So that adult guests can swim in peace and quiet, there are scheduled kids’ swimming times: Monday from 9am to 10am, Tuesday 10am to 11am, Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 11am, and everyday from 3.30pm to 6pm. The hotel hosts a variety of children’s activities throughout the year previous favourites include giant-chess tournaments on the lawn, croquet and seasonal treasure hunts. The Gordon Russell and Charles Suites each have a double sofabed and can fit an extra bed, and the Main House Superior Rooms have a double sofabed too. Kids of all ages will enjoy the hotel, perhaps more important to consider is whether they’re countryside friendly – teenagers may not appreciate the limited 3G. There are lots of family-friendly activities nearby.īaby cots and extra beds for children can be added to certain Deluxe Rooms and Junior Suites, and all Suites and Master Suites. Welcome – baby cots (free) and extra beds (free for under-sixes, £20 a child, each night for six to 16 year-olds, including breakfast) can be added to some rooms some have double sofabeds too. See more pet-friendly hotels in Cotswolds. Pet‐friendlyįurry friends can stay for a flat fee of £25 a dog, for each night of the stay, in all rooms the hotel will provide a bed, food and water bowls and doggie bags. AlsoĪll public areas of the hotel are wheelchair accessible and the Courtyard Suites are specially adapted for guests with limited mobility. Hunter wellies are essential, whatever the weather. Packing tipsĬome winter, keep cosy in cashmere. There's fruit-filled smoothies and veggie-laden meals but don’t worry, this isn’t a healthier-than-thou kind of place: wine, beer and puddings can be ordered too. As well as individual and couples treatments (facials, massages and specialised scrubs), the spa offers personal-training sessions, nutritional advice and all-out spa days, with lunch from the Bar and Grill menu at the Spa Kitchen. Set within three acres of tranquil gardens, the spa includes saunas for both sexes, a eucalyptus-scented steam room, heated pool, Jacuzzi, nail studio and both single and double treatment rooms. At the end of the 13-metre, heated pool, there’s a steamy spa bath for deep relaxation during kid-free hours (there are specific pool times for water-babies from 9am-10:30am and 4pm to 5:30pm daily). The indoor pool area has the feel of a Victorian bath house with metal pillars supporting a raised walkway and a retractable glass roof for sunny Cotswolds summers.
With a king-size bed and a comfy sofa bed, the Junior Suites have room for the whole family, even four-legged family members can stay here. Sleep like royalty in the Charles I Suite, where the namesake sovereign slumbered before a battle in the 1640s.
#ARKMS REVIEW FREE#
In rooms: TV, Noble Isle bath products, coffee and tea making facilities, bathrooms and slippers, free bottled water Our favourite rooms Spa, Gym, wellies to borrow, outdoor dog showers, free WiFi throughout.