Country Hotel Breaks Reviews 

237
TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.7

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Considering 61 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers frequently describe the staff as wonderfully friendly, professional, and always willing to provide great assistance during their visits. Many people also share that the online platform is very simple to navigate, making the initial reservation steps quite straightforward and efficient. However, some customers also noted unexpected additional charges and frustrating difficulties when attempting to redeem promotional vouchers. Other reviewers experienced annoying communication gaps, unhelpful responses from management, and sudden changes regarding hotel availability. Visitors occasionally found that prices were higher than expected, making some deals feel completely impractical.

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Booking process

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Staff

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Price

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Customer communications

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Website

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Booking was easy , getting a confirmation on our dinner booking not easy, sent email to country hotels and they said they would forward my request, no answer Rang hotel left message and email address... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The support by the telephone staff was very helpful, and constructive. So I have no issue there. However, I had need to make phone contact as the time valid Voucher was not being accepted by the onli... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Had hotel vouchers, this proved not straight forward and took 3 attempts for the booking to be accepted.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Following a telephone call to discuss my requirements I have received nothing but great service. From the initial call to change the details of a gift voucher I had been given, to making suggestions f... See more


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  1. Travel Agency

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Countryhotelbreaks.com is proud to represent many of the finest country hotels in Britain. We offer short hotel breaks and special offers to hotels all over the British Isles.


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3.7

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Booked and paid for a lakeside view…

Booked and paid for a lakeside view room for two nights , which said it was available.
Got a phone call the next day saying that there were no lakeside view rooms available.
Very disappointed, as it was going to be a special treat.
Was told on the phone call I could have a valley view room, which is £60 cheaper. I have been charged for the dearer room and still awaiting a refund.

12 July 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from Country Hotel Breaks

Dear Mr Creswell

Apologies for the confusion. It can take 3-5 days for the funds to settle. The original booking payment will have been held until confirmation of your reservation, once the lower category room was accepted the lower amount was released from that transaction.

We hope that you enjoy your break!

Kind Regards
Country Hotel Breaks

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booked online

Booked online. Able to view hotel facilities and reviews before booking. Voucher I was given went through as part payment without issue.

4 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to book process

An easy to book process involved in arranging our hotel stay. A well laid out website with a great variety of hotels and places to choose from. All the information is in place making a decision straightforward.

3 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What's not to like

Love this website. Easy to use and love the map so you can quickly see what hotels are available in the area you wish to visit. You can always find a "deal" to suit the budget. The site is easy to navigate too so what's not to like.

28 June 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Use the chat facility

I had some difficulties booking but the chat box staff (Julie and Paula) through the website were very helpful and dealt with my queries effectively.

22 June 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Website is very easy to use

Website is very easy to use and for me to find hotels in certain areas, also on a map or list view. Then I used a voucher to pay.

Much easier to navigate and use my voucher than other sites I’ve been on before.

9 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic company to deal with

I had to amend my booking due to unexpected changes to our plans. I emailed and the response was so quick. Even though it was a weekend my booking was amended and I was given the option of a refund or a voucher for a future stay. I chose the latter. Rarely have I had such professional and efficient service. Particular thanks to Paula and Victoria.

9 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Country Hotels were so helpful in helping me use my vouchers to plan a trip around the lake district. They revised my booking for me where I should have booked 2 nights instead of 1 and also booked another hotel on my behalf. They responded promptly to my queries and Karen was lovely to speak to. They look after their customers very well.

7 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

Last year my husband bought me a voucher for a specific hotel using this website. On trying to book the hotel I discovered that it no longer accepted the voucher supplied by this company. So I contacted customer services who said that they could swap the voucher for a monetary one. Little did I know at this point in time that the monetary voucher still had the expiry date as the original voucher for the hotel. It was not made clear to me at the time and because I had an email I disposed of the voucher for the original hotel. I contacted the company to find out what the new expiry date was for my voucher. At this point I was amazed to discover there was no new expiry date (especially as this was an inconvenience to me after not being able to use the voucher on the specific hotel) and further to that my £199 voucher was no longer valid-it is 25 days out of date now. The company have been COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL in what seems like an issue that has been caused by their fault in the first place (original hotel not being available through their website). I STRONGLY ADVISE using a DIFFERENT PROVIDER and would not touch this company again. How totally unhelpful; given that I travel 6 times a year and have used over 20 different vouchers from different providers this company are the LEAST HELPFUL and seem to lack any compassion.

30 May 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from Country Hotel Breaks

Thank you for your review. We sent an email in response to yours to advise that you can amend your voucher to a monetary version if you so wish, which can be used to book any of our hotels in our portfolio, and you were happy to do this. You did not mention anything about the expiry date and within your email you'd stated the voucher reference code that is on the voucher, along with the expiry date. There was no need to mention an expiry date as the date remained the same. We are sorry you didn't realise this.

When you emailed us yesterday, your voucher was 27 days out of date. We make it very clear that our vouchers are not valid after the expiry date and we are not aware of any competitor that allows expired vouchers to be redeemed.

Kind regards,

Country Hotel Breaks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have some flexibility for extremely sensitive situations …

I am disabled and my wife is my full-time carer. I wanted to give a treat for last year's anniversary so I purchased a voucher to put towards an afternoon tea at one of their hotels near where I live.

I didn't realise that they didn't just do meals at their hotels and although they have suggested that for example I purchase a spa day the nearest one is 3 hours away by train.

They refuse to refund.

30 May 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from Country Hotel Breaks

Thank you for your review. We have looked into this and can see that your voucher was purchased back in August 2023 and is valid for 12 months.

As stated on our website we are a booking agent offering overnight hotel packages in the UK. Since purchasing your voucher we have introduced a new product which is spa days and the number of hotels is gradually increasing. These give the customer further choice when redeeming one of our vouchers. Your voucher must be redeemed by the expiry date however the overnight stay or spa day can be taken beyond this time which we feel offers even more flexibility.

Kind regards,

Country Hotel Breaks

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