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First class hotel with outstanding staff, especially the bar manager. This hotel has great facilities including the pool and all the staff make you feel so welcome. We didnt eat at this establishment other than breakfast which was outstanding. The room was tidy, clean and very well presented and ample parking at the hotel, its position makes it easy for getting around to other attractions.

We have just celebrated our daughter's wedding at ettington chase, the whole weekend was amazing, nicola {the wedding co-odinator} and her team couldn't have been any better, and made the day perfect. The wedding breakfast was lovely and considering there were over 100 guests everything was served piping hot, so well done ettington chase and all your staff, from a delighted mother and father of the birde.

Just stayed for a weekend groupon break, hotel is very nice, rooms nothing spectacular but clean tidy and warm...breakfast was good, the evening meal was ok too. didn't use the facilities but they looked good. Best bit was the chequers pub in the village, 5 minutes walk away, great food, great atmosphere, well worth popping to, best book if you want food!!

Stayed here last night on a dinner bed & breakfast rate of ¿¿189 for two adults staying in an executive room. Great welcome, polite, friendly, informative & professional; a smooth check-in. Our room was contempory in terms of design & furnishings; exceptionally clean & provided every facility we needed/required. We had views of the beautifully kept grounds which was pleasant & we were generally very pleased upon our arrival. Super-comfy bed & pillows & yes, the flat-screen tv was not the biggest (a common gripe cited in previous reviews), although it wasn't a particular issue for us. Securing a reservation in the dining room became problematic as we could only be accommodated at either 18.00 or 20.45, which to our preference was slightly too early & slightly too late. However, we opted for the later time of 20.45 & thought we'd enjoy some per-dinner drinks & relax in the bar. Unfortunately, the atmosphere did not make for relaxation because the FA cup final was on the tv which was noisy & not really to our taste or our idea of a relaxing rural retreat! Furthermore, the bar was busy & significantly under staff which caused long waiting times in terms of being served & attended to; at least fifteen (15) minutes which is not acceptable. Consequently, the bar tender was unindated & extremely over-stretched; although when we were finally served the service was polite & apologetic but additional Staff are urgently required, especially on a busy Saturday night! In addition, the bar area was like a cr¿¿che circa 18.00 - 20.00 on a Saturday night & was littered with screaming, unruly infants aged one to at least aged ten. We are not anti-children at all, but having organised babysitters for our own in order to enjoy some relaxing one-on-one time, we did not appreciate being presented & dominated by Strangers' children in what was pitched to us as a "rural, relaxing retreat!" Once again, the "cr¿¿che" scene, did not create a sophisticated ambience on an early Saturday evening which along with the football upon the tv & the extremely long waiting times for service ultimately presented us with a very frustrating & stressful start to our evening. Whilst I appreciate the Hotel can not be responsible or the behaviour of Children or the lack of Parental control & discipline particular Guest's apply to their Children, they can however, provide a child-free bar for other, child-free Guests to enjoy & they can also make a bigger effort to create & promote a more relaxed, sophisticated atmosphere with soft muic, dimmed lighting & candles; it's NOT rocket- science! In addition, the bar did not provide any per-dinner nibbles such as olives, nachos, nuts, crisps which we would have definitely opted for had they been available. Anyway, that aside, when we did finally dine, the food was really very good & the service was polite & attentive & we enjoyed a very pleasant dining experience, despite the rocky start to our evening. We've just enjoyed a beautiful breakfast; plenty of choice, providing juices, fruits, breads, pastries, cheeses, cereals & of course the traditional cooked breakfast which was delicious. We also took advantage of the in-house swimming pool before breakfast which was a refreshing start to our Sunday morning. Generally, we've had a pleasant stay & probably would return again, although I would like the management to take responsibility about the staffing levels as that was/is very off putting & simply not acceptable & I would like to see them endeavour to creating a more relaxing environment for child-free Guests.

This was a two night mid-week break bought for us on a Groupon deal by our grown up children as an anniversary gift. We had no issues with the quality of the room, or the bed, indeed our feeling was that it completely met our needs, without any frills. The pool and jacuzzi were excellent, and although we did not choose to use the gymn and sauna, our impression from fellow guests was that they were also good. The Groupon deal menu for dinner was limited but the food was well prepared and whilst clearly not Michelin star standard, was tasty and attractively presented. We did find the service rather slow, even though the restaurant was not overly busy (we were one of only 2 tables booked for the 7pm slot and our main course was only served just before 8pm). Previous reviews have reflected a negative feeling about the presence of the 'corporate' groups. Our only comment on these would be that the presence of the break-out area for the conferences/training sessions in what is the main route from the bedrooms to the rest of the hotel creates an inconvenient bottle-neck, with customers dodging coffee wielding delegates intent on discussing business techniques, so there would sense in relocating this. We did not feel that their presence was otherwise any more negative than would be a fully-booked hotel. The location is ideally separate from 'urban' Stratford and yet conveniently close to the village, with the option of cross country walks or just leisurely saunters around the grounds which are pleasantly open, with views across the surrounding countryside. All the staff with whom we had dealings were pleasant and really helpful. Overall we thought the break we had was good value for money at the price paid via Groupon but might have been a bit expensive if paid for on the full tariff.