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Reviews of Southcrest Manor Hotel, BW Signature Collection

4 out of 5
Southcrest Manor Hotel, BW Signature Collection
1 Pool Bank, Southcrest, Redditch, England

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 223 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 279 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 125 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 44 out of 698 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 698 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Philip

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service
Ok but nothing special
The hotel amd grounds are nice, unfortunate the executive room i booked was poor. Its a little run down, the hot water took nearly 10 mins to heat up and the water pressure in the shower was dreadful. More leaked out of the hose than the head. The bar service took an age, they ran out of Guiness, the Worthingtons was flat. When they serviced the room there was no milk or coffee left, when i went to reception i was told they had run out? I mean it's a week before Xmas don't you think you should have stock?
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Thank you on Jan 25, 2024
Thank you for your review on the stay with us. I do apologise that yo stay with us didn't live to up to our high standards. I will be sure to pass on your comments to the relevant teams and I will also ask maintenance to have a look at the shower.Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
Worst hotel I’ve probably stayed at ever, the room was moldy and damp, not very clean with coffee rings on the table, the whole hotel smells like an old pub, the shower pressure was horrible, would definitely avoid.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Thank you on Jan 25, 2024
Thank you for your review on your last stay with us. I do apologise that you felt you visit was poor. I can assure you that we will take you comments on board and will be issuing more training all members of staff in the hotel. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Thank you on Jan 25, 2024
thank you for your review on your recent stay with usKind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
£5 parking fee charged on arrival
Had to pay a £5 parking fee which I wasn't aware of. If it had been communicated I hadn't picked up on it. This I felt was just a bit annoying.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Thank you on Dec 14, 2023
Dear Guest. Thank you for your review on your resent stay with us. Yes there is now a car park fee of 5.00 that has has been introduced and I do apologise that this wasn't communicated to you. Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Nicolas

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Thank you on Nov 29, 2023
Dear Nicolas, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review from your recent stay with us. Please feel free to contact us with any feedback you may have. Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Michael

Acceptable for the price
For the price this hotel was fine. But everything was a little dated. The room was freezing on arrival but soon remedied by turning the radiator on - perhaps leave this on low at least. The water situation for the shower wasn’t great and there was a sign saying it was due to the age of the building etc. but I’m not convinced. The food in the restaurant was very good and we also saw people eating huge portions in the bar too.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Thank you on Nov 29, 2023
Dear Micheal, Thank you for your review on your recent stay with us. I'm sorry to hear that you had issues with the water pressure. Being an old building and old pipe work. the pressure can be a bit low, especially if other showers in the building are on at the same time. We are looking into a solution for this. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel.

8/10 Good

Earle

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Many thanks on Nov 18, 2023
Dear Earle, Thank you for leaving us a review on your recent stay with us. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

Mark

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Many thanks on Nov 18, 2023
Dear Mark. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review on your recent stay with us. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Sherwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Thank you on Nov 9, 2023
Dear Sherwin, Thank you for leaving us a review on your recent stay with you. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really pleasant stay
From the moment we arrived we received a warm and friendly welcome. We did the pre-checkin so had the key immediately and went to the room. It was a standard room, not big but sufficient in size. Good facilities in the room, tea/coffee making, biscuits too. There was a hairdryer, an iron and ironing board in the room too. Bathroom had small amount of soaps to use. I used the small gym on site too which was quite nice with all the essential equipment and items free for residents to use 24/7. The self serve buffet breakfast was very nice. Bread, pastries,cold meats, cereals, cooked food and juices. All very nice. Soya milk was made available on request. Some really small points - lightning in the room (132) could be a little better especially around the wardrobe, and I didn't consider the bed to be super luxurious. It wasn't terrible but maybe time for a replacement. And, perhaps have soya milk readily available to all at breakfast. The most positive point was the service, all the staff we met were really friendly and made our stay at the Southcrest a really nice one.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Thank you on Nov 6, 2023
Dear MichaelThank you for taking the time to leave us a review from your recent stay. I glad to see that you had a lovely stay with us and that you found it pleasant. Your comments have been passed onto our team. The lighting issue within the bedrooms, mainly around the wardrobe, we welcome any suggestions while we look into a solution for this. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel.

8/10 Good

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Thank you on Nov 6, 2023
Dear Chris. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a rating from you recent stay with us.We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Gary, Carmarthen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Thank you on Nov 1, 2023
Dear Gary, Thank you for leaving us a review from your recent stay with us. We hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Rebeca

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Thank you on Oct 25, 2023
Dear Rebeca. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review on or recent stay with us. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

ALAN

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Thank you on Oct 25, 2023
Dear Alan, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review on your recent stay with us. We do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor hotel

8/10 Good

Natalie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint hotel wonderful food and value
Beautiful hotel. Pleasant staff but sometimes understaffed and need leading on being proactive to solve issues. Nice for a romantic break lovely breakfast fantastic value.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Thank you on Oct 16, 2023
Dear Natalie, Thank you for your review from your recent stay with us. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. I shall pass on your comments to the team and we hope to se you again soon.Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Sep 7, 2023
Thank you for your review.We do hope to see you again soon. RegardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 29, 2023
Good afternoon Matthew. Thank you for your 10 out of 10 review. We do hope to see you again soon. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

