The Hare & Hounds Hotel

Out of expectation good! Spacious and nice decorated. Fantastic breakfast 👍🏽

Stayed here for a weekend to see the autumn colours of Westonbirt Arboretum. Hotel itself is a lovely building, well furnished, clean and tidy in well kept gardens and surroundings Exemplary staff from reception, to bar and dining room and are to be commended especially as we noted with shall we say,. "difficult" patrons. The downside? It's just way overpriced. Our room (The Mulberry) was ok, clean but dated with lack of facilities for the price. No fridge, no minibar and minimal storage, drawers etc. Have stayed in better for less money. Evening meal in the beautiful and extremely well managed restaurant was mixed. My wifes chicken was done to perfection, my fillet steak not so. At £43 for an 8 oz. this is the most expensive fillet I've had, overpricing some Michelin restaurants I've eaten in, and also the toughest piece of meat too. Cooked a tad more than the medium well I asked for too. It was a huge disappointment. My commenting on this to the waiter was just that it will be passed on to the chef. My wife commented that it looked like the end piece of the fillet. Drinks in the bar continued in the same vein. glass of wine for £16 from, after a quick Google, to be found at £17 for the bottle online. Yes, I know there are overheads but... A nice enough weekend but doubt I'll be back. The prices don't match the experience.

Very stylish, comfortable hotel with excellent restaurant food. Staff in all depts were very good. Understandably, you have to pay for quality.

Went to Hare & Hounds for lunch. Lovely venue! Hotel and gardens are beautiful. Had lunch in Jack Hares Bar, ordered the pan fried chicken. Chicken was pink and under cooked, I left it, barely touched. I told the waiter when he eventually came to collect our plates. His response to my feedback about under cooked chicken, was, ‘oh sorry about that. Would you like to order a dessert?’. Staff definitely need training in customer service, and chef could do with a cookery refresher course.

Very poor experience. Room large, clean, comfortable bed. Chips in paintwork, mirror, bathroom tiling. Shower really dirty, mildew and mould on walls, tiles and grouting. Nice outside area outside room but dirty, scruffy furniture, not remotely inviting. Dressing table but no light so impossible to see to put makeup on. 1 plus, Dining room very nice but we had a large, noisy party (which are there regularly) which totally ruined our meal. Was nice meal but very expensive for what it was. Lunch in Jacks was disappointing and expensive. Breakfast in morning nice. ALL staff were lovely, friendly and helpful. Lovely welcome.