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Reviews of Stanbrook Abbey

3.5 out of 5
Stanbrook Abbey
Callow End, Worcester, England

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 177 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 177 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 177 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Caron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We have been a few times to Stanbrook Abbey with our two dogs, the staff are amazing especially the bar staff. We always have an enjoyable and relaxing time and the dogs love it!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is stunning. The staff are wonderful and the whole hotel is a little bit of luxury. The breakfast was lovely with lots of choice and it is also freshly prepared. We loved how quiet it was- there was a NYE event the evening we stayed, but you couldn’t hear a thing from our room which was exactly what we wanted. We can’t wait to stay again and would love to visit again in the summer and next NYE!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A1 place to stay
Upon arrival we were greeted by a lovely member of staff who took us straight to the reception and got us checked in and then took us straight to our room which they had given us a free upgrade which was out of this world about half hour later reception rang up the room to ensure that everything was good with the room we also booked for dinner which was out of this world I cannot recommend the hotel enough We will definitely be returning great work and excellent customer service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet place, well-preserved stuff from the original abbey when the nuns were here, friendly staff, great amenities (toilets and rooms in very good condition).
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Katy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful friendly staff. Comfy bed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlie

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent spot and staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pussvee

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning beautiful hotel. Definitely, visit this hotel again
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

DOROTHY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The original building is beautiful, but the bar area (recent extension) is less so. The staff are warm and friendly; the restaurant staff were particularly good. The room is a little meh for the money - a poster referring to a bath when there isn't one, irritated, and the lack of a Nespresso machine surprised.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

gerald roger

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bell Tower with views.
Avery nice location and a very nice old building with lots to see. The old Abbey has many features, the main hall for example with its architecture, a bell tower you can climb with panoramic views from the top. The bedroom was smaller than expected while the bathroom was bigger than needed, possibly due to load-bearing walls and the way it could be divided. Still, more space in the bedroom would have been nice.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Michael, OLDHAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Ashutosh

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Keith W.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Wonderful Hotel!
We loved the hotel, its location, its unique character and its super-friendly staff and management. Our room was spacious, clean, conveniently set out and very comfortable. The underfloor heating ensured a perfect temperature at all times. The bathroom was spacious and had everything we needed. The shower enclosure was a perfect size and the shower was easy to adjust and control. The breakfast menu offered a good range of choices. The full English breakfast was exceedingly generous and beautifully cooked. The dining room was very spacious, comfortable with a beautiful ambience. We were however, a little disappointed with the dinner menu. I very much enjoyed the steak noisettes which were tender and succulent, but my wife found the lamb challenging and well below the standard we were expecting. Many of the items on the dinner menu were a little unusual; not in itself a problem, but some more tempting items for main course other than steaks would have been welcome. I tried the stone bass and was not impressed - no comparison with good sea bass in my opinion. The sweet menu was good and my wife enjoyed trying the items. Beverages alcoholic and non-alcoholic were well up to standard. We enjoyed a very nice Shiraz - ( "Journeys End" ) - from Stellenbosch with our dinner. No review would be complete without mentioning the Hotel's history as an Abbey with resident nuns not too many years ago! The Abbey's buildings are there for all residents to see. So why not take a look!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very warm and friendly, the hotel also had a DC EV charger.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David Nigel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly and good atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
booked table in restaurant ahead of visit - was informed not available upon arrival. had to eat in george’s bar which is decorated like a cheesy butlins bar from the 1980’s (no offence to butlins). menu choices limited. staff all great but were overwhelmed. room was way too hot, no aircon but instead a noisy wall fan. hot water was hotter than volcanic lava - caution sign was added above the tap, but why not actually reduce the temp so it can be used without filling the sink? A dressing gown was provided and had the last guests dirty tissue in the pocket- which was a lovely surprise when i put my hand in there :-/ …and after i had stopped gagging i had to re-scold my hand under the hot tap again. grounds and old part of the hotel are beautiful. shame about george’s bar which is so out of keeping with the building. all staff were trying hard and really helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael, OLDHAM

