Name: DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham-Cotswolds
Address: Cirencester Road, Charlton Kings, Charlton Kings, England, United Kingdom, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, GB
Price range: $100–$764 per night
Rating: 7.6

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At DoubleTree by Hilton Cheltenham-Cotswolds, travellers frequently praise friendly staff, scenic grounds and a generally comfortable stay, while noting mixed experiences with the ageing spa and leisure facilities, occasional closures, and some service bottlenecks during dining and at busy times.

Rooms are often spacious with comfortable beds, but guests repeatedly mention long walks and stairs due to no lift, hot or cold rooms from limited climate control, and patchy in-room Wi‑Fi or dated fixtures. Breakfast draws regular praise, yet dinner options and restaurant availability can be limited or slow, with some reports of cold items and bookings not being honored. The location is peaceful and convenient for Cheltenham and the Cotswolds, with on-site parking sometimes paid. Expect a comfortable stay with helpful staff, tempered by an older property and occasional operational hiccups.

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Facilities

Pool and gym are appreciated, but the spa/leisure areas feel tired, with changing-room/shower issues, cold pools, and several reports of temporary closures or renovations. Practicalities are mixed: there is no lift, parking is on site (often paid), and EV chargers were sometimes out of service.

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Amaka

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great Ameneties (gym and Pool), Pretty and peaceful envirnoment, comfy bed but no lift

6

Nour

Nov 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was under the parking, no sunlight, and the hotel was old. The pool was very good and the spa.

8

Kay

Nov 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean comfy room. Spa could do with an upgrade, changing rooms were worn and a bit dirty

6

Matt

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Spa was xlosed for the week whichbwas highly disappointing. I was unaware of this until arriving at the hotel, it would have been polite to mention before i booked as i probably wouldnt have stayed here if i had known.

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Daniel

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Conditions of leisure facilities not up to the usual Hilton standard. 2 of the 3 showers in the mens changing area ‘out of service’ with the 3rd one only giving out freezing water. The pool water was also too cold. Bedroom was comfortable and clean.

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Robert

Mar 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It is a nice hotel in a good location with some faded glamour to it. Great sized room, though it is a bit of a walk if your room is in the 400s! The big down side was the Spa was very much in need of repair, showers out of order, toilets as well. Also if you want treatments make sure you book them before you arrive, there is very limited space.

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Nigel

Apr 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pool out of action! Food mediocre. Room cleanliness poor.

10

Frances

Mar 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfasts always great, nice pool and excellent gym facilities.

8

Larry

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Large comfortable room with large TV and super shower room/WC. Nice warm pool. Easy access to Cotswolds. All hotel EV chargers out of service. Found fast chargers elsewhere. Room was a long walk from reception: room numbers over 299 a significant walk from reception/ dining/ pool including up and down stairs when going back and forth. My rating is 8 out of 10 overall.

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Serena

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely hotel and pool spa facilities, nice touch to receive cookies as we checked in although we had to ask for them! I was surprised to be charged a service charge when ordering drinks at the bar! And the water temp kept changing when showering, didn’t use the restaurant but the clock tower next door offered very reasonably priced meals.

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Cleanliness

Many guests found rooms clean. However cleanliness is inconsistent, with reports of cobwebs, stained linens, dirty or rundown spa changing areas, and missed replenishment of toiletries or servicing.

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clare

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pool area and changing rooms really poor run down and dirty. Reception friendly and breakfast very nice Room was comfortable but am alarm went off at 4am in our room duty manager couldn't stop it in the end my husband found a switch in the cupboard that turned it off. It wasn't a fire alarm , Google suggested an intruder alarm. Terrible night and our first night away without the kids in 5 years, absolutely gutted. Lots of stairs to rooms so not good for less abled.

10

Farhat

Aug 16, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I loved the leisure club only thing not happy our room next day wasn’t clean and bathroom I thought they would come to clean .

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Natalie

Dec 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice large clean room.

10

Nikki

Aug 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely stay and room nice and clean

10

Matt

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was very clean and the room was great. The staff in the dining room were fantastic and went above and beyond. Well Done.

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Charis S

Mar 12, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel was a little worn but still comfortable. Stains on sheets and carpet. Disappointed that the pool was closed one day but when it was open it was good. Staff were very kind and helpful.

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Meryl

Apr 23, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

We were so looking forward to our stay as it was planned as some luxury around cheaper forms of accommodation. The first room we were put in had an air con unit outside the window which was noisy and reception kindly moved us to another room. I was really looking forward to having the room serviced daily however this didn’t happen. One day I left the “come back later” sign on the door (presuming it was requesting the housekeepers to come later in the day, after we left. No one came. The next day I asked a housekeeper to clean the room and I was told I will need to go to reception and request it, which I thought was odd but didn’t have time to go as I was in a rush. The next day the towels were changed only after my partner specifically requested it. Otherwise, the property is lovely in a beautiful location.

