史坦布魯克修道院飯店(Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Worcester)

My wife and I were married at Stanbrook and we decided to return for an overnight anniversary stay. The hotel was superb, we were met at reception and shown to our lovely much needed warm room (Thompson) in mid Jan. It was large with a fabulous bed and soft pillows. Shower was large and just like an out of body experience. Robes were top quality as were the towels. Lunch snack menu in the bar was comprehensive and evening meal in the stunning restaurant was excellent but quite expensive. Good wine list and it was expertly served. Overall a wonderful stay and we will be back… .thank you

Saturday June 24th. We were booked in for Afternoon Tea, I had a friend visiting from Africa and wanted to have a special outing. The surroundings in the hotel were lovely, the staff (waiting on) were lovely but the food and tea were terrible. The tea pot was meant for loose tea but when we looked because the tea was so weak there was one tea bag in it! The sandwiches were so dry, hardly any filling and the waitress did admit that they had been made early in the morning. Scones were nice. Cheese cake because it had been out of the fridge for so long just collapsed when you tried to pick it up. Carrot cake was really dry. The lemon meringue pie was nice. I complained about the tea and we were brought a loose tea one which was nice but why were we served one tea bag in the beginning? We complained to the waitress and she said that she would see the Manager, they sent her back and told her to take one charge off the bill, the Manager could not even be bothered to come and apologise to us, a total lack of interest! We still paid £60.00 for food that I would not have served to anyone, I must admit we did eat some of it because we had not had anything since breakfast and were very hungry but what a disappointment. My friend is 84 and has now returned home, we may never see each other again, I can't tell you how upset I have been. There was a large wedding on I certainly hope that their food was better than ours, or maybe that is why ours was so bad. Would never go again!!!

The place is stunning. Warm welcome in the reception, service minded staff. Nice and clean room. Comfortable bed. I like the bathroom with tub. Good drinks in George’s Bar. Great dinner in Callow Great Hall. A place to return to!

We loved the hotel, its location, its unique character and its super-friendly staff and management. Our room was spacious, clean, conveniently set out and very comfortable. The underfloor heating ensured a perfect temperature at all times. The bathroom was spacious and had everything we needed. The shower enclosure was a perfect size and the shower was easy to adjust and control. The breakfast menu offered a good range of choices. The full English breakfast was exceedingly generous and beautifully cooked. The dining room was very spacious, comfortable with a beautiful ambience. We were however, a little disappointed with the dinner menu. I very much enjoyed the steak noisettes which were tender and succulent, but my wife found the lamb challenging and well below the standard we were expecting. Many of the items on the dinner menu were a little unusual; not in itself a problem, but some more tempting items for main course other than steaks would have been welcome. I tried the stone bass and was not impressed - no comparison with good sea bass in my opinion. The sweet menu was good and my wife enjoyed trying the items. Beverages alcoholic and non-alcoholic were well up to standard. We enjoyed a very nice Shiraz - ( "Journeys End" ) - from Stellenbosch with our dinner. No review would be complete without mentioning the Hotel's history as an Abbey with resident nuns not too many years ago! The Abbey's buildings are there for all residents to see. So why not take a look!

booked table in restaurant ahead of visit - was informed not available upon arrival. had to eat in george’s bar which is decorated like a cheesy butlins bar from the 1980’s (no offence to butlins). menu choices limited. staff all great but were overwhelmed. room was way too hot, no aircon but instead a noisy wall fan. hot water was hotter than volcanic lava - caution sign was added above the tap, but why not actually reduce the temp so it can be used without filling the sink? A dressing gown was provided and had the last guests dirty tissue in the pocket- which was a lovely surprise when i put my hand in there :-/ …and after i had stopped gagging i had to re-scold my hand under the hot tap again. grounds and old part of the hotel are beautiful. shame about george’s bar which is so out of keeping with the building. all staff were trying hard and really helpful.

We paid £230 per night in January for what was a disappointingly small room. Listed as a Classic Double at 5 x 4 metres plus bathroom, I dread to think how small the Classic Double (small) rooms were!

Spent pleasant couple of hours having drinks and canapes in the sun. Great music from Kit who is studying at the Birmingham School of music. Food was delicious and all the staff were very welcoming and attentive and a credit to the hotel. Will be back very soon.

We had our wedding here and everything was perfect from start to finish. Our rooms were lovely, food is great and staff are very helpful!