The Speech House Hotel 3* (Forest of Dean) - Hotel Reviews

Also Known As:: Speech Hotel Coleford; The Speech House Hotel Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire - Coleford

Address: Coleford Road | Speech House, Coleford GL16 7EL, England

Phone Number:

Region: United Kingdom > England > Gloucestershire > Forest of Dean > Coleford

Amenities:

Free Breakfast Free Parking Pets Allowed Restaurant Room Service Wheelchair access

Hotel Style:

Ranked #1 of 3 hotels in Coleford

Price Range: ££

Hotel Class:3 star (3*)

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: Formerly built in 1669, as a Hunting Lodge for Charles II the Speech House sits at the heart of the Royal Forest of Dean.The main house has 15 bedrooms including three antique four poster beds.The remainder of rooms are situated in the Courtyard and Cottage.The hotel is home to one of only two Verderers Courts in the UK and is used as the main restaurant for the hotel.The hotel offers a wide range of room type to suit all budgets, and is pet friendly in the Courtyard rooms, subject to availability.The Orangery is open to non residents for morning coffee,aftrernoon teas, and bar lunches and evening meals.Free Wi Fi is available to residents for 1 hour during their stay and then it is subject to a small charge.There are approximately 253 miles of walking and cycling trails on the doorstep of the hotel. Speechhouse is an ideal venue for touring the Wye Valley,Gloucestershire and the Southern Cotswolds and South Wales. ... more less

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JCB885

Bristol, United Kingdom

Senior Reviewer

6 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

“Excellent food and service”

Reviewed 11 June 2013

Went for a meal last weekend - food was excellent with very generous portions and an interesting menu. The sorbets and ice-creams are particularly delicious. Service was superb and with nothing being too much trouble. Will definitely return when in the area.

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Dear JCB885 Thanks for taking the time to leave a review on your recent visit to us at The Speech House. I was delighted to read that you enjoyed your visit and your meal. The ice creams and sorbets are sourced locally and I am glad you enjoyed them. I have passed on your very kind comments regarding the service... More

Christine C

Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Reviewer

3 reviews

3 hotel reviews

2 helpful votes

“Relaxing break away”

Reviewed 7 June 2013

Having just spent 3 nights here we thought the hotel was brilliant. The staff so friendly and helpful. The meals were excellent and the chef deserves the highest praise. The forest and surrounding countryside is so beautiful the whole experience was so relaxing we didn't,t want to leave. We felt like part of a large family it was a special... More

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Dear Christine C, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your recent stay with us at the Speech House. I was delighted to read that you thoroughly enjoyed your recent stay with us. Thank you for your very complimentary comments in your review which I have passed on to all of our team. We try to... More

Bucket72

Bideford, United Kingdom

Reviews in 4 cities

1 helpful vote

“Rained”

Reviewed 5 June 2013

You can't do anything about the weather but the hotel was warm comfortable and breakfast was lovely. I wanted to stay in the house so I had to put up with a lot of stairs. Next time I would book a four poster as I loved the house. I had afternoon tea in the conservatory. Staff were efficient. The young... More

Dear Bucket 72, Thank you for taking time to leave a review on your recent stay with us at The Speech House. I was delighted to read that you enjoyed your stay with us and that we met and exceeded your expectations. I appreciate the main house has no lift to the upper floors and we do try to ensure... More

Brian E

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

1 review

“Friendly and intelligent staff, excellent food and well priced”

Reviewed 2 June 2013

A fairly small country house hotel expanded with comfortable small rooms around courtyard and car park, and a good price for the service provided and the prime location. Room clean and well presented, comfortable. Food at each meal was excellent, and serving staff were efficient, responsive and engaged - it's refreshing to find such intelligent staff in all roles, using... More

Dear Brian E, Thank you for taking time to leave a review on your recent stay with us at the Speech House Hotel. I was delighted to read that you were very happy with your accommodation, food and service provided by our team. We do recruit local people from the area and it is good to know that our training... More

sunnydelightuk

surrey, uk

4 reviews

5 helpful votes

“great hotel”

Reviewed 27 May 2013

We have just returned home following a 3 night stay here. Hotel has a fantastic location, in the heart of the forest of dean. We had a lovely room, breakfast was v good quality but what made it extra special were the very friendly, helpful and hard working staff.

