Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel

A Victorian-style country house surrounded by 10 acres of gardens, and views of Worthington Lakes, Kilhey Court is part of the Macdonald empire and has a creditable four stars to its name. Like the outside, interiors retain an air of historic design, offset by contemporary furniture in rooms that range from Classic Rooms to Suites. Complete with chandeliers and garden views, the Laureate Restaurant is the fine dining option at Kilhey Court, serving seasonal fare; while teas are served under ornate ceilings and marble pillars in the lounge. For drinks pre or post dinner, there is also the Burns Bar.

Nestling in 10 private acres amongst the idyllic Lancashire countryside at Standish, the Kilhey Court Hotel & Spa's 4-star accommodation matches its splendid surroundings. The Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel & Spa is just forty minutes from Manchester and Liverpool but a world away from the stresses and strains of city life. Stay in our classic rooms with period features, executive rooms designed to provide space and comfort or luxurious feature rooms with magnificent views. Alternatively, pamper yourself with a stay in one of our sensational suites, rooms that have Jacuzzi baths, separate living areas and larger beds. For guests with a disability, accessible rooms offer all of the same luxuries with specially adapted features to improve space and comfort.

Kilhey Court's rich history began in Victorian times when Thomas Fairhurst built the house for his wife Elizabeth. A well-known Wigan brewer, Fairhurst set about constructing Kilhey Court in 1884 as the ultimate in wedding presents. A hundred years later, a house steeped in history and family tradition opened as a hotel and now bears the Macdonald stamp of luxury and style.

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6.8

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(15 reviews)

Condition of Spa

7.0

Quality of Treatments

8.4

Staff

7.8

Quality of Food

Quality of Facilities

7.2

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2.0 Poor

Steam room was out of use the whole time , lockers didn't work either, had to walk across reception to grotty small pool. We were not offered robes , towels or slippers. Cracked tiles around the pool . The treatment was the only good thing

Sarah 01/09/2019

10.0 Excellent

Best spa treatments I have ever received

Gill 27/08/2019

6.0 Good

They didn't give us the gowns when we arrived. We went for the treatment wth no gowns, so we ended up using towels to cover ourselves. But some people who came after us were given gowns n slippers. Thats the only part l didnt like.

Felistas 02/07/2019

Only the statement room and sauna worked at the spa, the other facilities had been out of order for several months. This wasn't communicated to us on our arrival. We where unable to book any additional treatments we rang a few days before to book and was informed that these could be booked on the day, however this was not the case! We where not shown round and staff very unhelpful.

Jane 07/05/2019

This is a terrible place to have a spa day. The spa staff don’t know what they’re doing, the lockers don’t work, the toilets aren’t checked, 2 of the facilities in the spa were long term ‘broken’ ! The restaurant got our food wrong 5 times because we had food allergies they couldn’t deal with and seemed unable to understand! The manager was uninterested in our complaints and the spa staff cut our treatments short and were told to not to tell us by the manger that we had complained to about our lunch! If I could give 0 stars then I would. I had a migraine at the end of my ‘spa day’ Don’t go.

Amy 30/04/2019

Value for money treatments were amazing staff fabulouse thank you xx

Antonia 04/04/2019

4.0 Average

Spa was in need of a refurbishment, the ceiling tiles look as if they are about to fall off the ceiling, tiles are missing coming out of the sauna door, this is a hazard and could cause injury. The sauna wasn't working at first so we had to get somebody to deal with it. Two rooms were not in use at all so didn't really get whole spa experience as expected. In the relaxation area before going in for treatment, all you could hear was a constant banging of a door on the floor above so unable to really relax.

Michelle 26/02/2019

Amazing hotel Best message Iv ever had

Jodie 02/02/2019

Very relaxing staff were lovely

Keeley 08/01/2019

Fatima 02/01/2019

Lisa 21/12/2018

Sarah 07/12/2018

Spa treatments were great, very relaxing. The swimming area was clean and had most things you would want including steam, sauna, jacuzzi and pool. Could do with a water machine with plastic cups for after steam/ sauna.

Christina 27/11/2018

We all really enjoyed our treatments felt very relaxed.All the therapists where extremely experienced and very nice. Would reccommend the spa to friends.

Gillian 12/11/2018

So relaxing loved everything about it Did not want to leave

Carol 23/10/2018

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Overall Rating for this hotel

(14 reviews)

7.6

Room Comfort

8.2

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Location

8.6

Room was very small, little vegetarian options and staff seemed unsure how to make a simple cocktail off their own menu

Fantastic in all areas

8.0 Very Good

It was fab,very quiet place.It was so beautiful, rooms were very clean, beds were very comfortable and the dinner was scrumptions. Had an amazing time!!

Accommodation was clean, service in the restraunt was exceptionally slow. The restraunt was not busy at the time, however this may be due to the 2 weddings going on.

Staff brillant relaxing girly weekend away defiantly will book again thank you xx

We booked a little break away for friends as i was recently bereaved and a few other friends had recently been through some tough times. The rooms were ok however, out of the 4 rooms we had booked 2 of the showers were not working, we also felt that the bathrooms were very outdated. we would have expected to have had shampoo and conditioner and there was only 1 big towel per room for 2 of us. The food was excellent and the 2 stars for the staff were for the lovely man who served us dinner and the ladies who served us breakfast. The man on reception we found extremely rude, we could not get anybody to serve us in the bar, bearing in mind there were 8 ladies willing to buy a few drinks behind the bar. All in all very disappointing, we were made to feel that we were in the way at night, after our bad times recently we wanted a few drinks, a laugh and to let our hair down bur felt we were not able to do that.

Food was excellent

While set in a beautiful place, this stay was very disappointing. When we arrived the receptionist didn't even give us eye contact. Just told us to sign the papers, asked what time we wanted dinner and gave us the room key. Had to ask other members of staff when check out was, what costs are covered in the dinner etc. On our way to the room we saw dirty dishes on the floor and laundry baskets in the hallway. Two glasses were left on the floor outside of our room and when we walked in we saw we only had one glass so I assume the glasses outside on the floor were for us. The room was not very clean as there was mould on the window. We eventually found out we were entitled to 3 courses but we only had two because there was little to no vegetarian options. Then we were charged for ordering chips even though we only ordered 2 out of 3 courses. Breakfast finished at 9:30 but again we were not informed when we checked in so missed this. Whole trip was disappointing.

Totally disappointed

we had a wonderfull relaxing refreshing time at Kilhey despite the winter weather.

Rooms are lovely but it was quite hot through the night which made it slightly uncomfortable. Most staff were lovely but the service was not the best. The food was a highlight, it was delicious but drinks were particularly expensive, even for a hotel! Overall I would stay there again.

The bedrooms were very comfortable with everything we needed in. The only thing I would complain about was it was extremely cold inthe dining room, and the drinks were quite expensive. The staff where very helpful and pleasant.

Spotless bedroom comfortable beds. Good food. Friendly staff

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