Lythe Hill Hotel & Spa
Exposed beams and cosy historical features make this hotel a special place to enjoy down time with loved ones. Surrounded by gorgeous countryside, the Amarna Spa is a must visit, to enjoy a treatment in the barn building that overlooks the lake and gardens. Take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool, switch off in the steam room then have your senses reawakened with one of the lovely relaxing Thalgo therapies on offer.
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At a glance
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Family Friendly
Children are welcome at the hotel and to use the pool and facilities, and have designated swimming times.
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Golf
Chiddingfold and Cowdray golf courses are in close proximity to the venue.
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Romantic Venue
The location and scenic surroundings are ideal for a romantic getaway and Lythe Hill can also cater to weddings of up to 128 people.
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Hotel Spa
The hotel offers a range of leisure facilities and treatments but is not a specialised spa.
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Scenic Location
The hotel is surrounded by 22 acres of garden in the Surrey countryside.
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Restaurant
The restaurant has two AA Rosettes and is open throughout the day.
Spa & Leisure
Inspired and named after the Egyptian queen, Nefertiti, the Amarna Spa has been designed to reflect the famed beauty’s desire for peace and tranquillity as well as her renowned passion for pampering against a backdrop of 22 acres and the quintessentially English vistas of the Surrey Hills.
Contemporary, but sympathetic to the surrounding countryside, the building is spacious and light, and houses a gym, 16-metre swimming pool (with tiled decoration of the Eye of Horus symbol, representing good health), cold temple shower, sauna, steam room and whirlpool alongside treatment rooms offering a variety of treatments which use Thalgo and Decleor products.
Hotel & Accommodation
Formed from a collection of buildings around the hotel’s grounds, there are 42 rooms and garden suites featuring clean lines, neutral tones and utterly modern design. By contrast, five of the rooms remain in the original 15th century Tudor farm house, complete with oak beams, slanting ceilings and bags of character.
The hotel’s award-winning restaurant is the dominating feature in the farmhouse, but provides two contrasting experiences for all meals including afternoon tea. One part of the restaurant – most popular for dinner and for special occasions – is a very cosy and traditional setting in keeping with the building’s history; while an ultra sleek, modern area overlooking the gazebo and ornamental lake provide a light and airy environment, best appreciated over breakfast and lunch.
Location
Petworth Rd,
Chiddingfold,
Haslemere
GU27 3BQ
Spa & Hotel Reviews
Condition of Spa
8.2 out of 10
Quality of Treatments
9.4 out of 10
Staff
9.4 out of 10
Quality of Food
8.4 out of 10
Quality of Facilities
8.2 out of 10
Value for money
9.0 out of 10
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This is a lovely spa - wonderful outdoor area open to the pool ( weather permitting) The pool area is attractive and the pool itself is a good size. There is a non-alcohol bar on the poolside and again great views - rabbits playing on the grass.The relaxation/waiting area for treatments is very comfortable and calm. There are drinking water dispensers in all areas. I have visited this spa before and there were little touches then , missing now , which made it special:- this time the lemon or cucumber was not added to the drinking water; there was no body wash in the showers, although shampoo and conditioner was provided; no hand cream in lavatories or body lotion in changing area; no cotton buds- cotton pads were provided. The robes in the spa were a decent size, as were the towelling mules.Although the sauna had been out of service for 2 weeks and remained so during our visit with no sign of being repaired imminently, we received no notification ( I would have packed deep heat had I been aware) There was only one therapist working the whole time - we had been notified of this by Spa Breaks... It meant no opportunity for further treatments The massage was excellent and the staff tried their very best. A good experience overall
Advice to spa guests: Bring flip flops!
Overall, the pool, saunas and outdoor space were lovely, but the changing rooms felt dirty, dated and more like a school changing room. The worst bit was the shower I used which wasn't draining properly and was quite revolting. I'm so glad I had flip flops!
The toilets had wet tissue and paper towels about. I just felt like getting in and out as quickly as possible.
Lythe need to realise that guests who come to the spa want to feel pampered, and the changing rooms are where they start and finish their experience. The changing rooms need to feel luxurious and an oasis as I've experienced in so many good spas. The changing rooms need a face lift, and the toilets and showers need even more than a facelift (especially dealing with the clogged shower drains). Other touches would help. (Ex: Some luxurious shampoos and soaps, air freshener, etc. A bit of spa ambience music.)
Saying this though, the rest of the spa was lovely. So, they've got it almost all right. I was just shocked the changing rooms were in such contrast to the rest of the hotel and spa.
The spa is lovely. What an amazing location. We loved the sun loungers in the sun deck.
The showers inside are a bit grotty and there being only 4, makes it awkward waiting. My friend had a foundation stain on her terry towel robe and my other friend dropped her robe behind the sun lounger that was inside. It fell in dirty water making the robe not only dirty but wet. When asked if she could swop it, this was refused as staff said, there weren’t enough. There should not be dirty water behind the sun loungers in the first place!
The facials were amazing though. Very relaxing and the therapy rooms, a calm environment. Unfortunately, the relaxation room also houses a reception which makes relaxing difficult when you have a group of women chatting whilst waiting for their manicures. Perhaps placing a door or screen over relaxation room would solve this problem.
