The room was clean, bathroom was immaculate. Thoughtful heater (fan) and throws in the wardrobe. The swimming pool is clean, inviting and offers a great environment for relaxation. The lounge and restaurant areas are also very welcoming.
The dinner is just simply excellent. Great arrangements in the restaurant, apropriate table setting, excellent smiling service and suprisingly diverse quality wine list (French mainly).

Would return and recomment it to a friend.

We were visiting Ludlow for the Christmas market and chose the Overton Grange simply because everything else was fully booked. The price for the room was £240 bed & breakfast for a couple. This isn't the sort of price we would normally pay for an hotel, but we thought what the hell, it must be good for that price.

The hotel is nice, but the room we were offered actually left us both speechless. It was newly decorated, spotlessly clean and had a four poster bed. But £240 a night? Not a chance. We complained and were offered the honeymoon suite. This was a larger room but by no definition that I am aware of was it a suite. The addition of two small armchairs and an occasional table does not turn a room into a suite and command an extra £50 per night.

I would debate their definition of luxurious, contemporary accomodation. I would suggest comfortable, clean and chintzy. But then it's all subjective. Although a bog standard bath with an overhead shower and one of those hinged glass screens is OK but hardly the height of luxury. I think that's objective.

However, on the plus side the staff were exceptional and the food was excellent. We had the degustation menu along with 6 of our friends, 2 who were also staying at the Overton Grange and the other 4 in the centre of Ludlow. We all agreed that the food was fantastic. We were all made to feel very welcome and comfortable.

Breakfast was also very good and the service continued to be very professional and friendly, although I do wonder when those hard working girls and boys get to sleep !!

The service charge is always an issue for me. We paid it but I would much rather decide for myself at the end of an hotel stay. I would certainly have left a substantial tip for the service we received.

And the hotel is actually 2.2 miles from Ludlow town centre. It's not rocket science working that out rather than describing it as a short level walk.

I guess the question is would we stay there again? And the answer is yes as there was nothing to complain about. But we would only stay when we had exhausted all other possibilities, because we really did think it is over priced for what it is. I'm guessing I would have been very comfortable with £160-£180 based on other hotels that we have stayed in, and that's generous.

The lady working on reception, behind the bar and serving breakfast was very efficient, smiley and extremely helpful. The hotel is in a lovely part of the world, and is clean and comfortable. The room was a little cold when we arrived, but there was an electric heater in the waredrobe which soon warmed it up. There were also a few cobwebs dangling down from the ceiling, but the room and bathroom were clean and well decorated. We enjoyed using the pool, which is beautiful ,and were the only people in there, though it was freezing, but after quite a few lenghts we warmed up! All in all, we had a lovely stay, thank you.

Last stayed here in August 2009 when I said I would return. So glad to have done so. The hotel is a little outside Ludlow, an interesting town in its own right, but not too far by car from Shrewsbury, Ironbridge,the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean all of which are worth visiting paticularly at this time of year when the autumnal colours in the fields and on the trees are quite stunning. We received a warm welcome with the receptionist knowing our name & that we'd asked for a room with a shower. It was agreed that if we ate in the restaurant for our 3 night stay we'd get 3 nights accommodation for the price of 2. Although the bedroom was not very spacious it was perfectly adequate and well maintained - coffee, water etc replenished every day - with a pleasant view. The real attraction though is the superb food which would be difficult to surpass:- every evening we enjoyed canapes of butternut squash,quails eggs,olives and salmon bites. Veloute with celeriac and cauliflower were served with delicious home made bread.. Other mid course tasters were made of raspberry, pineapple and a hint of meringue and after dinner treats of mini pastries (lemon curd & grapes?) and little chocolat treats. For starters on the 3 evenings I had stuffed lemon sole with white onions and spinach, scallops and langoustine, all delicious. For the 3 main courses I had pork fillet which was tender and succulent, venison which had an excellent flavour but, I think, can always seem a bit tough, and rack of lamb which was fantastic. My husband had the gressingham duck, the pork fillet and chicken all of which he clearly enjoyed. It was particularly impressive that the staff offered to change the menu for us after the first two evenings we were there. Desserts of chocolat fondant, bavarois, appple tart and the cheese selection were equally delicious. Although most of the menu is French I was pleased to see, in addition, a selection of New World and other wines: in fact, the Chilean Sauvignon and Merlot which were not unreasonably priced, as was local mineral water, were first-rate wines. The service was excellent, intelligent and not intrusive, and the environment tranquil and delightful. The Shropshire breakfast ,too, as well as the smoked haddock and egg are to be recommended.and it's difficult to imagine the food being bettered anywhere. It's a reasonably expensive place to stay but as the food is quite outstanding I think it's a treat really worth experiencing.