About Mellington Hall Country House Hotel
Situated amid 20 acres of private gardens near the England-Wales border, the four-star Mellington Hall offers boutique accommodation in an 18th-century Gothic Mansion. Facilities include a lounge and terrace.
The hotel features 10 rooms, each one individually designed and featuring separate sitting areas, deluxe bathrooms with robes and toiletries, flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Rooms with a four-poster bed and/or a whirlpool tub are available.
Guests at Mellington Hall can access amenities such as meeting rooms, function suites, luggage storage and a limited-hours front desk. Free parking is available on-site.
On-site dining is available in the Panelled Dining Room. Drinks and lighter meals are served in Offa’s Dyke Bar. Guests can also enjoy private dining in the Shropshire Lounge, the Cwm Dining Room or the William Morris Room.
The hotel lies four miles from Montgomery Castle, eight miles from Glansevern Hall Gardens and a 70-minute drive from Devil’s Bridge Falls.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Comfortable rooms
Guests generally find the rooms offer a comfortable stay. They are rather quirky in nature, so it will help if you like the “shabby chic” look - you won't find modern surroundings here. Thanks to a four-poster bed, Jacuzzi tub and Welsh countryside views, guests rate the Mellington Suite particularly highly.
positive:
Pleasant staff
Although there are a few minor issues with the standard of the service on offer, very few guests found the staff were anything but warm and welcoming. The staff seem to try their best to ensure guests are comfortable and satisfied and any small issues certainly don't detract from their pleasant overall attitude.
positive:
Excellent Sunday lunch
Favourable comments about the standard of the Sunday lunch are plentiful among reviews of Mellington Hall. Guests describe how they were told the meat is slowly cooked throughout the previous night - a process that leads some to view the lunch as the best one they have eaten.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Afternoon tea may disappoint
This hotel seems to have perfected Sunday lunch but reviews suggest that it doesn't always get afternoon tea quite right. Bar a few one-off service issues, almost all dining related complaints relate to afternoon tea, with a small number of guests describing stale sandwiches and missing items.
negative:
Disappointing view from some rooms
Although some of the rooms offer stunning views of the surrounding Welsh countryside, not all views are created equally. It seems that you have a good chance of overlooking a parking lot and a nearby caravan park instead.
negative:
Infrequent complaints
Reviews of this hotel are mostly positive but guests do occasionally raise some concerns. Several found the Wi-Fi was difficult to connect to and others mention being locked in the hotel after 11 pm as to go out later than that would set an alarm off.