Hotels near Hawkstone Park FOLLIES ADVENTURE, Hodnet

A really well designed space and great value. It's also well located - a bakery, several pubs, cafes and restaurants just a couple of minutes walk away. It's next door to a lively pub, but the noise was very contained and didn't affect our sleep. Great shower too. We were walking the Shropshire Way - this was a perfect overnight stopover.

2 night stay with friends while touring Shropshire, Herefordshire and Wales. Private grounds, off road parking covered by CCTV and a warm welcome from the friendly staff. Rooms were en suite, clean and warm. Breakfast was included in the room rate, was of good quality and plentiful. Hotel has bar and light bites menu or there are restaurants and pubs a short 5 minute walk away. Family run hotel with a small, long serving, team and it shows. Would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel and look forward to my next stay.

Chose this hotel because I have played golf a few times with my husband here and love the course. Arrived at 4pm (check in is 3pm) to be told room not ready as staff off sick. We sat and waited but the couple that checked in after us complained and were given complimentary bar drinks while they waited, we were not offered this so bit miffed that you have to vocally complain to be offered this! Checked in at 5pm and card to door didn’t work so I had to traipse back to reception to get card re-validated. Finally got into room and unpacked and we were so fed up we couldn’t be bothered to go to pool as planned as so little time left so just got ready for dinner which was booked at 7pm. Whilst getting ready the people in the next room to us decided for some reason to try the adjoining door to our room and walked in saying “oh so sorry” we were rather shocked to say the least!! The adjoining room was locked simply by a swivel lock so either side could lock/unlock the door from both sides. At this point we decided to take all of our purses, phones, car keys etc to dinner with us. I’m sure they were perfectly fine people but as we did not know them from Adam we felt insecure leaving stuff in the room. Dinner was good. Slept ok. Breakfast was a faff. It should be a self service hot buffet but instead there’s a big queue with one lady serving you. We waited for beans which were not heated so absolutely vile. Why is one young lady putting food on your plate? Felt like school dinner line!!!!! We went for our treatment after breakfast and were shown around the spa and pool etc which looked lovely but we had already checked out so would have been nice to have been shown around on the afternoon (well evening eventually) when we checked in. Not really sure what to say other than it’s a nice golf course to play with my husband! Sorry to my best friend for a very odd birthday experience for both of us.

This is my second stay at the Mercure Albrighton Hall. I really enjoyed my stay, Staff were friendly and helpful and the room was clean. I'm slightly disappointed in comparison to my last stay though, last time we were in a privilege room which was gorgeous and unique. We had booked the privilege room as a birthday celebration, so wanted something extra special, however this time the privilege room was nothing special, just a slightly larger than average run of the mill hotel room. There was nothing wrong with the room itself, just not as nice as our previous stay. If I was to stay again, I wouldn't bother with the room upgrade - I'd just stick to a standard room. The only flaw I can point out is the door to the lakeside rooms. The security door that's opposite the lake was open the entire time we were there. The door did not lock when it closed over, which was a security concern - especially at night time. The leisure facilities are great, the pool is a touch cold but this isn't anything major. The sauna/steam room selection is brilliant and there's plenty of room. There are male/female changing facilities and they have private shower and change cubicles which is a big win for me. I didn't choose to book breakfast this time as the price seemed excessive, and I'm not a big breakfast eater. Instead I went to Battlefield 1403 'sparrows cafe' which was a 5 minute drive away and was absolutely lovely! Overall it was a great stay and I will stay here again!

The hotel is right in the very center of the town and the location is very good. The breakfast is very rich, you can order the main dish yourself, we have a very clean breakfast. Hotel service is also very good, we asked about the bus time nearby, the hotel front desk sold to the computer to print a schedule to us. The only downside is that the hotel house is very old and the rooms are generally small.

I was visiting the University on business. From the minute I walked in you could feel the customer service culture was very good and very natural. Every team member from reception to the team that we’re looking after the bar and restaurant. I’m sitting here writing this after my breakfast. Again a really friendly and genuine environment. I felt compelled to write this review. I managed a customer service driven environment for many years and I know the work that goes on behind the scenes to keep what you have worked hard to achieve. Well done to all. I’m glad I joined Bonvoy. I will be back 100%. Have a good day.