 were different roasts. The roasts were all served with a puffed Yorshire pudding. There were generally fine, though the meat portion was small and was on the 'cool' side drenched in hot gravy that I found very overpowering. Vegetables that came separately in serve yourself bowls were excellent, hot and plentiful, as was the cauliflower cheese. There was a choice of 5 sweets - well received though my sticky toffee pudding was dry - but one of our party was disappointed. They are dairy intolerant and asked if they could offer fresh fruit (not on the sweet menu). We thought this a reasonable request as Melon was on the menu as a starter which one of our party had had. The answer was no, there was none available - very strange........

The cost including drinks and for 6 adults and 2 children was around £13 per head. Reasonable value for money.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Solihull, United Kingdom
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“Excellent function and overnight stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012

Hosted a recent party at the Hotel which was brilliant for many reasons. The plannng and preparation given by the Manager and sales team was second to none with great attention to detail making it very personal .

The food served was of high quality and I have received lots of compliments - the venue room looked spectacular with lovely views onto the decking and gardens.

A lot of the guests stayed over and the rooms were of a very high standard with lots of large fresh towels and all the extras . The rooms were large and warm and very well appointed and spotlessly clean.

Breakfast was of an equally high standard and most enjoyable.

I would highly recommend this as a venue to have your function and also somewhere to stay for a short berak.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Excellent for conferences”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2011
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I recently ran a conference at The Limes and was delighted with everything.

The venue and service was excellent; all the technology performed as required and teh food was excellent.

the Limes is now my preferred Midlands conference venue

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Cumbria, UK
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“Nice little hotel”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011

A small family run 3* hotel/guest house conveniently about 1mile from the M42 junction 3. Rooms are in extensions to the original building so access is external. The room and ensuite we were in were clean, warm and large, either relatively new or refurbished. There is no lift to rooms on first floor. Our room had a comfortable bed and a large flat screen TV.

The hotel seems to mainly cater for birthdays, christenings, wedding parties. There are large ground to the rear, with a large decked area and two outside bars that would be ideal for outside parties in the summer. The main function room has a bar. If you are not one of the party then there is nowhere else to eat/have drink/relax.

Service was good from the staff when we were there. Breakfast was typical full english or continental option and very informal. Check out is early, so are breakfasts, but depending upon how many are there and how you get on with the owner can be later.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Good”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 December 2011

I recently stayed at The Limes Country Lodge and have to say i was a little hesitant due the reviews given, as we had stayed before and were a bit unsure of how it had changed, however i found it to be a pleasant suprise. We were able to check in and were shown to our room which was very clean and warm which was lovely. We booked full english breakfasts which they did not provide before. They were very good and the manager & chef were kind enough to let us come down a little later due to it being the weekend. We only paid £45 for the room and thought this was good value for money. It had improved massivly since our last visit are glad we went back.

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Forshaw Heath Road, Earlswood B94 5JZ, England
Price range (per night):* INR4,291 - 6,743

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