The Slaughters Manor House

We stayed at The Manor House for two nights in early July, it was beyond idyllic. |Firstly, Lower Slaughter is just beautiful and as my title states, it is exactly what you might picture when you imagine a tiny Cotswold village, we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful place. |The Manor House itself is immaculately kept, from the grounds, to the public areas, to the bedrooms. Everywhere is spotless. Our room was a Junior Suite thanks to a very generous upgrade on arrival, it was very spacious with a huge, canopied bed which was very comfortable.|Breakfast on both mornings was very good, table service as opposed to buffet which we would always prefer. The service was impeccable both mornings.|One evening we ate at the sister property, the Country Pub across the road, the food was lovely. The second evening we ate at the Manor House dining room - that meal was phenomenal. |Overall, we had a fantastic stay and look forward to returning.

This is such a lovely 'quintessentially Cotswold' hotel - it's so pretty and of course in a gorgeous location. I received a very warm welcome and help with my bags. My room (Charlotte) was at the top of the hotel - it was beautifully appointed and had wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. There is no airconditioning in this listed building - but I appreciated the large fan in my room. My only complaint is that for a hotel of this calibre I would have expected a small fridge in the room - there was a notice to say that I could order fresh milk and it would be delivered but I didn't want to inconvenience staff on a baking hot day on the second floor every time I wanted a cup of tea! A fridge would also mean that I had access to a plentiful supply of cold water - much needed. I loved the L'Occitane products in the bathroom - my favourite and very luxurious. Something to note is that the restaurant isn't open early in the week so if I had wanted to eat I would have had to go elsewhere. The staff were all really helpful throughout my stay - thank you everyone.

I returned today from staying at this hotel for two nights after taking my elderly mum and my daughter and her best friend. We loved the hotel, the location and the food. Excellent staff especially at breakfast . Beautiful rooms with stunning views. Would definitely recommend others to stay here. The first time visiting the Cotswolds and it did not disappoint. After living abroad and not holidaying in the UK for many years, this hotel made me feel proud to be British.

The location is beautiful, of course, and the hotel is well appointed . We were very happy with our room. We had group dinners twice here and they were excellent - lovely food and good service.||However, the breakfasts were a disaster. We were there with a group on a choral festival, so we all needed to be out at the same time.||Day 1 - they tried to do full service breakfast, with one young girl (there was an older lady who barely appeared).||From day 2 they provided a buffet. None of us were greeted or offered tea/coffee on arrival by the older lady who was now in charge. She did eventually take cooked breakfast orders and offer tea/coffee.||I think it was day 3 that we had to be out earlier and they put two very capable waiters on duty - they just about coped (even offering tea and coffee on arrival!!!), but probably needed a third waiter.||Then it was back to the day 2 format.||Poor.

Wonderful stay here in this quaint little village, perfect location for exploring other area in the Cotswolds. We were in the Beech Suite, bed was super comfy, soft pillows, big fluffy white towels, powerful shower and always love a Dyson hairdryer 👌🏼 Service at breakfast was a bit hit or miss, ordered items didn’t come out etc but reception staff all great. Would deffo come back again!

Edit / response to the business: thanks for your kind reply. I am sorry that we did not speak up about the food not being to our liking, but honestly no one checked in on us at all to give us the opportunity. Normally, I would be happy to give the food another chance and not write a bad review about it. Re the mis-recollection, it’s a shame to hear that Stacey thought she wiped down the table. There were multiple dirty tables in the room we sat at and it was certainly not wiped - in fact, we had to clear the table of a cup and saucer and place it on the one next to ours. — original review: Only rating here for the food: we stopped in for lunch around 2, and were barely greeted / receptionist seemed busy. We then were told to sit anywhere but we did not have anyone clear or wipe down our dirty table. No one asked if we liked our food either. The food itself was quite awful! The cod sandwich was on stale bread, incredibly understated and my husband’s lamb burger was mediocre. The grounds are pretty but would highly recommend other lunch options.

I wish I had read the reviews on the Manor House Lower Slaughter before I went for afternoon tea with five friends. | We sat on low sofas , lovely for relaxing but for afternoon tea we were constantly having to lean forward to reach for the food making it a very uncomfortable exercise. A table and chairs would have been much more suitable, more comfortable and easier and consequently more relaxing .| The bread on the sandwiches was far too thick, there was a chunk of sausage roll/slice, a minimal amount of cream for the scones, not sure what the cakes were and we had to ask for extra tea. When I got home I found I had been overcharged, that was certainly adding insult to injury. I contacted the hotel , no reply on first attempt and when I did get through they did acknowledge that I had been overcharged but absolutely no apology although they said they would reimburse me just for the extra they had overcharged me.|There is no disabled toilet for none staying guests which is a disgrace. |All in all an extremely disappointing visit .|DO THE OWNERS REALLY KNOW HOW THEIR HOTEL IS BEING RUN?

