Top 5-Star Hotels in Lower Slaughter

The house is a loft, made of stone and wood, with a large and clean space, a double bed upstairs, a toilet, a sofa bed downstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs, and a small alcove! The scenery outside the house is very beautiful, with a small river passing by the door, surrounded by green lawns, and surrounding farms with horses! Breakfast is super delicious! It’s a pity that I didn’t choose to book dinner when I checked in the day before. Judging from the deliciousness of the breakfast, I can infer that the dinner must be good!

Our previous visit to Lower Slaughter led us to choose The Slaughters Manor House due to its prime location. While the hotel and the village of Lower Slaughter are undoubtedly beautiful, our recent stay left us feeling quite disappointed. On arrival we were thinking of potentially booking the hotel for Christmas and how lovely this might be, we are not now. Our room, Stowe in the coach house, was pretty and spacious, the bathroom could not be faulted, however the mattress was extremely uncomfortable. It sloped towards the headboard, making it necessary to pile on numerous pillows to try to achieve a horizontal sleeping position. Over our two-night stay, our room was not tended to at all. The bed was left unmade, and the water and tea supplies were not replenished. Although someone did enter the room to place two new cookies, no other housekeeping was carried out. The young lady serving at the bar was friendly and helpful, but the bar was not consistently manned, requiring us to call for service. While the sandwiches we ordered from the bar were tasty, the filling was disappointingly minimal, mostly consisting of bread. Given the price, we expected a more satisfying ratio of filling to bread. The breakfast service was particularly poor, with only two individuals attending to the guests. We waited an exceptionally long time for our tea and toast, and our breakfast was served a lengthy 40 minutes later, (the table next to us had since departed after having enough of waiting) this was despite the restaurant not being very busy. The quality and presentation of the breakfast did not meet our expectations either. To add to the disappointment, a couple were being shown around the hotel and proceeded to stand next to our table, discussing wedding venue details with a member of the hotel staff while we were trying to eat. It was disheartening to have such a disappointing experience, especially in a hotel as beautiful as this. Our mini-break at The Slaughters Manor House sadly did not live up to our expectations.