The Fish Hotel

We stayed at the fish hotel last week for a mini break, it is an amazing place, It is set in a super back to nature location and the whole feel and vibe is one of a relaxed casual environment We stayed in one of the hideaway huts which are absolutely fantastic. The staff are amazing and friendly. Our waiter Ivan was a lovely guy, he went the extra mile for us while we were there and made it a truly wonderful experience, we'll definitely go back again.

Great chilled out surroundings. Came here for a business offsite. Was a fantastic venue in beautiful surroundings. Lovely cosy rooms with views across the Cotswolds. The main hotel had a real country feel to it with log fires and comfortable surroundings. In the evening we had a private room and were served a hearty meal with a toffee vodka. The room and food were in a German style and added to the country feel. Would definitely recommend for business, but will also be returning for leisure.

Just returned after 3 nights with 3 female friends. Lovely quirky hotel with charming staff - especially Michelle. Room was spotless with lovely towels and bedding . Added bonus was all The dogs staying there with guests . Breakfast good and plentiful selection Would not hesitate to recommend- and def. Stay again .

DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL! it is so perfect we don't want it ruined. There are no words to describe how beautiful the hotel is. The property is in the hills with amazing views especially at sunset The staff are so friendly and helpful and the rooms ah the rooms. Amazing. ( have I said amazing) The outdoor seating at the lodge is beautiful and so relaxing. One of the best properties we have stayed at.

This is in a wonderful location with far reaching views. Lovely. Rooms and types of accommodation are spread out over the hill side. From rooms in the stable to shepherd huts and all well appointed. We had one of the bigger suites, complete with Nespresso coffee machine, sofa, two chairs in front of a stove and a mini bar. Very nice. The failure of the boiler and no hot water in the morning however was a problem and unfortunately tempered our view of this hotel. On the upside we took our spaniel with us and he was indeed welcome. Some nice touches with a bed, towel and bowls ready for him. He came to breakfast and he could join us in the bar for dinner. The bar will serve you the restaurant menu (slowly) or the bar menu but the bar menu was rather limited and whilst the food was really good the choice piece was not expected.

What a wonderful stay at the Coach House, room 29 was the best room loved everything about it and quiet too. Will defo stay again. Have stayed at all Farmcombe hotels and nothing but praise for them all. Enjoyed my birthday stay. The staff are so pleasant and obliging and a special shout to Rachel at breakfast, a real asset, didn't need to ask for anything she checked everything. Thank you all once again.

We are at the restaurant for the second time this year - FANTASTIC!!!! Food, staff, location - just everything about it!!! This is my favourite place to eat and just relax!! I bought my 2 spaniels with me and the staff provided 2 beds and some water bowls! I honestly cannot rate this place high enough!!! Cannot wait to come back - thank you!!!

We eventually managed to park up to go into reception as the car park at the top and in front of the main entrance was absolutely full. So it is either VERY popular at 3pm or have a lot of staff ! Check-in was OK in a nice seated lounge. Everybody – staffwise - with laptops seemingly surgically attached to them !! Room was at the bottom of the area in a large ‘block’ called the Stables. It has another car park and plenty of room (just a couple of hundred metres below the main building). Comfortable room and no problems. Corridor doors which do not slam shut which is good. Reception/restaurant/bar from here is a short easy walk away although quite a few steps (you can walk up/down the small access road). But easy none-the-less. And it is lit at night. So we had no problems at all. As it was only after 3pm and relatively early we went out for a walk into the nearby village and upon return sat in the lounge which is away from the bar and had a drink – or two. We had a £20 card included which allowed use of a wine dispenser (new one to me) BUT wines were £13/£15 per glass. And so with 2 people you could not use the card for the 2 drinks. A really nice waiter came to our aid and topped up the card somehow to allow 2 £13 glasses to be ‘bought’. So that was good service. Lounge service was good-ish (really nice chap) but slow (and I do mean sloooow). Likely because of the ‘distance’ to the bar and perhaps interrupted by other guests along the way who might need help/attention. Although I did go to the bar area to see what the delay was and there was just one barman. At dinner we were greeted and immediately asked if anyone had any allergies etc and one of us stated that she could not eat cheese. All good and so we were taken into the restaurant and seated. Menu nice (it is expensive. 4 slices of bread £12 – yes £3 per slice). Starters all good, crab tart, gambas prawns, scotch egg. Then mains arrived and, oh no, one had lots of cheese on it (when the menu description did not include cheese and the original waiting staff asked and were told that one of us could not eat cheese). So this is bad. Staff are not talking to each other in the restaurant/kitchen. It seems the original enquiry about allergies was just – maybe – box ticking as someone obviously did not take any notice at all. And then that is a real dilemma. It ruins the meal because what do you do ? Wait for an alternative dish to be made and let yours all go cold (or let the kitchen put them under a hot lamp or in an oven which is not ideal for the food)? Or eat yours and then the other diner watches you and then eats theirs on their own. It really is a lose v lose situation. Our diner chose not to have any main at all. Desserts all nice. Although……£17 for a few slices of cheese is more than heavy. And then a 10% service charge added on to add insult to injury. But the diner with no main and almost a cheese accident wasn’t charged for the starter or dessert. So back to the bar and

We stayed in The Lancaster with a family of 4 and a Labrador for one night during the Easter holidays. Our first and last impressions were very positive. This is a lovely place with warm welcoming staff and the dog was made to feel really at home! We had lunch in the bar which was all very fresh and tasty. I wanted to eat in the bar at night too as we didn’t want to leave the dog in our room but the menu is small and limited pretty much to pizza. That disappointed me and if we’d have stayed for longer we’d have had to have travelled out of the Estate which I didn’t fancy. We settled for room service at the kids request! The room was nice and spacious and had everything we needed. The Boot room was great and some of the walks (whilst waterlogged) were fabulous. Even the kids were kept interested which is no easy feat. We will return but wouldn’t stay for longer than a couple of days as whilst the restaurant (Hook) looks good the limited menus would become problematic for us - liking a drink and not wanting to drive. I booked this following a Sunday Times recommendation and loved our short stay. Thanks to all the staff who made our trip that little bit more special.