John
9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
A lovely relaxing stay in a lovely hotel with caring staff wonderful surroundings.
Pros: A fine old building in impressive grounds in a lovely, quiet location. The room was perfectly clean and the bed and pillows very comfortable, and serviced daily.. Breakfast was excellent, as were the bar meals in the lovely little snug in the evening and the sound of the owls in the small hours was wonderful and far better than the sound of the delivery truck. And Sophie was outstanding.
Cons: Could have done with a little more cold water pressure and not overjoyed with the mixer-tap shower but it was adequate.
Mark
8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Pros: Lovely location, on site outdoor pool, safe parking, clean, tidy room and the staff went above and beyond to aid me upon arrival
Cons: Unsecured WiFi and the shower took a while to warm.
Rebecca
9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Pros: The room had everything we needed. The staff were very helpful and polite.
Cons: Unfortunately when we went into the room there was a very strong disinfectant smell we had to open all the windows to try and remove the smell.
George-ann
8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
We had a lovely stay and would return in future.
Pros: Staff were very friendly and helpful. They made our stay very special. Good options for gluten free dining at breakfast. Good size room, particularly the bathroom. The grounds of the hotel were stunning and it was just a short walk up to the local pub, which was also great.
Cons: Bathroom floor became slippery very quickly, so more mats would have been safer.
Boxer
9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Lovely, quiet, calm base for exploring the area.
Pros: Rose in Vale is exactly as described - a country house hotel, so we weren't expecting spa's and saunas etc. although there is a delightful pool in the garden which is very relaxing and tranquil. Our room was very clean and comfortable with exceptionally good beds. Being in a shaded vale (hence the name) it was a little dark so we needed the lights on to read. There is some lovely, if unusual artwork dotted throughout the place and all the little 'snugs' and lounges were filled with comfy leather sofas so it would be lovely in front of the fire on a winter's evening. The grounds are superb and very well kept without being formal. Everywhere, both inside and out, had an 'easy' feeling about it. The staff, especially Clare and Sophie, were really friendly and helpful and we would not hesitate to recommend RiV for a child-free couples break at any time of the year.
Cons: Can't see the need for background music (but that's just a personal choice)