De Vere Venues Uplands

Spent one night here in January 2013. In general, I thought it was fine. On the positive side, the room was warm, clean and well maintained. There was a good quality wi-fi connection and modern TV in the rooms. We had a bar meal upon a late arrival after the main dining room had closed. The food was basic but freshly cooked and well presented. The general ambience was a sort of 1970s art deco. Dated in look but I felt comfortable.

On the negative side, it is a country house hotel with rooms dispersed around a number of annexes and outbuildings. You have to walk in the open air to get from one part of the hotel to another. In summer that is probably fine, but in mid-winter it can be a little challenging.

The room charge was £19 per night under the terms of a winter promotion, which was excellent value. On the other hand, the food and drink prices were steep. Best to bring your own bottle of wine and drink it in your room after dinner. In terms of value for money, this is clear 4 star on the basis of my experience.  

The place has attracted mixed reviews in the past. Visitor experiences seem to vary widely. I guess this may be due partly to the seasonal factors I refer to above and to the fact that some guest rooms are better than others.   

I stayed here at the beginning of August for myself and my partners anniversary.

The pictures on the website made it look absolutely beautiful, but they didnt put the photos on of the rest of the buildings surrounding the main manor house, these buildings looked very 60's/70's. The bedroom was very very small considering it was a double, it may as well of had bunk beds in there, although the room was tidy.

I think that the hotel did not live up to its price at all!

The food was "ok", I had a burger when we checked in as it was fairly late and it wasnt up to scratch, didnt both eating anymore food in there as the restaurants in H/W were a lot nicer.

I think the hotel rooms need a complete refurbishment. The grounds are pretty though!!