My wife booked it for my birthday as a treat what a lovely Hotel would recommed it to anyone.

If you have to spend your money anywhere for a short getaway spend it here. The hotel has a warm welcoming atmosphere with its cosy fires, library and wonderful grounds. There are lots of activities to take part for adults and children alike and our meal in the restaraunt was nothing short of outstanding. Really good value if you can get a package including a meal and not far from chester town centre. The spa is wonderful with underfloor heating. Just a lovely relaxing top class experience that is fantastic value for money.

We've just returned from a 2-night stay at the Carden Park as a treat for my dad's 60th birthday. I booked back in October and at the time of booking mentioned that it was for a special occasion. They remembered this and left a card in his room wishing him a happy birthday which I thought was a very nice touch.

We booked a Golf View King room for my dad and myself, my partner and our 2 year old Daughter stayed in a Standard King room. They'd put the rooms next to each other which was great and we weren't in the main building but in the rooms on the side. Having read some of the previous reviews regarding the noise from wedding parties etc I think this was probably a good thing. The hotel as you drive up to it is magnificent and the setting/grounds are lovely. The rooms were immaculately clean and well decorated and spacious. It's worth paying the extra if you can for the golf view king because the room was huge and the view across the course lovely.

It's only about a 15-20 min drive from the centre of Chester and about 2 miles up the road is a pub called the Egerton Arms where we had a lovely meal on the Saturday night; I'd highly recommend it there.

Breakfast was very good, my dad reckoned it was 'the best hotel breakfast' he'd ever had! We didn't eat an evening meal at the hotel so I'm not sure what this is like.

Overall a thoroughly enjoyable stay with just a few niggles to mention;

-We found out from a letter in our room that the spa was undergoing a refurbishment which affected the changing facilities (the letter suggested you change into a robe in your room and then traipse over to the spa?!) I feel quite strongly that we should have been made aware of this prior to our arrival.
-The friendliness of the staff was quite inconsistent; they were either very friendly or not very helpful at all as was the case with a male member of staff in the spa who was borderline rude when speaking to us/having another conversation with someone else in the background. He couldn't be bothered giving directions to the male changing area which at the time was upstairs and didn't offer us towels.
-The children's play area doesn't have anything for younger children - My Daughter is 2 and the climbing frame was too big for her to play on safely.
-The pool and surrounding area were quite cold, as was the jacuzzi.

I know this sounds like a bit of a list but they were only minor things and wouldn't put us off returning. It's a lovely hotel and somewhere we definitely hope to return to. I spent a lot of time reviewing hotels in the area and am very glad I made this choice, we all had a fantastic time there.

I stayed here for one night in January as a guest at a wedding held in the hotel.

The first thing that strikes you about this hotel is the scale of the grounds - entering down the mile long drive you can't fail to be impressed as the grand main building comes into view. The golf course outside looked well maintained and seemed to be popular even on a damp British winters day.

Finding your way to reception from the residents parking area at the back is a little confusing - this is a big hotel so be prepared to do some walking to get around! The staff at the reception desk were very quick and polite; I was impressed that my room was ready in spite of the fact that I had arrived well in advance of the advertised time, enabling me to freshen up and get changed before the days big event.

My room was a king sized room and very very spacious. Bathroom was relatively standard, nothing special but perfectly functional with a few toiletries provided. The view from the small window in my room was negligible (mostly of the roof of the adjacent building) but the sheer size of the room itself more than compensated for that. The bed was a super king size, a good 6 foot wide and very comfortable. There was also a sofa, two armchairs and a desk in the room, as well as a decent sized flat screen tv.

The wedding and reception were held in the 'Shooting Lodge' which really was a brilliant venue and decked out beautifully for the occasion. My only qualm about the hotel at all was that the drinks in both bars were very expensive - around £6 for a single spirit and mixer and even more for a large glass of distinctly average wine.

The breakfast buffet in Redmonds Restaurant was delicious with a wide variety of foods to suit every taste. I enjoyed indulging in the full cooked breakfast which was all fresh and well cooked; however there were plenty of alternatives including cereals, muesli, fruit, porridge and some very sinful (but delicious!) looking pastries.

All in all I would definite visit here again; hopefully next time finding the time to check out the spa facilities and make the most of the beautiful grounds.