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Ash

Mar 18, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was the dirtiest we have ever stayed in and to be honest was embarrassed for the hotel on its busy week with all the people paying top money got moved rooms and the upgrade room was just as dirty just had clean sheets on the bed

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Audrey

Feb 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Cobwebs in room, bathroom fan did not work, lightbulb in standard lamp did not work, limited toiletries. Cobwebs , bulb and fan reported to reception, no interest, nothing done . Would not stay again.

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TRACY

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were lovely; very friendly and helpful. However there didn’t seem to be enough of them, for example, we had lunch in the bar when we arrived as we were a little early to check in. Several others were also eating at the same time. We later checked in, went to our room, went for a walk and then returned to the bar (at least 1 hour later) and at least 3 tables had still not been cleared. We also had an issue with the toiletries in the bathroom, both the hand wash and shower gel were empty, we told reception but they were not refilled during our entire stay. On a positive note, parking was easy and reasonably priced. There is a bus stop 200 yards down the road for easy access to Cheltenham centre.

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Rooms

Rooms are often spacious and comfortable with good beds and some pleasant views. Downsides include long walks and many stairs, no air conditioning, occasional heating or noise issues, dated decor in places, small or awkward bathrooms in some rooms, and patchy in-room Wi‑Fi.

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Clive

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was small but okay. The bed was very comfy. However the en-suite was very small the basin was tiny because of the lack of space and was in the way of the toilet. Shower cubicle was very small and the levers hit each other. So when you turned the water on the lever was in the way of the temperature adjustment. I guess they put me in that room because I was a single traveller. Breakfast was nice. I won’t be recommending it to anyone which is a shame because it was recommended to me by a colleague so I imagine the other rooms are better. However I will not be going back. The staff were lovely. They told me the reason the en-suite was cramped was because that side of the building was listed.

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Lesley

Oct 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room lovely spacious & clean Swimming pool really nice

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Alex

Aug 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

TV could do with being updated to something modern as TV channels dong give much option to watch

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David

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Asked for a travel cot and for the first time in ages there was one in the room when we arrived. Stayed in the suite which was perfect for a two year old to run around in and burn some energy before bed time. The only issue was the suite was right above the terrace bar area. Due to the old windows, could hear everything being said below us including the drunken guy shouting at the kids playing cricket at 11pm.

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Justyn

Jun 19, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was very hot, obviously due to weather. No air con units for any room. WiFi non existent, when complained on exit was advised they know that and anyone who complained was given a WiFi extender??. For the money we spent not worth it, will book a local Premier with air con next time.

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Charles

Mar 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Really good hotel for Cheltenham and the staff were very helpful when our room was too noisy - next to a pump room for the hotel heating.

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Kerrie

Jul 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was freezing and no additional duvet was available. We were able to obtain a small electric heater to warm our room. We were so far from reception that we had no wifi. Could be better for the money.

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Larry

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Large comfortable room with large TV and super shower room/WC. Nice warm pool. Easy access to Cotswolds. All hotel EV chargers out of service. Found fast chargers elsewhere. Room was a long walk from reception: room numbers over 299 a significant walk from reception/ dining/ pool including up and down stairs when going back and forth. My rating is 8 out of 10 overall.

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Linda

Jun 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

This hotel has no lifts and lots of stairs. It is no good for anyone who finds stairs difficult. The rooms have no air conditioning and few sockets. Would only rate it 2/5

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David

Dec 17, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Generally a good start. Nice staff, well appointed room, and good breakfast. Room was cold though, radiator didn't come on at all during the stay (and there was snow and ice outside!). Also while I could connect to WiFi on phone there was no internet. Laptop connection was okay though

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Service

Staff are regularly described as friendly and helpful. That said, several guests experienced slow or disorganized service, long waits for meals or check‑in, and booking or communication mishaps.

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S

May 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The trip started well with a very friendly welcome and a lovely gift of hot cookies. Unfortunately we were then told the restaurant was fully booked that evening so we had to venture into town, not ideal after travelling over 5 hours. We were also advised that the Spa and Swimming Pool were not available due to an issue and would be back in use the next morning, which turned out to be late afternoon . I made a booking for our party of 4 for the restaurant on the Saturday evening at 7pm with reception, bearing in mind it was fully booked on the Friday. When we turned up on the Saturday, we were advised that our booking had not been forwarded and there was no space and that we would possibly be able to get a seat in a couple of Hours!! There was no offer of alternative eating arrangements in the Terrace Bar, and when i took this up with the Reception Staff, their attitude was one, of not our problem, maybe we should go to the Marston Pub next to the Hotel or into Cheltenham. Poor communication and awful attitude tainted what could have been an enjoyable stay, coupled with no Spa and Swimming facilities for most of the break. This was my First Hilton experience, needless to say i wont be rushing to go with them again.

