Cross Hands Hotel by Greene King Inns

We stayed here as we were going to castle coombe race circuit so great distance for here! We stayed with another couple and we had 2 of the superior rooms. Our room had the double shower and the freestanding bath tub. I decided to be antisocial so I could spend some time in the bath and make the most of it and it was amazing! To top it off it would have been nice to have had some kind of ledge somewhere to put a drink/your phone The room decor was lovely. I will say that on first glance it looks great but it could really do with a bit of renovating/maintenance i.e there was a blind missing on one of the windows in the bathroom, peeling paint, toilet really noisy, skirting boards upside down (lol) plug socket come out in bedroom and the doors all slam really loud. We ate in the restaurant twice. We was checked in by the landlord and he generously gave us 20% off our meal for 1 night. Food was nice - service a bit on the slow side even though it was super quiet. The meat was a little on the dry/overcooked side, but edible.The passionfruit dessert was to die for and i really enjoyed the mini camembert starter which was a perfect size. Only feedback was I think the bar manager was a little on the abrupt side when I asked for a pint glass without a stem and he told me that it was a pint glass - yes I know i just dont want one with a stem! We would however stay here again as it was a very good price and good location for what we was doing. It has a huge carpark which will be ideal for our car club and we are looking at booking the whole place up next year with other members.

We had a fantastic 2 nights stay at the cross hands hotel -John and his team were fantastic so helpful and went out of his way to make everyone feel welcome. Breakfast was included in our stay and was lovely. Evening Meal & Sunday Lunch was brilliant , The Hotel offers excellent value for money

Interior bar and eating areas very shabby. Needs an uplift/refurbished. Table dirty and sticky. ChairsSofa fabric split and wirn. Overcharged by almost 8 pounds. Pointed out and Manager quickly and happily refunded. Food OK but gristly bits in steak ciabatta and friend's vege option tasteless and more like a plain salad ciabatta. Overall disappointed on our return visit as back in the day used to be great. Wouldn't take much to sort it to it's former glory. Greene King please do better!