Hotels in der Nähe von The Tolkien Trail, Ribble Valley

Markets itself as a boutique hotel but has a lot of improvements to make before it can live up to its self appointed title. They may have won “Four in a Bed” many moons ago but it has made me wonder what competition they were up against and whether tactical payments were involved! Or perhaps standards have simply plummeted since the show was aired 11 years ago. Upon a arrival there was no one at reception to greet us and we had a long wait upon ringing the bell before anyone came to assist us. The hotel was clearly understaffed and the two young bartenders/receptionists were obviously inexperienced in customer service. We were immediately told no breakfast would be available the next morning but we could go offsite which was really disappointing. However the nearby cafe they directed us to was actually superb so that was the one highlight of our stay!! Our room appeared ok on first impressions but upon closer inspection was tired and in parts unclean. There was lots of dust in many areas and the coffee cups were stained and dirty looking (“raised” marks in the bottom of one of them and tea rings in the other). There was a chip in the shower tray which was sharp edged so had to be avoided. The shower was powerful but not hot, only lukewarm and tiny in size. The room was far too hot to sleep in. Admittedly it had been a warm day but even with a wide open window the room was stuffy and stale. Our evening meal was poor. We had the choice of eating outside amongst a rowdy group of who we presumed were locals who swore and shouted all evening long, in a bar where the loud music was almost drowned out by the loud music coming from the kitchen or a half dining room that had tables that had not been cleared away where the music was also deafening. The food was at best below than average. My partner ordered fish and chips and was served fish and greasy wedges. I ordered lasagne, which was on the specials menu, I assumed it would come with something like a salad, garlic bread or wedges but no it was just a lasagne also swimming in grease with very little meat content. Perhaps they should ask if customers would like anything to go with this dish as who wants just lasagne?? The worst part of our stay however was having to listen to the constant shouting and swearing of the drinkers outside our room on the decking area until very late. This ruined our stay and could easily have been addressed by the bar staff who appeared to enjoy it, rather than think of their residents stay. Come on guys, you have potential to be far better than you currently are. Sort the staffing levels, sort the cleaning regime. Prioritise residents if you wish to be a boutique hotel. As things stand we would definitely not return.

We stayed for our Ruby Anniversary. Staff are amazing. Friendly, attentive and professional. Our Garden room was excellent. Spacious, comfortable and with everything you would need. Shame we couldn’t enjoy our garden and also terrace as weather changeable. The Hotel is so comfortable - nice places to sit in the lounge for drinks and beautiful restaurant. Staff so friendly. The food is outstanding. 5 course Gourmet menu was fabulous. Thank you Lisa & team. So tasty and beautifully presented. Some dishes too pretty to eat. Breakfast and lunch too were delicious. Our anniversary was faultless and we hope to return very soon.

Nettes modernes und geräumiges Hotel. Die Zimmer waren sauber und geräumig. Das Frühstück war gut und das Personal war sehr gut gekühlt, da es sehr besetzt war. Großer Parkplatz.

Schönes Hotel konnte mit einem Fleck der Farbe in den Korridoren auch Jacuzzi nicht arbeiten und ging speziell für das war also ein wenig enttäuscht. Gesamt anständiges Hotel

In einem Zimmer mit einem großen Doppelbett schlief er aber eigentlich nur 2 Singles zusammen. ging für eine Nacht von den Kindern weg, aber wegen der Wärme nahezu schlief ein wink.l. Das Badezimmer war um das Badezimmer geformt und das Papier schüttelte sich in der Nähe des Radiators. Als wir am nächsten Morgen nach unten gingen, gab der Empfangsmann ein paar Bücher aus, die nach dem Aufenthalt und dem Ausflug fragen, wie der Aufenthalt war und und als ich nach dem Aufenthalt geprüft habe, anstatt nach dem Aufenthalt zu fragen, wurde sie gerade gefragt, ob ich nach dem Ausflug und den Schlüssel genommen hätte. Am Frühstück nahmen wir einen Sitz und die gleiche Dame nahmen Bestellungen von zwei weiteren älteren Paaren, bevor wir wussten, dass wir uns vorhin gesetzt hatten und dann das Frühstück ausbrachte, wo wir bis zum letzten. Das Frühstück war nicht groß, Bacon Rock hart, Tomaten alle schrieben auf und nicht so groß.Es sah aus, als wäre es gerade unter einer Wärmelampe gelassen worden und sah lächerlich auf der massiven Servierplatte. Dies ist das 2. Mal, dass wir bei Flacon Manor geblieben sind und nicht wieder zurückkehren werden. Nicht einer, die sich beschweren kann, sondern für den Preis, den wir gezahlt haben, schienen wir nicht so “spezial” wie die anderen Kunden (Vielleicht unser Alter und Aussehen)