Simonstone Hall Hotel

Booked as a surprise for my hubby Daves birthday and we just needed a little break away after a rubbish few months with hubbys cancer diagnoses and then he had an accident tripping over our puppy which needed surgery so this was a perfect getaway. The hotel is beautiful and very peaceful even with the peacocks. Set on a hillside just outside Hawes. The views are just stunning. I could have sat looking at the view for hours. We arrived just before 3 and was Welcomed by a lovely man named Dan. We had some drinks in the bar and the receptionists named Jo came to tell us our room was ready when we were. We finished our drinks and headed to our room which was room 8 . The room was beautiful and was on the first floor and we had a fab view out the front looking across the dales. We had a little balcony but you couldn’t sit out there was just nice and we had the some guests appear ( two male peacocks) in the morning for their breakfast which was amazing . I think if they could have they would have been in the room lol. The room was perfect for our stay. Beautiful decor and comfy beds and pillows. Loved the old telephone in the room. Breakfast was yummy. And great choice. Yogurts, granola, fruit, cereals and a cooked breakfast. Fruit juices tea and coffee. We booked dinner one evening and ate in the bar. Again food was delicious. Didn’t have a pud but had a cocktail instead which was amazing. The hotel isn’t far from Hawes which has lovely little shops and pubs but it does get busy with bikers. We visited Hardraw force waterfall which isn’t too far to get to. Wensleydale creamery worth a visit too. We had a really lovely weekend so thank you to Jake, Dan and Jo for making it extra special. We will be back again. X

We stayed for a weekend in October, booking direct and stayed in the four poster bed with views overlooking the valley (Principle room) which was just stunning. The furnishings and decor were really lovely, even if there were some issues - mould over the window and stonework and windows which hadn't been renovated to a reasonable standard. Some lovely touchs in the room nevertheless. We ate in the bar as the restaurant was somewhat deserted so the bar seemed like a cosier option. One member of staff was exceptionally friendly and welcoming, a really nice chap. The other made us feel awkward by complaining about his girlfriend complaining which wasn't really appropriate conversation to two guests who have arrived for a weekend's stay. The kitchen clearly has some talent but the prices were too high in comparison to other places of decent quality. Stand out dish was a pork belly dish starter, £25 for a burger didn't reflect what we had - the portobello burger was just disappointing. Breakfast meanwhile was excellent. I had a slight with an underdone (to my taste) poached egg and it was dealt with efficiently and I got a replacement very quickly. The breakfast/restaurant room is lovely. In the evening we did get some noise from the bar as we were right overhead - one of the staff was talking and laughing very loudly and perhaps didn't realise. Not a huge deal but worth mentioning. I'd also suggest that if Simonstone Hall is aiming to be a boutique country house hotel of standards, the staff need to be trained in being more discreet and not spend an evening socialising with guests. We booked the hot tub and I phoned down to reception to ask if there were any slippers and got no response, so we went down to reception to ask. The initial response the woman on reception was "no they're not in their usual space", then "You can just walk out there and then dry off your feet". She was really unhelpful, curt and gave us the impression that our presence was an irritation. She then barked at us that she will go and check if it's ready "as you're here early". We were not early, we'd arrived at the time booked. So we waited in the chilly reception area whilst staff moved around outside doing what they could have been doing in the hours before our alloted time. The hot-tub once we got in there was a lovely experience, the tub was a little greasy from other people I guess but I'm not too worried about that and we were allowed to stay in the tub a little longer than our allocated time. After about 10 minutes of us being in there the woman from reception dropped off the slippers for us, after that she also dropped off a key saying she was leaving for the day. She actually gave us someone else's key and learnt that someone else had to be let into their room by housekeeping. You cannot have someone on reception who manages to be officious but not efficient. That was a really bad experience and after reading the review responses by the owner, we will not b

My wife and I have stayed at Simondstone twice in the past and intended to revisit in November 2024 for 3 nights. I thought I'd check out the Tripadvisor reviews before booking. We enjoyed our previous two visits - I may have left reviews on those occasions , I can't remember. I started to read the reviews and they were mostly good but when I reached any with complaints, criticism or low marks I was astonished by the response of the owner, Jake D. I've never read responses on Tripadvisor so unprofessional and insulting even to minor criticism So for the first time in 14 years as a Tripadvisor user I have been put off booking not because of reviews but because of the response of the owner to those reviews. We've now booked another Yorkshire hotel and I expect other business has been lost by Simonstowe for the same reason.