Hotels Near Basing House Park in Old Basing

Went to this hotel for family wedding, after reading other reviews I was not looking forward to my stay. I found the staff were friendly. The room we stayed in was clean the bed was comfy. I never heard any noise at night. The breakfast had plenty of choice. The problem we had while staying there the broken toilet seat that was not repaired. My son had booked a family room arrived with his three children at 11.30pm and found the room had one double bed and a single bed the only solution they were given was to squash two z beds into the small room because there were no other rooms,

What an amazing place!! If you’re looking for a quality country hotel with history and character in Hampshire then this is the one. Our room was very spacious, immaculate and overlooked the gardens. We had dinner in the hotel on the first night which was faultless, there was something for everyone on the menu and everything was perfectly cooked and presented. The staff couldn’t do enough for us, especially Barry the manager who provided us with lots of recommendations for things to do in the local area. We joined the history tour on the last morning of our stay and where amazed with the variety of noble people that had stayed there over the past few hundred years (I won’t give any spoilers away). We will definitely be back and will recommend to our friends and family.

Location: A quiet hotel, within walking distance to the town centre and railway station. There are two museums in the town both free and worth a visit. Its only a 10-15 min drive from hotel to Jane Austen's House Museum; Chawton House and Gilbert White's House and Garden. There is a waitrose just 5 mins walk from the hotel. Room: We stayed on a room only basis for 3 nights. The room was on the ground floor but very dusty with cobwebs behind the curtains. We had issues with no hot water in the shower for two mornings even after we spoke to reception after the first morning. The heated towel rail also didnt work, which we found out after returning from being out all day only to find the towels hadnt been changed and were still damp on the cold towel rail! We had no windows ino ur room; but we had doors which opened onto a little patio area. This would have been great to use if the chairs were clean and not damaged.

I had to step on a small cockroach in the bathroom of my room. The toilet seat was loose and slid off the loo when I sat on it. I fixed it, which was unpleasant but fairly easy. Next day after the room had been cleaned, it was broken again. Clearly the cleaner knows but they don't bother to fix it. Everything seems a bit too much trouble for the staff. Do you have any crisps? No Sir, laughing gently to himself, we sold out. Next day? Same response. The nights I stayed coincided with two large functions. One looked like a company party, the second was a wedding. Consequently, there was no furniture in most of the public places. The bar had eight chairs available for all the guests in the hotel who were not part of the function. Two lagers on draught. One ran out. Wasn't replaced - again, the gently laughing man seemed to think that was a risible request. Breakfast - the less said the better. The food was okay but the problem was the quantity. There was a bowl or grilled tomatoes, some scrambled eggs and three hash browns in bowls, on a buffet. About six hungry people hovering around, waiting for resupply. After five minutes, a few sausages come out. Five minutes later, some bacon. So people load up and leave. Now there are no hash browns, no sausages, no bacon, no mushrooms, no bacon. Five minutes later some hash browns arrives. Seemingly impossible to serve yourself a full breakfast from the buffet if you don't want to wait for 30 minutes. The staff all look 16 years old and have no clue what to do - it doesn't feel fair complaining to them. It's the kitchen that can't keep up. You walk in the hotel and the whole place doesn't smell right - damp, weird, unclean.

Excellent location, very friendly staff. Room was very clean, shower was great! Breakfast included in the stay which included a decent range of food, they also had ‘to go’ bags and cups which I thought was a nice touch! Overall perfect for a business trip!