We had a family luncheon @ Henry's Restaurant in the gorgeous olde worlde Stonehouse Court Hotel. Due to a motorway delay some of our party were 45 mins late and the staff were patient polite and courteous, even though the kitchen closed @ 2pm we still had full excellent service, full marks to the Chef's and Waiting Staff. Although its a luxurious and grand place the prices in the restaurant are very reasonable. The food was fantastic, all cooked and presented to the highest standard. The hotel sits in landscaped peaceful grounds and it was our pleasure to be lucky enough to have a table by the window with a lovely green view. We waited for our family to arrive in the tasteful reception on comfy yet elegant divan's. There was a baronial carved stone fireplace and a welcoming blazing log fire. My 4 year old son was understandably bored and disturbed the peace, however the staff were friendly and charming to him even when he wrecked the display of wedding leaflets! I would highly recommend the food here, especially the side dish of chips as they were chunky and tasty. As we were waiting for our family I ordered a bread platter as an appetizer, only £3.00 and served on a slate along with 2 tasty dips was enough freshly cooked hot bread for 3 people. Very good value. We will definately be dining here again.

It's hotels like this in England that break my heart. All the elements are there for a splendid and beauteous hotel but all are squandered due to poor training of staff and lifeless management. As other reviewers have noted this is principally a hotel for corporate travellers and wedding guests. Not for a romantic weekend or for foreign visitors looking for a friendly hotel from which to explore the Cotswolds.
I wish it were otherwise, because the house is GORGEOUS and worthy of better handling. First thing on entering you see is a huge 17th century open fireplace in a lovely entrance hall. This is the principal asset of the hotel and yet at the end of October it wasn't laid or lit. I enquired about this and was told they were waiting for the chimney sweep. Well chimneys should be swept between May and September, plenty of time. This lead to a miserable, empty feeling in the hall and some ill chosen green foliage and nasty furniture didn't help. The receptionist was friendly & helpful enough but that's where commendations for staff honours ended. My bedroom was good in size with a newly refurbished bathroom. Mullioned windows looked out over the local church and bucolic countryside. Nothing to complain about except none of it was as clean as it should be. The decor is tired to say the least and not in a charming way tired. NO individuality, and ghastly furniture that looked like it came from an office sale abounds. The TV was of the ancient kind & I needed help to operate a digibox. Time to upgrade - years of warning were given about the digital changeover. The room was depressing but not nearly as much as my friend's which cost only £10 less but was infinitely inferior and faced the road. Hers was gloomy, dusty and the bathroom appalling. The toilet seat was ill-fitting and had a chunk gouged out of it. A stray pubic hair lounged on the edge of the bath.
On descending for drinks a member of staff walked right past us without turning her head to acknowledge us or to say good evening. It turned out she was to be our waitress.The bar is dead. We asked for olives with our drinks and were brought a ramekin of peanuts with a slightly stale taste. Once ensconced at the dinner table we noticed the first thing on the menu were olives. So why couldn't we have been brought some pray tell? The dining room has had a modern refurb and I liked it. Wonderful light fittings. The food was really very good. Surely the best place to eat in Stonehouse; but the chef is seriously let down by the staff and what goes on front of house. They had some sort of soft rock album playing over the system which I didn't appreciate. The mens were oddly printed on different sized papers. The waiting staff were sloppily dressed and unkempt looking although polite. However they seemed to have missed the training day for waiting tables. We chose a table set for four although there were only two of us. Our waitress never cleared the other two covers and I waited until the appetizers were about to arrive before I asked her to. DAY ONE of waiting tables isn't everyone told you always clear unwanted covers? Should you find yourself in this dining room the scallops are well worth ordering.
Breakfast was good food again if you can stand the LOUD rock music presumably chosen by the young Saturday girls on duty. Fautless fry up.
Always choose rooms in the main house not the annexe which from the outside looks like an old people's home.
Sorry to the owners - but BUCK IT UP. This could be an excellent hotel and bar - it's so frustrating. GREAT location 3 miles from the M5 and close to much glorious countryside makes it great for business but not much more.

