Cliveden House

Wonderful!! My wife and I celebrated our birthdays and wedding anniversary there .. and it was superb. The food was amazing, the wine list extraordinary, and the staff were fabulous.

I took my elderly mum to Cliveden for afternoon tea. She lives locally and has visited a lot over the years. The food was exceptional (plenty of top ups on sandwiches, and delicious scones and cakes) but most of all I can't speak highly enough of the team who looked after us. They made my mum feel really well looked after, it was a very special afternoon. Highly recommend!

Having stayed at chewton glen in august by comparison our stay at cliveden house was a disappointment. Reasons are:- towel rails didn’t work, twin beds and was promised a double, gas fire didn’t work without assistance, having mentioned our 10 year wedding anniversary nothing to mark the occasion, didn’t step foot outside the ground but still charged an extra for the national trust supplement, service extremely slow in the bar. In summary a hotel resting on its laurels!

I’ve stayed in some of the finest hotels in the world, yet my heart always comes back to Cliveden. We stayed with you during one of the most difficult moments of our lives, though we never shared why. My partner had just lost his best friend who was a famous pop star, loved by millions, and his funeral was held nearby. Your team didn’t know, yet somehow provided exactly what we needed: quiet compassion, respect and pure peace. Your driver took my partner to the service and asked no questions. The staff left us undisturbed over a couple of days, the privacy of our suite was impeccable, and that little side entrance led us into the most beautiful haven of calm. Room service was faultless, the doormen kind and considerate, every detail spoke of care and much understanding. Almost a year has passed, but I still think of Cliveden as a safe haven. I remember walking through the rose gardens, the blooms long gone for autumn, when a red robin appeared in our path, it felt meant to be. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for offering such grace without even knowing the story behind our stay. I can only dream of being treated with such quiet dignity and care again. I truly can’t wait to return, hopefully sometime soon.

We stopped off here on our way back from Somerset and had a wonderful walk along the Thames, visited the ornate chapel (burial place of William Waldorf Astor, of Waldorf salad fame and the Waldorf Astoria) and ate in the National Trust restaurant. All very nice. Some lovely views across the glorious countryside and the river, as well as admiring of the house itself. We didn't have time to go inside the house, so maybe another day. Suffice to say, it wont disappoint, looking at the grandeur of the outside and its setting.