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Reviews of Guyers House Hotel

4 out of 5
Guyers House Hotel
Guyers Lane, Corsham, England

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 101 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 226 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Laverne

Nothing to say bed was clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sarah on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback Laverne, it's a shame you didn't advise us what you'd like to see us offer next time!

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We have stayed there before and enjoyed staying in a period property and breakfast was very good. This time alas there was no hot water for bath/shower in our room in the morning and the breakfast menu was more limited than last time. So, unfortunately this was not the best experience for us - but bed was very comfortable and we slept well.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Sarah on 23 Mar 2024
Thank you for sharing feedback on your recent visit to Guyers House Alan. We did have an issue with hot water briefly one morning but a plumber promptly arrived to rectify this. Our breakfast menu hasn't changed in 18 months and still offers 8 cooked dishes plus continental options. We are delighted to hear that you found the bed comfortable.

6/10 Okay

JAMES MICHAEL

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bedroom and bathroom were quaintly good although both could have been improved by a lick of paint. However, the food was not only very expensive but served luke warm and generally of ordinary quality. The coffee was so strong that it was undrinkable [ a Frenchman would quake at it ! ].
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from GM on 7 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback James. We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy dining with us, our costs are in line with the constant increase from our suppliers but I am shocked to hear it was only luke warm, I have raised this with our Head Chef. We appreciate our coffee is not to everyone's tastes, but our team would have happily made you a weaker coffee if requested.

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Sarah on 12 Feb 2024
Thank you for your lovely review Alan, we hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

10/10 Excellent

JULIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Second time staying here. Lovely buildings staff always lovely. Comfortable beds and nice bathrooms. Breakfast is very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Sarah on 6 Feb 2024
Thank you for your lovely review Julia, we are all delighted to hear you enjoyed your recent stay with us and hope to welcome you back to Guyers House again soon!

8/10 Good

Karl

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great character property
Great character building, change from the norm... has all you'll need. Very old property, if youre into that your in for a great stay. Well priced for the area, shall most likely stay again. Business travellers, please note a refundable incidental card charge is required upon check in, this is usual at many hotels, but if youre not carrying an expences card, may catch you out. This did not give accounts an issue.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Sarah on 6 Feb 2024
Thank you for sharing your kind feedback Karl. We do ask for a preauthorisation on arrival as advised on our prearrival email. We are very lucky that the building has some charm to it, we do hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon.

8/10 Good

Viktoria

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Sarah on 21 Dec 2023
Thank you very much Viktoria!

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in a quiet area. Rooms were comfortable and the breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Sarah on 21 Dec 2023
Thank you for your lovely review James! We are all delighted to hear you enjoyed your recent stay with us and hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

8/10 Good

Phoebe

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Sarah on 12 Dec 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Phoebe, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent stay at Guyers House.

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff at guyers were friendly, welcoming & helpful. We stayed there overnight after a wedding at the venue. The grounds are beautiful & we had a lovely view of the garden and pond from our window. The room was quaint with oak beams and the bed was super comfortable. There was a kettle & plenty of choice of hot drinks, also complementary toiletries & super fluffy towels. Our room and bathroom were very clean I only gave 4 stars for condition & facilities due to a leaking tap on the bath(a very small issue)! Breakfast was self serve as it was a Saturday morning, lots of choices from cereals, fresh fruit, full English, toast& drinks and you could eat as much as you wanted. Very enjoyable, before our journey home. There was plenty of parking. Useful items included, Tv, phone, hairdryer plus an iron & ironing board. We would love to visit again in the future 😊
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Sarah on 12 Dec 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Hayley, we are delighted to hear you enjoyed your recent stay with us at Guyers House, especially as it was a comfortable stay! We are pleased to hear that you liked the variety we offered and found our amenities helpful. We very much hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon.

4/10 Poor

Ben

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Sarah on 12 Dec 2023
We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your recent stay with us, we do hope you will try us again in the future.

