Name: De Vere Cranage Estate
Address: Byley Lane, Congleton
Telephone: 0800 031 8416
Rating: 4

Excellent stay with amazing staff...

Liked: Clean and modern with excellent facilities.Gym and pool were very clean and state of the art. Staff were amazing and very polite. Will definitely stay again if I am back up that way.

Exceptional

Good value, lovely location and...

Liked: Comfortable double room overlooking some of the extensive grounds. I don't like showers placed over the bath but that is what most hotels seem to opt for. Breakfast was included in my room price and it certainly is worth popping down to the restaurant, but Cranage is used by companies for away-days, meetings etc and it is worth noting an advisory sign in the hallway which indicates when the restaurant is quiet and when it might be expected to be busier. That said, there was no big rush when I ate and there were plenty of options to chose from. The staff were friendly and helpful.
Disliked: Reception is right in front of the main doors and at the time I was booking in so were many other people, so many that they stood in the doorway waiting until the queue moved. Booking in didn't didn't seem a very quick process.The bedroom did not have the usual information one might expect to find and instead a "Q" code had to be scanned, for example to find out breakfast times. My 'phone didn't cope with that, but, now I am home I know when breakfast was served!

Good

Food priced a bit on...

Disliked: Over Priced for breakfast

Superb

Great stay

Liked: Beautiful site, great facilities
Disliked: Don't take the shampoo, it will cost you £30 😂

Superb

Liked: I love the open spaces and trees around. Lots of quiet places in the hotel you can go and sit. Staff couldn't be more pleasant and helpful.
Disliked: Could do with data sockets in the bedroom.

Pleasant overnight stay

Liked: The room itself was lovely. It was large and clean with a comfortable bed. The reception staff were friendly and welcoming. The hotel setting was beautiful and there was plenty of parking. The breakfast was good.
Disliked: The bar and restaurant were dimly lit with dark furniture. The bar had two large sport screens, not much atmosphere and the food was very overpriced. The bedroom could have done with air conditioning as it was very hot and stuffy in the recent hot weather.