Grims Dyke Hotel  

Great location, still close to London Town but nicely secluded on beautiful property. Restaurant food was quite good and wait staff were lovely, but quite expensive.

The room was average at best. Definately not a 4 star, I'd say 2 to 3 at best. Very dated bathroom with bath tub and over hanging shower with a curtain that leaked everywhere, not to mention it was very small. The room in the lodge was also small and disappointing. Hotel reception was very abrupt and quite rude. I think you could defiantly find a better b&b somewhere close by with a lot more comfort and homely feel.

I am a G&S enthusiast, and had longed to walk on "sacred ground" at WSG's home. The setting was lovely, the building memorable. Staff were friendly and helpful. Arriving was not as difficult as I feared (metro from Paddington, taxi). Meals were excellent. Blackbirds seemed to sing from every tree, but never came out to be viewed.

I had hoped more birds would visit the grounds. Perhaps a feeding station could be installed.

Being deeply involved with the g & s operas, Grims Dyke offered me a unique opportunity to experience and witness the home and locale of the great W.S. Gilbert. The house, especially, and the various ways in which the traditions of the times are kept alive, evoked a fairy tale atmosphere. Balancing preservation of things past with modern needs (such as internet and up to date plumbing) is thoughtfully done. The staff were sensitive to the special quality of this house and style and brought an air of quiet professional dignity to this hotel. Food delicious.

Though picturesque and attractive, the rooms seemed a little cluttered. Perhaps the red pillows are excessive. The lighting is mostly evocative, but in the main house where I stayed my second night, was sometimes confusing. I would appreciate even more awareness of the g & s operas and historical significance of the place.

The shower in the room did not work so we could only have a bath.

convenient location for my purpose peaceful surroundings

Staff friendly and helpful.My case was taken to the room. Pleasant breakfast.

Nice location. Quiet and secluded. Rooms were clean and well kept. Restaurant staff friendly, food good with reasonable selection of wines.

Reception staff not very welcoming, made one feel a little uncomfortable on both checking in and out. Getting to restaurant from lodge rooms on a cold wet night could be offputting as little in the way of lighting.

The country club ambience was pleasant, and the history re the gardens and the Gilbert connections were interesting. I only ate breakfast there, but it was good. Staff were pleasant and helpful, and ease of free wifi use was good.

Available tv was a bit limited, but as I spent most of my days visiting a friend in hospital this did not matter too much.

We have stayed there before and enjoyed our stay so we tend to use this hotel as our first choice. This time we upgraded room and were very pleased at the standard. The bed was so roomy and comfy that a good nights rest was had! The grounds of the hotel are beautiful too. We would recommend this hotel every time.

No complaints at all

Fantastic hotel, set in its own grounds. Great staff, very helpful, the hotel is well run and is an English 4 star, which is slightly different from an American or Irish 4 star. We had a nice stay, but for a four star they need to pay a little more attention to detail. Havin said that we would have no hesitation in going back.

A few very small details need to be addressed in the Grim's Dyke, it is a little further from central London than it says on the website. A courtesy car to and from the nearest tube station (Stanmore) would have been welcome. It is after all, billed as 4 star.

We were there for a funeral, and the manager and barstaff were most accommodating to us. The location is very charming.

The reception staff were not at all friendly, and although the porter and bar staff were very helpful, the initial impression was not as good as it could be.

Good size rooms, nice and clean. Very nice grounds. Did not use any other services of the hotel so can not comment

Welcome from receptionist could of been a lot warmer but apart from this everything else was very good