Stayed here as a base to explore - and pleasantly surprised. History of the building and location were all fantastic. Fantastic evening meal - three courses all executed beautifully. Friendly helpful staff. Family room was nice and quiet and no noise issues. Would return.

The Speech House Hotel has an excellent location - right in the Forest of Dean. Walk from the Hotel? Bike? Horse ride? It's all on your doorstep, as are numerous other attractions around the Wye Valley. I am totally biased - this is my favourite place in England. The hotel has 3 stars. Its 17th Century ex-hunting lodge building is... More

An excellent five day break for our group of 30. All rooms very comfortable, staff extremely friendly and helpful. Good choice of food served in the Verderer's Court (ask Peter to give you a brief history-fascinating). Hotel has walks from the door and lot's of interesting places and beautiful countryside to see. An excellent choice for us.

Wonderful weekend with the extended family at the Speech House. Although booked at far shorter notice than most of our weekends, we were made very welcome when we arrived and felt completely at home. Our four-poster bed was far more comfortable than most hotel beds and the room was beautifully presented without losing what I assume are the original oak... More

we spent the may bank holiday weekend here as part of a large family group. we had two very comfortable rooms between 5 of us. the staff at the hotel were very patient and very dog- and child-friendly. we were made to feel very welcome, despite not being the quietest family group! the food was tasty and plentiful. the area... More

I was about to write a review of this delightful hotel, when I saw that the Team Leader of our party had beaten me to it. I can support everything BroniaLondon has said, and confirm that the hotel staff exhibited exactly the right mix of friendliness and professionalism, that the food was good and plentiful, that everything was spotless, and... More

I found this hotel by chance and in a state of desperation!! - Every year my extended family - (35 of us ranging from 6 months to 87 years old this year) spends the Mayday weekend together somewhere in the UK walking, talking, eating and generally chilling out. I discovered in late February that the hotel we had booked had... More

Easy to find , hotel lovely n clean staff friendly & obliging . Booked 3 cottage rooms, ground floor was nice clean good value. Twin room very basic not much room tiniest portable television, no blind on bathroom window, broken draws, needs a lot of work. Double room average . Awful smell of sewerage that part of the area, quite... More

We have just returned from an impromtu lunch at the speech house with family. What a lovely lunch we had. We really struggle to find anywhere decent to eat in the forest of dean area, and this place is head and shoulders above the rest. The gardens are pretty and secure for children to play in. The staff are extremely... More