De Rougemont Manor Great Warley Street, Great Warley, Brentwood CM13 3JP

"Went for Mother's Day afternoon tea. The venue is lovely. The afternoon tea was good value for money at around £20 and the waiting staff were excellent. But the reason I'm writing this review is because of the strange even thoughtless "entertainment". A live singer walking between the tables was an enormous missstep. The guy was fine. Nothing wrong with him or his choice of songs but it became increasingly difficult to talk and enjoy the food and surroundings. It turned a nice afternoon out into a cheesy mess that will be spoken about for all the wrong reasons for many years. A bit disappointed to leave with my ears ringing and parents while not angry they were bewildered by our choice of venue. I would say please make a change but I won't be returning so do as you please. Sorry."

"This hotel is immaculately clean,the service was outstanding everywhere , the room had nothing at all wrong with it ,the product range in the bathroom were lovely.Beautifully comfortable bed with great pillows , slept like a baby. We weren't going to have breakfast but OMG ,the choices were outstanding, even down to the sections of breads.We were so pleased that we decided to have breakfast here as this was not the usual mass produced , cheap hotel style fodder,occasioned to other Hotels.The freshly made healthy fruit drink was a lovely extra. The bacon was divine, along with everything else served . The little added extra touches like the fresh flowers etc made our stay adorable. Congratulations to a fantastic team and an extremely well run establishment.Thank you."

"1star is too good ! Didn’t end up staying got a full refund, massive disappointment for my wedding night!!! holes in the wall and skirting board, funny smell, en suite stunk of urine, bedside lamp hanging off the wall, duvet didn’t even cover the bed, bed falling apart, all wood on the balcony rotten and unsafe, curtains ripped. Just generally run down and dated. Looked and feels like it should be on most haunted! DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY."

"I went for afternoon tea. The outside is beautiful and eye catching, hence why it drew my attention and wanted to go there for afternoon tea. However inside it is dated and the afternoon tea was very basic. It had the look and feel of a retirement home. It’s a shame that the stunning exterior doesn’t carry through to the inside"

"I drove into the hotel thinking 'I hope I don't have a window facing the road'... yep.. you guessed it! Double glazing works well! Staff were friendly and efficient. Hotel is a little tired in terms of decor and I do wonder why some hotels (such as this) have postage stamp sized TV's in a room which was also poorly positioned? For it's price, it's okay. I didn't sleep well, but I think that's more me than the hotel. I didn't eat there in the evening as the food was a bit pricier than the budget I'm allowed. There's a pub up the road that provides okay food at a reasonable price. I don't think I was the only one to eat out. Breakfast was good enough. Check out simple."