Local Reviews
In June 2013, Stu A said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
Second time at the Albright, both occasions working as a videographer at weddings. Found the staff to be unbelievably helpful and accommodating even for non-guests that were working the venue. Food was excellent, personal experience was sandwiches and buffet but so many guests commented on quality and quantity it can't be ignored. the manager we dealt with (Paul) was extremely knowledgeable and couldn't do enough to ensure we managed to do everything the bride and groom requested of us - not something all venues aim to do. The hotel itself is superbly set, beautiful for photgraphic reasons and far enough off the beaten track to not worry about strangers in the way. The rooms (in the main part of the hotel anyway) are superb and very well furnished. A place I'd happily choose to stay having worked there myself.
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In July 2013, John R said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
This has to be my favourite hotel, from checking in to departure, the staff are so helpful and friendly.
Being a warm night, it was suggested I had a drink in the gardens before dinner. Beautiful gardens, well kept and very relaxing.
Dinner again was first class, even though I am here often, there is always something different to try.
Love the hotel, love the rooms, love the food, what more can I ask for!
The staff make it that little bit more special, well done! Back soon.
Being a warm night, it was suggested I had a drink in the gardens before dinner. Beautiful gardens, well kept and very relaxing.
Dinner again was first class, even though I am here often, there is always something different to try.
Love the hotel, love the rooms, love the food, what more can I ask for!
The staff make it that little bit more special, well done! Back soon.
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In July 2013, Carolan said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
Great wedding an night doo, staff were very cool, enjoyed my stay ,lovely area, relaxing an surprisingly quiet considering two busy roads near-by which you wouldnt know when on the grounds ;-) i would stay again an also eat here to as the food was nice to.
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In July 2013, DLG894 said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
We have just returned from a wedding at the Hussey Manor, the staff were very attentive, happy and efficient..nothing was too much to ask.
The hotel itself, dating back to tudor times was amazing and the scenery would be hard to beat, both the hotel and views from the hotel to surrounding countryside. A superb wedding venue for anyone that is looking!
We would definitely go back.
The hotel itself, dating back to tudor times was amazing and the scenery would be hard to beat, both the hotel and views from the hotel to surrounding countryside. A superb wedding venue for anyone that is looking!
We would definitely go back.
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In July 2013, Constantine-7 said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
We ahve stayed here a few times now for the odd night. We always have the Hussey Suite as it really is a treat for us. Four poster bath, four poster bed, lovely period room. This place is gorgeous! The food is amazing, the setting is pretty and the grounds are lovely. It is a wonderful place to visit and relax, and not too far from where we live either. Very happy to return here :) Slightly expensive, but in my experience you get what you pay for.
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In July 2013, lindaraw said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
Having purchased a chef's eight course taster menu from Travelzoo we decided to stay overnight rather than face a long drive. The hotel is a beautiful Tudor building in a rural location with good views all around. The main building has a terrace at the rear, lovely to sit and enjoy a glass of wine.
The room was compact but nicely and well-furnished (except for dreadful cheap-looking prints on the walls.) The bathroom was a good size. Soft furnishings and towels were of good quality and housekeeping throughout was very good.
The taster menu was well-presented and nicely cooked. Breakfast was very good.
Staff were friendly and efficient.
We would be happy to stay again.
The room was compact but nicely and well-furnished (except for dreadful cheap-looking prints on the walls.) The bathroom was a good size. Soft furnishings and towels were of good quality and housekeeping throughout was very good.
The taster menu was well-presented and nicely cooked. Breakfast was very good.
Staff were friendly and efficient.
We would be happy to stay again.
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In July 2013, powyswales said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
I cannot recommend this hotel highly enough.
We purchased an 8 course taster menu via Trazelzoo & decided to book overnight to make it more special. We only decided to book a room the day before & upon ringing the hotel direct was told that a room was available but it could be noisy due to wedding party. This alone impressed me as not many hotels are courteous enough to warn you of potential noise!
From the moment we arrived nothing was too much trouble. All the staff were friendly, attentive & courteous & special thanks must go to Malcolm for making our stay so pleasurable. Other hotels in the area should send their staff to the Albrighton Hussey to see how a hotel should be run.
Our room was furnished to a high quality & was well deserving of its 4 stars. The bathroom was modern with good facilities although if I was being picky it was a bit small.
The food was fabulous Malcolm even deviated from the taster menu to accommodate for me not liking two of the courses.
If you want a peaceful relaxing break in beautiful surrounding quality rooms & fabulous room then this hotel is for you.
