Rectory Farm

Nothing special. Bit of a tall order to call this a “hotel”. It’s more akin to a motel. There’s no restaurant and very few amenities. A tiny “bar” and everything is closed by 8pm ! Rooms are basic but clean. Tired and a bit shabby but functional. Receptionist friendly. Quite a cheek to charge for car parking though. I booked 2 rooms but only took 1 car and was charged £10 for the night. It’s not like there’s anywhere else to park ! Very greedy of the owners. Wouldn’t stay here again

We have stayed at Rectory Farm four times over the last 25 years. We were looking forward to visiting Rectory Farm again, but unfortunately, we were disappointed. It used to be nice and clean with a good breakfast, but that is no longer the case. They have cut back on breakfast and cleaning, and the hotel is not being maintained. The carpets are dirty, and there is no shampoo in the bathroom. It is very disappointing, unfortunately, given what we are used to.

For £360 for 2 nights we expected a nice clean place to stay. We asked prior if we were able to check in earlier than the 4pm stated. Only to be told it would cost us an extra £30!!! We declined that wonderful offer. However, it did lead us to think that the cleanliness of the hotel is a priority. How wrong we're we!!! We checked in to the reception only to be given a key and told we were in the barn and a pointed finger in the direction behind her. Off we went insearch of our room. Across the gravelled driveway to a "barnlike" building. We entered the hallway to a very dated interior and an exceptionally dirty mirror. We opened the door to our room (4) which was located on the ground floor. It was extremely tired. The carpet is all ruched up, damp marks on the ceiling, big chunks of wood out of the headboard, the plinths under the kitchenette had come off and just dropped against the unit. The silicon king had used that much under the shower that it would have been cheaper to have bought a new shower. A tiny tablet of soap was supplied, nothing else. The usual complimentary tea/coffee etc was there. The kitchen surface was sticky and grubby. There was a fan in the room however it really did not help cool the room. My husband sat on the sofa and crashed straight to the floor. I had to help him up , he was that shocked. We sat on the bed taking in how dirty and dated the room was when out of the window, there was two people looking at us!!! The entrance to their room was less than 12" away from our open window . So no privacy whatsoever and no chance of leaving the window open during this heatwave. The roller blind only covers 2/3 'of the window so yet again no privacy. When we asked during check in about breakfast we were told we had a choice of a pain at chocolat or a croissant supplied in the vending machine and coffee/tea etc from another vending machine. Charged between £2- £4 . We truly felt ripped off. We could have gone to a Premiere inn , at least you know what you are getting for your money there. We chose Rectory Farm because it looked amazing on Booking.com however it was more fitting for a Stephen King movie. We did express our disappointment to the reception but they really didn't want to know. As we had paid for the room prior,they did not want to give us a refund. Carpark was £5 per night on top and £5 per person to use the pool. No staff , only between 4pm- 10pm. Truly disappointed by our experience at Rectory Farm.