Village Hotel Basingstoke

We have now stayed at the village hotel Basingstoke, Bracknell and Watford. Basingstoke being the best of the three. Friendly staff although the bar staff could be more attentive rather than chatting amongst themselves. Great space outside to relax although avoid the tall tables as they are extremely uncomfortable. The room is larger than the other two hotels mentioned, the bed is amazing and we enjoyed the see through bathroom (you can dim the glass). We guess that this is a newer hotel than the others. Walking distance from the station and plenty of parking outside. We paid for a club room but didn’t use the pool or gym unfortunately. Nice L’Or coffee machine in the room, just as good as Nespresso. The food is your usual pub food, hotel prices and not bad. Coleslaw with the burger needs a new recipe. We did wonder about security, you don’t need to use your room card to access the floors so anyone can access the rooms which is a concern. Great air conditioning for a hot day. Would stay again.

Wow what a great place! If you want some life as well it’s a fantastic concept - stay, social & exercise all in one. The facilities in the bedroom were fantastic - loved the privacy glass in the bathroom, huge shower, electric black out blind, sensor light & the best magnifying mirror ever! Fittings were exceptionally good quality & the unusual room layout was fantastic. I’ll be looking to stay in a Village Hotel again in the future. Plus fantastic price & great location & & wonderful welcome at reception - what more could you want! Only downside - the gym bunnies hogging the disabled bays in the car park, presumably because the other bays are too far for them to walk & they’re conserving their energy!!!

Good facilities and the staff on the bar and breakfast in the morning were very bright and welcoming. Was lovely to have such good service. Nice space, the bathroom was bright and airy, the room felt bright because the privacy glass on the bathroom Let the light through.

Fantastic and modern room with an excellent shower and bathroom. Decor was really nice and modern. Bed large and comfortable too. Some nice extra touches which shows that they have gone the extra mile to make your stay more comfortable such as an ironing board and excellent iron in the room plus a top notch hairdryer. Good tea/coffee making facility, large modern LG TV, a magnifying mirror in the bathroom and best of all, a push switch which instantly fogged the clear glass between the room and the bathroom for privacy. Another nice touch was the auto floor lights that came on whenever you entered the bathroom - ideal for those middle of night wee-wees. We ate at the restaurant which was really nice with great service and stayed in the bar most of the evening as it had a nice vibe to it. In the morning we used the brilliant spa and pool after checkout for a mere £5 for the 2 of us - fantastic value indeed. Would definitely recommend and we'd make this our no.1 choice if in the area again.

Staff were great, the location was great, and the room was comfortable. We ate in the restaurant downstairs, which was lovely, and the bar staff were brilliant and made us adhoc mocktails - amazing. We made use of the pool, though we didn't use the sauna or spa pool as it was crowded. Changing rooms were great, towels provided and Dyson hairdryers were all on hand.