The major asset, which this hotel has, is it's staff. It has the finest staff in any hotel we have visited. Although they are relatively young, they are all well trained, but more importantly seem to work using their own initiative.

We had played golf at the hotel course and as we arrived to book in it was raining, but one of the staff instantly arrived to help unload the car. There we no spaces close by in the car park, but he took the car keys and arranged to park it for us as soon as a space came free.

This continued in all areas, taking their time to explain the room and also in the restaurant.

We were in the new area, the Follyfoot . These rooms are wonderful and beautifully appointed. If visiting ask for rooms in this area.

Downside

The prices at the restaurant and vastly overpriced.

The food is good but not exceptional and to charge £25 - £30 for main courses, plus £4 for side dishes (6 chips for £4 is way over the top) £12.50 for starters and £10 for Sweets. Wine starts at about £24 so the bill is over £120 for 2.

We have eaten at a number of restaurants with Michelin stars, with more varied and exciting menus which were less expensive.

Minibar

I guess that this is not only Rudding Park, but all hotels. Why do they have them? Does anyone ever use them?

The prices are crazy

A bottle of average red wine £30
Half Bottle white wine £15
a few sweets £5 etc

In such a professional hotel it demeans them as it looks as if they are trying to rip off a captive clientel. Surely if these items were offered at a reasonable price, they might actually sell something.

Sorry, bee in the bonnet time.

Apart from these 2 quibbles its a great hotel with a fabulous golf course (Again the staff in the golf section were all excellent) and yes we will return, but still avoiding the mini bar

We came last summer for a wedding and were so impressed we decided to hold my husband's 60th birthday party here. We were not disappointed. Again the staff were amazing. We have travelled extensively over the years and rarely experience the kind of customer service we received at Rudding Park. Our friends also really enjoyed it. We had a private dinner for 10 and the staff made it a real fun evening but always were professional. We also hired the private cinema which was a great success.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Rudding Park and look forward to visiting again.

Myself & my partner stayed at Rudding Park to celebrate his birthday & to say it was a great weekend really doesn't do it justice.

On arrival the staff were extremely welcoming, friendly & very prompt with check in. We were even treated to a room upgrade! The room was huge & gorgeous.

At dinner in The Clocktower the food was amazing & again the staff could not have been more helpful & friendly. They wished my partner a happy birthday without being told by us that it was his birthday & he was treated to a lovely extra dessert, these little personal touches added to the 5* feel throughout the entire place.

We didn't get to use the Spa facilities on this occasion but will certainly be booking again to utilise them in the future!

Overall our stay was brilliant & we felt it was excellent value for money.

Many thanks for a wonderful weekend!

Ms Nicola Smith

This was our second vist here in a month and each time it gets better. Service and food were excellent and the place is really welcoming. We were upgraded to a follifoot room which was fantastic as it had a balcony which meant that the room could be kept cold for a woman of a certain age! This time we did not make use of the spa butr would recommend it if you enjoy a good massage.
I wondered if the meal choice would difficult since we had stayed fot two nights only weeks before and it was...... but only because all of the dishes were tempting.
It is so nice to find a hotel where the customer is always listened to and standards are consistenly high. Well done Rudding!!