Depends what you look for in location - it is out of the way, but not by much. The setting that the hotel is in is amazing, The grounds are stunning as is the hotel. If you have a pet, you can ware them out just walking around the extensive grounds. Morrisons and good pubs are close by if you are looking for food away from the hotel. We did not eat at all in the hotel.

Note this is a wedding hotel. On our recent visit they had 2 weddings, but as we stayed in the stable block the noise didn't impact us, but worth bearing in mind in case you go for a quiet break.

We really loved the character of the property, the restoration is done to the highest quality, all of the reception rooms on the ground floor were absolutely gorgeous! Even the washrooms, beautiful. Especially loved the conservatory which was beautiful painted wood, everything such high quality, overlooking the courtyard gardens which had festoon lit paths in the evening. Wonderful gardens so well maintained, wonderful staff, absolutely fabulous food and we really felt we had incredible value. The building itself is just so lovely to explore, gorgeous picture windows. Extremely comfortable sofas everywhere, it all felt very luxurious. Heating in room easy to control, we stayed in the Autumn so it wasn’t too hot. Wonderful 5k walk across fields with countryside views, bring wellies if out of summer season to enjoy it to the max! Autumn trees sensational colours everywhere. Thank you so much to all the staff for giving us such a fantastic weekend!

We loved everything, couldn’t fault it at all

We attended an outdoor performance of Hamlet here over the summer, and thought to ourselves, “How is it we’ve never visited before? We drive past The Elvetham every week!” So, for our 21st wedding anniversary, we finally decided to stay for the night — and what a wonderful choice it was. From the moment we arrived, we were treated like celebrities. The staff made us feel incredibly special, and the grounds were simply stunning, perfect for a peaceful autumn afternoon stroll. Everything was beautifully maintained and full of history. It’s amazing to think that royalty once stayed here hundreds of years ago.

The shower in room 163 (not the en-suite, just the shower) was a bit cramped.

Magnificient hotel Exterior & interior, all are gogeous, traditional, historical Enormous garden with lots of flowers and detailed maintenance Staffs in reception, at dinner & breakfast. all are very agreable with smile, very professionnal. Room is clean, enough spacious, Bed is wide and very confortable.

Only one negatif point for us, for foreign tourist(France), the payment in cash for hotel can't be accepted, only by Credit Card is accepted, which is so hard for us, because we don't know this recent system. It would be kind for the clients if the hotel could inform us in advance of this payment system. However, this hotel adjusted this problem flexibly.

Fantastic location, the grounds are amazing. Our room was quiet away from any late night noise. We could barely hear our room neighbours even though know they were present. Very good bath, much better than most hotels. Good size rooom. Friendly staff all round. Nice and tasty dinner with a decent menu.

The bedroom was not well stocked, no range of teas, coffees or alternative drinks. For the price expected options in the room fridge. The bed was far too firm, it felt like a specialist bed aimed at the elderly or people with severe back problems. Several times waiters forgot our orders e.g. we twice asked for additional bread at dinner and gave up in the end, after having to ask for glasses of wine three times. There was a wedding on so gave some leeway for wait times for drinks, but no excuse for dinner. Also I'm the case of one round of red wine, it was served too cold, presumably straight from a freezing cellar. This did not equate to a disappointing stay, but there were a few quibbles.

When we drove up the winding, beautiful drive to the stunning entrance, we actually thought we had booked the wrong hotel. Surely, they don’t allow dogs to stay in such a beautiful and luxurious hotel! However, we were quickly reassured by the young gentleman who checked us in. I didn’t catch his name, but he couldn’t have made us and our dog feel more welcome. Every single member of your team was friendly, helpful, and genuinely happy. It was noticeable how much effort you have put into training your staff, and it showed in every area we ventured to. The grounds and the history of the hotel are also incredible. Thank you for an unforgettable experience at The Elvetham. We look forward to returning to this stunning manor hotel.

There was nothing we didn’t like!

The staff made us feel welcome from the minute we checked in. With a special mention to Shane who as well as his day job provided a historical tour of the hotel which was very interesting. The grounds were stunning and beautifully maintained with lots of walks for our Labrador Chester. Our accommodation in the stable block was clean and spacious enough, wonderful to open the curtains in the morning to see deer in the field. Food was very good, basically cannot fault anything. We had 3 wonderful relaxing days at the Elvetham, would definitely be visiting again.

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Breakfast was beautiful and delicious. The grounds were impeccable. The shower was hot with great water pressure. Staff was pleasant and accommodating even with our late arrival. I would have liked to stay longer, during a cooler week.

Our biggest gripe was the AC only seemed to blow room temperature. During a hot spell, that was uncomfortable. After a long 2 week trip, we were looking forward to one night of AC. The other, annoyance was that we only had one key to keep the lights on in the room. We could not bring our luggage in without using this key to get back in the building. So we propped open doors to bring our luggage in, without turning the lights off on our kids.

Beautiful Gothic Revival hotel building with sprawling grounds. We went there with our dog and it was perfect. We stayed in the stables and the rooms were very clean and freshly refurbished. There is a 5-km walking trail within the grounds. It’s very dog friendly but they made the boundaries very clear; no dogs in the restaurant or the upstairs of the main building. So it put us at ease. We were made to feel very welcomed. Perfect for walking holidays and “nature-immersion weekends”.

There was a wedding going on whilst we were there. We waited over an hour for our food that never came. Whilst I understand the pressure the staff were under, it wasn’t a difficult problem for the management. If only one dedicated headcount was made available in the kitchen to cook for (or at least prioritize) non-wedding guests, and one headcount to serve, there would have been no such problem. So when the entire hotel was focussed on the wedding, there are at least 1-2 people whose sole purpose is to make sure the non-wedding guests are being looked after. And if they can’t dedicate 1-2 headcount in the kitchen & server to non-wedding guests for the day, they should have just closed the hotel to non-wedding staff. The wedding was not a good enough excuse.

Incredible house and grounds, which seem to have been refurbished but could do with even more care and attention to detail. For the rates it is good value for money to experience a stay in a beautiful old house such as this.

Some of the rooms are really not up to standard. We were placed in a ridiculously shabby and dirty one but then, thanks to the help of one very kind and friendly staff member, I believe his name was Shane, luckily moved to a much better room. All over the property you can see immense potential that probably just needs an injection of funds to be brought up to its full glory. As it is, it is sometimes a mixed bag experience.