A lovely hotel, food great our room was excellent, beautiful outside area. A big thank you to Gavin for helping with our stay here, you have restored our faith in Mercure hotel after a bad experience at the Mercure Grange hotel in Bristol, a wonderful experience this time , cannot wait to stay at Bowden Hall again
What a lovely hotel. The setting is very peaceful . The rooms are spacious, light and airy, and the food is tasty. Best of all the staff are friendly and can't do enough to make sure you are happy.
Good value if you choose the 2 night deal, good location for visiting Gloucester.
Very quiet there, for obvious reasons, we were the only people there. Food reasonble, service ok.
Lovely setting, really helpful and friendly staff and very good value for money. We had a 2 night break package. Visited here a few years ago and since then the hotel has had a facelift and is now very modern yet comfy.
Excellent hotel, located outside of town. Very good restaurant, improvable wine selection but the attention of excellent staff, all attentive and friendly. Only disadvantage that there is no elevator but otherwise excellent!
Midwinter break, genuinely warm atmosphere and staff. Limited menu very well presented. No lift and did not receive warning before arrival. Light not working in bathroom, toilet poor flush. No literature in the room describing the hotel facilities or even meal times. No further information on the hotel website
Really Disappointing.
The only reason they get 2 stars is the pleasant welcome, beautiful building and good shower.
The bad bits are, no lifts, terrible outlook from the room, TV not working, beds only a Trappist monk would find comfortable, seriously the floor would have been more comfortable, and to add the icing to the cake, at about 6am a low level hum started reverberating in the room not loud, but really really annoying, could not get back to sleep, really did not expect this from a hotel of this quality.
Just go here, we had the best time ever lovely hotel!
Lovley hotel close to Gloucester but with a rural feel and event facilities.
Very welcoming. Lovely views. Friendly staff. Very clean and tidy. Lovely food.
Great overnight stay with a tasty breakfast. Room was spacious and clean. Service was very good. Topper off by great eggs and delicious sausages.
Very nice. Rooms were clean and warm, food was hot and tasty. Receptionist was very welcoming . Covid system good
Didnt stop over night had a business meeting here. Exceptional..well done !
I'm writing this review from the perspective of having attended a work event at the hotel. The hotel itself, and the facilities we were in, are very well appointed - the standard that you'd expect from a hotel of this stature. The conference space however did not lend itself well to the screen based presentations around which the event was based. When you can't see half of the presentation because there's a speaker's podium in front of the screen there's a big problem. There's no scope to lift the screen because the ceiling is too low. How much of this is down to the hotel and how much to my organisation understanding the limitations and just going with it anyway I'm not sure. Finally, the catering, and I was disappointed here. It was difficult to find the description of the food on the labels amongst the reasons why I shouldn't eat it (allergy information) and in my opinion it had been cooked for too long. Can't complain about the sweets though - they were really good. In summary, a lovely place and no doubt perfect for the right sort of event, but it would be worth taking a look first to make sure it's right for what you're planning.
Excellent accommodation and food very good. Would come again.
Really enjoyed our stay in this hotel with evening meal, bed and breakfast. The hotel itself looks spectacular and the lobby, restaurant and lounge bar has clearly had attention lavished upon it. The room we stayed in was a little more dated but still entirely reasonable. The restaurant food was very tasty - more gastro pub that haute cuisine, which is either to your tastes (as it was ours) or not. Very friendly welcome from all staff. I would certainly stay again
Rooms in need of updating. Excellent breakfast and comfortable bar area.
Lovely hotel, clean and tidy. Friendly staff. Good food.
Lots of water, the portion sizes were too small and they refused to give us more bread!
Friendly staff, great location, good food & large room.
great location, not too far off motorway, but tucked away on a quiet village. Attended a business networking breakfast. very friendly staff.
I have just left a review with Booking.com,
It was not a good review and we were very disappointed
Stayed on business. Unfortunately I was extremely ill that night and for several days following after eating lunch and dinner and a couple of evening beers here.
Lovely building in a beautiful location, brilliant service too.
Great setting. Lovely room. Great food and friendly helpful staff.
I had an excellent stay. The room was great and the staff were excellent. Every member of staff I spoke to was polite and professional. They really made the stay enjoyable. The breakfast was also great. Very highly recommended.
A relaxing hotel, well located to explore the Cotswolds from. The hotel room was excellent, however the hotel bar had not yet adjusted to the sugar taxes, and as such, all soft drinks on sale were of the sugar free variety. The staff were most warm and excellent.
Great venue, fantastic helpful staff. We will be back.
Had a really lovely time food delicious and a lovely clean environment
We stayed for only one night but would have loved to stay longer. The room was clean and spacious and a lovely view of the grounds. The food and service was excellent and the hotel staff friendly. We both felt safe with the precautions the hotel had in place regarding current restrictions. We would recommend this hotel although it is a little bit off the beat and track if you want to spend an evening away from the hotel should your stay be longer than a couple of nights.
Beautiful hotel and grounds, great bar and breakfast too. Staff were lovely and very helpful.
Room service and the Rocky movies in a clean comfortable hotel, what could be better?
Excellent value for money. Nice clean good sized rooms, staff and food excellent. Went on a 3 day break can't speak highly enough of hotel. Would certainly go again.
We had a lovely night at the hotel last weekend. All staff were very friendly and a nice meal in the restaurant. The position of the hotel and the gardens were lovely.
A bit tired but nice rooms and clean. Great restaurant.
Rooms are old but will be getting a facelift in the summer apparantely. The food was ok and breakfast was adequate. The building itself is very nice, if a little old and creaky. There is no lift so be prepared for some stairs.
