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Reviews of Lowbyer Manor Country House

3 out of 5
Lowbyer Manor Country House
Hexham Road, Alston, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 46 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
James and Janice looked after us really well. This is a grand old characterful 16th century building ; wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lesia

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming place in the nice location
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice quiet area very clean safe parking lots of walks close by and a great tree in the garden 170 years old
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place in Northern England!!
This comfortable, historic house is an amazing find! Great hosts, great rooms and great location!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

June

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly.
Friendly with tasty breakfast. Huge bed. Good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely characterful Manor House
Lovely characterful building right near the Teasdale Steam Railway Museum. Very nice room with comfortable bed and good shower. The restaurant was closed when we arrived but we were recommended a couple of places that we could get a meal in the Town within walking distance so this was not a problem. Breakfast was possibly the best ever tasted all served by a very friendly, smiling lady.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best on C2C. EXCELLENT
We stayed here half way through our C2C cycling trip and loved it. We will definitely be booking to stay again. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming and the bedroom was very comfortable. We loved the bar and the upstairs residents lounge was excellent. Breakfast was by far the best of the trip.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

francis

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great .
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Graham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lots of character and charm, but tired beds. Very pleasant owners
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Amy

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Estelle

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

stanley

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent and very friendly, they couldn't do enough for you, highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from J on 28 Oct 2020
Many thanks

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
If you like quirky old houses you'll love this place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from J on 9 Sept 2020
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

N

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from J on 9 Sept 2020
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lowbyer Manor
Good breakfast and service. Room was clean and comfortable but shower needs sorting out, water far too hot and a huge step up into and down out of the shower cubicle. You have to indicate that you want your room cleaned i.e. Bed to be made, which we did not know about so came back to unmade bed and tea/coffee not replenished. Hotel is central for hiking/walking and cycling the superb countryside.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from J on 9 Sept 2020
Many thanks for your feedback. The negative comments are a bit far fetched. Shower temperature can be controlled like any other shower. "Huge" step...come on! Under COVID-19 government guidelines our staff are not permitted to enter your room mid stay to prform the daily valet. This is also explianed to guests by email prior to arrival.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully clean, very friendly owners, warm and cosy
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay.
Great welcome. Very comfortable room with excellent breakfast. Worth another visit.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Room comfort
Friendly owners. Bar and restaurant NOT open so had to go out for dinner. A mattress topper, some padding on top of the mattress so I couldn’t feel the coils in the mattress would be good. Not really value for money
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from lbm on 12 Sept 2019
Thanks for the review. We feel we must put this in context. We inform guests that the dining room and bar are closed on a Monday and Tuesday unless open by prior arrangement. This was a last minute booking; booked at 15.05hrs with no prior communication about the need for dinner or drinks. We suggested a few local places to eat ande drink nearby. The price of £95 for a twin room with breakfast also includes VAT at 20%. All our beds are of a high quality and in hundreds of reviews we have not received any similar comment.

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Lovely hotel, owners are lovely. Will definitely visit again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Nigel

