Orton Hall Hotel & Spa Peterborough

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Jim

Very nice hotel, great amenities and little touches

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2026

Sarah

Poor Spa facilities, not enough seating throughout pool area so could not sit and relax or read. Not clean in many areas. Only one treadmill and one cross-trainer (located basically in a corridor), this is not a fitness area, very inadequate. Lots of buckets from leaking roof throughout hotel.Rooms facilities much better. Beautiful building and grounds. Basic breakfast options, adequate but nothing special. Would stay for the room only, certainly not the spa or fitness facilities. Rate would need to be reduced to exclude the spa to encourage me to return

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Jane

Yes room was spotless and had a very lovely young man who sieved us at dinner and again at breakfast

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2026

Clare

Could do with an update. Staff lovely, breakfast all Luke warm including coffee

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2026

Kareena

The room was spotlessly clean! Bed was comfortable and the surroundings beautiful. The food was highly priced so we didn’t eat on site.
The only downside was very cheap toilet roll! Better quality would be better and wouldn’t cost more as you would need to use less!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

Sean

Clean room and nice staff

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2026

MELANIE

Clean but dated property in need of refurbishment in a lot of areas

Business Self

4/10

Poor

20 Jan 2026

Bruce

Room dated and broken furniture in bed and bathroom
3star at best
Nice evening meal in pleasant dining room

Breakfast in a meeting room with not enough space to get between for me once others sat down and a disabled guest had to walk all round the room to get to her table, table cleared knocking into the back of guest chairs to get by , no apologies, fried eggs dried out and rubbish ,such a shame after a good meal the night before. Definitely not 5 star

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

Richard

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Business

4/10

Poor

15 Dec 2025

Diane

The room had rust on radiators in bathroom,. Shower drain was blocked and we had to unblock it.
Restaurant refused walkins even though it only had 2 couples there, as they had 2 weddings going on. But reception told us we could eat at the restaurant.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

Mauro Sergio

Comfortable hotel and nice SPA area

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Dec 2025

Anton

Lovely to have a spa on site but facilities are a bit dated and need refurbishment

Reception staff need to be more welcoming, attentive & courteous

Window in room was broken & sealed with tape!

Wasn’t placed in booked room type but was sited in another of a similar standard

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2025

Rachel

Outdated but pleasant

Business

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2025

DR SHANTHINI COWLEY

Its a beautiful building with potential but lots of areas need attention. Rooms are clean and bed is lovely, but they need refreshing as shower poor, marks on wall, walls thin so you can hear everything. Pool area needs proper maintenance and attention i.e. repainting, roof sorting as it was dripping, steam room stopped working, changing rooms small, dirty and wet. Pool was cold and lots of children messing about. Limited seating and loungers round the pool and generally needs a conplete makeover. Not what you expect from a relaxing spa weekend. Staff reasonably friendly but nothing special. Corridors cold. Pub next door also needs refreshing and new chairs, carpets etc. Due to rain the carpark was mud bath and needs properly tarmaccing or gravelling. Breakfast fine but nothing special. Signage in hotel is poor. It has so much potential, but falls short sadly.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Varun

Yes

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

Morag

Stayed with our dog, was the most stress free stay. Can’t recommend highly enough.
All staff were friendly, helpful and professional.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

philip

food was good

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2025

Colin

Yes

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2025

Bob

Nice place, odd set up with internal restaurant and pub that you walk outside 50m to get to.
Reception staff lovely, pub staff good too, but breakfast crew rather disorganised, no-one asked if I wanted a cup of tea in 15-20mins, but the breakfast itself was good. (Yes I know I could have flagged down a staff member if I'd wanted a drink, but no-one noticed so I drank OJ.)
Car park is large but no bays are marked so there was some terrible space wasting going on!

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2025

Sally-Anne

We didn't have a hotel breakfast. It was too expensive.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

Rory

Always good to visit.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2025

John

No refrigerator in the room.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

lydia

We truly enjoyed our stay at Orton Hall. We love traditional hotels with charachter. The grounds were lovely and walkable. Would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

Tim

Delightful

Whilst only a one-night stay, everything was perfect. All staff friendly and clearly properly trained. I particularly appreciated the spontaneous mini-tour of this historic building and brief summary of its history

Business

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2025

George

It’s very tired and unloved

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

martha

Historic building

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2025

Tina

Lacking the niceties and our room was tired.

