Renowned 14th Century country house hotel. Conveniently located just 45 mins from Central London, bordering Hertfordshire & Essex, the hotel has recently undergone a major refurbishment including stylish new upgraded Executive bedrooms
- Easy M11 access from London in the North Essex countryside
- 4 star rated
- NEW - Eden Spa with hydrotherapy pool (charge applicable and pre-booking required)
- Relax in the large gardens with afternoon tea
- Refurbished Executive rooms for OPL guests
- Palatial lounge areas
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Luxury Country Getaway
Exclusive to OPL
Stay in an Executive room and receive:
- Complimentary bottle of chilled Champagne in your room on arrival (value £52)
- Dinner each evening in The Grill Room for two (allowance £30 per person)
- Full English breakfast for two daily
1 night stay
Package Price: £99.50 per person per stay (based on two sharing) £199 per room
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2 night stay
Package Price: £180 per person per stay (based on two sharing) £360 per room
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3 night stay
Package Price: £257.50 per person per stay (based on two sharing) £515 per room
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Facilities at Down Hall
Dating back to 1322, this impressive Italianate mansion is an historic setting. The hotels' luxury interiors, ornate ceilings and abundance of natural daylight make for an experience like no other.
Take time to wander the 110 acres of surrounding woodland, parkland and landscaped gardens or sample traditional English Afternoon Tea in front of the roaring log fire. Why not enjoy a leisurely lunch or dinner in The Grill Room restaurant, serving modern English cooking prepared with fresh ingredients from our own vegetable garden.
The recently opened Eden Spa offers a tranquil escape from day to day life where you can relax the mind, revive the body and soothe the soul. Eden Spa offers 4 luxury treatment rooms including 1 couples room offering ESPA treatments, steam room, sauna, hydro therapy pool plus indoor and outdoor relaxation areas. There is a charge of £20.00 per person for 2 hours to use these facilities. This must be booked in advance directly with the hotel.
Down Hall also offers an innovative gym, sauna and steam room plus outdoor tennis courts for the complimentary use of our guests.
Gym opening hours:
6.00 am - 10.00pm on Monday to Thursday
6.00am - 9.00pm on Friday to Sunday
Good to know
- Hotel check-in time: 3:00 PM
- Hotel check-out time: 11:00 AM
Parking Facilities
120 complimentary car parking spaces available.
Disabled Access
Fully DDA compliant - 2 accessible rooms are available on request.
Child Policy
Children are welcome, Classic rooms accommodate 1 child under 12 on an extra bed.
Children up to 12 years old can stay in their parents' room for £20 Bed & Breakfast per child per night, or £30 Dinner, Bed & Breakfast per child per night. Cots are complimentary on request.
The Grill Room Restaurant has a children's menu.
Dogs Policy
There are a small percentage of rooms suitable for pets. The pet fee charge is £20 per night and includes a water bowl and snacks. The grounds are extensive and each of the pet friendly rooms have double doors leading onto an external area within the grounds. Pets will not be able to enter the public areas although they are welcome on the restaurant terrace.
The Rooms at Down Hall
Executive
The Executive rooms make up just over half of the hotels 98 bedrooms.
They are located in the newer West Wing of Down Hall and have recently been refurbished in stylish country tones with a sprinkling of colour in the finishing touches.
The Executive Rooms provide guests with modern comfort and style whilst retaining the traditional feel of Down Hall.
In addition to the standard facilities found in all our bedrooms, guests will find bathrobes, mineral water and upgraded toiletries in our Executive Rooms.
All our bedrooms have complimentary WiFi, tea & coffee making facilities, iron and ironing boards and laptop size safes.
The Grill Room
The Grill Room Restaurant is an ideal location for informal dining in beautiful historic surroundings. The restaurant is decorated with Italian wood flooring, dark wood tables and large windows that let in an abundance of natural daylight.
The award-winning Grill Room Restaurant offers a contemporary British menu with the finest ingredients sourced from our own vegetable garden and the local area.
Opening Times
Breakfast
7am-9.30am Mon-Fri
8am-10.30am Sat & Sun
Lunch
12.30pm-2.30 Sundays
Not served in the restaurant Mon-Sat
Bar menu available 12pm-10pm
Dinner
6.30pm-9.45pm daily
Afternoon Tea
2pm – 5pm daily
Dress Code
Smart Casual.
Ibbetsons Tea Lounge
Enjoy traditional afternoon tea served in the historic splendour of Ibbetsons Tea Lounge, with a choice of delicious menus combined with a selection of the finest teas make for an unforgettable afternoon.