On both occasions that I went to the spa, I saw a plaster in the swimming pool. It’s not nice or hygienic and oversea visitors would be horrified. Their spas are pristine with cleanliness.
The location and facilities are great for this spa, the staff super friendly and polite but there is room overall for improvement.
The staff in the spa were really nice and friendly. We both had massages which were great
The pool is good but the steam room was out of order when we were there and there were not enough sunbeds to relax.
I would recommend this spa because of the staff but the facilities need to be improved to make it even better
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Staff
9.2 out of 10
Room Comfort
9.0 out of 10
Quality of Bars & Restaurants
8.4 out of 10
Location
9.8 out of 10
Quality of Facilities
8.8 out of 10
Value for money
8.6 out of 10
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What an amazing hotel! The website does it do it justice! The hotel is set in beautiful countryside and is made up of a Manor House type building and smaller buildings within the complex. The decor is fantastic and sets the whole experience up. The food is Michelin star quality.... I wanted to try everything!
What I have to say was that the staff made this a 5 star experience. Everyone was so warm, welcoming and chatty, ready to treat you like a new best friend and equally happy to have a laugh with you.
We will be back!!!
The beds were comfortable and the room was clean and well serviced. There were both towels and wash-cloths, which was a nice touch. There were water glasses in the room, but no water - when I let reception know, they said the tap water was fine. Even if this is the case, would be nice to have a water bottle/jug. There were no robes in the room and the kettle was a long way from any electrical outlet.Nice views from everywhere and no noise disturbance.
Very comfortable stay. Beautiful setting and pleasant staff. Food in the restaurant overpriced. Particularly shocked about the starters which were so tiny I had finished my salmon in 4 mouthfuls and my daughter had a bit of wilted broccoli. Each dish had cost £7.00!
Also we felt the choice of dishes in the restaurant were rather limited. For a vegetarian who also eats fish, the fish dish was out as the cod was paired with Parma ham which just left chargrilled cauliflower - literally just a big slab of cauliflower on my plate (it did have a smattering of cashew nut sauce which was tasty). I think that was £15 or £16 - since when did cauliflower get so expensive! A pity because otherwise we really rated this hotel. Go and stay and eat at the pub!
Unfortunately we did not rate this hotel very highly, the room was small & very hot (although they already provided us with a fan), a bath where you couldn’t rest your head. The restaurant menu was very limited and food mediocre.
There was a wedding at the hotel, and people were running down the corridor screaming at like 2am. Breakfast the next day in the restaurant was so busy (clearly wedding guests) they then took to the spa and there was no seats, so we left!
Brilliant weekend and staff were very helpful. There was 7 of us in total In our party. There was a very large wedding going on at the same time and staff were very relaxed and still able to help.
Included in our package we got dinner, although the meal was actually outstanding and cooked to perfection the options were very limiting, 2 types of steak, chicken Kiev, and lamb. And one vegitiarian option. I would suggested putting a few more options on this menu. Also to 3 of the dishes was and extra charge of £5.
The hotel (dating back to 15th century) and rooms were lovely. Had to be careful of the steps down to to bathroom in middle of the night though ! Glad I left a bathroom light on. Lots of late night noise from the wedding party!
Reception staff and evening waitresses delightful. I was unfortunate to get a less delightful piece of steak than the rest of my party of 6. Was offered free coffee for us all by way of compensation. Breakfast okay but rather disappointing with service not so good.
Spa was enjoyable. Could have been bigger - and warmer, but apparently it is due for an upgrade in the near future. Beautiful, large pool with warm water.
The bedroom was poorly managed as there were no available plug sockets for the kettle. We had to make tea by placing the kettle on the floor! Not very safe. When we commented on this to staff, they claimed it was due to refurbishment. If they knew, then sort it out. Additionally, the twin bedroom had only one lamp placed on one side of a bed rather than in the middle of both beds. This resulted in only being able to read with the overhead spot lights on. The room itself was filled with heavy and unnessecary furniture making the room cramped and uncomfortable.
We weren’t impressed with the food from the restaurant. My sea bass was over cooked and smeared with a fatty layer of flour and mustard. My friend ordered the butternutsquash calaloni and found hard bits on it.
The spa is amazing though. Great location and fabulous facials. What a relief!
The room was really big and the hotel is really lovely. It was snowing the weekend we stayed and was so picturesque. We were able to go for a walk in the grounds and beyond. Food was lovely. Staff in the spa and restaurant were lovely.
The sign posts in the hotel could be improved because it is a little hard to find your way around when you first get there but staff were on hand to help us.
We had a fabulous time at Lythe Hill. The hotel was beautiful. We were lucky there was snow everywhere so it looked amazing. We arrived early and the staff allowed us to check in. The food was great as were the staff. The spa facilities were wonderful as were the treatments. Decleor massage was wonderful. Great pool lovely temperature. We really felt relaxed afterwards. Thank you to Sophie at Spa Breaks and Lythe Hill Hotel. Will definitely go there again.
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