4/10 Poor

Glen

Disliked: Staff & service
Lovely building/location just don’t eat here
Well I have to be honest it’s rather Fawlty Towers but run by very young people with no experience. The hotel itself is nice, and location is good. Some staff were helpful, others not so much, the receptionist was completely pointless and I might have just checked myself in. Do not go near the food, dinner and breakfast were dreadful. When I asked I was told there was no qualified chef on site, this was the weekend!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from GM on 12 Dec 2023
Thank you for sharing your feedback Glen. I am shocked to read that you are saying we didn't have a qualified chef on site because this is so far from the truth. We do have a young team and this is unfair to harshly criticise as your age doesn't affect how you perform at a job. Our receptionist went out of her way to help you and all of my team tried their best to ensure you had a nice stay with us. We clearly aren't the hotel for you and appreciate we won't be for everyone.

4/10 Poor

Edna

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from GM on 6 Feb 2024
We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your recent stay with us, our team are always on hand to help with any queries.

6/10 Okay

Tom

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Convenient hotel adjacent to where I was working. Bit disappointing that they are now charging for EV charging, the food prices are high for the quality and the heating was not working in a number of areas. For a hotel in the sticks, it seems expensive and therefore I will book Bath centre in future and have options for dinner and access to better facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from GM on 4 Dec 2023
Thank you for sharing your feedback Tom, we haven't had any heating issues though, if you ever would like the heating turned up a bit more please do let us know. With the rise in energy costs, we cannot absorb the complimentary electric charging costs any longer I'm afraid but the cost is kept to a minimum. We hope to see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Jacky

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Lovely old building and gardens. The room could definitely do with a lick of paint, dirty walls. Invasion of insects in the room (lots of ladybirds bugs and dead flies). On occasion no heating nor hot water in room. No apologies offered. £50 retainer after having paid in advance at check-in. Never had to do that before in a hotel anywhere in the world.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from GM on 4 Dec 2023
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us Jacky, we're pleased to hear you liked our hotel and gardens. As per our prearrival email, we take a preauthorisation for charges to your room or damages, unfortunately some people purchase things with no intention of buying. Had you raised any heating/hot water concerns at the time, our team would have been happy to have looked into this as we are unaware of these issues. We are working through a maintenance programme of upgrading our facilities but thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We do hope you'll give us another chance and visit soon.

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from GM on 20 Nov 2023
We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your recent stay with us Stephen

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over night stay.
We had a nice stay. Very quiet and relaxing stay. Nice lounge/games room, very good bar, breakfast was good with a good selection.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Sarah on 19 Nov 2023
Thank you for your kind review Stephen. We are pleased to hear you had a relaxing stay, we are very fortunate to be in a quiet location, a short trip from the main room. We are delighted that you enjoyed our facilities and that you had good dining experiences with us. We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon.

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb room in lovely set of gardens and buildings Nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Sarah on 19 Nov 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Roy, we are pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay, in particular the room and grounds, always great to hear the breakfast is nice too! We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon.

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed the night and was well pleased with everything about the hotel. our dog was realy comfortable and happy with the stay over.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Sarah on 9 Nov 2023
Thank you for a fabulous review Gary, we are pleased to hear you all had a comfortable stay and we really hope we will be able to welcome you back to Guyers House very soon.

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 9 Nov 2023
Thank you for your review Paul, please do let us know how we could offer a more comfortable stay for you next time.

2/10 Terrible

Keira

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 9 Nov 2023
We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your recent stay Keira, our team are not aware of any concerns raised at the time, we would have been happy to assist.

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel in Wiltshire
Lovely hotel. Service a little slow but otherwise a lovely stay. Wonderful grounds and breakfast was good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 30 Oct 2023
Thank you for your review Alan, we're sorry to hear service was a little slow but pleased to hear you liked our location and breakfast. We'd love to welcome you back again soon!

