Crabwall Manor Hotel & Spa

Beautiful large room, in good decorative order with nice products, ample parking and lovely rural views. Breakfast is not cooked to order, which for the price of the rooms might have been expected, however for a hot buffet it was pretty good and the cold buffet was also good quality. Friendly and helpful staff. Didn't have time to use the spa.

A bit of a double sided review. The staff were lovely and the grounds of the hotel were lovely as well. It’s a Gorgeous historical building but I feel like it could do with some upkeep. The corridor to our room wasn’t the best as there were signs of damp. The room itself was a lovely size with a back door leading into a lovely little courtyard. I wouldn’t recommend the breakfast as there wasn’t much variety and it wasn’t all that nice, the scrambled eggs and the bacon were really rubbery. The spa wasn’t much of a spa as the hot tub was out of order and the majority of the lockers in the changing rooms were broken. It’s shame because it had a lot of potential to be really great but I feel like with a little bit of care it would be a lovely place to stay. At this moment in time I wouldn't recommend staying here

The bed was worn out on both sides - dents where people have worn the mattress.

Clean room, friendly staff, beautifully decorated hotel for Christmas

The room was in poor condition, Mattress uncomfortable and

Room was clean and well presented, great gym

When we arrived there was only a hand towel in the bathroom, also a ight bulb had gone so very dark in the room. We couldn't ring reception, so had to walk down there. THe first two issues were rectified quickly, but the only answer got regarding the phone was that someone must have borrowed it and they would look into it. Also had to move furniture to plug in the hairdryer and see ourselves in the mirror. TV took 10 mins to warm up. Seating in restaurant was awful - very low compared to the tables. Also disappointing menu including a Quattro Fromagio pizza with only 3 cheeses - one was Edam - not a typical pizza cheese. Sadly the place needs some TLC and better management. OK if you get a cheap deal to stay there.

On arrival to reception we over heard a complaint that wasnt being handled discreetly and sounded like it hadnt been dealt with properly. The room was ok but it was cold. On returning back from an evening out we fou d the room still cold, no heating, the door handle on the inside was held on by 1 screw, and the bed lock holding the two beds together broken. I teied calling reception with no response. Wrnt diwn to reception to find a note saying night porter away from.desk use radio for attention. There was no instructions to use the radio. Night porter could only offer a small heater as fully booked which had to be left on all.night to keep the room warm which it wasnt designed to do. No offer of extra bedding. Spoke to the manager next morning who was professinal and dealt with the complaint as she should taking notes and apologising. On the plus side ahower was hit and breakfast ok but the standard of ths hotel needs to be better with some maintenance updating to fix some quite dangerous pdoblems

Check in was good. Room spacious but very tired but comfortable Although it appeared clean it was grubby. Stained carpets, cracked window, mould around bath

The room was clean, staff very friendly and helpful. I had room 7, not much of a view from window though, it looked straight out at the air vent for the kitchen so occasionally had cooking smells wafting into the room, other than that a pleasant stay.

Comfortable, spacious and welcoming

Room spotless except for the damaged waste bin in bathroom. Room spacious and tastefully decorated. Bed very comfortable. Loved the large bath. Enjoyed breakfast. Great selection. The only issue we had was poor lighting.

The staff were fine. However the property was in great need of attention. Furniture in room was ripped, water tepid, property generally in need of a thorough cleaning. Property has great potential but needs attention for it to realise that potential.

Beautiful building. Lovely friendly staff

Rooms and spa excellent. Food very good Service in restaurant a little disappointing. Young Indian girl was reluctant to seat 4 of us together. Then we were missing a table setting and then she filled our water glasses with a degree of impatience, spilling water on the table .

Room was shabby and in need of repainting and re carpeting, the walls and ceilings were so thin you could hear everyone moving around throughout the night- I could even hear bedsprings from the room above. Spa was ok but again in need of some tlc. Nowhere near worth the £170/night

Poor value for money, tired and things falling apart. People were nice and you could see it was a nice place once upon a time.

Faulty Towers springs to mind. Poor service, very unclean, stains on bed linen, damp on walls, feisty smell. Tried to book into the empty restaurant, only to be told that there was a 2 x hour wait. I had to drive into Chester to get food. Breakfast is as like a game of hide and seek to find the cooked food option. When complained I was given a better room but once again the furniture looked like it was out of a second hand shop and had no padding and the chair in the room was filthy. An absolute disgrace, please avoid at all costs!

First impressions room was very spacious. On closer inspection found mould on bathroom ceiling and tiling around shower dirty. Wifi in our room was hit and miss which was a bit of disappointment for the kids. Beds were comfy and we all slept well. Breakfast room was very dated and our table was wobbly, tables and chairs need renewing in my opinion. Overall though non of my niggles impacted our stay.

The hotel/health spa was well maintained and clean. The staff seemed stressed which reflected in the approach to guests. The unfortunately was right next to a fire door to the corridor to where our room was, it banged all night with other guests that where shouting and letting the fire door dang shut. So a good night's sleep didn't happen.

Nice hotel with spacious room. The spa and gym need updating. Unfortunately the service was generally poor. The staff are not very well trained and don’t offer to look into anything if they don’t know the answer. More specific training and general customer service training would help to improve the service.

Nice venue, gym a little tired but I understand new equipment is on its way. Service in the restaurant and bar was poor. Multiple people waiting 15+mins to pay for their meal or order drinks. I gave up waiting and went to the bar. I was kept up till midnight by a group socialising under my room. Then building work began at about 1am in the room below mine. Impossible to sleep through so went to reception ask for it to stop or to be moved to a different room. This was not an option so I went and asked the workmen to stop. I will not be back.

Did not have breakfast

We had a superior room which was spacious with a huge bathroom (separate bath and shower). Because of its position, overlooking an enclosed garden, and at the end of a corridor, it was very quiet. There is no lift so cases had to be carried upstairs. Several areas of hallway carpet are stained and worn. The bed was very large and comfortable but the room lacked some amenities, e.g. a fridge, adequate lighting over mirrors in the bedroom, coffee and tea but no biscuits. Dinner was served in a strange, small and noisy (because of other guests in a group of six who became louder as the evening wore on) restaurant. Our table was perfect for 2 except that the chairs were easy chairs, not dining chairs, so the table was too high to eat at comfortably. Moving would have put us next to the noisy table! Service was not good and I spoke to duty manager in the morning to explain what the service lacked, i.e. prompt attention, a menu to share (not one each!), no wine list without asking, no smiles or friendliness from staff, lack of knowledge about menu choice, etc. The food itself was hot and fine, albeit expensive). Breakfast was served in a different dining room which was better equipped in terms of tables, chairs at appropriate heights, etc. The pool facilities are a little in need of maintenance too; sections missing in jacuzzi surround, for example. Some lockers don't work as the locks are broken. Mine, once locked, wouldn't open again post swim so a member of staff helped.

Good equipment and availabilty

Perfect for a few days R & R

The bar had NO Scotch Whisky! Only Irish and American whiskey!

This grandiose, toy fort like, building, stated in the doomsday book, is greatly placed for RHS Bridgewater, Chester cathedral and Chester zoo alike!

Clean, LOVELY POOL.

Bath had black mould on side. Next to no WiFi signal in my room and no mobile signal either. Not great when I wanted to do some work! Also no bottled water or coffee machine in room as stated when booking room. The ‘hot’ breakfast was cold. Staff very friendly and efficient

Great hotel for passing, very nice rooms & welcoming staff & great facilities!

Hotel is looking tired