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Keith

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent staff - very helpful and supportive

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Steven

Apr 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Loved that we could bring our dog and not charged for. We had a problem at first in that my wife is disabled and there were no lifts. The receptionist (Elle-May) changed our room so that we were as near to the car as possible. Restaurant food was excellent as well. Will definitely go there again 👍

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David

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel and facilities were very good. The staff were excellent and worked very hard to make our stay perfect. However I booked a meal in the restaurant for 20:00 and was still waiting for starter at 21:15. In the end I cancelled the mail course. The following day for breakfast I ordered an omelette and this took over 45 minutes to be served. And finally when checking out it took over 20 minutes due to lack of staff.

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Geoff

May 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

when arriving for dinner in the restaurant we were told they couldn't accommodate us as they were short staffed in the kitchen. there were only 3 tables occupied & set seating for a hundred or more. "go to the bar there are snacks available there" Consequently we had no evening meal at all. No Lift if you've heavy bags & parking is a long walk.

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Karl

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location and setting. Reception staff very nice and helpful, a nice touch with a warm cookie. Comfortable bed. Good gym and spa facilities. Bar and breakfast staff were slow and unhelpful. Had to wait a very long time for our drinks after having to go back to the bar twice. It wasnt even busy. A very special thanks to Phil from the maintenance team, who had to step in and sort out the breakfast service. Overall a pleasant stay.

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Andre

Dec 13, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Last stay good. This stay awefull. 40 minute wait to check in. Rooms not ready. Restaurant closed. 1 hour wait for room service. Plastick packaging in food. Wrong order delivered, wrong wine delivered. No hot water in the room.

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Jason

Jun 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were nice and bed was comfortable. Staff were amazing, Gary from Maintenance was a funny guy. All staff at this property are friendly and helpful. Definitely stay again and recommend highly

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Howa

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Comfortable stay, and helpful and friendly staff.

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TRACY

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were lovely; very friendly and helpful. However there didn’t seem to be enough of them, for example, we had lunch in the bar when we arrived as we were a little early to check in. Several others were also eating at the same time. We later checked in, went to our room, went for a walk and then returned to the bar (at least 1 hour later) and at least 3 tables had still not been cleared. We also had an issue with the toiletries in the bathroom, both the hand wash and shower gel were empty, we told reception but they were not refilled during our entire stay. On a positive note, parking was easy and reasonably priced. There is a bus stop 200 yards down the road for easy access to Cheltenham centre.

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Location

Peaceful, scenic setting with easy access to Cheltenham and the wider Cotswolds, plus a pub next door and bus stop nearby. On‑site parking is convenient but often charged.

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LEE

Dec 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

nice Hotel and close to Cheltenham town centre, recomend India brasserie in town for Indian meal

10

Quentin

May 9, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

With a lake and stream and woodland. I enjoyed hearing the Tawny Owls hooting just behind the hotel, and seeing the Grey Wagtails taking food to their nest by the lake. The staff were friendly and helpful. Good to have electric vehicle charging on site too!

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Vera

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a lovely stay. We arrived earlier than expected but used the leisure facilities, unfortunately no disabled changing room only disabled toilets. We later checked in. We had stayed here previously and we were aware of the amount of stairs. As I have a disability we asked for a room which was more accessible. We were give a upgrade to room 405 and able to park close to the room, no steps or stairs. Room spacious and clean, very comfortable bed. There were bath robes but no slippers. Location and parking excellent, easy drive into Cheltenham. Breakfast was excellent except that the uncut bread was not replenished, no decaf cappuccino in the drinks machine. There was cooked meats but no tomato or cucumber available. We would definitely stay again.

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Gautam

Apr 18, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent customer service, gr8 breakfast, lovely area and v convenient to get to other Cotswolds towns like Bourton-on-the-Water, the Slaughters etc. And reasonably priced.

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Amrit

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property but very much an old building so a lot of walking to rooms, restaurant and pool areas going up and down stairs. Not ideal if you have a pram or lots of luggage. Picturesque location with a pub next door.

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charles

Aug 28, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location, friendly and helpful staff. Ample parking even on a busy day.

