Hartwell House and Spa

Very tranquil country house hotel. We stayed Thursday to Saturday in July and there were very few guests. So nice and quiet, relaxing in large, palatial drawing rooms. Excellent dinner, 3 courses for £79 pp, and breakfast is very good. Lovely walks around the grounds. We stayed in room 20 in the roof. Near a clunky lift but as the hotel was not busy, it wasn't used late at night so we didn't get woken up.

Had the most wonderful stay at Hartwell. I had no idea it had all of the history it has when I booked it so what a an amazing surprise to find out. The hotel feels magical. Service was amazing, everyone was so lovely and kind. Special thank you to Fiona in the restaurant, Reza who gave me a tour of the house and shared its history, Ethan who looked after me for drinks and service outside of meal times and Kristina in the spa for an incredible treatment. Will be recommending this place to everyone I know. Thank you Hartwell House. I can't wait to come back.

So this place is unique, Le Grand Dame of a hotel and worth visiting even just for the experience. Also Lawrence who gave us a tour was wonderful: knowledgable and polite and welcoming. The rooms are wonderful and the beds very comfortable. There are a couple of things however; a non-alcoholic single measure G&T was £16 inc. service, which was the same price as the martini.... daylight robbery! It really narks me off to be fleeced for a non alcoholic option as a non drinker. Also the taxi which was arranged by reception, was apparently supposed to be paid for via a link in a text (which obviously we didn't get as we didn't book it) and required a trip to a cash point. Reception should have known about that really. Both points should not have been an issue at a hotel at this level of cost. Having said that, they kindly returned an item back to me in the post without charge, having initially said they would deduct for postage. That is definitely more the in keeping with the calibre of a hotel of this quality.

Lovely experience, the spa is beautiful and comfortable. We'll maintained. The swimming pool is a lovely temperature. Good for some lengths or to relax in. Jacuzzi was perfect and strong jets to help soothe aches. The club room was a little disappointing. We were told there were fresh baked goods. This consisted of a handful of cookies and a little bowl of fruits. With seemingly no other food facilities, it was a long wait from 9am-2:30pm for our afternoon tea. The staff member there was very helpful and guided me on how to use their coffee machine - very nice tea and coffee selection. My 85-minute treatment was absolutely divine. The therapist, consultation, oils and experience 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 The afternoon tea itself was in the main house and a beautiful setting. The food was divine, best afternoon tea I've had in a very long time. We had a little stroll around the grounds, which are very well maintained. The staff were incredible. Every single one of them was polite, friendly and helpful. Honestly, I didn't feel anything was too much trouble and felt very valued and taken care of.

I only had the pleasure of staying one night here but it was genuinely amazing. The service of the staff here is absolutely impeccable. They are so friendly and go out of their way to help you. The rooms are spacious, comfortable and surprisingly have AC which was a god send. The food is delicious and there is a great wine list too. All in all it’s a fantastic hotel. The spa is lovely too and has a great clubhouse to relax in.