The Five Arrows

Nice hotel in a picturesque location. The breakfast was good. I’m very happy that black pudding was an option. It would’ve been useful to know the onsite restaurant needed advanced booking for dinner. However there are lots of nearby pubs that do great food.

This delightful building is on the doorstep of Waddesdon Manor so very convenient for visiting. Easy parking and a welcome greeting, to be shown to a ground floor room - all good so far. The room was simple and adequate in all respects, but on closer inspection, we noticed numerous examples of sloppy cleaning. Mould was evident in all the corners of the bathroom, and one prominent stain on the sheets. The sliding shelf for kettle/coffee-machine was filthy, and clearly hadn't been cleaned for a very long time. This was reported to the lovely lady in reception when we departed, who made all the right noises, but I made it quite clear that I expected better in a 4* hotel.|Breakfast was very good, although I would have expected a little more flair over and above the pre-ordered ingredients.|Overall, I'd call this poor value for money, and I'll look elsewhere if we return to the area.

Stayed in room 7 - small single in the main house. Comfortable. Breakfast was very good and staff friendly and helpful. Would be nice if bar area was open to residents even when bar/ restaurant are closed (Mon and Tues) but otherwise a charming small hotel.

For our recent wedding anniversary we decided to choose somewhere relatively local and stay overnight so that we could both enjoy drinks without having to organise taxis, so we chose the Five Arrows and it was an excellent decision. I booked by phone, as I prefer to do, and was offered a choice of two rooms but plumped, on the advice of the lovely lady in Reception, for Room 11, a large, elegant and comfortable ground floor room in the courtyard. It was beautifully quiet, looking out onto the car park it’s true but a pleasant view nonetheless with window boxes of begonias and plenty of shrubs as well as cars. And it was quiet, whilst rooms looking out onto the front of the hotel would have had main road traffic noise to contend with. The bed was very comfortable and there were the usual tea and coffee making facilities, plus a Nespresso machine (which we didn’t use), iron and board and a Dyson hairdryer. Toiletries in the large bathroom were by the White Company. Dinner in the pleasant dining room was excellent: we had three courses, which we don’t normally do, and enjoyed everything: deep fried soft-shell crab for both of us, beautifully pink lamb for me and duck for my husband. We ended with a truly delicious honeycomb parfait. You order breakfast the night before, ticking off items on a sheet which you then hand in when you go to dinner: I find this can be a nuisance as I never know whether I’m going to want a large cooked breakfast after a large dinner, but I understand the logistics of it. My husband had smoked salmon and scrambled egg and I had the avocado and poached eggs on toast, which were both very good. In fact I had over-ordered as I’d also ticked the box for ‘croissant and pain au chocolat’ assuming they would be miniature pastries. They weren’t! A major plus for the hotel is the staff, all of whom were very pleasant and helpful. We were booked in on a Midweek Break offer which as well as a complimentary drink includes admission to the house and grounds of Waddesdon Manor. For visitors who are not National Trust members this would, at the time of writing, cost £27 per adult, so this is a significant saving and the house and enormous grounds are well worth visiting. As we have been several times we didn’t visit this time but we fully intend to return to the Five Arrows (maybe next year’s anniversary?) and maybe we’ll do that next time.||||This review was accidentally posted onto the hotel's restaurant page so it appears twice!

The hotel was facing issues with power cuts and water availability during our stay. The reception is not always manned so we did not receive a proper check in as expected - only given our room key earlier in the day and told it would be ready on our return from Waddesdon Manor. Check out was the same the following morning. There was also miscommunication in the booking email about what dining options are available on a Sunday evening. The Five Arrows restaurant is closed for food however the booking email suggested their sister venue over the road would be open however this was not the case. The rooms are very nice, comfortable and have everything you need. Manor tickets included in the night rate is good value and it’s a 20 minute walk from the hotel to the manor entrance.

We had an amazing meal at The Five Arrows on Saturday night for my mums 80th birthday. Thank you to Adam and the team for an absolutely wonderful evening. Highly recommend!

Stayed here to celebrate my partners retirement for one evening. The team were very welcoming upon arrival and throughout our whole stay. The room was spacious and bed very comfortable. The treats for our dog also went down a treat! Dinner in the evening was delicious with a good menu and large portions. Breakfast was also lovely with a good choice of both hot and cold food. We visited Waddesdon Manor during our visit and did the wine tour which is also worth a visit. Thanks for a wonderful stay and we hope to visit again soon. Huge thanks to Adam and the team.

This is the most oddest feedback I've ever provided. I'm used to posh hotels and poor service, this hotel was the exact opposite. I can't fault the service, food and friendliness, it was second to none. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and helpful. However, and I hate saying this as everyone was so lovely, but our room was awful. The bed was solid as a rock, the room was stuffy and had condensation and peeling paper; the window was rotten and we didn't dare open it, but if we had of opened it the road noise was horrendous. The next morning was gorgeous, but the condensation in the window was so thick that there was absolutely no view. |I was gutted as the whole setting was wonderful, but for me, the most important aspect of a hotel is a great night's sleep and sadly we only managed about 4 hours sleep that night.|It's so hard to say that I wouldn't recommend the hotel as the staff are simply wonderful, but as an oldie, I do need a good night's sleep, and it is a pricey hotel.|I have to say though that the hotel provided a partial refund, were very kind and explained that the hotel was about to undergo a major refurbishment, and for that I am very grateful

Food was cold. I ordered rare lamb which was grey and cold . 2 rosettes embarrassing! Meat and plate was cold. Potatos were thrown in the fryer, nothing was seasoned, gravy was liquid. Yorkshire puds were massive - airy and thin and crispy for some reason. Really bad food. Service was good.

This hotel is so beautiful OMG best customer service. Everyone is so sweet!!!! I had a hotel buyout for my wedding and was blown away with how amazing they were so helpful.... I will be back definitely and I'm sure my guests from California had a trip of a lifetime!!!!!

Dinner was at the 5 Arrows restaurant. The best way to describe the culinary experience was OMG!!!!!! They had a selection of Rothschild Reserve wines. Next was their Heirloom Tomato salad followed by the Venison entrée and dessert of Treacle tart, honey roasted apricots, lemon thyme ice cream with a Lovely Sauterne. Life is REALLY GOOD!!