We have just spent 2 really happy days and nights at Holne Chase attending a friends wedding there. It was a perfect setting with stunning gardens and riverside walks. The food and service was excellent throughout our stay and I think the staff that looked after us on the 27th & 28th October deserve much praise.

The character and location of Holne Chase make up for the understated decor.

I understand the hotel is in the process of changing hands and therefore a difficult time for the staff and it perhaps explains some of the earlier reviews.

All in all probablly one of the nicest weddings I've been to and can only imagine a wedding at Holme Chase at any time of the year would be stunning.

We had a wonderful time. The surrounding are beautiful. Great place. Would love to go there again...

Isn't it funny how two people can have such different experiences of one hotel. We too stayed here in April with our dog and absolutely loved the place. We were in a Stable suite rather than the main hotel so maybe that accounts for some of the differences. We found the staff very helpful and attentive- they came and sorted out the TV when I couldn't work out how to turn it on, lent us books and maps and rusttled- up dog bowls when we realised we'd left ours at home. I thought the large bottles of shower gel, and bath bubbles were a nice ecological touch- much better than having loads of tiny bottles of unbranded toiletries. We ate dinner in the restaurant one evening and found the food extremely good- the only downside was that it was just us and one other couple so it was a bit like a Pinter play ! The hotel is a bit faded (although clean), but we took the view that if it was 'magazine perfect' dogs wouldn't be allowed to step inside the place. Finally, there can be few more perfect places to have lunch or an evening drink than on the terrace overlooking the lawns. We definitely will be back !!

The website looked fantastic and when we turned into the glorious sweeping tree-lined driveway we thought we had arrived at somewhere special. Alas that was not to be so. The place was deserted or so it seemed. After what seemed to be an absolute age, a member of staff appeared, took one look at us and went again. Eventually, we were "seen to". Although the place seemed empty, they assured us that we would need to book for dinner which was an interesting experience. The home-produced meat was not up to much and we certainly wouldn't buy some to take home which was suggested. The bacon at breakfast must have been cut off a pygmy piglet - quite a joke. Our room was musty, tired and in urgent need of some TLC. It had obviously been a superb bedroom about 20 years before but clearly not a penny had been spent on it since. It was fairly clean although there were cobwebs behind the loo and above the bed. There was no soap but some secondhand bubble bath left in the bathroom. There was only half a toilet roll and 3 tissues in a small box. Not enough towels and just generally a feeling that nobody cared. That was to be confirmed later when we met, who we later found out to be the manager. He was not what you would expect to find in an expensive country hotel. He really looked as if he could do with some new clothes, a bath and a good haircut The staff were generally scruffy. There is clearly a severe lacking of care, funds and expertise here. What a shame. Our dogs enjoyed their stay far more than we did and we certainly won't forget our costly experience at Holne Chase, not to be repeated. Best take all your own towels, toiletries etc.