Hintlesham Hall was an extravagance for us, but worth every penny. We stayed in a very large room in the stable block with a sofa and easy chair. The service in the hotel was excellent, attentive (but not too much!) Breakfasts were good and the dinners excellent - consistently good food across the menu - three of us ate three dinners and everything we chose was beautifully cooked and presented. The grounds are lovely, and it would be great to sit outside at a warmer time of year. There were several lovely rooms to sit indoors, though. The afternoon teas looked delicious, but as we had eaten so well at breakfast we enjoyed delicious tea and scones to tide us over until dinner. I cannot recommend this hotel highly enough.
Updates required
Stay was ok . Room is overpriced, maybe 10 years ago it
Could justify that price but dated and needs certain upgrades.
Food expensive and
Not really value for money. Staff good and friendly
Sadly expectation was not upheld
A beautiful period building in a beautiful location.
Furnishing and decor sympathetically in keeping with the period in history.
The welcome was warm and friendly.
The bedroom was well equipped and comfortable although the provision of toiletries was minimal for a stay of more than one day/night.
A hair dryer was provided but not situated conveniently to an electrical socket.
One of the radiators had been leaking making the carpet wet which not pleasant underfoot. When this was pointed out a space heater was placed in the room however this was non-functional.
In the dining room the dinner was, on the whole, tasty and beautifully presented.
When the waiting staff were asked specifics about the dishes they were ill-informed, saying either, 'I don't like the particular item' or, I don't know the composition' of certain dishes !
Items which had been ordered had been forgotten therefore the staff had to be reminded.
The halibut was overcooked and quite dry.
At breakfast the fruit was, disappointingly, not fresh.
The pancakes and scrambled eggs were barely warm, the eggs delivered swiftly as if it had been already cooked and held in that state. Also tasting as if produced from dried, or similar, egg. It was definitely not made from freshly cracked eggs.
One of the most delightful features of our stay was the wonderful gentle piano playing, by the lady in the entrance conservatory.
I am bound to say that, having read the rating, I was expecting more attention to detail.
Absolute aanrader
Het was een super verblijf. We hebben zo genoten! Zeer vriendelijk personeel. Heerlijke diners. Goed ontbijt. Prachtige kamer met schitterend uitzicht op de prachtige tuin. Het huis is heel mooi onderhouden.
Lovely hotel with fantastic facilities and excellent staff. Dinner was delicious. However, it was very noisy all night with chairs being moved (possibly by the cleaning staff) so sadly I could not recommend this hotel (the noise was definitely not other guests and went from around 10pm until 5am on and off).