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"We had a mixed experience at Chilworth Manor, but the staff really made the difference. Initially, we were checked into a very small, basic room. The walls were in need of a fresh coat of paint and it felt quite tired. To make things difficult, we were placed right next to a couple with two dogs—which wasn’t ideal as we were staying with a baby. Thankfully, the staff were lovely when we raised our concerns. They were very understanding and moved us to a larger room, which we really appreciated. It made the rest of our stay far more comfortable. The hotel has a nice bar area with a good atmosphere. We also enjoyed using the pool; however, it’s worth noting that it seems to be run as a separate business rather than being exclusive to the hotel. It was quite busy during our visit because of children's swimming lessons taking up a lane alongside the regular swimmers, but it was still a nice facility to have access to."

"Hotel is a bit tired. One lift out of order made the other two very busy at times. In our room, the light when you entered the room wasn't working and no matter what we did with the heating controls the room never seemed to warm up. The shower control was very stiff to turn off. Lots of mould around the window reveals. In the glazed area where the bar was, you can see where some panes have leaked and there is corrosion and paint peeling. Staff were friendly."

"Nice spa, nice renovations, shame the steam room wasn't working. The mens showers were cold. But other than that this was a nice hotel experience. The bedroom was a little small but well kept. The bar area and restaurant was well appointed and you can see nice refurbishment work had happened. The breakfast was excellent and worth the money. The location was quite good to access town with a short walk."

"Clean & tidy room , great breakfast , friendly staff , highly recommend would definitely stay again"

"Room OK what you expect for price. Dinning room closed "

"WiFi and air conditioning good "

"Cleaner room, breakfast was terrible Food last night was awful and me and hubby have been sick all day Tea coffee in room but 1 club biscuit 2 of us stayed in the room how does that work "

"The hotel is old (but interesting) and needs a lick of paint here and there but the room was very clean. Bathroom with shower very good. Very nice double bed too. Breakfast was buffet style, was good though no fruit. No problem with Wi-Fi. Staff were friendly, polite and helpful. Excellent location for eateries and seeing old Southampton. Good value and would stay there again. "

"National park nearby. Right in the High Street so plenty of amenities and pubs if you don't want to eat at the hotel."