A very agreeable stay in all respects. Being able to park in the courtyard right outside the hotel is a boon.
The hotel should provide proper driving instructions- the map alone does not do it, nor tell you how to get to the hotel from the motorway which is pretty difficult if you don't have a satnav..
The smart restaurant is OK but not remarkable.

.I'm a little confused as to what pushes a hotel from 3-star to 4-star. From the outside, the hotel looks gorgeous, dominated by a huge round tower. I suppose if it was 4-star, someone would have come running out to help us in with our bags and our dog, always a tricky balancing act. But inside, reception was very friendly (so many hotels fall at this first hurdle) and the room, a Superior double, which apart from a weary-looking patterned carpet, looked quite modern. For some reason, they had knocked down the wall between the toilet and the bathroom, but had left both doors in situ. I thought you'd find that interesting.
Now we arrived on a Sunday night, when the restaurant was closed, but, no problem, come out of the hotel and turn right, walk for about 5-minutes and you'll find yourself in a delightful pedestrian square. We had a hilarious meal in an Italian restaurant, where everything that was ordered arived, not just wrong but very wrong. I would review it separately if I could only remember what it was called. I believe it was called O Sole Mio, but I could be wrong. I mean, who's ever heard of an Italian restaurant called O Sole Mio?
We had a great night's sleep, the wifi worked without any trouble and breakfast was to be found in this great Banqueting hall. If I was being really picky, I'd say breakfast was just OK. My request for a capuccino was met with an "I only started yesterday and I don't know how the Froth thing goes" face. And the hot buffet was not being warmed properly. But hey! These are only details. We'll definitely give it a go on the way back home (I couldn't find the right place to tell you we were driving through France on the way to Spain). Might even go back to THAT restaurant!

Can't understand why this hotel isn't rated more highly, but as another reviewer pointed out its not your typical Mercure, so I'll give my reasons briefly
- 1st class service
- 1st class food- fab fillet steak room service, tasteful breakfast, hot and cold in the vaulted banqueting hall
-Relaxing and romantic without being stuffy.
- great access with plenty of free parking

Faults
nice gardens although roads both sides of the hotel
our room had low cellar like window, fine for our latish and tired arrival, but not so nice if you want a view.

Ignore this hotel on Monday's as the restaurant is closed (the only reason to justify room price) and the bar was closed on our return at 10pm from the restaurant, where it seems, all the hotel's guest had been directed!!