The Hotel is around seven miles of country roads from Hexham, and if you like golf or walking it would be ideal for a few days. Bedrooms are well equipped but I couldn't get the Internet (cable) to work - wi-fi is however free in the main bar. The breakfast was very good, and the only drawback was having to park way downhill from the hotel - if it's raining you'd get soaked getting your cases to the Reception. There is a Spa and Pool which looked great. I'd certainly revisit if Laterooms could come up with a deal.

We have been to Slaley Hall for many overnight stays and always regard it as a bit of a treat. Don't get me wrong it is not perfect but where is. There are enough really good quality aspects which allow you to forgive small imperfections. The hotel bar/lounge is lovely: very welcoming with a range of seating options, newspapers, fires, and a good range of drinks and snacks are available.(Service can be slow, but the staff are very friendly and helpful.) There are fabulous views over the golf course from the bar/lounge and on sunny days you can enjoy sitting out on the adjoining terrace. If you wish to be more private there are plenty of other places to choose from. There is also The Gun Room where you can play snooker. We ate in the dining room and thoroughly enjoyed the food. Next time we are there we will try the Duke's grill for a really good steak - we couldn't get in this time. Breakfast was fine - the buffet was a little limited and could have done with more fresh fruit, some muesli, cold ham and cheeses too. You can also order from the menu. I chose porridge which was unfortunately lukewarm and lumpy. I cheered myself up with a sausage and bacon roll:) The bedrooms that we have stayed in have always been nice; clean and comfortable with good furnishings - but they have always been small. We paid ?169 for an overnight stay which included dinner (upto ?27.50 pp) bed and breakfast. During our stay I did the Orange and Purple walks - you can get a map from reception. I loved the Orange one so much that I did it again on the Sunday - the breath-taking walk takes you on a spectacular 3.25 mile journey around the grounds. My husband played 18 holes of golf on the Hunter course, and would recommend it to anyone. I had a back massage at the spa which was good - not the best that I've ever had - often a back massage includes massage of arms but this one didn't - it lasted for 30mins which included the time for you to undress and dress. I was a little annoyed that the spa currently has a promotion on where you can buy one spa treatment and get one free. I would have liked to do this but they didn't have any slots in which I could take a second treatment! The small niggles won't stop me booking again, I always have the sense that Slaley Hall is continually improving and ironing out it's creases.

I attended a wedding at Slaley Hall, and found the venue to be distinctly average. The main house is undoubtedly beautiful, and contains the bar and restaurant area. However, the function suite and bedrooms are mainly in a new section that is essentially a box, with the main function room being internal without any windows.

We booked an upgraded room which we were informed at 3-20pm was not ready and to come back in 30 minutes!! we enjoyed a walk around the hotel grounds and returned still no room!! after 15 more minutes we complained and were told sorry room was ready thirty minutes ago!! bad start!! Room was clean spacious well equipped and had a great view. we checked at the resturant about our 8pm booking to be told none was shown!! luckily we were given that slot!! good job we checked!!food at dinner and breakfast was excellent others had problems with service but we had none. only minus point was we asked for a clean cup and the manager had to try 4 cups before going to the kitchen to find a clean one!! dress code at dinner left a lot to be desired Barbados shorts and sandals just a tadge casual? Spa was expensive and the pool more geared to children and as a consequence was noisy, would visit hotel again at right price only!!

I booked this hotel as a surprise for my partner having just found out that we were going to be parents. When booking I was told that an upgrade was probably possible taking into account the situation. I was told by the hotel on booking that this was a 5 star hotel and rooms were of a very high standard. On arriving we were advised there was no upgrade available as they were extremely busy with a wedding party. We arrived at our room which had recently been refurbished but the hallways etc still looked very dated and tired. The room itself was clean but rather basic for the cost. Additionally we were on the ground floor and the window catch was snapped and the handle hanging from the window - not very safe! We were also without a fridge with only a empty space and wires hanging where the fridge should have been. We approached reception about these problems and were allocated a different room on the 1st floor. This room had only a small high window which looked onto a flat roof covered in cigarette ends and was directly adjacent to the ballroom. We had had enough at this stage and went to check out and request a full refund. We were ushered into the hotel lounge (obviously didn't want other guests hearing our complaints) and were asked to give them one more chance to rectify the problems. The head receptionist could not have been more helpful, he took us to one of the suites within the original part of the hotel. The suite was just how you would expect the rooms to be in a 5 star hotel. So third time lucky! We even got a complimentary bottle of wine which I had to drink on my own!!! The stay itself was very pleasant after the inital fiasco. Just a word of warning the pool is not one for lounging/relaxing as it is designed more like a kids leisure pool. To sum up, the hotel is probably not one of the best within the area and I would definitely question it's 5 star status. Darren & Lorraine