Overview

When the hall was at its peak, the grounds were well maintained, with a staff of around 28. Trees had been planted opposite the main entrance to protect the north side from the winds. The terraces and gardens on the south side were also we’ll looked after, and hidden amounts the trees were two large ponds, and further into the woods were the greenhouses, and here they grew fruit, veg and herbs for kitchen use, and even a palm house could be found. When Stephen Joyner MBE, the well known millionaire bought the house, with some saying, the hotel had gone downhill and become rather dilapidated, a pale shadow of itself, gardens had become overgrown and unloved. He purchased the Hall in 1989, and invested £8 million pounds, adding a further 70 bedrooms, and within two years they opened a Spa hotel in 1991, that can rival any today, and we offer you our review of the Spa and parts of the grounds in our PART THREE REVIEW, showing how the Spa has been transformed. The old servants quarters were then turned into the leasure facilities, now holding on proudly to its grade 11 listing. He then helped to form “Barons Eden” along with 4 other partners, and recently invested £14 million pounds to renovate the Spa and hotel, to create a hotel we can all be proud to visit. OUR REVIEW It is a beautiful Spa, all the facilities you need, well maintained equipment, very popular, dressing gowns wandering around quite freely to enjoy what ever their choice has been that day. What we did find ourselves that there are many corridors and passages that lead from one area to another (photo 1) it’s not all in one place, but everywhere is so clean and tidy (photo 2) and you have many a choice of how to sit and relax (photo 3). The pool is indeed pleasant, very popular, we had to wait some time to be able to take photos with no one in the shot (photos 4 to 6) and all guests are given fluffy white robes to wear so as to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere throughout (photo 7). A delightful passage (8) took us into the fitness studio (9) with all modern training and keep fit equipment (photos 10 and 11) and again, plenty of seating available (12). The retreat offered barbers and ladies facial treatments, beauty parlour and special occasions hair treatment (photos 13 and 14). If you fancied fresh air, then walks can be taken around the various gardens, such as our walk around the terraces gardens, but you need to get out of the hotel itself via a lift, then out and along the ramps provided (photo 15) and up into the terrace area (16) then just stroll around the huge area provided (17) to help you, there are resting places (18).0 but soon though you will have to consider going home after a truly delightful visit to Hoar Cross Hall and ramps will take you down to you car (19) before you leave along well maintained driveways (20). OUR FINAL THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SPA AND TERRACE GARDENS What’s not to like, each bit you look at is just so nice and delightful. Not just plastic chairs to sit at, one of the nicest Spas we have seen and if you enjoy your spas then this is for you. We recommend this Spa.

Transport & Parking

Disabled still enjoy the lovely driveway that approaches the hotel, but it still remains difficult to get up into hotel itself, but we believe there is another entrance to the Spa, but cannot offer any idea if of use to disabled as we did not know about other entrances.

Access

Once inside hotel, it is quite easy to get around the Spa, as a lift is available to get you down to the lower floor, and then it’s quite level for you, but the one thing that’s different about this Spa, is that the various rooms and facilities are quite widely spread out, it seems there are corridors and little passages that you have to follow to get from one room to another, but it’s a popular Spa, we found fluffy dressing gowns moving quite freely from here to there and all seemed content, so that’s always a good sign that all is well for the Spa. The terrace gardens are very pleasant, a paved path can be followed, no need to try to run over chippings, but it’s that slope you need to fight to get you up to the top level, see our photo.

Toilets

Staff

The few we met seemed to be very pleasant and easy with us.

Photos