Location and parking excellent. View of the older 1800s parts of the House are fantastic. The 1970's not so much! The Georgian feel of the building still exists and the grand stair case is wonderful. The Rooms were excellent, very clean, warm, with good facilities. Dinner was tasty for 3 out of 4 of us and Breakfast was excellent.

Whilst Dinner was tasty for 3 out of 4 of us, the waiting time was ridiculous, 45 mins from order to first course and then an equal wait between courses. We entered the Dining room at 19:30hrs and it was after 23:00hrs before we left. The catch up time was great for a group of friends that haven't seen each other for a few months, but for one it was way to late to eat and resulted in a very broken sleep.

I was quite satisfied with our room and more than happy with the staff, who were friendly and efficient. The room was large enough for our needs, with the usual facilities, TV, tea/coffee making facilities, hair drier, iron/ironing board. Bathroom , again, well appointed with shower over bath, and shampoo. bodywash/handwash. The toilet was very close to the wall making it seem a little cramped. The meals were good but not outstanding. Our evening meal (six people) was rated very good x1, reasonably good x4 and 'wrong choice' x1. The young man serving us, named Ben, was excellent, being friendly, polite, efficient and patient. He was all this and more the following afternoon and evening while we attended a wedding function. Breakfast, offered a good choice of hot and cold food, including English breakfast items, plus continental meats/cheese, cereals and pastries. The quality, again, was good but not outstanding. The catering manageress, who told us she hailed from the West of Ireland, was also, very friendly and efficient.

The common complaint for most hotels, is the 'rip off' price of a glass of wine. Being charged a price for a glass of wine which would enable one to buy a bottle and a half of the same wine in a supermarket never goes down well. One can put up with most drinks prices in such a captive audience, but for some reason, wine prices applied are insulting. Sitting in the bar area on the Friday evening, a number of our party had to go and get a jacket or jumper etc. as it was uncomfortably cold.

Staff couldn't be more caring and helpful. Very generous buffet breakfast Very clean sauna Lots of gym facilities Nice area to walk around. Park nearby also.

Jacuzzi in spa on a timer so you can't activate it. Was like just sitting in a bath. Changing room for gymnastics/ pool was very old and tired looking. Also could be cleaner. My room had hairs in it around the sink and bath from...? The water didn't drain well from the shower at all so I had to have a quick shower t. Unpleasant grouting too. Dusty room furniture. Bed mattress was saggy. However, the room I moved to for the second night was much better

Decorating work was taking place which detracted from the ambience. That said the bar and restaurant had improved considerably since we last visited a few years ago. Dinner was good, breakfast less so. The head waiter was friendly and helpful as were the staff throughout the hotel which was a big plus. There was a good range and choice of food at breakfast but the hot buffet was as is often the case lukewarm and congealed. That said the choice of fruit juice, fruit, cereal and pastry was very good. All in all a pleasant stay that provided very good value.

We like this hotel. Room was comfortable. It was one of the old rooms that needed a makeover. But bed was comfortable. And nice view over garden instead of a courtyard. It was also quiet to say there was a wedding on. Food ok not thrilled this time.

The duvet cover didn’t fit the bed size too small. No bar staff all in doing wedding . People whom were staying there had to wait for a drink. My pie I had had no meat in it. Breakfast soon went cold because plates weren’t warm. Need a plate warmer. If they have one they need to use it. Don’t know if because they we’re short of staff due to wedding going on but also need to think about other guests paying to stay there.

Excellently located for the venue of the event we came for at Darlington Golf club. Easy reach of the train station. Beautiful and well kept large grounds with ample parking. Check-in was quick and easy. Property interior with beautiful period features which flows well into the more contemporary sections of the building. Room was clean and decoration simple but ok. Had the usual basic facilities and mattress was relatively good providing us with a good rest except for period of disturbance from one of the neighbouring rooms. Breakfast was better than expected compared to what we've experienced in the chain hotels. We didn't have time to explore the other facilities including the swimming pool.

Direction given to our bedroom at check-in could have been better received if delivered patiently but we eventually managed to find a staff to redirect us after wandering around for a while in the wrong section of the building with our heavy luggage. Heating was off by the time we got back late at night and we had to tuck into bed earlier than we would have. However, heating was otherwise good. External lighting in the area walking back from the big car pack at the rear could be better in some areas. We were kept awake for sometime from around midnight by some inconsiderate guests who appeared under influence. Hotel staff responded promptly once alerted and acted swiftly to summon decisive help from security and law enforcement. We all then had a better night sleep.

Room was clean Good was good Young staff were very helpful & pleasant

Older staff let the hotel down Room was extremely hot I was clearly told to label to my bags the morning of a wedding and that the hotel would check to see if I had a room booked ( which I did ) ans my bags would be taken there. They didn't check at all, and all my belongings went to the bridal suite, which meant I had nothing I'd travelled from Suffolk with a 9 month old baby and needed to have breakfast and leave promptly ( planned around her naps times ) Reception told me there was nothing they could as they nor I wanted to knock the bride up. Why write a letter clearly stating what to do....to not carry it out ?? Reception blamed it on the cleaners....why ask cleaners to do a porters job ?

The room was well-appointed, quiet and had a nice view on to parkland. The food was excellent and the choice at breakfast was extensive. The public areas of the hotel are very attractive and the staff are friendly. The swimming pool was also excellent.

The bed was quite hard and the radiators in the room did not work. It was disappointing that the seating area where Bar meals could be eaten amounted to a draughty and noisy corridor.

We picked this hotel for a stopover on a long car journey from Kent to East Lothian. It served that purpose but it was a great find and is much more than just a stopover. It was once a stately home and it still feels like one. The swimming pool was great as was the room and the restaurant where we had a nice breakfast. We were able to walk into town.

I'd like to have seen a nicer bar. I did see some other bars there reserved for functions which looked good but the general bar is OK but just a bit functional rather than welcoming.

The room we were allocated was stunning, and the grounds and property were absolutely amazing. The interior blew us away and the in-room dining was lovely also

We mentioned the phone not working from the night we checked in and someone only came to take a look about 2 hours before check-out time. When using the hairdryer, there were pops and some flames and then smoke. We called down to reception (on my own mobile) and housekeeping came with a new hairdryer and advised that maintenance would come and take a look but no one ever arrived. As well as this, housekeeping walked in on us twice, without knocking, and on one of those occasions we were both naked. It was a brilliant stay and I wouldn’t let those things fault other parts of the hotel as Keith at reception was absolutely lovely and really took care of us well!