attended a wedding 13 june2009!!! absolutely fabulous!!!!attentive staff when having drinks and canapes whilst fotos being taken, the wedding breakfast was lovely again attentive staff on hand serving wine, water etc, a very good day had by all..........UNTIL..breakfast on the following morning........DISGRACEFUL is the only way it can be described........waited 1.15hours for a table (would have liked table for 8)... more

Everything monty35, IKB and mmmgolf say below is true, and then some. A beautiful location, splendid facilities and leisure centre, good rooms and imposing public areas and dining room - but all let down by appalling slap-dash service. Steer clear. We had a party of 36 couples, staying 4 nights on a quality vintage car rally, and each paying £190... more

Dont usually bother with reviews, but after a visit to Matfen Hall felt the need to.After rave reviews this was such a let down with the most dreadful restaurant service i have ever known, food was also very so so and breakfast service was awful. Fourth in the queue to complain to the hotel manager.....confirming my thoughts of quite poor... more

Stayed here for a couple of nights and we were fortunate to be upgraded to a superior room with a magnificent view across the golf course. The room was enormous with a bed to match and a good en-suite bathroom. Very high ceilings and in good decorative order. The hotel itself is interesting, with a large, atmospheric Great Hall that... more

The location and facilities are first class but the service does not match; it has a feel of being undermanaged, from the restaurants through to reception. I was surprised to find that housekeeping could not provide a firm pillow to replace the tired feather pillows provided.Our 2 day break was reasonable value but only at the discounted prices of a... more

I have just come back from a 3 day business residential course at this hotel. I have had the opportunity to stay at many hotels across the country through work and have never felt any of them was worthy of a review good or bad. However this hotel I just felt I needed to say how fantastic it was. The... more

Just returned from Matfen following a late deal I secured via Golfbreaks.com, which offered 2 nights dinner bed & breakfast, and 3 rounds of golf. The Hall itself is superb, I especially liked the Library & Print Room Restaurant, The Great Hall and the Drawing Room, it's a beautiful building. The food was very good and the service was attentive... more

Stayed with my wife for one night and dined in the Library & Print room. The sylvin setting and tranquil location of this hotel is all that could be expected from a rural setting. The reception was pleasant, efficient and welcoming and the room excellent, tastefully decorated, very comfortable, clean and well appointed. Full marks so far. Not wanting to... more

Spent 2 nights at this lovely hotel on a DB&B basis. We had 2 lovely spacious "Classic" rooms in the characterful original part of the hotel. The rooms were large, light and decorated tastefully in country house style with expensive soft furnishings. The bathrooms were huge by hotel standards and were elegantly appointed with "victorian" fittings and tiling. The beds... more