Our hotel room was very tired, surprisingly no water left out for guests. No robes, slippers or the little extras that most hotels offer now.
Charging for slippers, extra towels for pool etc.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

Rory

Great

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

david

We had a few days stay over a long weekend and I can say the staff were excellent and the spa and pool were great and just what we wanted
I would return again

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2025

Shelley

Very dated , infestation of flies in the bathroom due to drainage issue. Curtains didn’t close properly , paint off walls , bathroom unfit to use.
Was advertised as 4 star , certainly not 4 star at all .
Spoke with the hotel complained and left photos

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

howard

great stay again

We have stayed here before, and it is still very nice and kept very well. staff very friendly

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

Lewis

Unique, old Manor House and Inn style pub next door to hotel. Fantastic venue.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Gerhard

Historic property with good services and spa facility. Great to explore surrounding areas. Good meal selections and prices moderate.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Hotel overall is okay. The disappointing part if the lottery you play

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Dianne

A lovely location and all facilities. We will be back

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Osael

Great. I recommend it.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2025

Gill

Too hot to be used in heatwave room 139

We had the windows wide open and fan on all night. Problem is there's a brick wall outside the window which stops any breeze, so room just didn't cool down.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Simon

Friendly

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2025

Keith

Staff were very friendly and helpful, breakfast was very good. Menu choice for dinner not great. Public areas and bedroom a little tired and the WiFi was truly awful in my bedroom, iPhone/ipad just wouldn’t stay connected. Overall a little disappointing.

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2025

James

Great for the price

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2025

Simon

Nice place

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 May 2025

Tom

Looked great on the photos and I would stay there again,on arrival while hotel and rooms need a makeover as they looked tired and run down.

Ramble wood restaurant on site was very good food,went to use the gym in the morning and there’s only 2 cross trainers and 2 running machines and no weights which was frustrating,not blaming the hotel I would of just wanted to know,maybe it needs taking off the gym included filter on hotels.com?

Business

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2025

YU KIM

The property is good in general, a good place for chilling and relaxing. However, the lady in the reception’s attitude is bad to me. She arranged the room to me which is too far away which poor (almost nothing) WiFi access, and she said I have to find the router by myself and reset it (which I don’t think it’s my responsibility to do so). Also the room has no laundry bag and she insisted there is one in the cabinet. One of the lamp was not workable in the room too. Eventually I insisted I do not accept the room facility and she changed another room to me. This is the only thing that I am not satisfied!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2025

Matthew

Great facilities.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2025

Debra

Beautiful

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2025

Jamie

Business trip

Good stay although the hotel is a little run down. Dinner was in the pub next door who had not football on, didn’t take a tab and the barman was a little abrupt. Breakfast was good and morning/reception staff were friendly. Parking was easy. However my clean car was cover in bird poo and tree sap in the morning which was very annoying

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2025

Michael

The property looks tired and requires updating.

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2025

Fola

The hotel has some interesting features, comfy bed, powerful shower, very clean, however the windows needs attention and creaking floorboard.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2025

Donna

Unfortunately Tired

The hotel needs a refurb, it looks like Alan Partridge would stay here. My room was freezing as the windows didn’t shut fully and the bath was both super narrow and shallow, it was a shame that the other option was a shower with a shower curtain.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2025

Michaela

Relaxing stay with my colleagues over two days midweek. We chose this hotel because it was in the middle for three of us to meet and it had good reviews. We were not disapointed with our choice as the staff and their service was excellent, the option to have a meeting while having afternoon tea was also a cherry on the cake. The breakfast was really good with good selection, hot buffet was delicious. Cannot fault it at all. The food in both the pub and the hotel restaurant were equally very good, we were not disapointed. The accommodation was also very good, large room even on the standard option for B&B, really great value for money. We have to forgive the somewhat older looking interior, in a conference hotel, it it not uncommon, and this is the only reason why I would not score it as amazing, but as good on the overall apperaance. But i must point out, the room was clean, the staff were superb. We visited the pool, while they were doing renovations to the saunas, so we were not able to use the facilities to the full, but this doesn't mean that I will score them down for that reason. I'm just not able to comment fully on the full spa facilities. All areas were clean with easy access. Overall, really good value for accommodation, as well as food. If I were to visit the area again, I would not hesitate to stay. The staff and their service would definitely make me consider staying in the future again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Martyn

Good stay

Excellent breakfast.
Every thing else as expected.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2025

Clement

Excellent experience to stay in Orton Hall

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2025

Dragonfly

Beautiful historic building. Lovely spa area and lovely food in the pub

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Katie

Very relaxing

Lovely stay, great location

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2025

Sarah

Working to improve the offer

The hotel is faded (think 1980s) but clean. The manager told me that the redecoration is is in process.The staff were lovely, as was the swimming pool and steam room. The weather was dreadful so we couldn't explore the grounds but if the price is right, we will probably go back, so may have another opportunity!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Spa and treatments great

Lovely old building. Quirky. Nice grounds. Spa facial was amazing.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Rachel Sian

Great value and lots of character

Great service from all staff throughout. Thank you. Lovely grounds to walk around. The pub was great value and very quick service. No complaints and would stay again.

Business

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2024

Nicola

Beautiful building and grounds. Dog friendly. Good food in the onsite pub/restaurant and the hotel did a nice buffet breakfast.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2024

Shaun

Lovely building and grounds with great facilities onsite . Especially the spa

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

Alison

Lovely staff. Good rooms. Lovely and warm for an older property. Comfy beds. And a good breakfast. And great value.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Rory

Lovely big little place.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2024

Graham

Great!

Very decent hotel. Extensive set of buildings with an excellent swimming pool and sauna. Pub next door was good with great food.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2024

marty

I paid £154 for a completely standard room similar to a travelodge room but more dated.
Then found out my friend paid £147 for a stately room with 4 poster bed etc.. very disappointing.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

Mary

Really friendly, helpful staff.

4/10

Poor

05 Nov 2024

Justine

I enjoyed my stay until an unexpected issue arose. I wasn’t informed about a loud Halloween party happening directly below my room (118) in the garden. Upon returning to the hotel at 5:00 PM, the noise was overwhelming, especially given the lack of double glazing, and made it impossible to relax or work, as I had planned.
I understand that events like this can be part of the hotel’s offerings, but as a guest booking a 4-star hotel surrounded by parks, I did not expect such extreme noise disturbance, especially late afternoon!
When I approached the front desk, I was told that the event would end at 9:30 PM. I felt that my request for assistance was not met, and no consideration was given. I ended up leaving the hotel in search of peace and quiet, despite having paid for the room.
When I returned later that evening, and the noise was still on; I spoke to the manager, who informed me that the event finish at 9:45 PM and that it was only an extra 15 minutes... I was also told that my room was the closest to the event and that notes about such disturbances are usually sent in advance—however, this did not happen in my case. Had I known about the potential noise, I would have likely booked elsewhere.
I was offered no alternative arrangements or compensation for the disruption.
Overall, I’m disappointed by the lack of proactive communication and the way my concerns were handled. It did not meet the standard of service I expect from a 4-star hotel, particularly in a tranquil setting

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2024

Philip

Good stay

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Oct 2024

Richard

Not as good as it could have been, a bit misleading photos on website. Everything was a bit tired and worn, Spa area was grubby and had flaking paint and rust in the pool area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Jane

Property retained original character and features

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2024

N

Loved the building and position of it. Very friendly.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2024

Kathryn

The building has such unique features. The location is lovely. The breakfast was really nice. Enjoyed the pub food, location with excellent service.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Valerie

The staff were excellent. Friendly and helpful at all times

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Dan

Smart quirky place and good food.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

chris

Nice one night stay

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2024

Daniel

Stayed two nights for a wedding, breakfast was nice but thought rooms was a bit expensive, very nice place though.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Greg

Lovely setting, very helpful and friendly staff and brilliant being dog friendly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2024

Paul

Nice property.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Peter

A very pleasant stay

Plenty of free parking, (no nasty ANPR cameras), reception friendly, room clean and spacious, nice pub on the side for food and drinks, pool for a swim, no road noise, breakfast in a lovely grand room and all staff polite.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Anna Boad

Beautiful room and grounds

Beautiful room with excellent facilities and the staff were excellent.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2024

Gabrielle

I can't fault my stay at the wonderful Orton Hall. The setting was beautiful, the building attractive and well-maintained, the staff fantastic, the food excellent, the spa and general atmosphere very relaxing and comfortable. I had a blissful time and would gladly return.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2024

Kay

Lovely property and room.