Liked: Staff & service
Lovely B&B with very genial hosts.
The hosts are very welcoming and engageing people. The building is lovely and well positioned. The facilities in the village are within walking distance even for someone with difficulty walking. The rooms are warm and reasonably comfortable although the matress was on the very firm side.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Simon, Rufford Lancashire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stop for cyclists & walkers
A quintessential old coaching inn with a Scottish host & English chef, this is a homely guest house which provides a quiet stopover on the C2C or walking in the surrounding beautiful countryside. The welcome was effusive and the room pleasantly spacious. Our beds were comfortable with crisp white sheets. The dining room reminded my son of Fawlty Towers but it couldn’t have been further from satire with excellent food and drinks served by the jolly staff. Breakfast was just as good; we opted for porridge, the proper stuff with big soft oats, then I had a full English, every ingredient being excellent, whilst my son had bacon with homemade American style pancakes & maple syrup. We were set up for the day! There’s also a lovely large guest lounge with very comfortable sofas, books galore and a relaxing atmosphere. We sat in there for an hour or two, me reading, him on his laptop making use of the fast WiFi. The bar has a good selection of Gin, beers and other drinks with an extremely reasonable & well selected wine list too. There were only two quibbles in the whole experience: our en-suite shower was more a drizzle and the remote for the TV in our room was dead. That only stopped me from watching the News in the morning which I might actually regard as a good thing! Would we return? Absolutely!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Homely and welcoming hotel
I booked late in the day, to avoid a fifth consecutive sleepless night in a tent while on a biking tour, and despite the obvious inconvenience of me being the only guest for the night Janice at the hotel was a pleasure to deal with throughout. The room was just what I needed - comfy, well-appointed and well-priced. The breakfast was lovely and most welcome too. I'd stay here again without hesitation.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Character property, warm welcome and great service
Great place for a stopover if you are looking for something a little bit different and quirky (our room had a four poster bed, with lovely fresh cotton sheets and a duck down duvet). The manor is old so expect noisy plumbing and creaky floors and lots of stairs, but there is a comfortable lounge (with wifi) and very personal service (breakfast is cooked to order). We really enjoyed our stay and plan to return to explore more of the area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming and the perfect place to relax
Relaxing and enjoyable, and its very peaceful and quiet. The owners and staff are very welcoming and friendly. I had a comfortable single ensuite room which had a half bath. Breakfast was very good: scrambled eggs and salmon with mushrooms, and fresh fruit salad. The only issue was that the shower over the bath was hard to control and get the temperature right.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal for walking the Pennine Way
This hotel was ideal for us as we were walking the Pennine Way and Alston is on route. This is a very nice hotel. The room was comfy and breakfast was good. Unfortunately we didn't eat dinner at the hotel, but the menu looked very good and reasonably priced.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Dan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bit of Faulty Towers
Hmm sadly not so great I'm afraid. I've no sense of smell but my partner informs me that we were greeted by the smell of dog upon entry. We were asked if we are ok with dogs but had we not been I'm not sure what they'd do? Doorways are around 6ft so at 6'7 I had a fair bit of ducking to do. The room seemed clean enough to start with but after attending to the sizeable spider and other bugs and cobwebs, maybe not so much. The decor is somewhat 70s with formica wardrobes & avacado green paint to the wallpaper. No hot water from the taps but shower worked. The TV had an aerial wire connected but nothing would come through on any source or mode etc, so it became a rather glorified USB port for charging phones. The door lock itself wasn't obvious when going out, the key does nothing: you've to lock it from the inside then just close the door as you leave. Food quality at breakfast was lacking, the sausage potentially off, one bite made my partner sick half an hour later, I ate most of mine but sadly the similar effect was downward rather than being sick. The place looks decent from the outside, though the car park/bit out front could do with being made into proper spaces for vehicles as it could fit more without the big front wall in place. Had it been mega cheap then besides the potentially off food I'd consider that you get what you pay for, but not given the price paid. Most definitely a case of not getting what you pay for, but always paying for what you get.

10/10 Excellent

d s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming place to stay
Really nice one night stay. Very welcoming ... and Alston is a nice place to visit. Room with four poster bed - the bed takes up quite a lot of the space but hey its a four poster!

8/10 Good

Sue, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and friendly place, small but very comfortable room.

8/10 Good

E C, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant 2 days

10/10 Excellent

Andy, Wiltshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in the pennines
Made very welcome, there was music and conversation, we were made to feel at home. Great food. we recommend it.

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
C2C - day 2
Pulled into Alston not doing my homework first to locate where it is in town. But found it just past the train station and rolled in to the car park to receive a nice welcome from the owner.

8/10 Good

Hanne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fint overnatningssted og sød og hjælpsom værtinde. Men der er hverken restaurant eller bar på stedet som der står på Hotels.? Lowbyer Manor Country House 3.0-stjernet overnatningssted 3-stjernet gæstehus i Alston med restaurant og bar/lounge
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts! Very responsive to any request! We are looking forward to our next stay here.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Billythewestie on 4 Jan 2021
Many thanks; it's a great pity that COVID-19 cut your stay early. We look forward to welcoming you back in safer times.

6/10 Okay

Lenni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ein schönes altes Haus, aber nicht gut isoliert
Die Besitzer sind sehr freundlich und das Essen ist lecker. Das Zimmer war jedoch nicht übermäßig schön eingerichtet und hatte durch die geringe Isolierung ein etwas komisches Klima. Die Bar war sehr kalt, sodass wir dort nur mit einer Jacke sitzen konnten. Für ein oder zwei Nächte kann man dort gut übernachten, wobei der Preis dafür schon saftig ist.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017