Ellington Lodge at the Concorde

Very misleading booking, thought we had booked on site, turns out we are at another hotel, for which we had to pay taxi fare to get there. Meals and events at one venue, bed at another, involved 3 taxis fares. Spoke to manager who was not interested, didn't like the way I spoke to him... so be warned, make sure your booking is not hotel village, it will cost you. Having said that I actually think we are better off, as hearing people here have no hot water!! Having had a lovely meal ( credit where credit is due), we could not get a seat close to stage as tickets sold to those who had not booked meal. Feeling ver short changed!!

We stayed here as part of their Christmas party night package. The cost of bed and breakfast along with dinner and entertainment is excellent however, the accommodation really let down what was a great evening in the Concorde Club. We were put on the ground floor in a strange corner which had a shared entrance with next door. As soon as we entered, we were met with a strange musty smell which was horrid and lingered through the whole stay. There were cobwebs in between the wardrobe and wall and the headboard fell off the wall when I tried to move the bed to investigate where the smell was coming from. We were told not to open the door when having a shower so I can only think that the damp environment is not helping. We thought the whole room was dingy and you needed to have lights on the whole time - our view was out onto the car park, which was fine but made it quite noisy in the morning. Breakfast was a short walk in the Mouldy Fig and was really delicious. We asked to have a large table as we were staying as a group but instead of happily agreeing with this, we were asked twice whether everybody would be coming to breakfast as they were fully booked and would be very busy! Not very welcoming! Interestingly, the restaurant remained half empty the whole time we were there. The hotel definitely needs a massive refurbishment as it is in a great location joined to the popular Concorde Club.

Lovely stay at the Ellington Lodge, Room was very spacious and spotless and the bed was really comfortable. Room service was excellent, just ask at reception and they will arrange this for you. Staff were very friendly and helpful and breakfast in the atmospheric Moldy Fig Restaurant was gorgeous. We had a garden room with table and chairs just outside the French doors. This is a wonderful little hotel in a woodland setting, we recommend it to all our friends.

The hotel is a little bit dated but it was clean and very quiet. Comfy bed and I slept well. You have to walk across the carpark to get to the bar and restaurant. Had a nice lunchtime sandwich and a decent breakfast. No complaints and I'd be happy to stay there again.

We booked a room here before a very early flight, part of the benefit being free parking. The room was perfectly adequate, clean and comfortable although we did find the three-quarter size bed a bit small. Part of the same operation is The Concorde Club, which we discovered is an amazing and legendary music venue. In fact they were gearing up for a big weekend of music the day we were there. The restaurant and bar is called The Moldy Fig. I had a lovely rib-eye steak and couldn't fault it. Inside the restaurant and bar are pictures of many very famous artists who have played there over the years.. from Alan Price to Stephan Grappelli. I noted that each piece of background music being played had been carefully chosen to reflect artists who have played there.. a really nice touch I also had the privilege of meeting the founder and owner of the whole shebang Mr Cole Mathieson. A charming and modest man. That certainly made my evening! We've decided that we will always be staying here before any early flights, but will book a garden room. Thanks to all the staff!

We recently stayed here for a function and had a mixed experience. Firstly, the negatives:- *No Air Con despite being advertised. Fans were not available during our stay. Room on first floor was incredibly hot. Windows covered in cobwebs outside so didn’t want to open. *Safe in room did not work. *Curtains (both nets & material) were filthy. * No pillow protectors ( mattress protector available) *Over bath shower no cubicle * Noisy toilet flush * Room key didn’t work consistently- do not keep near phone apparently! * Room /hotel extremely tired/dated/ not pristinely clean * Breakfast food poor quality. English breakfast & scrambled eggs poorly cooked. Bacon, hash brown burnt. Ran out of orange juice. * Extremely hot in the Moldy Fig for breakfast Positives:- * grounds nicely kept * staff friendly * free parking * free WiFi We didn’t like to complain whilst there as we were with friends. Wouldn’t stay again as there are other, better options available locally.