In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Every room has a view over the gardens; they are similarly decorated in pale, soothing colours, but all have unique details, such as a fireplace or wooden beams. Of the Deluxe rooms, we love spacious Leckhampton for its huge bed and roll‑top bath; red-hued Sudeley has a four‑poster. Standard rooms Nympsfield and Cam Peak can be combined for families. Nimlet is very sweet. Not all of the other en suites have been completely refurbished with contemporary fittings, but with the communal areas all so lovely, you should still get your fix of super-stylish interior design. The Belas Knap room only has one window, so may be a little dark on gloomy days.
- Packing tips
- Your swimsuit, if you fancy a dip in the outdoor pool.
- Also
- Book a massage, either at the hotel or at a nearby spa. Try a game of pétanque on the lawn.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A complimentary drink on each night of your stay at the Potting Shed pub, opposite the Rectory Hotel, and a 15 per cent discount in the hotel’s deli café in Cirencester, the Rectory Kitchen and Cellar
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Rectory Hotel
Cotswolds, United Kingdom[view map]
- Style
- Period‑detail family retreat
- Setting
- Walled gardens in Wiltshire
A 14-room former rectory, this family-friendly Cotswolds charmer is blessed with walled gardens, a heated outdoor pool and a talented chef. With its open log fires, canoodle‑perfect armchairs and all that crisp Egyptian linen waiting for you in the bedrooms upstairs, Rectory Hotel is the ideal place to kickstart or rekindle a romance – with or without the kids in tow.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 12.
- Rates
- £105–£175, including breakfast. There’s a two‑night minimum stay over bank holiday weekends or public holidays.
- Check-out
- 11am (can be extended to midday in some cases). Check‑in, 3pm, but flexible subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Gardens with croquet lawn; library of books, CDs and DVDs; free WiFi; loaner iPod and digital camera; wellies and walking maps. In rooms, flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, iPod dock, Arran Aromatics toiletries.
- Poolside
- There's a heated outdoor pool in the hotel's gardens.
- Hotel closed
- There will be scaffolding up at the back and side of the hotel between 19 October and 26 November while the hotel carries out some maintenance.
- Also
- Canine guests welcome. For Christmas, the Rectory is available in its entirety for £8,600, including dinner and Christmas lunch. New Year's Eve costs £4,800, including dinner and a band.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- You can’t fail to enjoy Peter Fairclough’s Modern British menu of fresh, seasonal produce – mostly organic – especially in summer, when it’s served outside. The restaurant comprises a handsome wood-panelled dining room and bright, airy conservatory.
- Dress code
- Battered casuals won’t do your genteel surroundings any justice, but things are very low‑key here.
- Top table
- The light and the views of the formal Victorial garden are wonderful, so choose a table by the windows.
- Last orders
- From Sundays to Thursdays, last orders in the restaurant is 9pm; Fridays and Saturdays, 9.30pm.
- Room service
- A full menu is available during restaurant hours, but the kitchen can usually magic up a sandwich, salad or omelette if you’re peckish at peculiar times.
- Hotel bar
- Smart armchairs, comfy sofas and Perspex tables strike just the right balance between homely and stylish. If G&Ts aren’t your thing, there’s an excellent list of wines and whiskies; the bar closes when the last guest has gone to bed.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- As befits the former home of a rector who had 14 children, the hotel is very family‑friendly. Cots and baby monitors are available; an extra bed costs £15 a night, including breakfast. Organic children’s menus. Babysitting is £8 an hour. More…
- Weddings
- This hotel is suitable for weddings. More…
Smith Members offer
A complimentary drink on each night of your stay at the Potting Shed pub, opposite the Rectory Hotel, and a 15 per cent discount in the hotel’s deli café in Cirencester, the Rectory Kitchen and Cellar
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Rectory Hotel
Crudwell
Malmesbury
Wiltshire SN16 9EP
SN16 9EP
