Overview

This remains our favourite hotel, outstanding in all areas except accessible support, but this may not involve you with any worries as staff go out of their way to support you. TO SEE WHY ITS OUR FAVOURITE HOTEL, READ THESE LATEST REVIEWS AND OTHERS As you arrive at Pennyhill, the welcoming sign at main gate shows you right away that you will enjoy this visit (photo 1) and you have a very pleasant drive as passing well laid out meadow parkland (photo 2) that leads you along to the car park area (photo 3) but disabled should drive under the wooden roofed archway that’s ahead of you and continue to the next arch (photo 4) which will take you to the main hotels entrance as you finally leave the archways behind (photo 5) and you reach the front entrance (photo 6). The one and only disabled bay stands right by the main entrance, you can see our car in place in the corner. ( If this bay is taken read our notes below for disabled access, and you will have no worries ). At reception desk, explain you are either visiting today, and would like to enjoy a coffee break with them, or book in here if you are staying, and hopefully you choose an accessible room with them, they have two you can choose, but may we recommend the LANSDOWNE ROAD room to you, as our photos below will show you why. First of all though, a coffee break may tempt you in their wonderfull bar, nicely decorated in appealing pale natural colours, and warming (photo 7) with comfortable seating areas, where you can leave your wheelchair next to you (photo 8). The bar has a very good selection of drinks, waiter service for you (photo 9) and it will be here that you may enjoy afternoon tea with Pennyhill ( photo 10) posh, comfortable and easy going, very nice. Quick snacks are available, their chips were very nice we must say, with Mexican bites that will warm your heart, taken with a favourite tipple (photo 11) and follow them down with a pink gin, know wonder he looks happy (photo 12). Now though it’s time to book in and find our room for tonight. You will be taken to their adjoining rooms, which shows the way ahead to possibly the nicest Spa and health club we have yet seen (photo 13) (REVIEWED PREVIOUSLY FOR YOU). but to get down to your room you have to enter the front door with your provided key when you booked in. Touch the pad, wait, and door will automatically open. But what a difficult approach first, it’s quite steep (photo 14) carer needs to be careful, and best if you swing past the slope bit before you turn and enter the door. You will still have to have someone open the door for you though before you enter a wide but attractive hallway (photo 15) easy to move along for just a few paces until you reach the accessible LANSDOWNE ROAD bedroom (photo 16) again with an automatic door, just touch your key on the pad, wait, and have the pleasant surprise of seeing what will be one of the largest disabled rooms you are likely ever to see. (Photo 17) It is so nicely decorated in pale mute warm colours, with light coloured wooden panels and the orangey expensive looking curtains and very smart comfortable armchair (photo 18) and you cannot help but sink into the luxury that will be yours today. There are plenty of drawer space and table tops for you, a large 42 inch TV, and warm radiators already heated ready for your winter break (photo 18), and a wonderful most comfortable King sized double bed, and for us, the most comfortable pillars you could imagine (photo 20). This room is huge, easy to move around in, warm, and a delightful place to be in. This is why we give Pennyhill the top 5* it deserves, yet there’s more to see. DO READ OUR NEXT TWO REVIEWS AS WELL TO REALLY SEE WHY WE LOVE IT HERE.

Transport & Parking

Lovely drive along its meadow like driveway to approach the hotel. To benefit from its disabled parking, then you reach car park signs, just keep going ahead towards the wooden archways you see ahead, and right by the front entrance for hotel, one only disabled bay stands next to entrance. If this is taken, ask carer to go inside to reception desk and ask them if they could kindly arrange for their buggy to go to car park so as to bring you back to the entrance. The staff here seem to be extra kind and willing, we know on all our visits, (Reviewed for you) they have been so kind to us, even pushing our wheelchair around as needed.

Access

This is our only concern. Sadly it is not really disabled friendly, but if you do have a limited amount of independence and can take a few steps yourself, then this is one of the best hotels we can recommend for you. Our room was one of the best yet, the largest and most beautiful room you could wish for, but it’s not in the main hotel, but nicely positioned a few yards away, but it does have a very difficult slope you need to use to get into the building itself. Staff kindly pushed our chair there for us however, and took great care of us, especially on the morning we awoke to find heavy snow had fallen, but we had no difficulty or problems to face, and for this reason we still encourage you give Pennyhill the try it deserves.

Toilets

On this review we had our own toilet in our room, as we stayed overnight

Staff

Top marks, so friendly and helpful, they took great care of us.

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