Not sure what other people are saying we had a great time - I paid £29 per night for 2 people. The room was excellent, staff friendly and food good (£20 per 2 course meal). Best value I have ever had. My guess is that some of the rooms have not been upgraded but we had a newly refurbished room and would go back again (even at double the price) give it a try.

I have noticed that there are many poor rated reviews for this hotel which is rather unfair.
The hotel has only recently been purchased by DeVeres and is clearly undergoing an expensive and quite impressive revamp, hence the title' Work in Progress'. I stayed in what is known as the Mansion House which is a little more expensive but the new rooms available are clearly of an excellent 5* status. The staff, who are under extreme pressure with workmen and their gear still in situ were extremely pleasant and helpful. I cannot speak of the rooms in the main conference part of the hotel but understand that refurbishment is ongoing but incomplete as I write.
I would not argue that the lunch and dinner menus could do with an uplift but this is balanced by a reasonable cost.
Since the hotel is largely for conferences in the week there is bound to be an emphasis on this aspect of business with staff and services geared accordingly.
I would recommend this while short break prices remain attractive.

We were originally placed in an older building of the hotel - room was awful. Asked to be moved and eventually they sorted it out for us - into the newer part of the hotel. Room was passable and worth what we paid, but I would only recommend booking this hotel if you get a really good deal.

My husband and I stayed here en-route to another location. I booked it via the hotel website and was very happy to be paying only £39 for bed & breakfast for the two of us. Unusually for me, it was only after booking the hotel did I check the Trip Advisor reviews - and I was convinced that we were about to spend a night in some sort of corporate hell !

However, we arrived on a glorious sunny day and the setting was fabulous. Our room -in the new building - was great. Spacious with a flat screen TV and power shower (and the most enoromous clock in the bathroom. Was it a metaphor for something ??!!).

We made use of the facilities in the afternoon; the swimming pool is a good size and the sauna was clean and comfortable. The changing rooms and jacuzzi weren't the cleanest or well kept (as alluded to by another reviewer), but all-in-all, perfectly adequate.

The reception staff we came across were very friendly and helpful.

Breakfast was OK, no more no less.

Without doubt, this is a venue geared towards the corporate market, and if you're looking for a bit of character, then this isn't the place for you. On the other hand, if you just need somewhere to stop for the night, you can't really go far wrong, especially if you get the kind of rate I managed to secure and you ask to be in the Executive Rooms.

Reference the Old Bell - if you do decide to eat there, TAKE THE CAR.Otherwise its a good 20 - 25 minute walk and you'll take your life in your hands on the country lanes. We walked, not realising how far away it was - and ended up gulpping down our food because we didn't want to be returning to the hotel in the dark !