Kerry

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice enough for a brief stay. Room was clean and functional. Carpets and some chair coverings really need changing…there are stains and marked and make the place look quite rundown. Breakfast was nice although the flow around things meant we were continually queuing and tripping over staff but was good food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 21, 2023
Good after Kerry. Thank you for your review on your stay with us. We are looking in to our breakfast service and seeing where we can improve it, so thank you for your feedback and comments. i will be sure to pass this on to the kitchen and restaurant staff. We do hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 21, 2023
Thank you for your review on your stay with us. Im glad to see that you enjoyed it and gave us a 10 out of 10. We hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ok
Large room, bathroom mirror light & extractor fan not working. Didn't affect stay. Pillows hard & uncomfortable but comfortable bed. Corridor carpets dirty & stained, need replacing . Breakfast selection not as good as other hotels stayed at with same room rates, poor fresh fruit selection. Young staff, only 1 really bothered to engage. Training & management support wouid help in my management experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 17, 2023
Thank you Tracey for your review. I'm disappointed that there was limits of your stay that didn't meet your expectations. I understand from the receptionist who checked you out that you sadly didn't mention any issues that you had through out your stay. If you had, we could of done something about them. The maintenance team have since been in and fixed the issues in the bathroom. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 17, 2023
Good morning Teresa. Thank you for your scoring. It is a shame that you felt you couldn't tell us as to why you scored us this low or even let us know on check out when the receptionist ask if you had a good stay. If you had mentioned something at the time, I sure we could of done something to make your stay un-different. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poor breakfast experience. Lots of guests queuing and food not coming out quickly enough. Gave up in the end.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 8, 2023
Good afternoon Rachel. Thank your for your review. I do apologise that our breakfast wasn't up to our high standards. We had some last minute sickness within our waiting staff which had an impact on our service. I do hope this hasn't put you off returning soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Nita

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel itself was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was disappointing. Cold plates for a cooked breakfast which made everything which was already lukecwarm go cold. Not worth £10.95 a head.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 8, 2023
Good afternoon, Thank you for your review. I'm sorry to hear that you was disappointed with breakfast. Breakfast is always one of our busiest times due to the fact we never know when people will come down to the restaurant. We also had some last minute illness within our waiting staff which did have an impact on service. For this we do apologise and we hope you will join us again, where we can show how good our breakfast service can be. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Jo, Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food service and choice. The best part of my meal was taste and service. All staff were attentive and helpful and made sure I was cared for Room was clean and comfortable. This is a stately house well loved and looked after ( don’t expect new clinical rooms) steeped in history wonderful Thankyou very much
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 2, 2023
Good afternoon Jo, Thank you for your review and i will be sure to pass on your lovely feedback to the team. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

lydia

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 2, 2023
Good aftenoon Lydia, Thank you for your review on your last stay with us, we do hope to see you again soon. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Marie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 1, 2023
Good afternoon Marie.Thank you for having the timed to leave us your rating. After looking into your booking a can see that a full refund was issue to you as a good well gesture due the incident that occurred at the hotel. As this was a one off incident a feel that the rating you gave us doesn't reflex the hotel as a whole at all. Kind regardsSouthcrest Manor HotelMany thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

RENEE

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on Jul 24, 2023
Good morning Reene, Thank you for your 10 our 10 review. We hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel.

8/10 Good

Gareth

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on Aug 8, 2023
Good afternoon Gareth. Thank you for your review and we hope to see you again soon. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Deborah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice spot, need more serving staff
Hotel was very nice and so were the staff but there seemed to not be enough serving staff so the service wasn’t great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on Jul 17, 2023
Good afternoon Deborah. Thank you for your review regarding your last stay. We are glad that your enjoyed your stay with us. We are in the process of recruiting more waiting staff as we have recently lost some. We do hope to see you again soon. Many Thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jul 12, 2023
Good afternoon Vicki, Thank you for your lovely feedback and that you enjoyed your stay with us. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

JUAN MANUEL GUTIERREZ

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovelly gardens & very quite.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jul 12, 2023
Good morning Juan, Thank you for your lovely feedback, we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel,

2/10 Terrible

Ivan

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not upto scratch
This hotel promises alot from the images shown on the website. In truth following our stay in family room 124. I am left amazed how it has a 4 star rating. Room 124 has issues with shoddy maintenance and poor cleanliness. After folding the sofa bed up to enable more room following a nights sleep a heavily stained and ripped mattress was found. Also electrical sockets were broken and damaged and there was no lock on the bathroom door! Stay here in room 124 if you want a poor experience.
Mattress Stain
Mattress Stain
Mattress Ripped
Poor Maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jul 18, 2023
Dear Ivan, Thank you for providing your feedback following your recent stay with us. I'm sorry to see that some aspects of your room fell short of our usually high standards, the majority of these have since been rectified by our maintenance and housekeeping teams following your feedback. I am pleased to see that our front of house team resolved your complaint by providing a full refund for the entirety of your stay before departure. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Kelly

