Great Fosters

We didn't,t stay in this absolutely fabulous property. The weather was so good we decided to pop in for drink on the terrace overlooking the magnificent manicured gardens all set up for outside afternoon tea around the ornamental ponds. We ordered a reasonable priced bottle of Whispering Angels back and soaked up the lovely sunshine. The service from our very friendly waiter Aaron was perfect. We finished with a wander around the grounds, public areas and the outstanding open air pool and spa area. Made me feel very jealous of those lounging by the pool. We will definitely return for a stay

We returned to Great Fosters to celebrate our wedding anniversary as we’d married there many years ago. From making the booking over the phone with Zak, to check out, and everything in between, it was a great experience. He was very professional, polite and helpful, as were Natalia and Gabor at reception. We were very lucky to be upgraded to a fantastic suite, which was very clean and spacious, with great views of the gardens and swimming pool. Food at both dinner and breakfast was very tasty and the waiting staff couldn’t do enough for us. Thank you, everyone for making our visit such a happy and memorable occasion.

We visited for a special birthday night away. The hotel is lovely we had a nice suite in a quiet part of the hotel and had a nice time. However the room had some damage to paint on the walls and the bath and in paces just looked a bit tired. The google room hub thing didn’t work and wasn’t programmed at all. It was only useful for the QR code to reach reception or the concierge. However what lets this hotel down and something which needs real improvement is the restaurant The Estate Grill. We had our startes and waited ages for our main we were offend complimentary cocktails while we waited but our mains arrived before the cocktails and when it arrived my main was Luke warm and I was asked if I would like it reheated (really!!!) or a new redone dish I chose the second option but in my opinion for a two AA rosette restaurant they shouldn’t be offering to reheat my meal especially as it was chicken. Then very disappointing that as we were having our deserts we were brought a desert with Happy Birthday written on the plate and the waitress said I don’t know who’s birthday it is and just left it on the table and walked away. Our experience didn’t spoil our night away but all in all it could have been better.

What an amazing hotel only 50 minutes from Middlesex The staff could not be trained to higher standard. Breakfast incredible hotel was a Hunting Lodge. Not small seating areas and hidden gardens. They are looked after and manicured beautifully. I can’t complain which is a first so looking forward to having dinner in the main restaurant tonight. afternoon tea was exceptional so really looking forward to seeing what they produce for dinner.

We booked a three night stay to celebrate our 10th anniversary. having seen the hotels marketing and social media posts, we expected five star luxury, with excellent service, delicious evening meal, an amazing breakfast (delivered under a silver cloche ), A welcoming and luxury atmosphere, ample gorgeous grounds, wonderful swimming pool. A small luxury hotel in the countryside. In reality it’s an airport stopover (right next to the M25, so lots of traffic noise), and like a very expensive Premier Inn, with a motel like vibe and dining experience. Dirty tables, dirty dining area, dirty swimming pool, very poor service (with one exception). And Bad food Definitely NOT 5 star!!!! We paid £700-£800 for the one night we actually stayed and dinner and drinks. We don’t mind spending this much if the service, hotel and food meet the expectations set by the marketing. We felt this was false advertising at worst and bad management at best. We’re yet to hear back from management. We reported it when leaving, and provided some of the photos I took, but not sure what the management team propose to do as no contact as yet… More detail: Poor check in experience 3/10 (tepid welcome). The guy who showed us to the room pointed out the empty carafe and glasses, which when in season would have held mead. (This is what we could have won, type scenario…how odd😂) Poor service in the garden when wanting drinks…had to hunt down staff for a menu etc Dinner was 3/10. Setting 1/10 Formica table’s which hadnt been wiped so ere sticky, faux leather chairs which I also stuck too as it was so warm. Overly warm room added to the uncomfortable experience. I ordered mushroom risotto which tasted of liquorice and when changed was not cooked for long enough ). The chicken however was tasty and well presented.a special mention to Gaurav Rajput who was fantastic. Breakfast 0/10 taken to dirty dining table with lots of mess under it and around our feet/floor. Even when I pointed this out, it still wasn’t cleared properly. There were no plates for toast, over cooked and hard pancakes, undercooked bacon and undercooked cheap looking sausage, plus a frozen hash brown. Flooded breakfast buffet table (staff didn’t seem to notice) with cheap looking pastries and less than fresh looking fruit. Bad service. Room 8/10 Bathroom 5/10 beautiful to look at, lovely toiletries. But…Toilet was awful…see photos. So awful I didn’t want to use it. Get it looks historic, but that’s not the type of loo I like to use. The breakfast experience was the final straw. We checked out after just one night. The last thing we wanted to do. It’s inconvenient and spoiled a day of our few nights away. In short dont waste your money. It isn’t 5 star and it isn’t a small luxury hotel.