Lumley Castle Hotel

Overall a lovely place to stay, very cosy, comfortable and relaxing....

Liked: A real castle! Very comfortable and cosy and the staff and my room were lovely!
Disliked: I wish that the restaurant had been opened at all times and that the bar had more variety in respect of special diets. For non-drivers it was a very long walk to the road, to the bus stop - a little lift option would have been lovely as I hurt my ankles with walking backwards and forward up that slope!

Enjoyed the stay as it...

Liked: Gardens were lovely
Disliked: It was looking a bit tired

Castle dream

Liked: I love the entire atmosphere and the food was fantastic
Disliked: Leaving!

See above.

Liked: Let's be honest. Lumley is one of the more expensive places to stay in Chester-le-Street. But what is not always recognised is that it is astonishingly good value. The quality of the rooms, the attendance to detail, the helpfulness and - my God - the standard of the breakfast are magnificent. The setting and the walks in the woods around Lumley are exceptional, too. Bravissimo
Disliked: Nowt

Absolutely lovely

We went down memory lane...

Liked: Burly restored historical hotel
Disliked: Lighting in bedroom & bathroom. V dim lighting on dining room…. Old fashioned…it would respond to modern up lighting to enhance the arched ceiling.

Passable

Liked: The surroundings are amazing and the staff at reception were fantastic. Dean, Nathan and Andrew were all great. Dean very kindly arranged for flowers for my daughter's graduations and we can't thank him enough for that.
Disliked: The food and the restaurant staff. The breakfast is mediocre. It really needs more effort from the chef. They need to see what other hotels in that price range are offering and offer it to their customers. One sausage only is not part of a full English breakfast. We've had amazing breakfast at other hotels in that price range and this was not one of those. The restaurant staff seemed bothered and often rushed us with our meals including breakfast. One of the servers was even quite rude to my teenage son when he said he wanted some time to choose what he was going to eat for breakfast. For the evening meal, most options were not available and again we felt we were rushed and the food was overpriced for what we were given.

Exceptional

Pleasant

Liked: Staff and location amazing
Disliked: Standards dropped from previous cisit

Comfortable in a charming setting

Liked: Fabulous castle steeped in history. Great character and atmosphere.
Disliked: Decor a little tired in places