We will definitely be returning to this hotel
We purchased an 8 course taster menu via Trazelzoo & decided to book overnight to make it more special. We only decided to book a room the day before & upon ringing the hotel direct was told that a room was available but it could be noisy due to wedding party. This alone impressed me as not many hotels are courteous enough to warn you of potential noise!
From the moment we arrived nothing was too much trouble. All the staff were friendly, attentive & courteous & special thanks must go to Malcolm for making our stay so pleasurable. Other hotels in the area should send their staff to the Albrighton Hussey to see how a hotel should be run.
Our room was furnished to a high quality & was well deserving of its 4 stars. The bathroom was modern with good facilities although if I was being picky it was a bit small.
The food was fabulous Malcolm even deviated from the taster menu to accommodate for me not liking two of the courses.
If you want a peaceful relaxing break in beautiful surrounding quality rooms & fabulous room then this hotel is for you.
We will definitely be returning to this hotel
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In July 2013, 26Lisa26 said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
Booked a room for one night on a Sunday to celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary. Was told on the phone we'd be in an exec double room with 4 poster bed. We were put in room 11 which is in the new part of the hotel. I believe the rooms in the original building are lovely but our room was really nothing special.
Went down for dinner at 7pm and was expecting the ala carte menu (a copy of this was in our room) but we were given the Sunday lunch menu. Food was OK, again very average. The waiter was a nice chap.
Breakfast the following morning was nice but don't order a poached egg, mine had a hard yolk and had obviously been left in too long.
Thin walls in the rooms - at 5-30 am I heard the person next door making her/him self a hot drink.
Went down for dinner at 7pm and was expecting the ala carte menu (a copy of this was in our room) but we were given the Sunday lunch menu. Food was OK, again very average. The waiter was a nice chap.
Breakfast the following morning was nice but don't order a poached egg, mine had a hard yolk and had obviously been left in too long.
Thin walls in the rooms - at 5-30 am I heard the person next door making her/him self a hot drink.
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In August 2013, Gail R said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
Hosted a wedding faultlessly, couldn't have been more perfect. Venue fantastic, Food was super and the staff brilliant. Can totally recommend Paul and his staff. Had a very good breakfast next morning.
Only bad point was our double bedroom which was very small, furniture mismatched, wardrobe was difficult to use as access was tight at the side of the bed. Tried to sit on lovely boudoir chair at the table to do my hair but the chair was too low and the mirror too high. Bed was very comfortable and ensuite very good.
No view out of the window which was patterned glass, when I opened the window to have a look at the countryside the reason became clear as the view was awful. Putting in the patterned glass was a good idea!!
A room this size in a hotel of this quality should really only be a single, it was certainly not worth the amount they are charging.
Only bad point was our double bedroom which was very small, furniture mismatched, wardrobe was difficult to use as access was tight at the side of the bed. Tried to sit on lovely boudoir chair at the table to do my hair but the chair was too low and the mirror too high. Bed was very comfortable and ensuite very good.
No view out of the window which was patterned glass, when I opened the window to have a look at the countryside the reason became clear as the view was awful. Putting in the patterned glass was a good idea!!
A room this size in a hotel of this quality should really only be a single, it was certainly not worth the amount they are charging.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
In August 2013, aj410 said about Albright Hussey Manor Hotel
We had our wedding here in November 2012 and were really happy with the choice.
There are a limited number of places to choose from in the area that are able to cater for over 100 without being too much like conference centres. We chose this place because the staff seemed willing to listen to what we wanted, rather than tell us what they thoguhtwe wanted.
The night before, my bridesmaids and I had a room which was cosy but comfortable (normally a twin, but with an extra bed added) and breakfast was lovely.
The actual day itself was great, the staff did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff I hadn't even considered. They really are experts. I was escorted to see the registrar by the manager, who calmed me down even though we were late because my dress had just broken and we were running a bit late because of needing to do an emergency repair job. The room was set out just as I had asked it to be, and it lends itself to any colour scheme because it has cream drapes on the walls and ceiling, so out green colour scheme with white flowers looked great.
The only thing wrong was I had organised the day to be evening-wear dress code, so we had the wedding as late as possible while still having just enough light for a few big photos outside. However, the mulled cyder (specific brand I wanted, which they were very accomodating in sourcing for us), was served just as we walked out of the ceremony, instead of guests being ushered outside and then offered their drinks as they came back in. I think that may have been my fault (I'm not sure), I think I may not have been clear enough about the order I wanted things done in. It worked out ok in the end because we got some nice night-time shots instead anyway. That was literally the only thing that was not how I expected. Everything else was perfect.