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 22, 2023
Good morning Kelly, We are sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We would appreciate if you could contact us to give us some more feedback as to why this was so we can investigate and to see where we can improve. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 20, 2023
Hi Lee, Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had an overnight stay and we’re happy with the hotel. Friendly staff made it!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 20, 2023
Hi Geraldine,Thank you for your review, we hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Molly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 20, 2023
Hi Molly, Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again soon. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 14, 2023
HI Richard, Thank you for your review of your stay with us, We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Berhon

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Thank you on May 30, 2023
Thank you for your review, Please can you give us some feedback as to why you rated us 2. Many thanks, Southcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Graham

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 14, 2023
HI Graham, Thank you for your review of your stay with us, We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
OK but Probably wouldn't revisit
Beds uncomfortable. Place feels slightly dated. Dinner nice, breakfast mediocre
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Thank you on May 30, 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are saddened to hear that you wouldn't probably revisit, but glad that you enjoyed you dinner, especially we have just launched a new dinner menu. Many thanks Southcrest Manor Hotel.

6/10 Okay

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chef not willing to give Sunday lunch option a few minutes after 5pm, not a good start, bland main menu food. Very cozy bed, hotel is a bit tired.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 6, 2023
Dear Paul,Thank you for your review of your stay with us, we're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy all aspects of your stay. Upon investigation with the team, we we're unable to serve you Sunday Lunch as after catering for all of our bookings for the day, we'd run out of food to serve. We're very sorry if this message wasn't relayed to you as it should've been at the time, but we would've been happy to service you if we'd had enough supplies.Thank you for your feedback regarding the cleanliness of your room and your cozy bed, we're delighted you had a good night's rest.We hope to be able to welcome you back to visit us again in the future.Kind RegardsThe Southcrest Manor Hotel

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Thank you on Jun 14, 2023
HI Suzanne, Thank you for your review of your stay with us, We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon. Many thanksSouthcrest Manor Hotel

6/10 Okay

Noemi

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
We were greeted by a lovely receptionist who was new and she was the only one who was smiling during our stay. Our first night was great and quiet, but the second night our neighbours were really noise late night in the evening and early morning. We had tea from the bar on one of the days, but unfortunately the cups had chips on them and very extremely dusty. Apart from that everything else was average.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gaurav

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Asked for cancellation due to ill health - denied. They booked 2 rooms on different floors - Asked for same floor - denied Breakfast finished at 9 am whereas timings were 10 am. Igloos were not working, sauna and hot bath tub were closed
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from The Southcrest Manor Hotel on Apr 19, 2023
Good Afternoon Gaurav, thank you for your review. As we explained via email, you made your booking via Expedia on a discounted advance purchase rate, this is only refundable with 48 hours notice. As you booked less than 24h before arrival, the option to cancel had passed therefore a refund was not available to you. Likewise, we were unable to accommodate your request for an interconnecting room at such short notice, and placed your rooms as closely together as was available given that your booking was made so close to your arrival. Our breakfast was open until 10am every day, with guests still dining at 10:30am on at least one of the days that you claim that it closed at 9am. Our Igloos are only available at Christmas, and are not advertised as for sale. Our Hot Tub and Sauna are closed on a Monday, again as advertised.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Setting
The room was immaculate and comfortable although a one walk from reception and restaurant. Breakfast not the best limited selection no hot milk available, while you could have fried or scrambled eggs a no for an omelette!? Would meet the 4* rating if tea/coffee was available in individual pots for table and not via thermos at a central table. While available items were hot disappointing breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Thank you on Apr 5, 2023
Good afternoon, Thank you for your 10/10 review. We do hope to see you again in the future. Kind regards Southcrest Manor Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
Lovely hotel, great facilities and service. Will return even if just for the facilities (sauna, gym etc)
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Thank you on Apr 4, 2023
Good afternoon Nathan. Thank you for your lovely feedback regarding your stay with us. I shall pass on your kind words to the team. Hope to see you again soon. Kind regards Southcrest Manor Hotel.

6/10 Okay

Mark

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from SMH on Mar 17, 2023
Good Afternoon Mark,Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback its a shame that you did not share some words about any parts that we did not exceed your expectations so we could investigate and make them right. We will look forward to welcoming you back in the future.Kind Regards.Southcrest Manor Hotel.

8/10 Good

Jamie

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from SMH on Mar 16, 2023
Good Morning Jamie,Thank you for your feedback we are delighted that you had a great stay with us. We will look forward to welcoming you back in the future.Kind Regards.Southcrest Manor Team.

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel has a lovely garden/grounds an Great facility's all the staff were very helpful an an professional.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from SMH on Mar 6, 2023
Good Morning Nicholas,Thank you for your feedback we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that you found the team to be professional whilst in the hotel.Kind Regards.Southcrest Manor Team