Amazing better than The Lake District

A beautiful old house set above Rutland Water with good views of the lake. Extensive grounds are pleasant. We walked a bit around Rutland Water, which was pleasant. The traffic noise was off putting and could have been improved by planting a sound and visual barrier of trees. A spa and restaurant are in separate buildings. Our room and en suite were beautifully decorated and we loved the balcony overlooking the lake but the room was too dark to read in the evening. We weren’t aware of any public space in the old hall to sit in and chat or read. The service in the restaurant was ok but finishing breakfast at 10am at the weekend and only having dried up food and running out of items (which weren’t replenished) wasn’t good. On a personal note, we only like cooking being on display if there’s a theatrical, performative element to it rather than a kitchen being open to the restaurant. We’d booked a swim session but didn’t use it as it didn’t feel like a spa - more of a good municipal pool and it was full of children so not the peaceful, Zen- like experience we were seeking.

If there are any public spaces to enjoy in the old hall, it would be worth pointing them out to guests. Improve the lighting in bedrooms - it’s nice to have dim lighting but we also need brighter lighting.

idyllic time of year to visit area. breakfast excellent.

Excellent

It was amazing and the breakfast was great

Enjoyed our stay, glad we upgraded the room as we had a large room with a lake view. Only slightly disappointing thing was the bar/restaurant. The barman didn't seem to know what he was doing and didn't seem to want to be there when we visited in the afternoon and our evening meal was bland and flavourless not what we would expect for the prices we paid. The waitress was unable to offer any assistance with wine choices. The breakfast was good though. Overall a good stay.

Consider doing a bar snack menu. Scotch Eggs, Sausage Rolls or sharing platters. We came back from being out all day and all the bar could offer was crisps and we had 5 hours before dinner!

Lovely hotel with very good restaurant though had to climb some steep steps to get to it. Evening meal was delicious. Breakfast could have benefitted from croissants and warmer food.

Great two night away feel relaxed and enjoyed the view from our room lovely location great walks and views pf Rutland Water

Staff very friendly and nothing was to much trouble

We did enjoy our visit, but as is the case with all offers you aren’t going to get one of better rooms. We could have upgraded to a better room and in hindsight perhaps we should have. The room was clean and pleasantly furnished but very dark as it looked out onto a wall, which we had been advised it might.

The location of the hotel is superb, overlooking Rutland Water.

Excellent location with lake views. My wife really enjoyed her spa treatments. Lovely evening meal in blossoms restaurant and a great full English breakfast.