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stanbrook Abbey has a very calming environment. It is the perfect place for R & R. The rooms are beautiful and the building is breathtaking
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very easy access, no hassle, nice staff, only stopped for buisness in area , will stop again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breathe in.
We paid £230 per night in January for what was a disappointingly small room. Listed as a Classic Double at 5 x 4 metres plus bathroom, I dread to think how small the Classic Double (small) rooms were!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing and beautifully-restored venue, with plenty of interest and (on request) the possibility of climbing the bell tower for even more tremendous views! Great that they've installed a commercial EV charging point, too. Excellent and very friendly staff, with a lovely breakfast. Certainly worth every penny!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning building, pleasant stay
Stunning location in converted abbey, beautiful hotel building, especially restaurant and bar, set in nice grounds. Quiet countryside spot a few miles from Worcester. My room was fairly standard, mostly matched online description although no coffee-maker (kettle only). Decent shower room but getting housekeeping didn’t replace mini toiletries. Breakfast mostly good although disorganised when partial buffet set-up. Dinner/bar food disappointing except desserts.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great wedding hotel
Lovely hotel with a great mixture of new and older buildings. Great food in the restaurant. Fantastic for the wedding we went to there.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The first time we have stayed here and when we drove up the drive it looked amazing. Very friendly staff , beautiful grounds excellent rooms really clean and comfortable bed. Had an evening meal and the food and service was good. I would stay again and I would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place, very clean and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stanbrook Hotel, excellent service
Excellent service at the hotel. My wife had stated a dietary requirement on booking and we were delighted that this followed through into both the supplies in the room and to the restaurant staff. Few hotels seem to manage this. Beautiful building, friendly people, well equipped room and excellent location. Had a very relaxing short break.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Leicestershire

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic Hotel, Excellent Service, Beautiful Hotel that is certainly a bit different to the norm, Highly Recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stanbrook Abbey
Stayed one night, superb accomodation and very helpful staff. Had dinner in the refrectory which was lovely. Will definately come back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Darryl

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shabby dated decor
The building was amazing . The decor was ddated . Carpet in room was stained . Decor in room was drab . An interior designer is badly needed . It could be fabulous .
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady that checked us in was very polite and friendly. The walk from the lobby to our room was amazing. The room itself was lovely also. Would definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An experience not to be missed!
Stanbrook Abbey is a unique experience which was well worth the money. Our room was very tastefully decorated with a large shower in the bathroom. Breakfast was excellent with a great variety of options. Really appreciated the home made bread, jam and yoghurt. Gluten free selection was very good. Service excellent. We enjoyed the snooker room and games room and discovered a really interesting library. A very interesting and beautiful place to wander around. We had a meal in the bar which was lovely. Only slight criticism is that the tables in the bar area are quite small and don't really lend themselves to the space needed for a meal.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous quirky hotel
Fabulous quirky hotel, excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Malvenia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wedding at Stanbrook Abbey
We attended our daughter’s wedding on Friday 20th December and had a fabulous time. The hotel is stunning and a magical place, all staff were excellent and very helpful special thanks to Clyde and Lisa.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Gluten Free Provision
A beautiful hotel, fantastic cocktails, lovely room, even better bathroom but what really stood out was the service. They made a courtesy phone call a few days before during which they asked if there were any dietary requirements. I am coeliac so therefore gluten free. Upon check in I found that the complementary biscuits in my room were gluten free. For dinner the gluten free options and adjustments were explained and my meal was absolutely delicious. The biggest surprise was breakfast where I was able to select homemade gluten free muesli which was the best I have ever tasted, gluten free toast was provided and I even took a gluten free scone away with me for lunch! The best bit however was availing myself of the first Eggs Benedict that I have been able to eat since my diagnosis, and it was absolutely amazing. The service from staff was impeccable throughout; a truly special hotel with a unique history that I look forward to exploring next time I visit. This will most definitely be a regular haunt.
Room
Bathroom. There’s a shower and fireplace behind me
Gluten free complimentary biscuits
Foyer
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019