4/10 Poor

CAROLINE

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing like shown on the website. Our bedroom was aged with marked decor and carpets, a 1980s cane headboard which creaked everytime we moved, bed linen which didn’t fit the duvet or pillows, a sad bathroom with a leaking shower only suitable for a dwarf. The system ran out of hot water before we had both showered. Breakfast was indifferent….
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 30 Oct 2023
Thank you for sharing feedback on your recent stay with us Caroline. The photos on our website are a true reflection of our rooms, I'm sad to read you feel different. The bed linen is brand new from our supplier and of a premium quality. We're not aware of any showers leaking, had this been raised, we'd have happily asked our maintenance team to look into this. We do hope you'll try us again.

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 28 Oct 2023
Thank you Helen!

10/10 Excellent

Newcode

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 28 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review, we hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

6/10 Okay

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sarah on 19 Nov 2023
Thank you Richard, please do reach out to us with how you feel we could improve.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel in a cute, rural area
The hotel was great as a building and the bed was comfortable however it needs a bit of love like a new coat of paint and definitely new carpets. We had a lovely stay and I would go back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your feedback, we're pleased to hear you enjoyed your recent comfortable stay with us. We have noted your feedback and have shared with our maintenance team. We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness
OK but staff were struggling
We have stayed at Guyers before but it now seems to be struggling to maintain standards. We had a very good dinner at a great Hotels.com rate (£24 each compared with the hotel’s £35 rate) but breakfast was disappointing - the choices advertised on the website were just not available. We were able to get poached eggs but people after us were told that the staff were too busy to do fried or poached eggs. Reception did not answer the phone when we tried to book a time for dinner in advance (again told “too busy” when we mentioned this on arrival). On the positive side, Guyers House and gardens are very attractive and some staff were trying very hard in what seemed to be difficult circumstances.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from GM on 2 Oct 2023
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us Richard, I am sorry to hear you feel we are maintaining standards. I am pleased to hear you enjoyed dinner with us. Our breakfast menu on our website is a sample menu and therefore the dishes aren't always available if we're serving a buffet. Our chefs are never 'too busy' to make a different type of egg.I personally checked you in and I did not say we are too busy to answer the phone, I simply advised that we experience a high number of calls but always call guests back that leave a message and we answer as many calls as we possibly can, I am sorry that you didn't reflect this in your review.

8/10 Good

Monika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The setting in the gardens is very nice and the house has a nice atmosphere. The bed was very comfortable and I had a good night's sleep, but the room was a bit tired.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 27 Sept 2023
Thank you for your kind words Monika and we are pleased to hear you had a comfortable stay with us. We do have a refurbishment project planned for 2024, so please do try us again!

8/10 Good

Roy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 17 Oct 2023
Thank you!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The hotel is charming, with plenty of character. However, being located in one of the outside rooms, it took a good 5 minutes to get hot water through to the shower, wasting a lot of water in the process. The restaurant only offered a 2 or 3 course meal at a set price, with no option to only have a main course. This meant having to find an alternative place to eat, and the hotel isn't situated near to many places within walking distance
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 22 Sept 2023
Thank you for sharing feedback on your recent stay. Our Garden House rooms are ran off to boilers and we are not aware of any issues regarding it being delayed? The restaurant offers both a set menu and a bar menu to offer choice and varying price points. We hope you will try us again when next in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 19 Sept 2023
Thank you for your kind review Andrew, we hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

8/10 Good

Douglas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful house on lovely gardens. Dining left a little to be desired though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 15 Sept 2023
Thank you for your kind feedback Douglas. We're sorry to hear you weren't impressed with your dining experience, please do let us know how you feel this could be improved. We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon.

6/10 Okay

Dave

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review Dave! Please do let us know how we could improve for the future.

6/10 Okay

stephen

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Average Business trip
Slightly dated hotel, although i suppose you could say its part of its charm. Didnt pay attention to booking T&C's which caught me out as a business traveller, and no hotel discretion to waive charge,so as a result its no longer an option for me or my team to stay there
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 11 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review Stephen, our hotel intends to keep the tradition and charm of a late 1700's building but we appreciate this isn't to everyone's tastes. I'm sorry to hear you won't be staying with us again, but unfortunately we cannot afford to absorb cancellation loses.

6/10 Okay

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sarah on 11 Sept 2023
Thank you for your rating Mary, please do let us know how we could improve for next time!