Just home after a fabulous evening meal. Cameron and Connor looked after our party of 6 with humour and quiet efficiency. The food, service and wine pairings were great. A most enjoy evening in beautiful surroundings. Thank you

Across the lane from the river, half-hidden by a stone wall, is Lower Slaughter Manor. This is the sister property to the nearby Lower Slaughter Inn (where Gayle and I were staying). For Lower Slaughter, this is the fancy schmancy 17th century estate house and built for the Whitmore family, lords of the manor at Lower Slaughter from 1611. Gayle and I weren't sure they were going to let us in, but staff was kind enough to let us look around the impressive outside grounds and the greater inside common areas. Having a drink at the bar was also a good way to settle into our tour. I was also personally taken by the billiards room.

Disappointment. Horrible staff and boring atmosphere. Rude bartender and dry staff. The room has been the only good part of the stay. Left the restaurant before we even got our food.

Love this amazing hotel - we were here in 2018 must have forgotten to write a review. And we still look back on our time here with great fondness. This hotel is most definitely a place to stay if you are looking for a hotel in Lower Slaughter.

Magnificent grounds and house. Beautiful village. I could not believe that they were not serving Sunday lunch. I remember when it was hard to get a table at the Manor many years ago. Sad to see it's lost a lot of it's previous charm

Super rude staff, stoped here for coffee and while the grounds are pretty I was not enjoyable. The waiter actually told one of the guests that simply asked for a check to quiet down. VERY rude.

Don't get uppity about being in Upper Slaughter. Leisurely loll over fields down to the Lower side. Take a squiz at their exquisite surroundings as shingle crunches beneath your feet as you stroll up the drive, (I didn't feel unwelcome in hiking boots having hoofed it from the Upper side, however not to cramp their dining style we sat outside). It was a gorgeous day and we sat under wide white parasols. Lower Slaughter Manor is by no means more downstairs than up and it's up and coming triple AA rosette awarded chef Jamie Rafferty and his creations are as sumptuous as the settings are sightly. On the fine day we dined for a spot of lunch and gentle gentry sport outside, picture perfect lawns had croquet ready and set up to play whilst we were waited on. Service was exemplary and I felt like Belle in the 'Be Our Guest' scene of Beauty and The Beast as staff magically appeared, choreographed and in formation in crisp white linen aprons, they came in methodical swathes attending to our every need. I could rather get used to it here. Sadly, only here for the day we settled for lunch. After our hike I ordered what I thought to be a fulsome hearty fish chowder and the sommeliers suggestion of berry crisp blush to accompany it. What was served in fact was not a chunky chowder but a beautiful structural stile of gently seared intensely flavoursome fish; golden turbot and rosette of smoked salmon. Before I could say 'ooh this looks fishy, not what I ordered' another waiter deftly flanked my side and from a jug of fine porcelain, poured a bubbly broth of buttery foam over the fish. It pooled beautifully around the bowl and hey presto was the prettiest plate of food I'd ever seen. Feeling a fool for momentarily mistaking the meal, I soon saw that this was in fact a handsome chowder to chow on.

Truly sumptious, extravagant experience. Further detail to follow.

Great little hotel in a lovely village. Very nice. 3 Rosettes on Michelin. Working on a star--I think they'll get there. Young and creative chef/pastry chef team that is new--highly regarded by their staff and justly so. Also, a hard working staff that cares and that tries to be elegant. Lovely grounds. Some of the best local walks anywhere in England. The little inn in the old school across the stream is nice outdoor pub if you have good weather. There is a back door into the church yard to the side that keeps you off the front road if you want to walk up toward Upper Slaughter. There's another in across a few fields if you go back behind the Mill on the little path aside it. Rooms are big...breakfast is all you'd want it to be. Kippers very nice. Black pudding with the English. Nice and somewhat thoughtful wine list of non-standard items. Lots of little nibble items between courses thrown in. Do go for the full dinner/breakfast deal with the room...the other options aren't astonishing in the area...and this is a delight. Wifi in lobby does reach most rooms and it's free.

1st class extremnely procey but well worth every penny for that special occassion everything was perfect Food, room ( coach house suite if you can!!)