Jennifer Longhurst

Review of Cotswold Water Park Four Pilla...

Room was spacious, bland but good furnishings, and...

Room was spacious, bland but good furnishings, and room and bathroom were spotless. There was very good lighting - so many hotels keep you in the gloom, but here there were loads of lamps. There was a kettle to make drinks, and extra pillows in the room. I even enjoyed the little notice offering to come and catch a spider if there was one. So far, so good!

There were a lot of sockets for re-charging, but some were inconveniently placed - could have done with more at desk height. The room was very cold when I entered, but once I turned on the radiator it soon warmed up.

The wifi wasn't very reliable, dropped off from time to time, but it was usable and didn't cause anything more than a mild annoyance.

So fine. . A few niggles, however.

The bath towel, of good quality and generous size, was grey-tinged not white. Take my word for it - the laundry had dropped something dark into the wash and towels got greyed.

There was an iron and ironing board in the room - just. It was sited so near the door that you nearly hit it when you came in. Take care opening the door or you'll bash your nose!

But I'm afraid that my biggest moan is the unhygienic practice of having no tablecloths in the dining room, with the cutlery therefore placed directly on the tables.

Tablecloths are used for the purpose of promoting hygiene. Tablecloth-less tables should have the cutlery protected by being wrapped in napkins, as is the practice in most bars.

And when I went into the Brasserie at the Cotswold Water Park Four Pillars Hotel, there were no tablecloths. A great saving on laundry, but not acceptable to me.

I therefore ate in the bar with very similar food on offer, and the cutlery neatly - and hygienically - presented wrapped in a napkin.

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