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Reviews of Marwell Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 stars

Thompsons Lane, Colden Common, Winchester, SO21 1JY, United Kingdom

#15 of 18 hotels in Winchester

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 3389 hotel reviews

7.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.4

  • Comfort

    7.5

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    7.2

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    7.3

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 27 September 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleaning could be better and needs updating

    Staff were helpful and friendly

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 September 2024

    8.0
    Great little hotel. Ignore bad reviews. We had free upgrade when checking in. Bed was very comfortable! We didn’t have b
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Hotel was great value for money as booked last minute!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Happy to briefly discuss over the phone. But not the time to write it down at the moment. Mainly the room wasn't very clean and no wifi.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2024

    7.0
    Paid £30 for early check in
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Paid £30 for early check in

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2024

    7.0
    Perfect for what we needed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    Set in the grounds outside the zoo, my Mrs was a little skeptical and would not look out at night lol, you have to stay there to understand it (think the hills have eyes). Room itself is fine with no issues, could do with being bought up to date but in this day and age with the cost it would take, i can understand why it has not been done. Room has everything you need, breakfast was brilliant.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2024

    8.0
    Great value.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really poor wi-fi.

    Comfortable, staff very good, super location for my trip. Reviewing this is difficult as comparing it to more expensive hotels would be pointless. However. Reviewing against other £60 rooms makes this great value. No complaints, but the wi-fi is pretty much non-existent.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 September 2024

    8.0
    Great location but...
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed was horrendously uncomfortable. Needed immediate replacing

    Location great

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    8.0
    Super staff and sauna
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Staff always welcoming and helpful. Fabulously hot sauna. Funky safari vibe.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 September 2024

    6.0
    Hotel needs to spend some money on decorating the rooms
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed uncomfortable.

    Location. Wi-Fi good strength

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2024

    7.0
    overall a pleasant stay with improvements that could be made.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The continental breakfast was not great, very basic

    The concept of the rooms being almost in the woods. We had dinner in the evening and it was lovely.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2024

    7.0
    Great location, but once again, an average room
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    We've stayed on a few occasions but never seem to have a nice room, always at the farthest end of a wing. Location of the room was right at the far end of the hotel again; this time overlooking the laundry collection area. Rooms appears very dated at the end. I did think as we paid a little extra this time that the room would be nicer; Certainly not as the advertised picture on Booking.com! Pillows were awful, either very hard or flat and floppy! Also, no mattress topper. Bathroom sink plug and overflow could have done with a better clean, I never like to see black build up in either, implies not thoroughly cleaned. Only half a toilet roll! Shower was rubbish and very difficult to find a temperature, only seemed to be hot, hotter or scalding, suffice to say, only had a quick rinse down and not a full shower.

    Hotel location is great. The room was a good size, bed was terrific, pillows were awful. Breakfast was good, average selection although no veggie sausages. Perfectly poached eggs. Coffee was ok, but not very tasty or strong. Breakfast staff were very attentive. Swimming pool always a bonus. All in all, will probably stay again due to proximity of visiting family.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    7.0
    Great to spend a night befor going to the zoo.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything was good but our room was cold. Staff quickly provided an individual heater which did a good job.

    Everything was good but our room was cold. Staff quickly provided an individual heater which did a good job.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location,no access by public transport and unsuitable to walk to.,spent a lot on ubers

    Room was spacious,clean, comfortable, swimming pool and sauna were compact but good

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower not functioning very well, springs in bed that you felt while sleeping. Breakfast could be a bit more variety

    Cool interior

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    8.0
    A rather unique and interesting place to stay with a good breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    -

    A very convenient and accessible location. The staff were helpful and the hotel met all our requirements.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a slightly damp smell and the springs had gone in our bed.

    Good.location, bar and restaurant were great,.good pool.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A clean hotel. Great staff. V dog friendly and comfy.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2024

    8.0
    Great price nice restaurant but dated could do with a bit of a overhaul
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was dated, shower was good but the ceiling was very damp and the shower curtain was too long so it was hanging in the water and blocking the drain

    Good location restaurant on site

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2024

    8.0
    With a good clean up & renewing of showers etc
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel has gone down dramatically since we last visited really needs a deep clean and up grade of decor Carpets are grubby and spider webs inside the windows Chairs are really quite poor condition No jacuzzi now either Breakfast was nice but soggy toast as eggs not drained

    Ideal location Swimming pool & sauna Breakfast

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The buildings in which the rooms were situated were baking hot. There is a fan provided in each room, and you can open the windows and emergency door outside (which we couldn't with a toddler who could have escaped). The bathroom and rooms themselves felt dated. The shower got warm quickly but was not very powerful, and the bathroom was a tad cramped but usable. I would say this hotel is absolutely fine if it's a one night stay to do a stop over or just to go to the Zoo!, but not for much longer.

    It is a lovely hotel, but it's a bit dated now. We needed a stop over hotel for our journey further on, and this was in the perfect position for it! (If you were visiting the Zoo, of course, this would be the best hotel for it!). It has a swimming pool, which is a great extra if you have small kids and need them to get rid of energy! And the rooms were pretty large!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2024

    6.0
    The hotel is lovely but not happy with the bed considering it was a superior room and not up to standard
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed was extremely uncomfortable with a huge dip in the mattresses also as it was a superior room which we paid more for, not what you need before going to a festival/camping-the bed was the worst part the stay other than our room not being marked as occupied and housekeeping walked in on my boyfriend naked in the morning, not great

    Location is amazing, vibe of the hotel was great, felt like I was in Jurassic park

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    7.0
    Good value for what we paid.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not that we didn’t like it, but the hotel looks rather tired and would benefit from some investment.

    Great location as we were visiting the zoo. Like the pool but it does need a refurb.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room wasn't very clean, bedding and towels spot on. Shower was not ideal it wets the floor and the head needs replacing.

    Great location if you were going to Marwell.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2024

    8.0
    Enjoyed the stay, but some renovation is a must in this place.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room could do with some real decorating. Looked like it’s been touched up several times and not actually fully decorated. Bathroom could do with some new silicone on the bath as was mouldy. Main problem was the noise from other rooms, every time someone ran their water you could hear it so loudly and also flushed their chain you could hear it. When you walk into the hotel it’s so beautiful to see, then you get into the room and rooms just filthy looking. Really needs updating massively. The swimming pool needs a good clean too, there’s a scum line around the pool wasn’t the best to look at while swimming.

    Liked the location, room was spacious. Liked the sliding door so you can have some fresh air and you didn’t have windows opposite so you can have some privacy with the door open.

    Stayed in August 2024

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