De Vere Latimer Place

Stayed over for two nights whilst exhibiting at IdeasFest2026 at nearby Champneys - Hotel is decent and would say higher than the 3 star rating it has - rooms tidy, swimming pool closed for maintenance, lifts not working, lots of up and down stairs from main hotel to Mansion house - staff where excellent

I’m only talking about Latimer, the location is absolutely stunning, the staff are brilliant I can’t praise them enough, special shout to young Alex and the young blonde lady manager who’s name I didn’t catch sorry. The hotel main house is steeped in history and character at every turn, the grounds are peaceful and beautiful to wonder around including the woodlands out back. We have three nights in total including breakfast for two. First night we booked for dinner, the service was great, the menu a bit disappointing but food was nice. Where this hotel excelled was the breakfast, there was nothing spared and literally everything you could ask for and a cook working hard to keep it all coming out, full English sausages eggs fried and scrambled beans mushrooms hash browns tomato’s toast then danish, pastries fruit bowls yogurt crumpets etc, fresh juices orange apple teas and coffees and it appears limitless fill your boots. I rate this hotel’s breakfast and service the best I’ve had in uk. There were a couple of negatives though and the biggest of these is the number of stair literally at every turn over all floors, there is an elevator but it was not working for our stay, the staff again jumped to our aid and delivered suitcases to the room, if like us your elderly or for some reason walking and climbing stairs is challenging your in for a hard time unless you contact the hotel and ask for a room that takes your ailment into consideration when allocating your room. There are two receptions the main house and the north wing, if you arrive at the main house but your room is in north wing you will have two flights of stairs a long walk peppered with smaller stepped areas it’s another point to note where your room is and arrive at closest possible entrance. Overall the rooms are very clean with all you need, the lighting in the bathroom will aid those of us that aren’t happy with the reflection but if you want to see your face the lighting won’t help you. The mini fridge does not get very cold and has no ice section. There’s no A/C and it’s been hot so they have put fans in the rooms which is the best solution available to them. The shower is in bath, there is a rubber mat but take care of slipping. I would definitely recommend this hotel, its staff and it’s breakfast

Tranquil setting, nice rooms.

Perfect place to relax, enjoy a nice and quiet stay , walk around in beautiful surroundings.

Loved it. Staff were great. Breakfast was lovely with lots of choice. Are in restaurant and that was good, limited menu but very well priced with surrounding options, and the food was great. Really enjoyed our break.