The Painswick

Staff are warm, welcoming, and friendly. Food is delicious, and the ambience of the place is just wonderful. All our family had a truly lovely afternoon and evening. Highly recommend for a treat. Not experienced the rooms, but there is an old charm to the place and I'm sure they will be lovely.

What a gem ! Beautiful Cotswolds hotel with extremely friendly staff and a lovely dining room . We had been travelling around the Cotswolds all day and arrived early to have pre dinner drinks . There is a lovely bar and lounge with outside terrace with views of the nearby hills . As it was a little cooler we sat in front of the log fire having cocktails and reading our books . Leah the restaurant manageress invited us to move our booking forward which suited us . We started with chefs snacks cheese croquettes,potatoe with cod mousse and mixed charcuterie .We then had the tasting menu which I would highly recommend. We started with the a chicken terrine with asparagus a substitute for salt baked beets which the chef kindly changed . The chicken was crispy on the outside tender inside with beautiful wild garlic sauce and chicken jus just superb . We followed with cod and Romanesque sauce again delightful . Pork loin and belly pork with crackling carrot jam was the delicious main Followed by refreshing mango sorbet Pudding was a gorgeous chocolate cremo with yoghurt sorbet and sesame crisp Then petite fours and coffee All washed down with a superb Malbec Each dish was delightful leaving a lovely aftertaste truly excellent cooking Leah and her staff were delightful making a very pleasant birthday celebration . Highly recommended

Wow! What a stay! From the moment we were greeted to the moment we left, we were cared for completely! Every last detail was thought of… even some freshly baked biscuits in the room! We were lucky enough to stay in the Lodgemoor Room which had a lovely roll-top bath and a four poster bed. The staff were lovely enough to help with any queries and there was always someone friendly to hand if you needed them. The bar was phenomenal - with drinks upon request and an extensive list of Painswick cocktails to choose from! We spent some of our evening enjoying the complementary pool table - with our cocktails in hand! The food! Wow! From the small plates that were so rich and delicious to the big full English breakfast.. everything was cooked to perfection! Could not fault our stay at all! Will definitely be staying again!

Myself and a friend decided to visit The Painswick for an afternoon tea during the week. Whilst I have no complaints about the food, the service was disappointing and we were unable to finish our food due to the wasps troubling us inside. We were warned against using the garden due to a wasp's nest but, being a warm day, we tried our luck on the terrace. Orders were taken, food arrived and we tried to start. The wasps quickly found us and we moved into a lounge where some other guests were leaving. No staff were present to help. We tried to eat our food, still troubled by wasps landing on it, especially in the jam and cream. At one point there were 4 wasps in the jam dish but staff offered no help or assistance, or a cover to deter them or even a replacement when we informed the staff about the wasps in the jam. Nobody offered us further drinks after we'd finished our tea. I'm surprised that fresh plates aren't provided to eat sweet and savoury food from, but they're not. We asked for boxes to take our scones and carrot cakes away as we didn't want to use the jam or cream after so many wasps had landed in it. We had planned to have a "mocktail" afterwards but we were just glad to leave by then. You are clearly aware of the wasp's nest so please deal with the problem asap before someone gets badly stung. This is especially important if anyone has allergies. Staff pretty much ignored us while the wasps ruined our afternoon tea experience. Nobody wants to spend their special treat swatting wasps and watching them eating your food as we did. The hotel looks lovely and the food was beautiful but, please, sort this problem out.

What a gem of a hotel. Amazing experience from check in to check out. The team here are a model example of customer excellence, always going above and beyond expectation. Room wise, exactly what you would expect ish for and more with little touches that really enhance your stay and overall experience. The location is so quiet and tranquil with amazing views across the valley. 10/10 .. very few hotels get this stamp of approval from me.

I cannot thank the Painswick enough! Apart from it being a wonderful hotel in a beautiful location, the staff there were so accommodating when helping me with my marriage proposal. Chelsea, the event manager, was amazing from start to finish, helping me weeks before my stay with all the arrangements. I cannot recommend highly enough.