Bowden Hall Reviews
- 378 reviews
- Member since 2018
Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire, GL4 8ED
Very pleasant
A nice hotel with very friendly helpful staff, good food and drinks.
A nice break
A nice hotel in a good location for visiting Gloucester The hotel is little tired in places the food options in the restaurant were limited but were of good quality staff were friendly and helpful
We.really enjoyed our two day stay at your Hotel. It was convenient for our visits to Gloucester, Bath and Chepstow.
Not a luxury destination
The only luxury was the half-bottle of champagne in the room! A disappointing stay. The hotel is tired. The upholstery in public rooms is soiled. Carpets throughout the building are stained. At dinner on our first night one starter and three mains were unavailable. We dined at 8.00 pm and the guests on a coach were already in the dining room. Obviously, the chef hadn't allowed sufficient food choices for all guests. Salt and pepper squid were overcooked and hard. Alcohol was reasonably priced. Breakfast offered a good choice and was well-cooked. Bed throw was marked. Bed linens were white and towels soft, although one had a hole in it. Staff were efficient and friendly.
This Hotel has a little bit everything
The hotel is well kept, clean and up to date.
The staff were all very friendly and helpful throughout. They genuinely cared about the guest experience.
The room we had was a bit quirky, in a good way with a large shelf and window overlooking the gardens.
We had an afternoon tea in one of the pods which we would highly recommend.
The breakfast was very good.
The dinner menu is a bit basic and more like pub food choices, although the quality was very good.
Some nice walks directly from the hotel.
Good stay, Some attention to detail needed
We had a lovely night in this beautiful setting. Checkin was quick and easy. The rooms were large and spacious with a lovely view over the ground.
Service for dinner was slightly indifferent. One minute it felt like we were being rushed, the next we were not seen to for 10-15 minutes. The steak had some lovely flavours but wasn't cooked very well and difficult to eat.
Slept really well with lovely comfy beds.
Breakfast was poor, albeit we did attend at the busiest time but there was very little cooked food left and as so many people were waiting for it, by the time we were next it was all gone again meaning value for money was not given here.
With a few touch ups to service and being a little more proactive with food and breakfast this hotel will definitely offer an amazing experience.
we booked through Country break hotels and the package was very good for the duration of the stay.
Average overall
The restaurant was disappointing.
The food was average but the waiter service was poor. We had to wait 30mins for our stater course and another 20 minutes for our main course. We were told there was a wedding on which delayed kitchen service. This should not have affected us.
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