Arrived at Stonhouse imagining a beautiful country manor in the middle of nowhere.....well nearly right !! It is a beautiful house, with lovely gardens very well maintanined....but when arrived I thought I had walked into a morgue !!

The girl on reception was very welcoming, I did order prior to our visit a bottle of champagne to be in our room, alas it wasnt. We did though have a round of drinks ' on her' ...not the same but nice to offer ( make mine a double eh lol ). Arrived about 3.00pm and ordered some sandwiches and chips which I must admit were lovely.
Room was very clean and tidy with nice views.... the receptionist explained the history of the house and that it was haunted !! I can imagine it was quite stunning in its heyday.
We booked dinner in the hotel that evening,,wished we hadn't, although the food was nice it was severley overpriced and there was no atmosphere in the bar, resturant or lounge.

If travelling here you do need a car, would highly recommend the Indian restuarant in Stonehouse itself ( the one with the fountains outside !!) the food and service was brilliant.
All in all our stay was ok, had to keep reminding staff about little things we had not got ( sugar in room). Staff were helpful but not up to speed, this hotel is not really a romantic retreat but a reps ovenight stay , buisness conference or wedding hotel.

Ah, Stonehouse. A place on the edge of the Cotswolds, not much to do and all the better for it. And it was here that I was billeted for a night at Stonehouse Court, a rather ancient old pile on the outskirts of the town, while flying round the country on another of my grand tours that contained little of any grandness about them.

Stonehouse Court is one of those big old houses that can trace a long line of history back over a thousand years with one or two of the gentry who, after being decreed the place by their respective king, turn against him. Talk abut biting the hand that feeds you, eh? The house suffered a fire back in the early 1900's but some of the interior remains from the refit, and it's overall a quite imposing place that also manages to be quite cosy. They knew how to build a house back in the days.

I arrived late - I always do, sadly - and got checked in. Young staff again, or am I just getting old? Never mind, they all seemed to know what they should be doing. With key in hand I searched for my room. Which turned into a bit of an adventure. You see, I might have been staying in the 'new' annex but the architect clearly decided to emulate the old idea of having lots of corridors and stairs and more corridors. After passing a St. Bernard I began to suspect a compass and Ordinance Survey map might have been useful. But no matter, I made it to my room before dawn.

The room in the extension was rather large, being on a corner, and was clean and tidy. A large bed and good sized bathroom welcomed me and I got unpacked. Sadly it became apparent that the fittings were becoming very tired and in need of refurbishment. The carpet had stains from chemical cleaners dusted on them, the wardrobe was aged and creaking and the curtains were falling apart, while the television was archaic, with a freeview box perched precariously on its top.Useless picture too. In the bathroom the tiling was dated and shower curtain flapped in murderous paranoia. But biggest criticism was the flooring, which creaked and groaned with every footstep. For a fairly recent build this was just plain awful, and while it may sound odd to rant about something like the floorboards, try walking from a bed to the bathroom at midnight withou feeling like you're disturbing everyone in 100 yards. Embarrassement personified.

Downstairs in the restaurant the food was served by charming staff, which made up for the puzzling menu. It was all very edible but some of the combinations did sound a little rum. Perhaps I'm showing my foodie ignorance here, or maybe chef likes to show off. I reckon a mix of the two. But a nod to the kitchen, I had no complaints and ate my greens. The background music was nothing special I'm afraid, rather formulaic jazz stuff piped into a room that had enough ambience as it was. At least it wasn't blimmin' Greensleeves on a loop I suppose. Back to the creaky room and a good kip, and that was it. No dramas or fuss. Isn't that what a hotel is supposed to provide, first and foremost?

So, how do I rate Stonehouse Court? Decent is a good word. But if the room was up to scratch then it would climb a couple of notches in my book. Still, I will happily go again, hopefully to try one of the rooms in the house itself. And maybe take some wire cutters to stop that jazz din in the dining room.