Location
The resort is simply 3 miles / 5 kms west of Stratford-Upon-Avon. It’s a 20 minute detour off the M40 motorway, which means you possibly can attain central London by automobile in round 2.15 hours, relying on site visitors.
Stratford-Upon-Avon is a 13 minute drive by taxi or automobile. It’s a 55 minute drive from the resort to the luxurious outlet shops at Bicester Village.
Sadly, there isn’t a direct bus from Stratford-Upon-Avon to the resort. Should you’re travelling by prepare, you’ll must take a taxi from Stratford’s rail station to achieve the resort.
Equally, if you wish to keep away from parking charges and busy automobile parks in Stratford-Upon-Avon by leaving your automobile on the resort, you’ll want to make use of native taxis. A taxi for 4 folks from the resort to the centre of Stratford-Upon-Avon begins from round £10 – relying on the time of day you journey.
Rooms
The 71 rooms are unfold between two buildings – the primary manor home (which has three flooring) and adjoining transformed barns. There are bedrooms to go well with all tastes and budgets from medieval wood-panelled rooms with four-poster beds, to basic English nation rooms or extra trendy lodging.
I like to recommend reserving a room in the primary manor home. They’ve extra character and also you gained’t must stroll outdoors to achieve the restaurant, bar or spa.
For one thing actually memorable, I like to recommend reserving one of many elegant four-poster Tudor rooms overlooking the primary garden and fountain.
These enormous rooms have a King-size mattress, a pillow menu, a desk, couch, a window seat, and smooth chairs. You’ll additionally discover a mini fridge, a secure, a espresso machine and a kettle. The spacious ensuites have a big walk-in bathe, a roll high bathtub and Molten Brown toiletries. You’ll really feel just like the Woman of the Manor if you happen to keep in one in every of these rooms!
The most important room within the resort is the Shakespeare Room. That is believed to have been the bed room of Sir Robert Lee because of the luxurious English oak panelling and walnut carvings. It even has a hidden alcove above the hearth, thought to have been used to retailer the household’s priceless possessions in the course of the English Civil Struggle.
Alternatively, for one thing quintessentially English, guide a Manor Home Suite. These rooms supply the identical facilities as talked about above with king-size or twin beds. The bogs have twin sinks, a rainfall bathe and a few supply a roll-top tub. The bigger suites supply a separate lounge with a double couch mattress in order that they’re a perfect possibility for households with kids.
We stayed in a deluxe room in the primary manor home. We had a brilliant king-size mattress, smooth chairs, a desk, fluffy robes and a kettle. The lavatory had a tub with an over bathe.
I liked the luxurious decor, calming color tones and the latched home windows overlooking the backyard which crammed our room with mild. It actually felt extra particular than a generic chain resort. We totally loved our keep and felt that the quiet location and cozy Hypnos cashmere mattresses supplied an important night time’s sleep.
Extra reasonably priced rooms might be discovered on the resort’s high ground or within the adjoining transformed barns. These rooms differ in measurement however supply a double or twin mattress, a desk, smooth chair, kettle and an ensuite with a bathe.
Word that the primary manor home doesn’t have a raise so you probably have mobility points, ensure you request a floor ground room.
A cold and hot buffet breakfast might be included in room price or added on throughout your keep. Some rooms don’t have a television so if that is essential to you, test when reserving.
A number of rooms are accessible by wheelchair customers and chosen rooms enable as much as 2 pets. The resort even supplies pet beds and treats in your pet.
