My husband and myself went to the Pennine Manor Hotel for a Valentines day weekend package. It was a Valentine dinner, a bottle of bubbly and an overnight stay on the Saturday night and breakfast on the sunday morning. We werent offered a smoking room so if you are a smoker beware - they have smoking rooms. The hotel was also having a wedding on the saturday we arrived. We booked in great and asked for an 8.30am call as they only do breakfast till 9.30 so dont expect a long lie in on sunday morning. The Valentine meal was wonderful, the food superb and the restaurant staff very professional. However, we got a wake up call at 8am which wasnt appreciated since we didnt get to sleep till very late due to the disco from the wedding and a mattress with roll together which meant you were hanging onto the edge like the eiger! As the wake up call was automated we couldnt even complain there and then. We did so on checking out but were patronised by the receptionist who said....but it was only half an hour early! We also asked where the bottle of bubbly was only to be told that when they do this at new year its usually in the room! This was extremely unhelpful linformation! Eventually they gave us a bottle to leave with saying we could drink it on the Tuesday which was valentines day proper! We already had plans which included a bottle of bubbly anyway.

We booked a weekend of romance in a country hotel with bubbly in our room and a great meal and what we got was a hotel with great views, a great meal, a lumpy bed and disorganised staff.

So make sure that you double check every detail of your booking both before and while you are there.