Staff were attentive and reacted well when we needed to change rooms (see below). Restaurant food (tapas) was excellent and well priced. Breakfast was a good choice. Location was perfect for us. Travelled by EV. There are rapid chargers 3 miles away in Rochdale.

Booked 'the suite'. Missed that this room only had a bath and no hand shower attachment - wouldn't have been able to wash our hair! Immediately changed to the ONLY room with a shower. Would have been a major issue if that room was not available. There are 20+ outside steps to the rooms. Not easy to carry luggage up and down and IMPOSSIBLE if you have mobility issues. We were there during autumn wet weather and some of the steps were slightly slippery. If untreated in winter they could be dangerous. Car parking in road side. When the restaurant was busy we had to park quite a way away and on a steep hillside.

The little apartment was so lovely and cosy. With the hidden bathroom and the original beams. We also booked and ate in the restaurant downstairs. I would highly recommend doing this. The food is delicious, the atmosphere is great and the staff are very accommodating and friendly.

Some of the outside area was a bit worn out and could do with sprucing up but at this time of year I appreciate that is difficult. The bed was a little hard when sitting on it but better once laid down. They are the only down points and that's really nit picking because both issues did not bother either of us and did not affect our trip.

The building as such is amazing. One of the oldest buildings in the North West with loads of character. The restaurant serves nice food and the breakfast was really good too. Unfortunately it was raining the whole time we were there but the room was good enough to stay in the whole time. The room is really spacious and light, the bed is nice and soft.

The fireplace was not in the room which was a bummer as that was one of the things that sold this accommodation to us. The owner said that about 3 week before our visit one of the guests took it too far with the fire and they had to remove the fireplace :( apart from this the only other thing is absence of a shower head in the bathroom which is inconvenient if you just want to take a quick shower - here you have to fill in the bath.

Amazing food - both breakfast and dinner. Very comfort bed and lovely linens. Excellent breakfast waiter.

Staff not very informative or welcoming when we arrived. No Wifi details or breakfast times. Only one socket in room so had to choose between bedside lamps, kettle etc. No bulb or working lamp on one side of the bed. We needed breakfast before catching a train at 10am so needed to leave at 9.30am but couldn’t eat until 9.30am! We had sent numerous messages through Booking.com and the hotel Facebook messaging app asking about breakfast times before arriving but never received a reply.

The Rake is like a second home to me. Every time we have a friendly welcome, a great meal, so many dishes to choose from, a fantastic sleep, an amazing breakfast, and lovely walks in the area. Great service from all the staff who work so hard to make it a wonderful experience. It's great for a romantic meal for two, a small group party like my Dad's recent 85th birthday. Can't recommend it enough!

Nothing.

We very much liked the styling of the room and how the owners had made the most of the original features of this beautiful, old building. The size of the room, with the vaulted, beamed ceiling, felt luxurious. The staff couldn't have been more hospitable, checking that we had all that we needed and that we had slept well. Having such high quality food, both for breakfast and in the evening, was a massive bonus. It was a delight to talk 'food' with the passionate, young chef, Oliver. What an asset to the business! Will definitely stay again and recommend to others.

Such a large statement bed needs a generous duvet that falls over the sides of the mattress and plump pillows to do it justice.

Big spacious accommodation, huge comfy bed, roomy shower/loo. Ample tea and coffee, reinforcements promptly provided on request. Good food, substantial for tapas - order frugally until you can judge against your hunger!

Long and complicated climb to it up successive flights of outside steps - no internal access to restaurant level. Bag carrying provided but a bit nerve wracking for the elderly and questionably fit - especially after dark, despite lighting. Very old property, well updated given historic building rules. Car parking easy when we stayed.

Excellent food, really friendly and attentive staff and the venue itself is very historical and full of character. We had 7 plates of Tapas and drinks and the quality was excellent. We stayed in Room 1 which was wonderfully quirky - it even has a bookcase that is actually a door!

There wasn't a shower in the room. It obviously isn't a massive issue so not worth any negative points, plus I would definitely recommend supplying larger towels for guests as the current ones are a bit on the small side.

We booked the suite for the night. The room was really clean and tidy and loved the hidden bookshelf door to the bathroom. The staff are exceptional, nothing is too much for them. The food at the restaurant was fantastic as again were the staff. The breakfast was really good too. Will 100% recommend and stay again. Thank you to all the staff at The Rake

Love the tapas and staff are veryfriendly

Stayed last year but I couldn't use the jacuzzi bath as I'd had an operation so was really looking forward to that but they have changed the bath so disappointed with that, lighting to the room is poor and needs repairing, also steps can be quite precarious to get to your room, could do with hand rails on both sides. left phone charger and struggling to get it back