5-Star Hotels in Warwickshire, United Kingdom

On this, our third stay at the wonderful Howard Arms, being older and less mobile we were in the Garden Room which has two windows looking over the large, pretty garden. We were very comfortable in this clean, spacious and luxurious room. The large bathroom has a tub and a separate shower and there is plenty of surface space for washbags, etc. I did have a minor niggle with the hangers in the wardrobe. These were the sort that have the anti-theft security rings attached to them which you get in most hotels these days. Usually the hangers can easily be lifted out of their rings to ease the process of hanging up your clothes. However, most of these were tightly wedged into the rings and so I found it difficult to hang my clothes up. The first evening we chose the Sunday Roast and plumped for pork loin. This consisted of two slices of pork, a splendid Yorkshire Pudding, and gravy, accompanied by a huge heap of veg, and I mean HUGE - roast potatoes, greens including broccoli, various root veg such as carrots and celeriac, and a generous portion of cauli cheese. Adam Richman and Casey Webb would have felt at home here but we were completely over-faced. That said, however, we were a bit disappointed to get only two small slices of pork loin per person, which seemed a bit mean compared to the overwhelming amount of vegetables provided. We’d have preferred at least three slices of pork and a ”normal” amount of vegetables. But it was all nicely cooked. Our meal on the second evening was superb. We were delighted to see Creedy Carver duck on the menu and this turned out to be a generous portion, beautifully cooked and presented, and absolutely delicious. We couldn't fault it. I highly recommend this lovely, comfortable old pub in the beautiful village of Ilmington. All the staff were polite and friendly and we would certainly stay there again when next in the area. In fact, we were very sorry to leave.

On this, our third stay at the wonderful Howard Arms, being older and less mobile we were in the Garden Room which has two windows looking over the large, pretty garden. We were very comfortable in this clean, spacious and luxurious room. The large bathroom has a tub and a separate shower and there is plenty of surface space for washbags, etc. I did have a minor niggle with the hangers in the wardrobe. These were the sort that have the anti-theft security rings attached to them which you get in most hotels these days. Usually the hangers can easily be lifted out of their rings to ease the process of hanging up your clothes. However, most of these were tightly wedged into the rings and so I found it difficult to hang my clothes up. The first evening we chose the Sunday Roast and plumped for pork loin. This consisted of two slices of pork, a splendid Yorkshire Pudding, and gravy, accompanied by a huge heap of veg, and I mean HUGE - roast potatoes, greens including broccoli, various root veg such as carrots and celeriac, and a generous portion of cauli cheese. Adam Richman and Casey Webb would have felt at home here but we were completely over-faced. That said, however, we were a bit disappointed to get only two small slices of pork loin per person, which seemed a bit mean compared to the overwhelming amount of vegetables provided. We’d have preferred at least three slices of pork and a ”normal” amount of vegetables. But it was all nicely cooked. Our meal on the second evening was superb. We were delighted to see Creedy Carver duck on the menu and this turned out to be a generous portion, beautifully cooked and presented, and absolutely delicious. We couldn't fault it. I highly recommend this lovely, comfortable old pub in the beautiful village of Ilmington. All the staff were polite and friendly and we would certainly stay there again when next in the area. In fact, we were very sorry to leave.