Name: Dinham Hall & Elliotts Bistro
Address: Ludlow; Shropshire; Sy8 1ej, Ludlow, Ludlow, Ludlow, SY8 1EJ, United Kingdom
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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Church of St Laurence

Ludlow Brewing Company

Dinham Hall & Elliotts Bistro

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Ludlow is one of the prettiest medieval towns in whole of the UK, what a place to walk and explore, I am amazed.

Peaceful, interesting and wonderful place 

The hotel was lovely, good service beautiful rooms and wonderful location close to Castle and market square 

I lived in Chester in the past and this town is definitely more beautiful and quiet 

Lovely hotel highly recommended 

Try the French pantry for lunch ( hard to get dinner booking ) was fantastic.

Beautiful peaceful town with Amazing architecture and heritage

Beautiful building with an appropriately old, creaky feel to it. The rooms were lovely and ours had a beautiful view of the castle walls. Breakfast was plentiful AND delicious and the gardens were beautifully kept and a joy to explore. Ludlow is a very old town with a great history and Dinham Hall made us feel right at home. The only comment I have (and it's purely an observation) is that the water pressure for the shower is very low, but the building is old and it's a common problem. All in all a wonderful weekend.

Stunning Property with easy access to all of Ludlow's delights

We were here for one night in the Flower room, it was a lovely experience. Friendly greeting on arrival, an amazing location next to castle walls and easy parking. Our room was a garden annex, a good size with a proper bathroom, everything we needed was provided. Breakfast was excellent, under present conditions the friendly staff tried hard to meet everyone’s needs. We hope to return.

A really good stay.

What a lovely place to stay. Very comfortable, very clean and a lovely atmosphere.
Great location, very central to town.
We were a party of 9 and originally booked for October 2020 but due to lock down we could not go, but hotel kept our booking for the following year which we were so glad of.

Very Good

We had a garden room, which was perfectly adequate for the two days we stayed. We didn't venture inside as we had our dog with us so can't comment. 
The room and en-suite was quiet, clean and comfortable
Although the actual room was perfect for our dog, the only place we could eat breakfast was outside, (which was really nice as it was bought out to us) but if it had rained, we'd have had to miss our breakfast. They did suggest that we leave our dog in the car, but we weren't prepared to do that.
The room already has tea available so all it needed was cereals and croissants etc to be available in the room.


Not always suitable for dog owners.

We stayed in August ‘21 which was a return visit for our first anniversary after our stay there for our wedding in August ‘20 where they looked after us all superbly. 

This is a beautiful building in what must be the best central location in Ludlow right opposite the Castle. The garden is wonderful and there is a large adjacent car park. 

We have stayed here on four occasions, but it’s hit and miss as to how the room is. Some rooms are run down and plumbing issues are frequent; toilets not flushing properly, showers not working and loose taps. 
 
On this latest occasion we stayed in room 9 ‘JJ’ ,a Superior Double, as we know this room is one of the best albeit the toilet doesn’t flush properly and the shower operation is sticky! It has wonderful views over the garden where we sat with a G&T the first day. 

Although hotel reception was very dusty with large cobwebs hanging in corners, our room was spotlessly clean and comfortable. 

The staff are wonderful and the breakfast was great. I like my food and the Shropshire breakfast is plenty big enough for me. Breakfast times are clearly displayed 0730-0945. 

The owner/Manager Frank knows exactly what’s wrong with the place and it’s a shame he’s letting it slip into decay. The reason could be it’s rumoured he’s selling. 

As I say all the other staff are great, but Frank is definitely not a people person and shouldn’t be anywhere near hotel guests as he can be brusque, rude and confrontational. He will not accept any negative feedback and it’s pointless engaging him as you get nowhere and suddenly it becomes your fault. 

A Georgian building does not get dusty because it’s an old building, it gets dusty because it hasn’t been cleaned for whatever reason. 

Based on this last stay in JJ we’re giving it 4/5 as the room was great, the other staff were attentive and helpful, the breakfast was lovely and we avoided the manager!! It was pointless telling him about the toilet as he already knows. It was like it a year ago! 

We have stayed in a suite within the last year and wouldn’t recommend unless they’ve recently been refurbished. A rubber shower attachment on the bath tap because the shower is u/s is unacceptable! 

We would only return if we could guarantee JJ as it’s too much money to risk the other rooms!! 

It’s a sad situation as it could be fantastic.

Should be better.

We had the Flower Room which is the upstairs one of two in an annex across the lawn. Lovely appointed room with a good size bathroom and a small patio table and chairs on the stairs outside. The sound proofing between the two annex rooms could be improved as noise was noticeable in the quiet of the night. As the restaurant is currently closed the public rooms of the hotel were empty and consequently lacked atmosphere, we had a drink before going out to dinner and were the only ones in the lounge.  However the decor is lovely and we particularly admired the wall mounted Chinese screen. Breakfast was excellent and the serving staff very helpful.

Lovely old school hotel in the heart of Ludlow.

It is a lovely building and the location is fantastic. We mainly booked it because of the location and the parking. The gardens and public rooms are lovely. 
Our bedroom was basically a lovely room with a great bed,  but in need of redecorating. I know it's a listed building, but that doesn't mean that you can't paint the rooms. There was mould on one of the window sills. We live in a listed building so I'm aware of the constraints on windows etc., but you also need to maintain the fabric of the building. Reading some of the previous comments and replies this seems to be a common theme. There is a big difference between shabby chic and shabby!
The bathroom was pretty basic and also in need of a refurb. The sink looked like it needed a good scrub around the taps,  probably due to limescale buildup. The shower controls were very stiff. 
We found the staff pleasant. Breakfast was fine. My husband enjoyed his porridge. My scrambled eggs were a little overcooked.
This could be a fantastic place, but needs some money spending on it.
If we go back to Ludlow would probably choose elsewhere.

Could be great

My partner booked this for me and other friends as a present. I’m genuinely gutted to find out how much it costed for what we got. The hotel is really very tired, the carpet desperately needs changing and everything feels flimsy. Breakfast was also distinctly average. And distinctly average is ok but not at these prices! I wouldn’t recommend.

Average at an unreasonable price

Our stay at Dunham Hall exactly replicates what RetiredMan has just said. We too arrived half an hour early, went to reception and waited to check in. The manager was on the phone on clearly a long call, there was no offer made to wait in the lounge until 2pm - even though the door was open.  The room was cold, the lukewarm radiators were not up to the job of hearing our room. The whole place is looking tired, dated and shabby. Breakfast was inadequate and poorly cooked. Fortunately we were only booked in for one night. We accidentally left behind our hair dryer but when I called later they denied that it had been found. We'll certainly never be staying here again even though we visit Ludlow often.

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