My boyfriend and I got a fairly cheap deal for dinner bed and breakfast at Ansty Hall. My initial impressions were very good, the hotel is very beautiful and the receptionist who booked us in was very friendly indeed. We went up to our room which was also lovely and decided to head back down for a cup of tea. The bar area was open and we ordered a cream tea to share. The cream tea was lovely, although at £9 for 2 scones, perhaps slightly expensive! The bar area was very pleasant, only slightly spoiled by the events planner sitting in the area booking a wedding in with a couple; for some reason the planner seemed to feel the need to bellow at the couple, despite the fact that they were sitting next to her. Whether they wanted me to hear the intimate details of their wedding I don't know but I certainly do know what their every movements will be when their big day comes round!

We ate in the dining room at the hotel for our evening meal which I thought was fairly pleasant but really not amazing. There was nothing explicitly wrong with the food it just didn't really have anything particularly outstanding about it.

Our room was very quiet and the bed very comfy, so no complaints at all there.

My biggest problem emerged at breakfast. Being a big fan of eggs benedict I was pleased to see that it was part of the breakfast menu for a supplement of £2.50. When they came, however, there was no hollandaise sauce! So essentially I had paid an additional £2.50 for a poached egg with bacon on a muffin! I told the waiter that I wanted to send it back and he took it back to the kitchen. Unfortunately, the door to the kitchen is not as thick as the cooking staff clearly think it is so I could hear them complaining that I had returned the offending eggs! I would suggest that they might consider checking the component aspects of a dish before including it on the menu....

As I say, the hotel itself is lovely but I would suggest not bothering with the food and would probably advise the staff that they may like to keep their comments to themselves while they can potentially be overheard by the guests.

I stayed here on a business trip and got to experience most of the hotel facilities, the check in was smooth with reception having a roaring fire as you walk in, the only disappointment was that my room was in the annex rather than the main hotel.
That said the room was a good size and well appointed with all the usual things like tea/coffee facilities, iron & ironing board for example, but being on the ground floor and on the pathway it meant you felt your privacy was slightly compromised. The cleanliness of the room was ok but nothing to write home about and the heating difficult to fathom. That said the bed was very comfortable.
I ate in the restaurant in the evening and had a 3 course meal that the business had paid for, the starter was a very disappointing vegetable ratatouie, the main was a posh roast with absolutely delicious beef & finally the pudding which was the best thing was a wonderful creme brulee. After the evening meal I relaxed in the bar which was very pleasant with plenty of comfortable seating.
I decided to have breakfast served in my room and placed my order on the card with the time I wanted it delivering and hung it on my door, the breakfast was duly delivered on time and the tray charge was a reasonable £3.00. The breakfast which was a full english with toast & jam and had orange juice & coffee was hot on arrival and very tasty, my only comment is it needed a sauce with the cooked breakfast whether brown or tomato.
Finally I spent most of the day in a meeting in the Orangery with tea/coffee facilities and some lovely cake & shortcake for snacks, for lunch which I felt was the best meal I had various buffet style food but there was lovely small ramakins of Salmon Pie & Hot Pot with a good Berry Crumble for afters.
All in all good but with a better room and starter could have been very good.

We have stayed at ansty hall for the past two xmas eve's and decided to attend this new year function as we thought the quality was excellent, however we too thought something was lacking, very disappointed with my vegetarian food, main course was stuffed pepper which I felt was not consistant of a gala dinner, the dessert was poached pear, it left me feeling still hungry.
We also stayed in the annex, luckily the weather was good as you have to walk outside to the function. The singer was good but the disco was lacking, didn't seem to have a good raport with the crowd.
The positive side was that the staff are superb, the breakfast was really good and our room was comfortable. We would not attend next year's function as we felt £149 was overpriced.

My Fiancé and I usually go to an hotel for New Year celebration. The last 3 years have been with MacDonald Hotels. 2008/9 in North Yorkshire. Last year and this at Ansty Hall. North Yorks only have two night stays which are very expensive.
All four years have been excellent but for some reason this year lacked something…..
Staff excellent and attentive. From check in, on the night, breakfast and leaving. But…..
Room in the annex. Still very comfortable but decoration a little tired. Even though not cold weather the room could have been warmer. Bathroom half refurbished. Reading any of my other reports it will been seen that I have an annoyance with the hotel handy man’s liberal use of bathroom sealant.
Dinner was OK. Shortage of canapés. Rationed to two. The beef was overcooked and there was a shortage of vegetables. I saw the same sweet in a motorway café on the way home.
Breakfast in MacDonalds is a treat. Long menu card and usually not a buffet. They make a fantastic porridge. This year buffet. No menu card and the porridge lumpy.
No major problem or complaint with our excellent stay – but again BUT…………