Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre

No signs of where the entrance is located for checking inn no guidance for late night arriving where to park If it’s raining then your done finding your way it’s like a maze finding your tower Middle of nowhere !!!!

Great clean room, quiet and great area to work in

The main problem with the site is that they have not put the proper pictures showing the correct rooms and therefore there are rules in the hotel that do not look like the pictures that are being portrayed and therefore this is not being honest and because I was having vegetarian vegan foods it seemed like the chef did not know what to cook and second of all what he did do on the hall was not very good and the quality was a very good all the side dishes the salads and ready-made ghettos and things like that were great

Booked this hotel within an hour of arriving due to a nightmare 10 hour drive and closure on the M6. Rang ahead and spoke to the lovely Alison who’s reassuring voice and friendly manner restored my confidence that I wouldn’t have to sleep in my car. Yes it’s not the prettiest place, not much character to the accommodation but it is predominantly a conference centre and not so where you would perhaps go for a holiday. Bed was clean, room was warm, shower was hot and powerful. Only stayed for 8 hours but Alison knocked the price of breakfast off the cost which she didn’t have to do.

Whilst it was not a bad stay it was a little bit different to what I was expecting. More in the style of a university campus than a hotel. The rooms are in separate buildings blocks to the main reception area. The room was compact, but comfortable. The restaurant was more like a canteen with only a few options served from a counter. The meals themselves were nice. The bar was in separate area so if you want alcohol with your meal, you have get it from the bar and take it to the restaurant. The staff were polite and friendly.

Although it wasn't like a conventional hotel stay, the stay was adequate for my need. The room was spottlessly clean and tidy, the bed was comfortable and the facilities were there too.

All great again

Disappointing, stayed 3 nights on business, rooms very dated, breakfast good, lunch OK, dinner 6 out of 10. Staff are very good. Town of Stone is only a couple of miles away and is a lovely town. Bars and restaurants a plenty.

What a strange place Yarnfield Park is. To find it you have to drive through a twisty new build housing estate, surely it can't be here? Well it is. There's even a sign encouraging you to keep going. You then come to a large car park and a short walk later, the beauty of Yarnfield Park unfolds before your very eyes. The best way I can describe it is a 1990s Army Barracks, with a old sports centre in the middle of it. There's even a random disused watertower. Reception is in the 'Sports Centre'. I almost expected Gordon Brittas to appear at this point. The receptionist was very pleasent, got me checked in and off I went to my accommodation block. I had upgraded to a delux room. It may look like an army barracks, but the Officers Mess, it wasn't. A tiny tired looking room. Bizarrely with a 1970s phone. I don't know if this was put there as a joke by some one, or it is genuine issue. Anyway, off to the Cookhouse for tea. Unusually this was a buffet style, which I quiet liked the idea of, initially. You pick your meal off a display screen on the wall then go to the relevant serving station. I have included a picture of the slice of pie I was given. We had now gone from Army Cookhouse to infant school dinners. I know the was a Army barracks ambience, but surely rationing wasn't still in place? Anxious to find out I waited at the entrance check in area of the dining hall, but the dest wasn't staffed. So I went to the sports centre, sorry, reception and after a while I was greeted by a very pleasant lady. I showed her a picture of the tiny piece of pie I had been served. I asked if she thought it was an appropriate size for an adult portion. There was a long pause after which she went on to explain the pie had to be cut into so many pieces. Very helpful, a pity the other thirty odd were twice the size of mine. I have included a photograph. Which doesn't quite do it justice, take into account the plate is small and the peas and mash were single spoonfuls. I'm supposed to be here two nights, but I am checking out in the morning. I suppose it is quite funny and is like being back in the army, the only difference is, I was getting paid to do it back then! Good bits- Friendly staff, free car parking. Bad bits- everything else.