Hedley House Hotel
2026-08-19T17:31:18.174Z
Very disappointing stay – certainly not the relaxing break we were expectingWe booked this hotel at considerable expense as a much-needed night away — our first proper night off in a year — and unfortunately the experience was extremely disappointing from start to finish.On arrival, we were surprised to find that we had to pay £18 to park in the hotel car park. We were also unaware when making the booking that there would be an additional £15–£20 charge to use the spa facilities. Had these extra costs been made clear at the time of booking, we would have been able to make an informed decision. As it was, the additional charges meant we decided not to use the spa, which completely took away from the experience we had hoped for.Things became considerably worse when we returned to our room later that evening. When getting into bed, I discovered that the bedding clearly had not been changed from the previous guests. There was visible dirt on the sheets, including what appeared to be bodily fluids and hairs. This was absolutely appalling and completely unacceptable for any hotel, particularly one charging the amount we had paid.I contacted the hotel out of hours to complain, and to their credit, we were moved to another room relatively quickly. However, unfortunately, the second room was not particularly clean either. There were stains and dirty marks on the carpets and the doors, the bath had hairs and what looked like lipstick marks which did very little to restore our confidence in the hotel’s cleanliness standards.When we checked out, we were greeted by a lovely lady on reception who was genuinely apologetic and clearly disgusted when we explained the condition of the original bed. She couldn’t apologise enough, and we appreciated her attitude and understanding. However, despite the seriousness of what had happened and the fact that our entire stay had been ruined, no compensation or meaningful gesture was offered.We had booked this stay to relax, unwind and have a well-deserved night away after an incredibly long year. Instead, we spent the evening dealing with unacceptable cleanliness issues and were left feeling extremely disappointed.For the price we paid, we expected a much higher standard. Sadly, the additional unexpected costs, unacceptable cleanliness and lack of any compensation afterwards mean that we would struggle to recommend this hotel or return.