Didsbury House Hotel

I stayed here for one night for a working visit. My first impressions of the hotel were excellent - fairly limited parking but there were still some spaces, even arriving quite late in the evening. The building itself is a lovely Victorian villa, with an impressive entrance hall. Check-in was quick and efficient, and I was in my room soon after arriving. I had apparently been upgraded for free - the room was very impressive, in a luxurious boutique style, with a large bath in the room. There was plenty of space, seating, pleasant warm lighting and a good (if slightly expensive) mini-bar selection. Tea, coffee and hot chocolate were free. Unfortunately, despite the luxury of the room, I had a really bad night's sleep for two reasons. The first is really personal preference so I don't want to mark the hotel down - but the bed was very soft, and the pillows even softer, which made them very difficult to mould into a comfortable and supportive position. The second reason I slept badly was the temperature of the room. Despite the radiator and towel rail being off, and the window being wide open, the room was really hot and did not cool much overnight. The whole hotel was overly warm for me - especially the breakfast room. After a night in my hot room, and a hot shower, I was really overheating during breakfast. Breakfast itself was very nice - mostly table service, with a very small buffet with some pastries, juice, fruit and cereal. I was a bit worried about waiting for table service since I had to get into my office by a set time, but it was very quiet and service was quick so I had no problems. I would probably choose another local hotel if I had to re-visit, but that is really because of my preference for bed/pillow comfort, and temperature. If you aren't too sensitive about these things, then this is an absolutely perfect hotel and a real joy to stay in.

What a super venue! Super staff and a super weekend. Molly and Jonny sure know how and where to have friends and family together... Congratulations on their lifelong committal and thank you Didsbury House for making it a brilliant occasion for everyone!