Overview

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.

Transport & Parking

There are two car park areas, the best for disabled will by on your left as you pull in off the main lane. A number of disabled bays are right by the entrance, and up a good wide stoned path to the entrance for the bar area.

Access

Sadly, however delightful this hotel is, it is not wheelchair friendly. You are very limited on what you can see and do, far to many steps, right where it matters, hardly any ramps for us (but this is such a lovely place, they don’t really have to worry about disabled, able bodied visitors are enough for them). However, if you can cope with your stick, get up steps, even for toilets, then this is truly a hotel well visiting, we certainly recommend it to you.

Toilets

Never managed to find toilets

Staff

Really pleasant, helpful staff members, willing to support you.

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