The Manor House Hotel and Golf Club

fantastic! please keep this hotel a secret so it stays so special.

The food was amongst the best dining experiences that we have had. The wine choosen for each course complimented each dish perfectly. If Richard does not get a Michelin Star there is NO justice.

This was the 2nd time we had stayed at the Manor House. Whilst overall we enjoyed our stay I was dissapointed in a number of things from our last stay a year ago.
This time we couldn't get a room in the main house and I booked a Junior Suite (Longleaze) in one of the cottages. This turned out to have an excellent bathrrom but the room itself was certainly not a suite, just a normal sized Hotel room. Amazingly, the room didn't have a mini bar, the only room refreshements being Tea & Coffe. If I wanted biscuits with my Tea I would have to call room service!
The main problem with our room was the intrusive noise from the room upstairs, you could hear every word of conversation from our "neighbours" and becuase there was a wedding at the hotel, this went on until the early hours. Then in the morning we were woken up at 6am by vehicles driivng past the cottage which has it's bedroom right by the road and being a very old building it has no double glazing.
So we were left feeling very tired instead of nicely rested which is not what you want for your wedding anniversary!
The last time we stayed here we both agreed we had the best meal of our lives in the dining room. Sadly the same could not be said this time, despite the chef recently being awarded a michelin star. The food was still excellent but nothing that justified the almost doubling in price from the last time we stayed. Our meal cost was nearly £200 for two when last year it was just over £100, I think the michelin star has come at a price to the consumer. In addition, the portions were so small I had to eat provisions from the days shopping in nearby Bath when I returned to our room. I actually cancelled my meal reservation for the second night so that tells it's own tale. However, the attending staff were all exceptional.
The positives were the staff who were helpful, polite and attentitive to the right level and of course the beautiful Manor House and surrounding gardens and village.
In short, if we do come back again, and it's by no means certain, it will be during the week so as to avoid weddings and only if we stay in the main house.