Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel & Spa

This was our fourth or fifth stay at Bryn Meadows over the course of 8/9 years and it's always more special at Christmas. I have always found it reminiscent of the hotel where Johnny and Baby had the time of their lives 😂 so I find the slightly dated exterior charming. So to address the point of many reviews... Yes, the rooms are dated... We have had all types during our visits and having a suite does make all the difference... The dark furniture is to miserable for the small rooms but fine in the larger. Yes, in some places the cracks of time are visable such as a cracked tile here and there but nothing I found to be so severe it would put me off visiting. Our bedroom was spotless The beds continue to be amazing! The complaints I do have that stops me giving this 5 star again is the bathrooms... There was a strong smell coming from the tub... It wasn't an offensive smell but it did smell of strong soap and it put me off along with the yellow stains on the wall. They are very miserable. Again the spa was lovely... But I don't know why they have created lanes when it's just for the casual spa days. We had dressing gowns but no slippers and when my husband rang to enquire we were told they didn't supply them anymore due to health and safety... Wish we had been told before as walking back to room wasn't fun! Then we seen a bunch of people with the slippers on.b I do think they need to slightly up their spa game if they want to keep their reputation as they haven't grown along with competing spas and charge the same. We only used the restaurant for breakfast this time which is standard but enjoyable... I've always enjoyed the evening meals we've had... But this time we discovered a local pub called Bistro 8 and it's well worth the ten minute drive... £7 taxi fare... Not the cheapest pub but special. The views here are incredible no matter the season. This hotel despite its flaws simply has my heart... Worth a visit 😀

Attended christmas party. What can I say, marquee looked stunning full of people there were 10 of us (£450) ONLY 2 serving at the bar waited over 30mins in that time the soup had arrived and was cold. Very disappointed the cost of a shot £7.80 each..unacceptable

We've visited Bryn Meadows spa a number of times of the years but it has unfortunately steadily gone downhill. The restaurant food is bland and with very little choice (who wants a full Sunday roast before a spa afternoon?!). With only one hour allocated for lunch before your treatment the experience feels rush and everyday rather than relaxing and special.

Staff were friendly and helpful on arrival. Our Spa booked for a friend's birthday which was use of pool, hydro pool, steam room, Jacuzzi. Then lunch. Unfortunately as we entered the pool we had to get out due to there being an aerobic session. So after 20 minutes or so we were then able to use the pool, one of the sauna rooms were not working. After our relaxing swim we were booked for the mud Rasul which was amazing and our skin felt so clean and soft after. The swimwear rinse machine was out of order, shame as this is very useful. Onto lunch, didn't find much choice on the spa leaflet which was included in the price but got a discount off main meal price so just had to pay the rest. Unfortunately I did not enjoy my meal at all which was a chicken & bacon bun with chips. The chicken did not taste good at all and looked very dry, as waitress was collecting the dishes we were asked if we enjoyed our meals (there were 4 of us) but only mine was not nice and waitress did apologize. But apart from that we would go back.

We have visited Bryn meadows 3 times previously a few years back and always had a pleasant experience. Our experience this time unfortunately wasn’t as good as we remember. The positives of our experience were the views, overall food and overall spa experience. The negatives were the cleanliness of the whole hotel, staff, room decor. We really enjoyed our meals, considering the amount of poor food reviews the blas restaurant has, our food was extremely tasty. We also really enjoyed our breakfast experience. Lovely calm atmosphere and plenty of continental options. The breakfast itself wasn’t the best breakfast we’ve had, but we still enjoyed. The pool area wasn’t as clean as we would like, some tiles being broken. But we still did enjoy our time spent in the jacuzzi and in the sauna room/steam room. The spa treatments were ok. The rooms are far from modern, and are in desperate need of updating. Old dusty chipped furniture, cracked sink and bath, mouldy tiles and bath mat. But despite this, we both had an incredible sleep, very quiet and peaceful, and very comfortable fresh bed. My rating of 3/5 for my stay at Bryn Meadows isn’t due to the food, spa or rooms, but unfortunately due to the staff members. Not one single member of staff made us feel very welcome. ‘Hi how are you today?’ ‘Have a nice day/evening’ ’Good Morning’ ‘I hope you enjoy your stay with us’ , would really have improved our stay. It felt like the staff were just trying to get their job done and go home, none of them seemed interested in us as guests.

From beginning to end, we had such a fantastic stay and experience. Service was outstanding. Golf activities are available but didn't interfere with our overnight stay. There was a wedding in the marquee also didn't interfere with our overnight stay either. Facilities were all included, and there no need to book them in. We were really happy with this. The food was amazing, both evening meal and breakfast too. Will definitely return soon and will definitely recommend it to others. Many thanks.