Fanhams Hall Hotel - Ware, United Kingdom 

As with many of the reviews on around this venue we were attending a friends wedding at Fanhams and thought that convenience would trump only slight issues with our stay. We were very wrong. Our room was in the newer expansion that has been added across from the main building and it was very out of keeping with a English stately home, but clean and functional. The same can be said about the rooms, but the size and layout of them was dire. The quality of the fittings and furniture was on par with university halls or sixth form common rooms and the bed was only just 4' 6". The bathroom and shower were poorly designed with tyhe window being jammed open, damp behind the tiles and a shower that was intended for a small child only. The website didn't give any indication of how these rooms looked, so anyone booking expecting a counry manor room should pay the extra ?25 to avoid any dissappointment. The food was typical mass catering with everything cooked by halogen lamps, but the staff were actually very polite and helpful; the receptionist in particular. The is a very poor value venue, it is well worth investigating hotel in town as we were told upon departure that "they are only a conference centre, not a hotel"....it showed.

The hotel itself is great, really nice old manor house. Breakfast was also very nice. There seems to be two parts to this hotel, the old manor and a newer complex across the courtyard. People in the manor said their rooms were very nice, but those of us across the courtyard had a room more like student accommodation.