The food was fantastic, and they even put up with us changing the menu two weeks before the day to give choices of main instead of beef for everyone. The three mini puddings each served in oversize shot glasses went down really well I think.
We used the hotel's recommendation of DJ for the night entertainment, and a band (GM5) from the same entertainment company who have an ongong relationship with the hotel. The band were great, and the DJ did very well considering we hadn't really had contact with him beforehand to advise him of our tastes, and hadn't even chosen our last dance until the day. I just saw him when he was setting up while the room was turned around between the meal and the evening party, gave him a list of do's and don't's and we were very happy with the result.
We stayed in the Hussey Suite that evening, which was absolutely lovely. The pink curtains on the four-poster bath (yes, you read that right) might not to be everyone's taste, but the bath was huge, as was the very comfortable bed. I liked that you can see on the website the difference between the rooms in the old part of the hotel, done out with traditional heavy wood furniature, and the newer style rooms in the extention part of the hotel, to suit your choice. Before the day, the staff were happy to show us the rooms so we could see the difference, pick our own, and then advise guests. You wouldn't think so, but when we were trying to select a venue, there were some places that acted like things like that were a big ask, and like we were taking up their valuable time for asking to see the style of rooms our guests might stay in, whereas at the Hussey we were made to feel like we could take our time to make decisions and ask as many questions as we liked, and not be subjected to hard-sell or anything.
We have been back for meals in the hotel restaurant a few times since, but I would like to go back to stay there again at some point for a soecial occasion like a birthday or anniversary.
Overall we had a wonderful day. The staff couldn't have done more to help out in anything we asked for, and the food and service was spot-on. We definitely made the right choice to have our big day at the Hussey.
There are a limited number of places to choose from in the area that are able to cater for over 100 without being too much like conference centres. We chose this place because the staff seemed willing to listen to what we wanted, rather than tell us what they thoguhtwe wanted.
The night before, my bridesmaids and I had a room which was cosy but comfortable (normally a twin, but with an extra bed added) and breakfast was lovely.
The actual day itself was great, the staff did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff I hadn't even considered. They really are experts. I was escorted to see the registrar by the manager, who calmed me down even though we were late because my dress had just broken and we were running a bit late because of needing to do an emergency repair job. The room was set out just as I had asked it to be, and it lends itself to any colour scheme because it has cream drapes on the walls and ceiling, so out green colour scheme with white flowers looked great.
The only thing wrong was I had organised the day to be evening-wear dress code, so we had the wedding as late as possible while still having just enough light for a few big photos outside. However, the mulled cyder (specific brand I wanted, which they were very accomodating in sourcing for us), was served just as we walked out of the ceremony, instead of guests being ushered outside and then offered their drinks as they came back in. I think that may have been my fault (I'm not sure), I think I may not have been clear enough about the order I wanted things done in. It worked out ok in the end because we got some nice night-time shots instead anyway. That was literally the only thing that was not how I expected. Everything else was perfect.
The food was fantastic, and they even put up with us changing the menu two weeks before the day to give choices of main instead of beef for everyone. The three mini puddings each served in oversize shot glasses went down really well I think.
We used the hotel's recommendation of DJ for the night entertainment, and a band (GM5) from the same entertainment company who have an ongong relationship with the hotel. The band were great, and the DJ did very well considering we hadn't really had contact with him beforehand to advise him of our tastes, and hadn't even chosen our last dance until the day. I just saw him when he was setting up while the room was turned around between the meal and the evening party, gave him a list of do's and don't's and we were very happy with the result.
We stayed in the Hussey Suite that evening, which was absolutely lovely. The pink curtains on the four-poster bath (yes, you read that right) might not to be everyone's taste, but the bath was huge, as was the very comfortable bed. I liked that you can see on the website the difference between the rooms in the old part of the hotel, done out with traditional heavy wood furniature, and the newer style rooms in the extention part of the hotel, to suit your choice. Before the day, the staff were happy to show us the rooms so we could see the difference, pick our own, and then advise guests. You wouldn't think so, but when we were trying to select a venue, there were some places that acted like things like that were a big ask, and like we were taking up their valuable time for asking to see the style of rooms our guests might stay in, whereas at the Hussey we were made to feel like we could take our time to make decisions and ask as many questions as we liked, and not be subjected to hard-sell or anything.
We have been back for meals in the hotel restaurant a few times since, but I would like to go back to stay there again at some point for a soecial occasion like a birthday or anniversary.
Overall we had a wonderful day. The staff couldn't have done more to help out in anything we asked for, and the food and service was spot-on. We definitely made the right choice to have our big day at the Hussey.
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk