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We have been loyal Warners guests for the past four years and have visited five different locations, each offering something unique.

Cricket St Thomas — Our first ever visit and a great introduction to Warners.
Littlecote — Our second and third visits, and still our favourite location. We absolutely loved it.
Lakeside — Our fourth visit. The weather was fantastic and the outdoor activities made it a brilliant stay.
Bembridge — Our fifth visit. We love the Isle of Wight, the rooms were nice and the entertainment was very good.

Unfortunately, Norton Grange has been our most recent stay, and it was extremely disappointing. The standards of cleanliness were unacceptable. When we checked in, we found faecal stains in the toilet and around the rim. It took 45 minutes for cleaners to attend. There were cobwebs throughout the room and around the venue, it simply felt dirty and poorly maintained. We will not be returning.

The only positives at Norton Grange were the staff!
Poppy, Team Leader of Entertainment, who made us feel genuinely welcome.
Gemma, our waitress for the weekend, who was brilliant and looked after us exceptionally well.

Overall, we feel the menu and daytime activities have declined compared to when we first started visiting Warners. We truly hope that when we book our next trip to a new location, the experience will be much closer to the high standards we’ve previously enjoyed and nothing like Norton Grange.

I have been going to Warners for 20+ years and they have gradually out-priced themselves. There is a vast difference between prices and no standard pricing per room per night, it works out very expensive when charged per person. I expect to pay more for a quality experience but currently well overpriced for what you pay and what you get in my opinion, so will be going elsewhere on this occasion.

Update : Thank you for your kind response to my honest felt review.
I did find a perfect stay in a local hotel at £120 per room per night, breakfast and nightly entertainment were included and I paid £52 for a lovely evening meal for two, the food was fantastic and on a par to Warners. To rate the entertainment - on my previous visits to this hotel the singers were in my opinion better than anything seen at Warners, the swimming pool and daily in-house activities were free with no need to book. I do not believe that your prices should be increased due to demand etc, this implies that you are charging what YOU CAN rather than what YOU SHOULD. I sincerely hope that in future I can look forward to a refreshed business model and fairer pricing and start staying at Warners again.

Our third visit. It has gone downhill massively. The location is still good. The food was very poor. The music in the evenings was far too loud

After driving for over 5 hours with my elderly relative our Room wasn’t serviced at official check in time. No apology just told to wait …generally all staff disinterested throughout our stay except for one lady on reception and our lovely waitress. Been staying at Sinah Warren for around 30 years and this is the worst visit yet
Sunbeds in short supply and guest playing their own music around pool which was inappropriate

We have been many times, but I think this will be our last.
We went to Littlecote House, for 4 nights. The House is beautiful and historically didn't disappoint.
The food was good and our waiter Piotr was friendly and attentive.
The pool was looking tired on the whole and the staff looked bored. I didn't see one person cleaning in that area. My husband got a skin infection and I returned home with a stomach bug.
Didn't watch the entertainment this time.
You didn't get a programme in the room anymore, as they've gone paperless which seems daft for their business model. We are only in our late 50s but on holiday I don't want to consult an app all day long
Our room was absolutely boiling unbearable hot. The weather was hot, and there was no air con or fan and the windows wouldn't open and really heavy curtains trapping the heat.
Bed was comfy and big.
The outside tables where you had a drink were FILTHY and not cleaned all day. We were wiping them ourselves and taking the glasses in to the bar. Gross.
Grounds were stunning
I think this will be our last Warners and we are platinum customers.

Update- duty manager has moved us into a lesser grade room although it’s much nicer than our superior room?!? She has said they will refund the difference in room prices and will also refund our dinner cost for tomorrow night - shame it took 24hrs plus to sort but fair play to Nora, the manager who totally understood our frustrations

Staying at heythrop park reserve collection hotel for our anniversary- paid extra for superior room. Room is filthy with cobwebs hanging over bed, dust all around fridge and thick dust in extractor in bathroom. Shower has a glass panel missing so you can’t close cubicle off.
Reception not interested and say there’s nothing they can do- I even showed them the photos of the dirt this morning and they haven’t even cleaned the bits I pointed out! Absolutely disgusted

Heythrop is a wonderful venue so why were we somewhat disappointed.
We thought we had reserved a twin room but found out, after three enquiries, that twin rooms were only available ‘if available’, and it appears none were, or if booked at a higher rate. We would have paid more but this was not offered so we were left with a standard double (small). The room might have been okay for ‘honeymooners’ but not us.
The entertainment was not appropriate for our group of 13, all aged between 75 and 83 AND we weren’t alone with many others of a similar age.
90’s club music most inappropriate.
NOTE: Sarah Davis was great and very much appreciated. A highlight of the weekend.
It seems that information about what was available was all on line. To quote one member of there reception staff ‘we’ve gone paperless’. Great for younger folk but not for the more mature.
If there were walking guide maps around the estate grounds we couldn’t find them.
Service in Brasserie 33 on Sunday was poor with two main course choices not available. In general there didn’t seem to be enough staff in all areas and several showed signs of stress and lack of attention.
So…. After years of visits to warners it seems you no longer know how to look after your customers.
We will struggle to book again.

Stayed at Sinah Warren bank holiday week end 2026 Food was very disappointing. Lunch menu needs a change and costs of drinks expensive 2 bottles of water over £8. Not value for money at all

Change of swimming pool times, so if you use to swim 8am to 9am, it is impossible now with the new time as you clash with another class that starts at 10am and they come early plus not enough room in the changing room when you have 12 ladies for the class and at least 5 of us trying to get out of the way this new time has not been though out properly.

I booked a four night stay at thorsby hall hotel 18th may 2026 to 22 May 2026 that turned into a disaster and suspected food poisoning plus hidden charges if you eat in the blue room resteraunt
After eating breakfast in the blue room on Tuesday 19th May my wife complained to the waitress of the cold breakfast who relayed this to the kitchen and said she would ask for the cooking temperature to be raised 5degrees
Shortly after returning to our room my wife fell violently ill which resulted in me calling an ambulance to the hotel
The resulting tests from the paramedics was suspected food poisoning
I immediately decided to return home and settled my bill at reception this is when another shock arrived Thorsby Hall Hotel is now charging for dining in the Blue Room this was originally your choice of dining for free
It is now as follows
£6-95 per person for breakfast and £19-95 per person for dinner
Greed knows no bounds

I had paid for relatives to stay at your Lakeside Hotel at Hayling Island being their 50th wedding anniversary.
Both like to have an early morning swim before breakfast, but unfortunately your pool times have changed from 8am too 9am. This was extremely disappointing as your gym opens at 7.30am.
There will not be a return visit.

I'm writing about Warner in General and Thoresby Hall for my most recent stay. The only thing now lacking in comparison with a downmarket Old Folks Home is the smell of wee. They get 1 star because zero is not allowed.
Since a new CEO (Ex MacDonalds!) took over, prices have shot up and facilities and freebies disappeared. The Blue Room now carries an extra £20 to dine there, having already paid for the normal Buffet meal. But they still ran out of bread rolls. Waiters have disappeared from other locations. A person with 2 sticks can't carry a meal from the (busy) buffet.
Drinks are at the ursury level. Only the pool remains as a free facility. All activities of note are now charged for at a high profit making rate. The entertainment at night is towards the lowest common denominator - a singer and CDs plus a few background pictures. Even semi- serious dancing has disappeared as an inexpensive leisure activity in favour of a Bop. Culture? Forget it.
Rooms were all charged equally over 4 different sizes, heights and grades. Small top floor rooms in summer will be stifling, but you are charged the same as for the largest. An extra biscuit and a towelling robe does not make a "Signature" room. The rooms are not serviced daily. Make your own bed at Warners 4 star hotel!
It is the second time in a row that my wife has been brought to tears because of poor or simply rubbish neglect. The time before this we were given a room that was as the previous occupant had left it. Standards have simply disappeared.
This has the picture of profits being maximised before the customers disappear so that the chain can be sold to a mug.
Several friends think similarly. One pair, on arrival, demanded a refund and walked out from reception
Edit after Warner reply.
What rubbish. We are Platinum customers.
The Blue room has only recently become chargeable. We booked a Signature room. Warners changed things. All rooms are not Deluxe. We booked a party of 4. Our room was the smallest possible. Our friends got the best. All at the same price. Deluxe, overheated garrets for sale! You cannot have a rat and insist on calling it a cat.
Spa? As far as I know, only the pool is free.
Free tea tasting? Wow. Not even sure it was free Only the most basic of activities are free, and I already paid to get into the house and grounds.
No, it's a cost cutting machine. Reviews on Trustpilot agree with me 4 times out of 5.

We went to Studley Castle for a 4 day break. We paid for an upgrade to a castle room and paid extra for a large room and extra for a garden view. The room was cold and so was the bathroom. It was also cold outside in the corridor. It wasn't until you got to the dining room that there was a decent temperature. Another problem with the room was that the bedroom furniture was very old and dilapidated. 3 of the drawers in the chest of drawers wouldn't open. They were completely stuck. The other two drawers opened slightly but wouldn't shut - so they had to stay open all the time we were there. The door of the cupboard with the fridge and the safe inside fell off. We reported it and someone came to repair it but it just kept falling off so he had to take it away to mend. We never saw it again. The drawers in the bedside cabinet were stiff and wouldn't open so we weren't able to use them. Studley Castle is lovely but our room was a real disappointment.

Just remember when booking with Warners first look online at Warners discounts . There is a list for example giving £50 off sign up to Newsletter , £80 off for multiple booking, NHS workers , Refer a Friend , all have discounts . You apply online and receive a code which you then give to the booking agent . If you find out after and try to apply to your booking they will not do it. Also look carefully at the venue maps. Be careful you are not near the rooms close to restaurants , theatre or car parks etc as can be noisy.

Firstly, we've been on 4 Warners breaks within the last 6 months and loved every one of them ( both of the Isle of Wight resorts, Gunton Hall in Suffolk, and Lakeside on Hayling Island). They were very reasonably priced and accommodation, meals, activities and facilities all great (also the staff).
One thing I have to mention is that Club Warner seems to be a complete MESS!
I've been on their online 'Chat box' countless times trying to sort out my CW status. Before my last trip to Lakeside I managed to convince them that I qualified for Gold status and was lucky enough to have that added to my booking. Upon return I applied for the extra nights from Lakeside which would elevate my status to 'Platinum' (14 nights in total). I went on to the online chat yet again only to find out that I'd been put back to 'Silver'. What's going on with Club Warner?!
To be honest I want to book another trip (Cricket st. Thomas this time) but I'm really reluctant to do so until this is sorted.

IF I COULD GIVE THIS NO STARS I WOULD. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY, STAY IN A CARAVAN ITS SHOCKING. PAID NEARLY 3 GRAND FOR 2 COUPLES TO SEE WILL YOUNG AND THEN HAD TO SPEND AN EXTRA £10 EACH TO BUY A SEAT AND NOT VIP ITS SHOCKING. SPEND YOUR MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE ALL THESE REVIEWS CANNOT BE WRONG. THEY RAN OUT OF FOOD ITS LAUGHABLE, THEY ARE LIVING OFF AN OLD REPUTATION. WHEN I MADE A COMPLAINT NO ONE CALLED ME JUST PLEASE DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY

I had not been too Warners for some time, but in the past I always enjoyed my time there, but I must say
they have changed, not for the better either, I spent a
week at Thorpe Park, Lovely surroundings, but there
it stopped, mornings at breakfast you were given a time
it was different every day, I didnt write down my times
therefore I got them wrong on several days, where I was
spoken to like a naughty child although there were many tables empty, but that was the way, you were treated,
Entertainment in the evening was good, food was good,
but the staff were constantly rude, and everything you pay extra for, I was booked at another of warner hotels
in Sepember but my treament at Thorpe Park, has mademe realise that this is not for therefore I have cancelled that booking and true to Warner Style they have informed me that I will not get my deposit refunded
I am not surprised as thats they way forward now for them, its a shame because they were so enjoyable, but
not anymore. They are attracting older folk, and I believe
this is because of the way they speak to people, younger
people would not put up with the way they treat people
older poeple have a little more patients then the young

an old peoples home, and

This review is being written before we’ve even arrived at Studley Castle next weekend.
We booked for a special 60th birthday celebration – VIP experience, top rooms, the whole package. Unfortunately, trying to book the restaurant, spa and other activities online has been extremely frustrating. The system is painful to use.
My advice to anyone booking: call them directly. That’s what I’ll now have to do tomorrow as we’re running out of time. I’ve already tried calling several times, and even that hasn’t been straightforward.
I really hope that once we get through, we’ll be able to secure the bookings we want for the weekend. At the moment, it’s not a great start to what should be a celebration we’re really looking forward to.
I stayed here when Studley first opened a few years ago, and the process was far easier then. Whoever is responsible for the current booking system really needs to take a hard look at it. I work in tech, so this isn’t user error – the system and the process are simply poor.
Harry the BOT was not use at all!
Booking Ref: 4WKJTUNMPJ

I just called and no improvement to my experience!

We had another pleasant week at Littlecote House, a Warners Hotel. First three days were a History Weekend which consisted of guest speakers, all of whom spoke with passion and knowledge, and all were very interesting.
The next four days were a "Motown Extravaganza". All the groups were fantastic, taking you right back, our fav. was "The Princes of Motown". Had everyone up dancing and very much enjoying themselves. Must mention the DJ who was great.
Now for the day to day stuff...The food was very good. Most of the chief's specials I really enjoyed, and the soups, Oh and the puds!! and the waiters, Christian and Yulena, were polite, smiley, efficient and kind. In fact all the staff we came across were perfect....So with interesting and enjoyable talks, great entertainment & good weather to take pleasant walks all in all it was a very good week. Oh, and last but not least, "a big thank you" to our room cleaner "Justina". It was one of the cleanest rooms we have ever stayed in. Thanks to all.

We should have recognised the red flags from the moment we booked. We stayed at Heythrop Park in room 271 from 17–19 April and paid £773 for the dubious “privilege”. The website presents a beautiful main building and attractive rooms. Even the north wing looks pleasant enough. What we didn't see is the south wing where our room was — and now I understand why. It resembles an Eastern European apartment block at the height of the Cold War.
After booking, we attempted to reserve activities such as archery and rifle shooting, only to be told everything was already fully booked. We then tried to book meals and could only find late slots — 8pm onwards — despite trying every possible combination. The only restaurant available was the Travelling Duke, when we had specifically hoped to dine in the Bistro.
On arrival, there were no disabled parking spaces left. Not that it would have helped much — the car park is a considerable distance from the hotel, and being disabled I struggled with the walk. There was no facility to drop off passengers with limited mobility closer to the entrance. When we finally reached reception, only one member of staff was checking guests in, resulting in a long queue and an even longer wait for someone already struggling physically.
Then we reached our room. This was supposedly a deluxe room, yet I could not identify a single thing that justified the upgrade. No balcony or patio as shown online. No touches of comfort. Nothing. It had all the charm of a budget Travelodge. We even returned to reception to confirm we’d been given the correct room type and expressed our disappointment. Other shortcomings included no tissues, no sanitary bags, and generally tired, grubby surroundings. The corridor carpets were stained, and the only working lift was filthy. The one positive was decent lighting over the dressing table.
Dinner at the Travelling Duke was another disappointment. While the staff were excellent — one of the very few positives of the entire stay — the food felt like it came straight from a Brakes “pile it high, sell it cheap” freezer catalogue. The menu was uninspiring, especially when compared with the Bistro’s, and it was hard not to feel short‑changed. Despite paying the same as other guests, it was clear that some receive a noticeably inferior offer.
Entertainment is supposed to be a core part of the Warner experience, yet when we arrived at the theatre every seat was already taken. There was no chance of seeing the scheduled act. Reception simply told us it was “first come, first served”, meaning that guests who paid the same price were again receiving a lesser experience. With meal times starting at 8pm on night one and 8.15pm on night two, it was impossible for us to get to the theatre early enough to secure seats. Another part of the package we effectively paid for but could not access.
The final straw came the next morning: no hot water in the bathroom. At that point we packed up and left. We explained clearly to reception why we were cutting our stay short, but the response was indifferent at best. A few notes were taken, though I doubt they will ever be looked at again.
So, to summarise: no activities, a “deluxe” room that wasn’t, poorer dining options, no access to entertainment, and a general sense that we had been thoroughly misled and overcharged. We would never book a Warner break again. For the £773 we spent, we could have gone to Spain for a week. One star — and if zero were an option, that’s what this stay would deserve.