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Dear Sunnydelight UK. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your recent stay with us at the Speech House. I was delighted to read that you had a great stay and that you found both your room and food excellent and that our hard working team looked after you both very well. I have passed your... More

SandraRy

Westward Ho, United Kingdom

Reviews in 2 cities

“Not the luxury hotel it purports to be”

My husband and I stayed here for 2 nights midweek at the beginning of March. We had booked the hotel advising that we wished to use our Tesco reward vouchers which we were told by the receptionist would be acceptable. What we were not informed was that we could only use upto the value of £99 per night, which was... More

Dear SandaRy, Thank you for leaving a review of your recent stay with us at the Speech House. I was extremely disappointed to learn that we failed to meet your expectations on your recent stay. If I may respond to some of the points you raise as follows:- Firstly I can only apologise for your initial 4 poster courtyard room... More

braithwaite12

Northampton, United Kingdom

Top Contributor

61 reviews

7 hotel reviews

Reviews in 36 cities

28 helpful votes

“coffee time in the forest of dean”

a most impressive hotel, Very stylish. Although we only had coffee and a pot of tea, we were grateful to discover such a possible treasure. I was given the hotel brochure and pricing lists. I feel certain we shall stay here in the future.

Dear Braithwaite12, Thank you for leaving a review on your recent visit to The Speech House. I was delighted that you decided to stay for refreshments and get a feel for the hospitality of our team and surroundings. The hotel is steeped in history, and at the very heart of the Royal Forest offering many walking and cycling trails from... More

william w

coleford

“local gem”

Reviewed 21 May 2013

Living on the doorstep, we haven't thought to visit this local gem, but walking in the forest nearby we decided to stop for tea.What a delight, we succumbed to an afternoon tea and how spoilt did we feel? lovely china and wonderful scones, lashing of tea and even homemade biscuits. Will definitely be back for more of the same. thank... More

Dear William, Thank you for leaving a review on your recent visit to the Speech House Hotel. It was good to learn that you discovered us and that you felt to be made special by our team. Delighted to learn you enjoyed your cream tea, some things are just to good not to indulge in. Please make us one of... More

Karl R

Selston, null, United Kingdom

Reviews in 5 cities

“Hard to fault”

Reviewed 20 May 2013

What can I say? Location - Stunning. In the heart of the Forest of Dean. Booking and check-in - both efficient and friendly. Services explained well, listened to requirements, really good. A good assortment of places to visit detailed in free leaflets. Room - clean, well serviced, beds comfortable, great sleep on both nights. Parking close by rooms. We were... More

Hi Karl R Thank you for leaving such a positive review on your recent stay with us at The Speech House. I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay and that our team looked after you well. The staff are still talking about the dogs especially Grace. I am pleased that you intend to return in the near future and... More

KARRENN

8 reviews

Reviews in 7 cities

3 helpful votes

“I wouldn't go back..”

Reviewed 19 May 2013 via mobile

We had lunch at Speech House today. We didn't think we'd get a table without booking first but it wasn't busy. Lunch was good. I couldn't fault the food.. However the table mats were dirty, some of the staff seemed completely bored out of their minds & we were charged twice for our drinks. Not impressed & I wouldn't go... More

Dear Karrenn, Thank you for leaving a review on your recent visit to the Speech House. I was disturbed to read your feed back as Sunday lunch and afternoon were both exceedingly busy and only today had very positive feedback from a competitor who came for lunch on Sunday. I apologise that the team did not ensure your table mats... More

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