Barnsdale Hall Hotel  

Location and surroundings are excellent

Reception was efficient, though not over friendly or welcoming. Our room was rather small - barely large enough for two people (there was just one chair). the bathroom was equally small, and had the mould patches on the tile grouting that I now come to expect from a british hotel. Decor tired. Not enough milk etc on the hospitality tray for 2 people for one night, reception couldn't top up but suggested we take the walk to the restaurant Used the pool, but the water was cloudy and left eyes stinging - the pool and changing room area could do with a thorough deep clean and refresh particularly the flooring around the spas

Room opened on to road. The view was the wall on the other side of the road.

Room with Private Balcony. Food

On arrival we were greeted with are you sure you have booked under the correct name as we do not have you booked in so therefore was unable to stay in the old hall as booked

Excellent views from the room nice breakfast friendly staff would use again

I thought that my stay there was extremely comfortable, great food, great acommodation, and a lovely location....would book again

A dated hotel , overpriced for the quality of the rooms. Had a disabled room allocated as last available and shower head came over the sink. Bed and pillows uncomfortable and the room was cold and dark. Breakfast was poor. Asked three times for teas and coffee and toast. On the positives, The grounds are lovely and setting is good.

It was dated and overpriced.

Barnsdale's location and surroundings are simply lovely. I stayed in the hotel and had a spacious room with all the facilities you would expect. As I was on the ground floor I did not benefit from the lake view that balcony rooms have, but I did have views of the gardens and old part of the hotel.

The restaurant staff, particularly at breakfast time were not friendly and it was difficult to attract their attention. The restaurant meals were over priced for what they were - a view shared by other guests that I spoke to.

Staff at this hotel were friendly and welcoming and restaurant staff were especially attentive. Breakfast was good with a wide selection of hot and cold foods in a buffet selection. My bedroom was clean and comfortable despite its compact size (I had booked a small double and it certainly fitted that description!) and had a well stocked hospitality tray on which I was pleased to also find hot chocolate as well as biscuits.

The shower was hot with a good head of spray but my room was on the top floor and the shower head was set against a sloping ceiling so that there was not room to stand under it (I am of medium height). This was a minor gripe and there was a bath available also so it was perfectly possible to have a good wash.

The location was convenient for us.we only stayed for one night and it was adequate.

The setting in beautiful countryside near rutland water.

Very Friendly and helpful staff, great squash court and pool. The room was large and had everything we could need and fantastic views. We ate in both restaurants and the food was to a very high standard.

The location and views were really nice.

The bathroom was old fashioned and needs modernizing like some of the other rooms we saw.

Good facilities, good rooms (superior family), great view

not cheap

Good location and clean accomodation, helpfull staff.

The room was dismal and dark very used and in need of an uplift, the amount of money we paid was more than ample for what we can only describe as a one star hotel. My wife ordered scrambled egg for breakfast which was not cooked and would have made her ill had she ate it she was offered another breakfast but after that she could not face more food, although my all day breakfast was ok. The bathroom was cold and smelt of mould with no ventilation and a slippery floor, it probably would have been ok in mid summer. We moved on to a Premier lodge for which we paid a lot less money with much nicer accomodation. This was not a luxury room.