Went for lunch with my wife. We were met in the hall, taken to our table, served cocktails while we chose from the menu. Excellent house wine, food delicious and service very good. We will definitely return.
From the minute we parked our car until the time we said goodbye we could not fault a single thing.
Lovely room, enormous comfortable bed. Beautiful location.
Booked the drawing room for my mum's surprise birthday afternoon tea and was really pleased. Stunning location and beautifully decorated, relaxed and comfortable venue. Would definitely recommend.
Lovely afternoon tea , mario very friendly and accommodating would go again
Very nice staff. Rooms are a bit tired and he restaurant food was disappointing and a bit pricey
The location of the hotel is lovely with some nice walks around the hotel itself. Dinner was really very nice. Breakfast however was a let down with only 4 choices and the continental breakfast consisting of a bowel of cornflakes a bowel of watermelon and some stale pastries. Overall the staff were nice however one of the barmen was very rude to us and slightly intimidating. We stayed in a double room - very nice room very nice bed (huge), but our flush didn't really work for our toilet and the room stank of an egg like smell when we arrived - possibly blocked pipes or something. Overall good but definitely bring your own snacks and atmosphere.
Excellent WI ladies luncheon. Nothing was too much trouble. Staff perfect. Helpful and pleasant. Most impressive. Second time we have been there and perfection each time. I took my husband there for his birthday in the evening. Scrumptious. Archie Fox is so helpful and his staff are simply great.
very good hotel in the vicinity of Gloucester, very quiet, lots of charm, but essential car
As usual friendly staff in good surroundings. Our 6th visit for a weekend break and no doubt it will not be the last.
Ok place, rooms and open areas a bit tatty and could use a lick of paint. Good parking and WiFi.
Beautiful setting and hotel. Helpful young staff and a very comfortable room. However there are no lifts and staff not always available to carry suitcases.
Nice hotel - there's a lot of noise here through the walls as its an old place tottally refurbished - has a lot of character - some of the staff can be rude we found. This was not a good experience for us unfortunately
Lovely, contemporary decorated. Excellent afternoon tea, freindly staff. Would recommend
Lovely hotel blond lady at check in was very helpful and very pleasant a credit to hotel the only issue was my room I swear you could grow grapes in it as it must have been 100 degree same as last time so very little sleep not good as you obviously don't listen to your guests and it would save you money if you turned it off.
Staff Friendly
Meals well presented
Bar Prices are Exhorbitant
Room was ok but A tad too warm
Spotlessly clean
Well worth a visit
Nice venue, went to an event here, nice airconditioned rooms! Lovely place.
Great
But could do with a lift
Felt very comfortable in the hotel. The food was amazing apart from papercups in the room.
The hotel is nice enough in the normal end where stayed, however, the food and restaurant was fantastic with Mariusz the front of house/manager??? Making us feel very welcome and even had time to speak to us on a personal level. Have we stayed in posher? Yes, have we stayed where the food was nicer? Yes, have we stayed where everything just seem to come together better? No!
An impressive 18th century Hall, which is now a Mercure hotel. It is a beautifully-preserved building and has an excellent Brasserie for eating in, based on personal experience! The building overlooks extensive grounds, with a lake , and plenty of trees and shrubs. Situated in a small village on the outskirts of Gloucester, it is suitable for a restful break, but with plenty of things to do and see within a modest radius.
On behalf of Mr and Mrs Smith
28/ 29 November 2018
Fantastic service, friendly staff and wonderful wedding!!
With 29 days notice Alice and the team pulled out all the stops to make an intiment wedding for a group of 7 absolutley perfect!
The food in the restaurant was above expectatations the evening before.
The rooms were clean and spacious and the staff were all friendly and welcoming.
The wedding took place in the senate room was beautiful and the wedding breakfast that followed the ceremony was delicious.
We can not thank Alice, Jackie and all the staff for a lovely, relaxing 2 day stay.
Highly recommended
Really nice place
Friendly professional staff
Great service
Beautiful hotel. Lovely friendly staff. Good food. Highly recommended
Really enjoyed my 2 night stay. Impressed with Cameron who was so helpful and welcoming on reception. Well situated to visit Cotswolds beauty spots. Great value. Covid safe.
Lovely afternoon tea. Nice cakes, fresh sandwiches, clotted cream for scones, and excellent service.
Very nice hotel and got a good deal, staff at dinner were fantastic but breakast in the room was a bit of a debarcle.
Lovely hotel in beautiful location, but hotel desk staff could be a little more welcoming (and seem happy to be working there). Door room cards annoyingly seem to stop working everyday and need rescanning at front desk, previous guests clothes left in room and not moved by cleaner, plus the complementary water bottles opened and half empty when we arrived (still not replaced). All minor things but nonetheless the small details that make you want to go back to a hotel.
A very classy place to stay , with beautiful dining room, stylish lounge area and attentive staff.
Staff are excellent , food very good , rooms clean and comfortable
This is the place to take someone special for that special night out.
Food good.
Atmosphere good.
Go on spoil that special someone
Fantastic property in this amazing place and carries a lot of history as well.. it was just so amazing to see how this fantastic property was maintained and preserved while being used commercially. I love the ambience, the rooms and the little coffee shop overlooking some breathtaking scenic view while it drizzled. Overall great experience.
Booking is missing in its system and the hotel refused to any sensible solution. We, including one three years old toddler and two olds, have to leave and find other one!
Beautiful hotel, nice grounds, lovely lounge downstairs and a great room. The only complaint I have is there was a loud vibrating noise in our room, only intermittently in the morning, I assume it was something to do with a boiler. Otherwise a great stay
Please forgive me for saying that there is no stairs by the manner house. The staff is great.
Very nice stay . Rooms are very clean and comfortable . Maybe could do with an elevator.
