Thanks for sharing your experience Tom. I always think it's interesting to see how what's almost perfect for one person isn't for another. Is it that you thought the food at The Barn low quality or that you don't like gastropub (which is the menu inspiration) food?

We've stayed at Coworth Park before we had our daughter and afterwards and both times I can't say we were unduly bothered by kids. As someone who's had to make a lot of recent lifestyle adjustments since becoming a parent I do prefer hotels that don't separate adults and families. It almost always inevitably ends up that a kid's pool isn't comfortable for an adult so I would much prefer a pool which we can all enjoy together. Also there's then no discussion about which parent goes to the kids pool and which goes to the adults pool. I realise that's not perfect for those who don't want to be around kids but I do think 5 hours of exclusive adult use is pretty generous especially when families only get 3.5 hours. So, on balance, I think the little guest to bigger guest pool time ratio is pretty good. My wife always complains about the spa being separate to the main building.

Glad you experienced superb service though and I always think it's good that when hotels solicit feedback that they act on it almost immediately. I've always found that to be one of the hallmarks of Dorchester Collection properties.

Did you think the hard product was better at Coworth Park or Chewton Glen?