The hotel was set in beautiful surroundings, within the new forest were horses roam freely. The garden area was delightful and had seating for those who wish to eat outside or simple have a drink or two. They have a small simple indoor pool which the children loved and the facilities all in all were pleasing.
For me, what let this hotel down was the attitude of some staff members.. as a young family we were clearly not their usual clientele, and this was made obvious by the look on their faces when we passed through the hotel. One of the receptionist staff, an older lady was stood on the stairs having a chat with another lady who stood at the bottom, as the children passed her on the stairs, she stopped talking looked at each of them and screwed up her face. I appreciate she may have felt they they should have waited for her to move however I do not feel that she should have stood there mid flight of stairs having a chat in the first place, so her facial expressions were not needed and quite frankly rude and unprofessional. The oldest of the children who is 11, actually said she liked the hotel but not the people in it as they made her uncomfortable. So just to clarify, if you are an older person this place is for you, those of a younger age are not as welcome.