Lovely property with a very spacious room and comfortable bed. Bathroom was very clean with bath and shower. Some of the furnishings seemed a little dated and stained but overall the room was lovely. All the staff were very processional and friendly. Breakfast was very good. Also had an evening meal at the restaurant next door which was really good.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2024

Elise

Very tired rooms

Breakfast was good
Room was up in the eaves
No lift
Decor is so dated and old.
Room hot and stuffy but they gave us a fan
Hairdryer was tiny and yellowed and sounded like a 2-stroke, advices you take your own
Paint chipped in areas and they have fire doors on the bathroom and cupboard so they won’t stay open.
So much unnecessary furniture in the room. Huge chest of drawers plus another one under the tv.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2024

sarah

Lovely Old Hotel

Easy parking, lovely staff. Room was beautiful. Building has lots of character and grounds lovely. Breakfast was average. Fire Alarm and evacuation in the middle of the night was dealt with well.

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Pleasant stay overall

Overall we had an enjoyable, relaxing weekend.
We had a triple room with a garden/courtyard view from both windows. It was an unusually hot weekend so the room was really warm but there was a fan which we had on all the time we were in the room. The room was spacious, clean and very comfy beds. The buffet breakfast was good quality, hot and we all enjoyed it both days. The swimming pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi were very nice but we were disappointed with the changing room on both days - both showers and the toilet were dirty and in desperate need of a re-furb. There were just 4 loungers around the pool. We were fortunate to get one each but the cushions kept sliding off so were very uncomfortable (they just needed the ties to be sewn back on). The floor tiles around the pool were extremely slippery and despite walking very cautiously I did slip twice and my daughter slipped and fell (she wasn’t hurt just embarrassed). I would recommend poolside shoes. There is a relaxation area just aside from the pool with loungers which we would have liked to use but noisy young children had turned it into a play den. Children were also using jacuzzi. We knew children could use the pool at certain times but feel the relaxation area and jacuzzi should be for adults only, particularly as the hotel offers spa days.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2024

Richard

The location, grounds and building are all amazing. It was lovely having a walk around the building in the evening and looking at all the interesting parts.

The pool was also really nice with a jacuzzi and steam room.

All the staff were super friendly and helpful. Breakfast was nice.

Only downside was the room could do with a spruce up. A bit dated and some stains on the floor but nothing that ruined our experience.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2024

Gemma

Beautiful surroundings for our girls spa day. Dinner and drinks afterwards was a perfect end to our relaxing day.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2024

Alena

This is a beautiful historic property and we loved staying here!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

09 Jul 2024

Wajed

Terrible 2 nights. Banging of neighbouring rooms. No facilities ie water fridge. No slippers or robes for spa area. Cold breakfasts. Would definitely say possibly one of the worst hotels.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2024

Jonathan

Nice old place. Fairly quiet location.

Nice place. Had a massive room, dated but that's in keeping with the place. Breakfast is good, and some staff friendly at breakfast. Evening meal on site not that great for the money. Didn't use the spa, so can't comment, looked ok when walked past it.
My TV in the room was broken.
If within budget worth going again.
Parking is free which is a bonus. Fairly quiet area.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024

kristof

17th century building, amazing location.
Super friendly staff.
Bar /restaurant next door with ok food.
Clean comfy room

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Lavinia

Beautiful location and building, full of interesting history. Would definatley stay again

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Jun 2024

James

Beautiful grounds. Hotel is very tired

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Paul

Lovely

Lovely old stately home

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2024

Annette

Great stay on business

Great place to stay on business. Very clean and warm spa facilities, great choice of restaurants and food, very friendly and helpful service, lovely large bedroom with desk, over looking the garden and very quiet. Good WiFi without extra charges. Will definitely stay again rather than at a hotel chain. Highly recommend.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2024

b

A really lovely hotel. Definitely would stay here again

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

Rosanna

Beautiful location

A beautiful setting, wonderful old but modernised building. Staff very good and polite. Breakfast excellent.
Lively quiet location with lots of scenic walks.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2024

Walter

Spacious rooms. Quiet, with good short walk areas around. Some staff service was fairly average, but others were very helpful. Good breakfast.
Gym not for enthusiasts, very minimalistic. No weights for avid gym enthusiasts.
Overall, but fair if looking for a quiet time and safe stay for business and some leisure as there is a spar.

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2024

Mrs Eve

Lovely stay with friends

Staff were friendly and helpful. Food delicious. Beds super comfy. Building and gardens a little tired and in need of investment.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2024

Jetsdad

Rooms are showing their age and could do with an update. Grounds are pleasant but our room overlooked the graveyard which wasn't ideal