Dormy House

A charming, delightful family run modern hotel, standing just outside the lovely Cotswold village of Broadway. WE HAVE REVIEWED BROADWAY FOR YOU. ON EUANS GUIDE Search button for BROADWAY, Broadway and see also. LYGON ARMS, Broadway DORMY HOUSE HOTEL, WILLERSEY HILL, BROADWAY, WR12 7LF www.dormyhouse.co.uk The house started off as a 17th century farmhouse, known as Willersey Hill farm, overlooking Cotswold country views of hillsides and open landscapes. During the mid 1940,s the house was bought and converted by the Broadway Golf Club, and renamed as Dormy House, for use for the golf club. The Term Dormy is used for an unbeatable round of golf, and a Dormy House is a building with accommodation operated by a golf club which allows its members to stay overnight. It is now a truly 5 star family run hotel, Bought in 1977 by late Danish business man, Jorgen Philip-Sorensen. The chief executive, Andrew Graham, has developed the house, and the Farncombe estate into a top leisure centre, and received a silver award by the Green Tourism Business Scheme. He had experience behind him, as he was previously the managing director of the Goodwood Estate, looking after Goodwood House, Golf at Goodwood, The Kennels clubhouse, the Goodwood motor circuit catering facilities, and the GOODWOOD HOTEL. Using Euans guide search button look for the THREE REVIEWS FOR YOU OF “THE GOODWOOD HOTEL”. and search for OUR TWO REVIEWS OF “GOODWOOD RACECOURSE” Andrew Graham was then brought in to oversee a £10.5m refurbishment at Dormy House, using the Interior designer company of Todhunter Earle and architect Tony D’Alton. £5m was spent on Dormy House and £5 on a new Spa, which turned the hotel into a five star rated hotel. The gardens received guidance and advice by the well known landscaper and T V presenter Chris Beardshaw. We will mention more details of the Spa in OUR SECOND REVIEW OF DORMY HOUSE. ================================================================ Unfortunately, while taking photos and looking for toilets, I had a nasty fall when I tripped down a couple of steps just by the bar (photo 11) and I became bed bound for 7 days and confined to using my wheelchair indoors at our apartment in the Extracare Longbridge Village for almost 7 weeks as I write this review. At least it has given me the chance to catch up with reviews I have not yet completed for you, but my wife has said that reviews are up the shoot now and has told me where I can stick my camera, so any reviews I manage next year will be on hold for now, and all this has meant I missed my aim of reviewing 400 places by the end of 2023. Disappointed ================================================================= Photos 1 to 3 There are two parking areas as you arrive at Dormy House Hotel Photos 4 and 5 A ramp is available right by disabled bays which will take you up into the patio area of The Shed, for the bar entrance. All other entrances have steps to get up, so it’s only this spot a disabled person can use. Photos 6 to 10 The Shed bar and lounge is a very pleasant place, nicely decorated in subdued colours with plenty of seating to allow a drink or two, or of enjoying a lunch menu, as we did. However, disabled people who cannot get out of their chair are very, very limited in choice of seating, which is a shame, and we cannot see how they will be able to change this arrangement of seating in the days ahead. THIS IS WHY WE SAY IT IS NOT WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY A HOTEL. photo 11 The steps I fell down. Photos 12 to 15 Alongside the disabled parking bays, is a small drive that will take you around to the bedrooms that are used, which have their own parking bays. These rooms are very cosy, beautifully decorated with modern facilities, well worth staying on your visit. Overall, we feel this is a delightful modern Hotel, and if you are able bodied, or can cope with the use of a stick, then the Hotel will be more than a delightful visit for you, and close enough for all the main attractions that the Cotswolds offer.

Our second review will offer more details about the hotel, especially the Spa, although we cannot yet give you our own personal thoughts as did not manage to visit, as I had already fallen by the time we should have gone in. Photos 1 to 6 There are plenty of cosy attractive comfortable little areas to sit and relax, especially with a glass in hand, and in colder seasons, each area is warm and cosy, delightful. You will note many original details, including oak beams, stone walls, flagstones on the floor, and these are added to by selected wallpapers, rich fabrics, different light fixtures. Photo 7 However, there are steps in many areas, which is off putting for disabled who rely on chairs, such as this alcove in the bar restaurant area. Photo 8 to 10. THE SPA When the hotel was modernised, the Spa was one of the main key points, as they felt that this would help create a midweek business opportunity. In February 2014, the companies Motive8, and architects Sparcstudio where asked to help design the two gyms , which included flooring, mirrors and other things, which have areas such as six treatment rooms, champagne nail bar, and includes two pools which have LED lights and an electronically controlled water system, which means they do not use more water than needed, and by using UV systems to clean the pools you have less chemical tastes. Photos 11 to 13 The restaurants are very pleasant places to dine, The main Garden Room, and the bars Potting Shed, with enough spaces for your wheelchair, and a menu using locally grown produce and beautifully prepared menus will tempt you no doubt. They both have a pleasant deco throughout, and feels warm and inviting, and staff will offer all the help you need. Photos 14 and 15 The hotel has around 63 guest rooms and suites, which includes two fully accessible rooms (20 and 21) in the main house, and they welcome your four legged friends (dogs) as long as they are over one year old. All in all, this is a type of hotel you will feel very comfortable at, a bit expensive, but it is 5 star hotel, and in general you may well cope as a disabled person, just be careful. We certainly recommend its standards, and hope you enjoy your visit here.