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We chose this hotel over another (cheaper) hotel, because this one had a pool, sauna and steam room. Which we thought would be great after a weekend of Spartan races nearby. However the pool was really cold, and the sauna wasn’t hot. The thermometer in there read 45°. On the other hand, our hotel room was very hot, we needed the window open to let in a small breeze, but it wasn’t enough, so we didn’t sleep very well. Also, at around 3:30am, some sort of loud fire alarm went off and we were all woken up by it. As we had to have the window open, all we could hear was the town centre nightlife, it was very loud and hard to fall asleep listening to the shouting and screaming of people out on the town. This was all very disappointing. The hotel was clean, the bed was very comfortable and it was perfectly situated near shops, food outlets and the car park we used wasn’t far to walk to and from. We used the Broad Street car park, which the hotel discounted to just £7 for 24 hours use, rather than paying £21 for their own Carpark overnight. Check in was smooth, the receptionist was professional and knowledgeable.

Fine hotel.

No better than a Travelodge. No mobile reception so needed to use WiFi. The so called “free” wifi isn’t free if you have to give your full name, address, phone number and date of birth to use it! In this day and age, giving the world all your details is ridiculous.

Been to Elcot and love it! Great place to chill and staff are lovely

We had emailed to say our flight was delayed and we would be late. Arrived at 1am, and night staff clearly hadn’t seen the message. The room was cold and the bedside lamp was broken. The toilet was blocked (though this was cleared during breakfast in the morning). Apart from the broken light and blocked toilet, the room was quite shabby with torn wallpaper and missing grouting in the shower. It all looked a bit dated except for the huge wall-mounted TV. The bed was comfortable and we did sleep ok. Breakfast was fine, and the staff helpful. The breakfast room itself was bright and airy. At £95 for bed and breakfast, I wasn’t impressed. I’ll doubt I’ll stay again.

Room was clean and comfortable; staff was very helpful. Grounds were beautiful and peaceful. Was a bit too far away from any other needs, and very costly to get around if you don't have a car.