Monkey Island Estate - Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Upscale hotel with great service in the middle of a stunning little island.

If you are looking to treat yourself or a friend, then I can recommend Monkey Island Estate. My best friend and I call it our Guilty Pleasure, we have been for a drink in the beautiful bar and a look around the gardens and last week we went and had a late lunch. We had the 3 small dishes with a glass of wine offer and it was amazing. The food was fantastic and the glass of house rose was exceptional and we thought it was a very good price for the beautiful surroundings and stand out service we had from Lilly & Emily in the bar. We are now hoping to book ourselves in for a stay as we have significant Birthdays approaching and thought we deserved to treat ourselves!!

We stayed at this property for 1 night while visiting the area. I have given 3 stars because there are some very good parts to this property and some not so good. We’ll start with the good. The grounds of the property are stunning. They are lushly landscaped and meticulously maintained. This would be a great place for an outdoor event. The staff is excellent…..very polite and helpful. There is also an excellent restaurant. Both dinner and breakfast were great (breakfast was included for Hhonors Diamond). The bad part is the rooms. While the furnishings are high quality, they are embarrassingly small. We could barely turn around and both of us hit our shins are the sharp corners of the bed frame. There was no place to put our suitcase other than the bed so we had to put it in front of the door when we went to sleep. At the high price point of this hotel, the rooms simply aren’t sufficient. While we’d certainly return for the grounds/restaurant, I wouldn’t stay again. I will point out that after submitting a Hilton survey with similar feedback, I received a prompt and thoughtful response from the staff. Given the structural issues, fixing the room size problem would not be easy.

Thank you for a lovely and relaxing stay . Amelia and Karla looked after us so well . All the staff were helpful and friendly. Thank you

We had a wonderful lunch here, it is a lovely venue on the bank of the river Thames, the food was first class and the service excellent. Thank you to Clara, Lilian and Emily for making my retirement celebration special. We hope to come back soon.

Amazing garden, good food especially the fish and chips and tiramisu. Enjoyed the environment and services very much! Special thanks to Azlan, Li Lian and Luke for the great services!