Bit tired in places

Being disabled it was important that the area outside our (outside) room was well illuminated for access . It was not .
The heating in the room was not good and the control not accessible.
The main course meal was not up to expectation . The starters and desserts were excellent.

Welcoming and relaxing

We have had another pleasant stay at the Widbrook, the staff were welcoming and friendly as on our previous visits, the restaurant food was good and the selection of Gins is brilliant The hotel is in a great location to visit Bath and other attractions, we had planned a few country walks, unfortunately the weather was against us with torrential rain but we found a few local houses to visit instead. If you want a chilled hotel in a good location the Widbrook is a good option, 5 star it isn t but it s a lovely hotel and good value for money.

A unique experience

We had a wonderful time at Widbrook Grange, the staff are all so friendly and helpful. Our room, the hayloft 12 was lovely the bed amazingly comfortable, with pillows that are soft yet supportive. We had the pool to ourselves which was a great treat. The restaurant food was delicious, congratulations to the inventive chef.blackberry parfait one of the best desserts I've ever eaten. The hotel decor is very unique and interesting,
On a less enthusiastic note, we were disappointed to find a broken slab and loose paving slabs around the outside pathways, definitely trip hazards and the external steps up to the hayloft are very steep with loose slabs and need repair. Also I would recommend when it's time to refurbish, that showers are installed instead of baths, climbing into a wet bath is a slip hazard.

Widbrook Grange stay

Enjoyed our 2 night stay overall. After slight mix up with booking we were upgraded to the quirky Sewing Room - lots of interesting furnishings - ample room and comfortable bed. This is a feature rook so shower fittings hanging off the wall and the architrave round the door to the bathroom looking like it had been broken and badly nailed back with cracked plaster very visible on are not a good look and could easily be corrected to improve the decor and overall utility of the room.
All the staff were extremely welcoming and knowledgeable about the area. We used the swimming pool which although relatively small is perfectly adequate and an asset to the hotel which also has a few machines in a small gym.
Great walk up the Canal - go as far as you want and call back via Country park to Bradford on Avon.
Grounds of what was a farmhouse (Now extended to form the hotel) are well kept and nice to walk around.
No complaints about catering - breakfasts excellent and varied - I know some prefer a buffet but table service and chat with the staff we felt was far better and gave us much of the background to the Hotel and the area.
No issues with the standard of any of the cuisine,( which was mostly excellent) however felt the menu was restrictive in terms of choice of dishes and if we'd stayed longer this may have been an issue and the costs of the majority of the dishes appeared high (very) -despite the OPL deal).
Wine list although very extensive was very expensive even, in our opinion, for basic (although perfectly enjoyable) wine to the point where the price inflation is self defeating as it appeared to put the majority of guests off putting bottles of wine.
Should mention the bar which is widely stocked with many types of gin under the control of a very knowledgeable manager. 1st G&T in years which was wonderful after a long journey !
Overall ambience is largely based on quirky industrial type furnishings and lighting which we thought were great and imaginative.
Good communication through to Bath and surrounding area is beautiful but getting through Bradford on Avon by car is a pain and to be avoided if possible.
We would return but likely not in the short term if better value for money available elsewhere.

room 3

The hotel was scully and do with a lick of paint.
the bed was comfortable but the was debrepid and the knobs fell off.
the doors were badly fitted

Excellent value in lovely setting

Very quirky hotel in great location. Beautiful gardens and comfortable public rooms. Theme is shabby chic and some features are more shabby than chic but thats the appeal. Room was large with masdive bed. Hot water tap in whb trickled and kept moving. Dinner was a good standard with excellent service. Breakfast was dissapointing- no mushrooms, bacon overcooked and sausage undercooked. We asked for no beans but got them anyway. The selection of gins are to die for. Staff are friendly and helpful.Overall excellent value and we really enjoyed our short stay.

Comfortable but lacking in love

We came for a weekend Saturday/Sunday with our two dogs, the room was large and spacious and lovely treats for the dogs. We were told a week before that there was a wedding on so we would not be able to use any facilities at the hotel on the Saturday although it did open for dinner. The restaurant staff were amazing very friendly and helpful and the food was good. For October having to eat in the conservatory because we had dogs did not feel very inviting we asked if we could have our dinner in the library/snug instead and were told no. It was suggested that we park around the back but to walk from the parking area to our room was not easy uneven paving and difficult when wet. It never felt that there was any manager or deputy around to liaise with guests and the feeling we were left with is that it seems to be very much used as a venue hotel rather than for staying guests.

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