Mr & MRS Smith Eckington Manor

Wonderful one night stay. We managed to get an upgrade to a junior suite. Excellent decor, free standing bath, kingsize bed and plenty of room. Dinner was superb and the service second to none. Staff were friendly and helpful, and had a very much "can do" attitude. Not cheap, but well worth the money. Breakfast freshly cooked and the best Full British I've had in ages. Highly recommended.

Following a warm and friendly welcome by the proprietor Judy, we were welcomed into the bar for a pre dinner drink and a chance to peruse the menus. Matt served us our pre dinner drinks and assured us that they would be as flexible as possible re the menus. We had a delicious 3 course Christmas meal, with excellent wines. Couldn’t fault it. Great staff, great food and drink! We will be back!

We stayed for one night in the Dairy rooms. The room was warm and inviting with a lovely shower room. The bed was comfortable and good facilities. We had the three course dinner and breakfast package. The restaurant is very pleasant being located upstairs in the Dutch barn. Really delicious food with two extra pre menu courses included. The cured trout starter was particularly good. All the dishes were well presented with good attention to detail and excellent fresh ingredients used. The front of house staff were all very friendly and attentive, with good knowledge of the dishes being served and also the wines on the menu. I would recommend. The reception staff were also very friendly and for the whole stay we were made to feel very welcome and were served lovely food. Thank you, we will visit again in the future.

This is a very nice place to stay, the rooms, especially those in the out building over looking the farm are full of charm (and beams) and are very comfy. The food is of a very good standard and the restaurant is very welcoming and is very nice. its an easy walk into the village from here as well. Its not cheap but its not expensive for the quality. Lovely place and will go back

What a amazing place. Staff were excellent and friendly, bedrooms were beautiful and food was superb. Thank you for everything. We did a circular walk from the hotel, stopped at the bell for a beer. Would highly recommend.

We enjoyed a wonderful 2 night stay here . The staff were so friendly and very helpful . Breakfast was adequate but we didn’t eat the evening meal here so can’t comment on that . We were very impressed with the standard of cleanliness which is very important to us Why didn’t I give my review a 5 ? Solely because of very minor but important issues with the room On entering there was a huge open area with a table and two tub chairs in the corner all very dark as the wood walls are also dark . This area felt redundant and similar to a waiting room. There was a small wardrobe adequate for one person only . There was nowhere to sit and dry hair with a mirror etc or some kind of shelf to put smaller items That area could have one or two comfy chairs and a shelved area with a mirror for this . There was an electric stove in the space which is only for decor so that was redundant This whole area could be a lighter cheerier place to sit However because the staff were so hospitable and cleanliness was high and such pleasant surroundings we would most definitely stay here again

We had a lovely anniversary overnight stay. It’s almost 5 star but not quite. The things that let it down is uncomfortable outside seating eg a few cushions would be nice. I would have liked a full bathroom eg I like to relax in a bath not just a shower. Plus only one packet of biscuits for 2 people seems a bit tight. Plus the bar doesn’t open til 3 so we drove off to a local pub. Being able to park up and have a lunchtime drink would have been nice. However there are lots of positives. The welcome by Tracy was excellent. She works extremely hard and is very good at her job. The room was lovely, very quirky, a bath would have made it perfect. The bar and waiting staff are excellent. We had the 7 course tasting menu and we each had slightly different ones due to dietary requirements so that was really nice. The food was outstanding. I would definitely return and if my criticisms were taken on board I would give 5 stars.

My sister and I ate the most delicious afternoon tea last week - from local knowledge,we knew it would be good, however it surpassed both our expectations. Arrival greeting by Tracey was warmly welcoming, then we followed a lovely waiter- Simon? (apologies if the name is incorrect) upstairs to our table. We had a super view over the house and gardens and then the tea was served. Delicious, fresh and tasty finger sandwiches, followed a warm sausage roll and Asparagus and pea tart - superb pastry for both, then followed by scrumptious warm scones, clotted cream, raspberry jam and then the most joyful of cakes and pastries. I asked for a doggy box, but it was all so beautifully presented I could not resist eating everything. We had blackcurrant macarons,carrot cake, rich chocolate delice and our favourite was the slated caramel croquant choux bun. An interesting selection for your eyes and stomach1 More drinks were offered and our service was professional and friendly - everything you could ask for. We have eaten many Afternoon Teas and believe me, for the price, this really was exceptional. Go and try it if you don't believe me!

One night stay. Very friendly reception when we arrived. We booked luxury room. The room was smaller than anticipated. But bed and linen was lovely and crisp Very warm in the room but there was a fan Lovely 3 course dinner and service was excellent. My asparagus /egg starter could have been cooked more. But everything else was tasty