4 Star Hotels in Gloucester

We recently stayed at the Robinswood overnight on a trip to West Wales. Our stop over was a good experience we were travelling with dogs who are well used to staying in hotels. We had dinner and breakfast as part of our stay and were not disappointed either with the food or any of the very pleasant and polite hotel staff and we will be happy to stay again.

We'd initially booked the Quays Room - positioned as ”executive plus” on the website. Making the usual allowances for the building being old, this was a horrible room. The carpet looked like it needed a deep, deep clean; the ceiling had massive cracks, but the real kicker was the windows. The website for the hotel says: ”Located on the first floor of the manor house, this room offers views of the roof top terrace.” Does it, though? Or does one window look out onto a small area surrounded by walls on all four sides? Kind of an accidental void caused by the layout, rather than the sort of thing you'd expect from a ”roof terrace”. As a side note, you could gain access to this - ahem - terrace via an unlocked door in the corridor, which means that literally anyone could, should they choose, pitch up outside your bedroom window. Hold on, though - it's a dual aspect room. The second window looks out on a scene so grim they've permanently boarded it up with wooden slats, which you can fiddle with and squint through to see some more roofs. Absolutely understand that not every room can look out onto the Gloucestershire coutryside, but if you're booking a room pitched as being not merely executive, but executive plus, and priced accordingly, you don't expect to wind up in a space that would have been considered a bit much for the First Mrs Rochester. We elected to change rooms - paying a whack extra for a room above the spa. Like the Quays, this also wasn't worth the price being asked, but we rationalised that the additional £40 a night was a surcharge in order to not be spending time in the miserable Executive Plus level. The spa side of the hotel is better - it felt a lot cleaner, the rooms are currently being renovated and upgraded (ominous that a management response here says they're only overhauling 20 of their bedrooms, as this implies the Tumbledown Manor side are going to be left untouched.) The walk-in shower is brilliant, but feel sorry for the cleaning staff as the floor hasn't been laid properly so it doesn't quite drain properly and must be a faff to clean. The rooms further up the corridor appear to have actual, proper balconies - ours didn't, as the pool was beneath us and for some reason they'd decided we weren't allowed to get onto the terrace outside our room. We had a bit of a view across the garden to the trees, although much of it was of the green roof of the pool. You can't control the temperature of the room at all - the first night it was way too hot, but there wasn't even an off switch for the heated towel rail. We opened the windows and just about made the room bearable. The common areas of the hotel had radiators blasting out at high levels - maybe something was broken as a lot of doors were propped open the next, more bearable, day (including external doors, which was cooling but interesting from a security perspective.) Ironically, this part of the hotel has an actual roof terrace, with seating and views, which would

Went for afternoon tea with my sister to celebrate her birthday Had a table on the terrace with a lovely view The tea was really good Sandwiches lovely and fresh with a good selection and very nice selection of cakes too Would definitely go again we had a very enjoyable afternoon Used a buy a gift voucher which was also no trouble for the staff who were very friendly and helpful No complaints at all

Rooms themselves are very clean and modern but unfortunately the pool and it’s facilities were very dirty. Especially in the steam room. Very difficult to relax in there. Staff are very polite. The hotel is being renovated at the moment so you will see quite a lot of construction in the corridors and there is no working lift.

Located in Gloucester, this apartment is within a 5-minute drive of Gloucester Cathedral and Gloucester Docks. This luxury apartment is 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Gloucester Quays and 5.3 mi (8.6 km) from Hartpury University and Hartpury College.Free self parking is available onsite.Treat yourself to a stay in this individually decorated apartment, which features heated floors and a Smart TV. A kitchen is outfitted with a full-sized refrigerator/freezer, an oven, and a stovetop. Digital programming and a DVD player are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include a separate sitting area and a microwave.

With a stay at this apartment, you'll be centrally located in Gloucester, steps from Gloucester Quays and within a 10-minute walk of Gloucester Docks. This apartment is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Gloucester Cathedral and 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Hartpury University and Hartpury College.Free self parking is available onsite.Treat yourself to a stay in this individually decorated apartment, which features heated floors and a flat-screen TV. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include a separate sitting area and a microwave.

With a stay at this cottage in Gloucester, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Haresfield Beacon and Cattle Country Adventure Park. This cottage is 27.7 mi (44.6 km) from Forest of Dean and 6.8 mi (10.9 km) from Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre.Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.Guests will find features like a virtual front desk.Treat yourself to a stay in this individually decorated cottage, which features a fireplace. A kitchen makes it easy to prepare your meals. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.

Located in Gloucester, this cottage is on the waterfront, within a 5-minute walk of Gloucester Docks and St Mary de Crypt Church. This cottage is 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from Cheltenham Racecourse and 13.8 mi (22.2 km) from Forest of Dean.Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself comfortable in this individually decorated cottage, which features a kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.

With a stay at this apartment in Gloucester, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Kingsholm Stadium and Gloucester Cathedral. This apartment is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Gloucester Docks and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Gloucester Quays.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself comfortable in this individually decorated apartment, featuring a kitchen with a full-sized refrigerator/freezer and an oven. A 43-inch Smart television with digital programming provides entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include a separate sitting area and a microwave.

Hotel is modern and clean. Rooms very spacious and comfortable quality bedding. Large bed. Shower and bathroom clean and modern. Nice touch with bottle water and hospitality tray. Breakfast was TERRIBLE. Food run out, waiting lengthy time for restock, tables dirty, poor selection of tea, milk (non dairy) and breads. Continental platter was ham and cheese- embarrassing! No eggs for 20 mins. Plates burning hot, sausages. Really cheap and didn’t even taste like sausage! Worst breakfast ever eaten in a hotel. Shame as the rest of hotel was good in every way.