Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Worcester

Stayed at Stanbrook Abbey for one night - one of the best sleeps I have had for a while! Dinner was lovely, very relaxing and food was delicious, and we got a nice birthday plate for my partner - thank you! Breakfast was also delicious, and make sure you explore the whole hotel, they have a games room which we really enjoyed before dinner. Thank you all for a great stay.

Beautiful location, excellent staff, jaw dropping creature rooms. A real gem. We came here first on our wedding night 7 years ago and have been returning every year possible. We don’t plan on ever stopping. If I had one note, it would be that the restaurant could use a tasting menu. You’ve put a lot of effort into the food but it needs a hook to really make it special and a tasting menu would really make dinner into an event to make a whole evening out of.

We just had our wedding at Stanbrook Abbey in June and honestly we had the time of our life - from our very first encounterrr being shown round the stunning hotel 18months ago to our perfect day that went without a Hitch! Nothing has ever been too much trouble, Liza looked after us in the lead up to the wedding and honestly I don’t think I’ve ever been treated with more respect in my life! She was all over everything happy to answer any questions I had even if they were silly and a year earlier than they needed to be asked or worried about she was just incredible, then on the wedding day we had Clyde as our event manager and he was honestly the best he’d appear out of nowhere exactly when you needed him as if he just had a sense you needed something - to the main wedding party he was attentive, kept us and our day on track, helpful, and so fun - to our average guest they didn’t even know he was there he blended in so well - he ran our day perfectly and was our favourite person on the day ever! In terms of the food in the lead up to the wedding we had quite afew meals at Stanbrook and we have never once had a bad meal and our wedding menu was nothing short of exceptional! the staff were incredible every single one was respectful, gave amazing service and played a key role in making our day go without a hitch, the venue speaks for itself it’s gorgeous and every single one of our guests has since said it’s the best wedding venue they have ever ever been to. I haven’t had a single negative experience and I’m not doing this review with rose tinted glasses on because I’m so happy I’ve just had my wedding - I say with all sincerity NOTHING WENT WRONG THE WHOLE WEEKEND WAS PERFECT SMOOTH SAILING and the wedding went without a single issue!! Thankyou Stanbrook Abbey and the biggest thankyou Liza and Clyde.

Lovely location for a special birthday celebration (there were 10 of us) and if there are no special dietary requirements, the standard afternoon tea looked delicious. However, if you require gluten free I would not recommend as the scones were tiny, flat like shortbread and so crunchy that I struggled to cut them in half and they blasted into many pieces - worst I've ever had and so disappointing for such a lovely place. We waited over 1h 15 for the food to be brought (perhaps due to a friend's last min order for dairy free) and then they seemed to mix up gluten free and the vegan menu for my friend. I was not well on the evening, think I may have been glutened via the mix up of menus despite being assured it was all gluten free.

This stay was for one night visiting family, we had a very warm welcome and a nice surprise of a room upgrade, the Abbey is a hive of knuck and crannies every turn was bathed in history, our room was comfortable well equipped with complementary drinks and added bonus of air conditioning, in the evening we had a bar meals and drinks that were well cooked and presented, the morning we had the full English breakfast that was plentiful well presented, I can't finish without mentioning the staff only to say they are some of the best I have encountered in my trips away, always a smile and professional.