Reviews in Darlington

Fantastic all round

Beautiful food, not long to wait, great service.

Staff very very friendly. The facilities are looking a bit tired and could do with updating .

There was a lot of choice on the menu and everything sounded lovely. We weren't disappointed. The food was delicious. I had the sticky toffee pudding for desert and it was heaven on a plate! The staff were attentive, friendly and couldn't have done more. We are already planning our next visit.

Lovely quality food, reasonable price. We really enjoyed it!

Arrived at the hotel greeted by a lovely receptionist . However her directions for the room were not specific enough and we spent a while looking for our room . Room we thought was basic even though we upgraded No toiletries which we thought was standard in a hotel of 3 star. Treatments were lovely and the therapist Cath was very nice. Asked for coffee after this and was told machine was broken and I could get on over at the hotel . I didn't like walking through the changing rooms though. What if someone was getting undressed? Walking into meal very dim lights . When asked to put lamp on beat us we were told it didn't work and neither did the chandkier! With someone with limited eye sight this was very emotional as couldn't see the menu and had to put my light on my phone . We were apologised to but ... Anyway food was very nice . No issues however they were very quick to serve three courses . Sleep was ok however a private party was going on till after midnight . We would of liked to be told this to make us aware of this. Breakfast was amazing . Can't fault it at all . A very mixed response to my break away.

Really enjoyable evening meal, great service and lovely food, especially the crispy beef starter!

Food in oswalds restaurant on the evening was lovely especially the duck. Had a good choice at breakfast. Continental and full English. Spa and hotel was a bit dated. But for the deal we got with groupon it was good for the price.

Arrived at hall Garth to be greeted by lovely staff , upgraded room which we really enjoyed , food wasn’t good ,, asked for well dine steak which was creamer , my husband ordered pizza which could put a window out , chips cold , breakfast was the same , can’t say I will be returning

Absolutely delicious would definitely recommend the duck the hotel itself was amazing the staff were so friendly and helpful would come back here in a heartbeat 100% love it

Stayed Friday and Saturday 28 & 29th October and dined in the hotel restaurant on both nights. Food was exceptional and the service first class, would definitely eat there again

Absolutely amazing so looking forward to coming back can’t wait xxx

Went for a spa day with my daughter! We had a nice day but spa facilities were very dated and need updating. No beds to lie on like shown in photos! Booked afternoon tea for 1pm but as menu was limiting for my 8 year old we opted for 2 course dinner! Was told as they were busy we couldn’t have hot food! Sandwiches were like a school lunch with half a packed of crisps and a few lettuce leaves. Drinks took ages to arrive and has to ask twice for them! Cake was also disappointing was served coffee cake and had nuts on top with no pre warning! Treatments were lovely but disappointing that both of ours were the same time and my daughter didn’t want to be alone so was offered to only have her nails painted which took 10 mins out of 50 min treatment! Can honestly say we won’t be back!

Food was excellent! Piping hot and delicious! It was lovely looking out of the conservatory at the rabbits running about while enjoying our evening meal. It would have been better if the wine list had contained a few more higher end wines.

Absolutely beautiful food . Couldn't fault it. Maybe a bit more choice especwith starters would be good. The service especially for drinks let's it down badly.

It was just ok really. The food was ok but service was very slow, even though it didn’t appear busy in the restaurant. The drinks order was wrong and took a while to correct and then we waited such a long time for 2 ice creams that we ended up cancelling as it was getting so late. The restaurant looks very dated. The staff were polite and tried to be helpful.

We booked through Secret Escapes. The hotel has such potential but is very tired and is in desperate need of some investment. The highlight was the food which was tasty and served hot and was excellent value for money. However the property was tired in places and the public areas confused and lacking in atmosphere. The restaurant and orangery were not inviting, the bar area was confused between a work hub and sports bar there was a complete lack of comfortable seating areas. Such a pity.

Booked spa & afternoon tea package for my daughter birthday. Had a lovely massage ladies were lovely. The facilities are so tired looking in swimming pool/hot tub and changing rooms they could really do with updating. Afternoon tea was very disappointing, I don’t know if they were short staffed but we waited over half hour to be seen and then the afternoon tea arrived without drinks which took another 20 mins to arrive also. It’s a shame as I think this place could be a beautiful setting but it was tired and dirty.