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get the basics right
Reception was like checking into a morgue, then we had to locate the room in the maze outside. The room was very basic but the ceiling in the bathroom looked like it was damp damaged and due to fall in. Some basic tea and coffee supplies, but wasn’t impressed for the price of £100 nearly for a night. View out of the window of some nice brick work too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 5 Sept 2023
Thank you for sharing feedback on your recent stay with us James. We shall certainly take a look at the bathroom ceiling. I'm sorry you felt the amenities were basic, we offer high quality products from a branded supplier and I am a little confused about your view as it looks over the kitchen garden.

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good night way
Staff very helpful and good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 2 Sept 2023
Thank you for a lovely review Jonathan, I am pleased to hear our team were helpful and that you enjoyed breakfast! Please do let us know how we can improve for next time!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very helpful and friendly and the room was quiet and comfortable! The only snag was the intermittent charging for our EVs... Otherwise excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 2 Sept 2023
Thank you for your delightful review Andrew. We are all pleased to hear you found our team to be helpful and friendly and that you had a comfortable and quiet stay! We do apologise for the issues with the EV charging, unfortunately, we have had issues with overnight charging that prevent us for now offering this. We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon.

8/10 Good

Veronica

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 2 Sept 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Veronica, please do let us know how we can achieve a 5 next time!

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 2 Sept 2023
Thank you for your wonderful review Kathryn, we hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

2/10 Terrible

Phil

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 20 Aug 2023
We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay Phil, please do contact us should you wish to discuss this further.

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Guyers house had beautiful gardens and was well located to explore the surrounding area. Room was comfortable but bathroom needing TLC!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 20 Aug 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Paul. We are pleased to hear the room was comfortable and noted your feedback on the bathroom, we do hope you'll stay with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 20 Aug 2023
Thank you for your wonderful 5 stars Roy, we hope to welcome you back to Guyers House very soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 14 Aug 2023
Thank you very much Jane!

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two night stay and attending a wake at hotel
Room was superb. First night meal lovely but no French mustard. First morning breakfast no selection of fresh fruit excep sparse hard melon. No yoghurt, mushrooms, butter until asked, bananas, then frozen bread. Two student staff who stood around leaving tables uncleared, however after a word left at reception morning 2 was beyond excellent. I would therefore advise any issues felt voice concerns immediately, do not leave feeling disappointed.
Front of hotel
Bedroom 1
Garden pond
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 14 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback Ann, in particular that you felt we listened to you. I apologise for your initial concerns but I am delighted to hear the team rectified these issues for you. We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Bale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, historic building and lovely people doing what they do best. The people are definitely worth every star.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 14 Aug 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Bale! We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and that you loved our team. We hope to welcome you back to Guyers House soon!

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sarah on 8 Aug 2023
Thank you Joseph!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Wouldn’t stay here again
I recently stayed here for work. From the outside, this property looks amazing. Alittle dated maybe, but somewhere nice to stay. Unfortunately though, it is let down by a few factors, which I’ll list here. - The restaurant menu is very limited. - The wine list in the restaurant is over-priced - The room they call a bar isn’t somewhere you want to spent long periods of time - In the hotel room I got, the shower (positioned over a bath) was ridiculous. Zero pressure, with water spilling over the side of the bath top. - The hotel room wasn’t the worst place I’ve ever stayed, but the room needed a kick of paint. The room was also so warm I had to leave the windows open, whereby creepy crawlies were finding their way inside the room. On the good side, the staff were all very helpful and friendly. I felt that this hotel was probably somewhere really nice to stay, back in the day. But that day is long gone…
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Sarah on 8 Aug 2023
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, I am pleased that you thought the outside of the hotel looked amazing. For our restaurant, we do offer a table d'hote menu and a bar menu, to offer choice and different price points. We offer a premium selection of wines that are carefully selected chosen by our wine supplier. We shall certainly take a look at the shower pressure, thank you for raising this with us. I am pleased to hear you found our team to be helpful and friendly.

8/10 Good

Murray

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sarah on 29 Jul 2023
Thank you Murray