Widbrook Grange

Disappointing

This hotel is full of by gone artefacts and when I say full it's having with old stuff. I expect it would be termed shabby chic but it is definitely more shabby. The lounge was so dark you could hardlysee.
The exterior is shabby too, verging on neglected. There are rotting wagon wheels lying around, the paving is uneven and weedy.
Our room was clean and the bed comfortable. It was behind the kitchen so a little noisy at time.
The food is okay, the menu was the same everyday with no daily specials, which would have added variety. Generally it was well cooked and tasty. However, there were some disappointments, I ordered a side of roasted root veg and when they turned up they were black. Not just around the edges but like charcoal and solid. When I was asked if everything was okay I said that these were I edible and the waitress said "okay" and walked off. A while later the waiter came over and asked why I was complaining, I showed him them and he tried to tell me this is how they came and they were par boiled then roasted. I said again that they were incredible however they were cooked and banged them against the dish to prove my point. He finally said he would take them off the bill, but got no apology. I don't know how any self respecting cool would have sent them out.
We booked here specifically for the fact it had a pool and gym. The first day I went to reception to get towels and the code, however when we got to the pool it was freezing, far to cold to swim in. When I inquired if that was the normal temperature I was told no the boiler had been broken for several weeks and they were waiting for it to be repaired. It would have been nice to been told that when I went to get the towels. We also enquired about where to get the busses into Bath, we were told to go the stop on the wrong side of road and when we asked if this was really correct the receptionist gave us a long story about it going round in a loop to get there. However, he was wrong and if we hadn't checked on line we would have ended up going in the wrong direction.
Overall, we were very disappointed and would not go back there.
The staff were friendly but we felt they needed more training in customer services.

Autumn Break

Lighting in room was awful; impossible to read a book or newspaper. Bath/shower was very narrow making use very difficult indeed.
Little variation in rather limited evening menu; only soup and one main dish changed from one night to next. Very generous portions.
Lovely breakfast including cooked items.

Great location

Unfortunately slow service and cold rooms let it down.