The Painswick

We checked into the painswick for 1 night, and the 2nd night at the sister hotel, the calcot. First impressions were good, and when we were upgraded to a nicer room with fantastic views and a great bathroom we were even more pleased. Service was casual but attentive ( in a good way). The hotel had bags of character and Cotswold charm....beautifully furnished and very atmospheric and cosy. Lovely toiletries as well. Food at dinner was excellent, as was breakfast. Not a great deal to do in this tiny village, but if you want a quiet country night away you could do worse than stay here.

Afternoon tea a the painswick hotel was a delight on a grotty Sunday afternoon , excellent selection of savoury and sweet a the perfect scotch eggs, a nice cozy room with an open fire , friendly service , a nice afternoon treat, the painswick hotel is a gem on our door step, always a nice experience

Firstly, this is a very good hotel with good service despite my average score. We had a comfortable room, plenty of space etc. We arrived at slightly earlier check-in time, which was not a problem, had arrived slightly dishevelled as we had been for quite a long walk and got caught by the rain. We were so glad to make use of our room & keen to make ourselves a hot drink. Therein, the problem started. The coffee machine did not work at all (we have exactly the same one at home & therefore understood how to operate etc). We reported it and a nice young lady came to take a look. Still no joy. The same lady kindly fetched another identical machine to try and that one also did not work. We asked if we could have some instant coffee but was told no. We were forced to go downstairs & pay for 2 coffees. I find it completely unacceptable that no one could sort this problem for us or indeed, bother with us at all after I had reported it. It left rather a sour taste for me.