Letchworth Hall

Excellent classic old English hotel and dog friendly which was very handy for my Alsatian

The building was freezing cold. The bathroom in our room was freezing cold. Cobwebs all over the ceiling. Tv remote did not work. Asked for a replacement but was ignored. Asked for a glass of water at the bar for my wife and was charged £3!!!

Comfy bed, clean enough. Woke up to no electric in my room at all. Couldn’t phone reception as the telephones are powered. Got dressed by torch and could not use any of my room facilities, told reception who already knew about a power fault and there was not a hint of a refund or gesture of good will. Unfortunately I was there on business and didn’t have the time to argue as I was already late from the pitch black fun and games.

The room was very clean, and the shower good, but the downside was that the mattress on the bed was very worn and miles too soft.

This hotel has gone downhill over the years. The English breakfast was ok, but the closing of the kitchen for hotel guests, to service a catered event, was not acceptable, when you have no transportation and nothing within walking distance our room had no heat, they did provide a space heater, we used for 2 days. No offer to fix. Light bulbs which were never replaced. Furniture worn. Just not the special place it was in the past.

The staff are wonderful, with just one little ******. The lady in charge of breakfast clears your table when you get up to get anything else. The overall cleanliness was good but the hotel desperately needs money spending on it. Rotten window frames and loose toilet roll holder was just 2 things that needed fixing in my room. The reception staff were great and for that reason I would use it again.

Perfect place to recharge, great breakfast, swimming fantastic, lovely staff and a great nights sleep. You won’t be disappointed.

Management and or staff insouciant. No hot water available all day in room, hadn't checked on arrival (a maintenance man told me there were unaffected areas of the hotel) Reception said no move possible. Instead use the nearby unconnected Health Club, who required I supply ID & full personal details (just for a shower!) In my view inappropriately, Health Club confirmed they would be adding my details to their database, not just holding for the duration of my brief visit. No recognition of risk to me of their casual acquisition of my personal data! Hotel reception said this was not the agreement, but Health Club would not change their mind. As restaurant overcrowded, we went to bar for food, having been told no TV available to watch a particular football match on TNT, Liverpool match came on, on bar TV via same channel. Service in bar appalling - Mercure's till process (seen it elsewhere too) is too long-winded for staff. 2 staff took 12 minutes to serve 3 pints! Bar then lost our food order - arrived eventually 25 mins after re-ordering 30 minutes after initial order placed and acknowledged. Room safes not working - we've turned them off - yet it claims they're a 4 * hotel Bed was comfortable, room clean and spacious, air con worked effectively (albeit continuous hum). Shower worked well when water available (last morning) but low - only neck high if you're over 5 foot Seems hotel prioritises conferences not bothered about those who self finance.

The room was clean, the rest was not. The reception/bar area - tables, carpet, floor were filthy. Very tired hotel. Old, unkept, unclean, soulless