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JAYNE

Jan 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, great night sleep amazing pillows

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Larry

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Large comfortable room with large TV and super shower room/WC. Nice warm pool. Easy access to Cotswolds. All hotel EV chargers out of service. Found fast chargers elsewhere. Room was a long walk from reception: room numbers over 299 a significant walk from reception/ dining/ pool including up and down stairs when going back and forth. My rating is 8 out of 10 overall.

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Bob

May 7, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice comfortable hotel with easy access into Cheltenham town centre

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Lucy

Apr 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great family hotel - lovely location. My kids loved the pool.

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently praised and generally offers good variety. Dinner is more inconsistent, with limited menus, slow service, occasional closures or lack of availability, and some reports of cold or disappointing dishes.

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Rodney

Oct 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

breakfast v good was not free ? Hotel excellent as always staff good friendly etc

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Vimal

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast service was awful !! not much choice for vegetarian and vegan. Items were nor refilled until asked. Tables were not cleaned after use so you are waiting for a cleaned table for long time.

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David

Sep 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel and facilities were very good. The staff were excellent and worked very hard to make our stay perfect. However I booked a meal in the restaurant for 20:00 and was still waiting for starter at 21:15. In the end I cancelled the mail course. The following day for breakfast I ordered an omelette and this took over 45 minutes to be served. And finally when checking out it took over 20 minutes due to lack of staff.

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Lynn

May 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was comfortable. Breakfast was good plenty of choice lovely outlook from restaurant

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Geoff

May 24, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

when arriving for dinner in the restaurant we were told they couldn't accommodate us as they were short staffed in the kitchen. there were only 3 tables occupied & set seating for a hundred or more. "go to the bar there are snacks available there" Consequently we had no evening meal at all. No Lift if you've heavy bags & parking is a long walk.

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Mark

Feb 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I didn't like that I was unable to eat in the restaurant on the night of my stay as it had been entirely booked out to a convention of visiting trainee clergy. I was given no warning that the restaurant would be closed to me either at the time of booking nor at any time prior to my arrival. At 2 minutes past 6 (I.E. immediately after the restaurant's advertised opening time) I arrived in the restaurant, keenly looking forward to enjoying a 'Wild Mushroom and Truffle Risotto' only to be told that it was closed to me as it had been booked from 6:15 until 9:00pm and that I could neither eat before, nor after the block booking. This is unsatisfactory as, had I known beforehand, I would have made alternative plans. A pizza in the bar, although decent enough, was scant substitute for my eagerly anticipated, and doubtless delicious, risotto. Finally, there were no signs posted anywhere within the hotel warning of the restaurant's closure/unavailability.

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Ian

Dec 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed the visit, we did think the food in the bar and breakfast let it down, Hot breakfast was barely warm. No fresh crusty bread or rolls just sliced bread for toasting. We both had salad for main meal in the bar and it was very small, more like a starter. Staff very friendly and helpful and room very comfortable.

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J

Jan 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything we expected and more,staff very helpful room had all we wanted,except the loop i found myself in trying to set up an account to get wifi log in ,however it didnt detract from our stay of one night.Very clean,breakfast was very good with a great choice,will be back again.Thanks.

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E

Jan 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The bedding was really comfortable and all amenities were great, however, the breakfast wasn't as nice as it could be. The sausages were massively overcooked and the mushrooms were boiled or steamed which was a bit gross, they should be fried on a grill.

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Alison

Feb 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Fisrt night stay, restaurant was fully booked, but told we could order food from the bar. We did i ordered curry for £17 it had 4 bits of chicken the rest was vegatables and cold rice with soggy nam bread. We had to walk past the resturant to get to our room and im a smoker, every time i walked past i looked into the restaurant it had a maximum of 15 people and id say over 50% of the tables empty. But staff great room great beer hreat

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Month	Average price
January	$103
February	$128
March	$195
April	$146
May	$144
June	$159
July	$164
August	$125
September	$140
October	$130
November	$131
December	$134

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4 $167	5 $311
6 $111	7 $182	8 $168	9	10 $131	11 $151	12 $229
13 $110	14 $157	15 $171	16 $711	17 $136	18 $156	19 $227
20 $110	21 $157	22 $764	23 $222	24 $128	25 $154	26 $177
27 $131	28 $157	29 $222	30 $222

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $130	2 $147	3 $217
4 $129	5 $132	6 $173	7 $189	8 $124	9 $251	10 $382
11 $129	12 $135	13 $173	14 $174	15 $157	16 $168	17 $286
18 $109	19 $135	20 $173	21 $161	22 $139	23 $235	24 $284
25 $100	26 $143	27 $181	28 $145	29 $115	30 $120	31 $153

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