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Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort – reviews, photos

3.0 of 5
South Baddesley Road, Lymington SO41 5ZB, England
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Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort
Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort
Ranked #2 of 6 hotels in Lymington
4.0 of 5 stars 238 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Very good(25)
  • Indoor pool(8)
  • Leisure facilities(8)
  • Sails brasserie(7)
  • Outdoor pool(6)
  • Executive room(6)
  • Holiday camps(5)
  • Main building(5)
  • Main restaurant(5)
  • Chalet style(3)
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London
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Poor facilities”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Just returned from a long weekend away and very very disappointed we have stayed in a few Macdonald hotels and have been very happy with the level of service and quality of rooms/facilities. However this one is terrible, very poor if not rude service in the restaurant and run-down shabby rooms. As for the 'spa' aspect of the hotel I am shocked at poor quality of it all, there is mold growing all around the swimming pool, which was very cold, the steam room is in need of a really good clean - very sub standard. My wife booked in for a manicure and massage and was very unhappy with the result. Very very disappointed, feel cheated out of my money. Will be returning to Careys Manor Hotel in future.

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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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General Manager, General Manager at Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort, responded to this review
21 February 2012
Dear guest,
Thank you for your review of our establishment, we were sorry to read that on this instance we could not meet your expectations. I was very surprised at your comments, as you can witness on the website although we cannot meet all of our guest expectations in terms of room lay out, the quality of cleanliness and the friendliness of our team do get mentioned very regularly. I inspect personally our leisure facilities and have not recently witnessed mould around the swimming pool. Also our steam rooms are deep cleaned every evening by a qualified cleaning company then checked by our Leisure Manager. We will monitor the premises on extra bases to ensure of no further guests disappointment.
We cannot find any booking for a manicure and massage under the name of Sarah J however if you would like to share your constructive feedback in order to enable me to investigate more thoroughly please do not hesitate to contact me personally.
Jean-Marc Poumel
Resort General Manager
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York, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“brilliant hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

just returned from a short girly break at this excellent hotel!!! facilities are great, room was spacious, clean and of very good quality. food was delicious, best lamb wev eaten!!!! had treatments in the spa whih were very relaxing. staff were also very friendly. highly recomended!!!

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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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General Manager, General Manager at Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort, responded to this review
21 February 2012
Dear Guests,

Thank you for posting your review on the Trip Advisor website. We were delighted to read your comments and we have communicated your comments to the rest of our team. They thank you in return, our Head Chef was pleased that you thoroughly enjoyed your lamb dish, we use only the finest ingredients and our lamb is highland Scottish lamb selected for Macdonald Hotels by the renowned butcher’s company Scot Beef.


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London
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Weekend away”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
4
people found this review helpful

Just returned from a break at Elmers Court.The room was big and spacious and of a good standard but with a door that goes through to another room which at times you could hear people talking also every time next door used the bathroom there was a very load noise.

The gym, swimming pool, sauna and steam room are all of what you would expect in a standard place such as Fitness First there was no luxury to it at all.

Dinner had very poor service I had to ask 3 times just to get a bottle of wine! Dinner was lovely though and did taste very good.

All in all I would not return to this place as much as its built up to be a luxury spa break weekend it failed to be that and in the end turned out to be a very expensive weekend stay at a place with a gym.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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General Manager, General Manager at Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort, responded to this review
8 February 2012
Dear Guest,
We were surprised to read your comments regarding our gym & wet facilities as we have just finished our gym refurbishment programme to Macdonald high standards which are exactly the same specification as the flagship establishment of our company Leisure facilities.
Please accept my apologies for the less than satisfactory standards you experienced in the Restaurant, we have shared your comments with the team and have retrained our Food & Beverage Service team to ensure of no further guest disappointment.
Thank you for your positive comments regarding the quality of the food, we have passed on these comments to our team in the kitchen and they thank you in return.
We were sorry to hear that we could not meet your expectations on this occasion however if you were prepared to give us another chance please do not hesitate to contact me personally and I would be delighted to offer you a preferential rate on your stay.
Jean-Marc Poumel
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Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Lovely Break”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

Just returned from a lovely break in this excellent hotel. Room was spotless and the gentleman who was looking after the courtyard rooms was very proud of the hotel-a delight to hear nowadays.Breakfast in the Sails restaurant was very good-cooked to order and a great choice. The evening meal in the main restaurant was delightful and when a hiccup occurred with our order it was dealt with extremely well and quickly. Linda, in charge of the restaurant ,was efficient, competent and friendly. We were greeted with champagne and canapes as the offer described-both were delicious. Third stay in a MacDonalds-very impressed.
Very convenient for ferry to IOW-went as foot passengers and had wonderful walk in Yarmouth. About 20min walk into Lymington from hotel.

  • Stayed January 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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General Manager, General Manager at Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort, responded to this review
4 February 2012
Dear Guest,
Thank you for your feedback. We were delighted to read that you thoroughly enjoyed our special offer “Winter Escape Break”. We have had such positive feedback from guests. We have forwarded your comments to our team especially Lynda our Assistant Restaurant Manager and Ian our House Keeping Assistant and they thank you in return for your kind words.
We look forward to welcome you back at the Resort in the not too distant future.
Jean-Marc Poumel Resort General Manager
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Chippenham, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Excellent stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012
2
people found this review helpful

My husband and I stayed at this hotel for one night. We found the staff to be friendly and attentive without being overbearing. The accommodation was clean and very comfortable. We would thoroughly recommend this hotel if you wish to stay in the New Forest.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 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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General Manager, General Manager at Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort, responded to this review
29 January 2012
Dear Guest,
Thank you for your feedback. We were delighted to read that you thoroughly enjoyed your stay. We have forwarded your comments to our team as reviews such as yours are a real boost for our team morale.
We look forward to welcome you back at the Resort in the not too distant future.
Jean-Marc Poumel Resort General Manager
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  • Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel
  • Macdonald Elmers Court Lymington
  • Elmers Court
Address: South Baddesley Road, Lymington SO41 5ZB, England
Price range (per night):* INR7,392 - 15,674

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