Opening Times
Breakfast
7am-9.30am Mon-Fri
8am-10.30am Sat & Sun
Lunch
12.30pm-2.30 Sundays
Not served in the restaurant Mon-Sat
Bar menu available 12pm-10pm
Dinner
6.30pm-9.45pm daily
Afternoon Tea
2pm – 5pm daily
Dress Code
Smart Casual.
The Eden Spa
The recently opened Eden Spa offers a tranquil escape from day to day life where you can relax the mind, revive the body and soothe the soul. Eden Spa offers 4 luxury treatment rooms including 1 couples room offering ESPA treatments, steam room, sauna, hydro therapy pool plus indoor and outdoor relaxation areas.
There is a charge of £20.00 per person for 2 hours to use these facilities. This must be booked in advance directly with the hotel.
Products used are ESPA natural skin and spa products for luxury facials and body treatments whilst Jessica Nails will be used for manicures and pedicures; a world leading brand of nail polish and nailcare products. MII cosmetics will be used for makeovers and special occasions make up.
The Eden Spa is open daily from 10:00-20:00
Gym, Sauna & Steam Room
In addition to the facilities in the Eden Spa, the hotel also offer all guests complimentary access to the Gym, Sauna and Steam Room. Guests can obtain their complimentary access code at reception at any time, your access code will be valid for the duration of your stay. The facilities are situated in the West Wing of Down Hall, at the end of the ground floor bedroom corridor.
The gym features a wide range of innovative gym and exercise equipment from leading fitness provider, Technogym, alongside a great selection of free weights and exercise balls.
The gym features running machines, cross trainers, exercise bicycles, a rowing machine, free weights plus exercise balls and mats.
Gym, Sauna and Steam Room opening hours:
6.00 am – 10.00pm on Monday to Thursday
6.00am – 9.00pm on Friday to Sunday
Down Hall Location
Map & Directions
Address
Matching Road
Bishops Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM22 7AS
120 complimentary car parking spaces available.
How to get here
Take the A1060, at Hatfield Heath keep left. Turn right into lane opposite Hunters Meet and left at end following signpost.
Enter your postcode to view approximate driving directions to Down Hall.
Location & Local Attractions
Down Hall Hotel is located in Hatfield Heath, near Bishop's Stortford on the Hertfordshire and Essex border. Down Hall is 45 minutes from central London and also ideally located near Stansted Airport.
The nearest train station is Sawbridgeworth (4 miles), around 9 minutes in a taxi.
Down Hall Reviews
- 186 reviews
- Member since 2011
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 7AS
Debbie Betham
A really relaxing stay we will definitely be returning very soon. The room in The Gallery was excellent
Welcoming, relaxing break
From the minute we arrived and were so cheerfully welcomed by the porter, we unwound! Lovely large room; although relatively new, we were impressed with its size inc height of ceiling. I was surprised there was no separate shower in the spacious bathroom; getting out of the bath was difficult, but appreciated having a bidet and a basin each! Our deal meant we had an evening meal each of the two nights we stayed, and the food was very good and beautifully presented and served. We were a litle disappointed on the 2nd night that there was nothing new: one change for each course, or a daily special would have been good, but we did find delicious 2nd choices of mains. The grounds are well worth walking round, and I loved the marked walks. We stayed on site for the whole of our stay. Despite its proximity to Stansted and the M11 it was so peaceful. A little more attention at breakfast (there were plenty of staff but it was difficult to attract their attention) and it would have made the 10/10 stay.
Great Romantic Getaway!
Recent Stay - July 2019
Excellent hotel with very helpful staff in a very beautiful location - nice to walk the grounds. The Spa is well worth the visit; book early, the gym is adequate and the lounge area is a fantastic place to relax after your evening meal. The bedroom, with large bathroom, was a welcome surprise but sadly there is no air-conditioning. However, the Hall was breathtaking and certainly a place we would revisit fairly soon.
Wedding Anniversary
Wonderful hotel for a special occasion. In the week though, there are obviously lots of business groups which may spoil your romantic break. We were lucky it was quiet and relaxing.
Girls weekend away
Second girls break at this lovely hotel. Once again deal with Off Peak Luxury very good. There was a wedding on but it did not interfere with other guest and the music at night could be heard outside which made it a bit more lively. Grounds and outdoor seating area lovely, as are all the indoor areas. Staff friendly and the rooms are lovely..One of us did have a problem with their steak being very raw and very chewy but the restaurant staff dealt with it very efficiently to our satisfaction with no quibbling, which shows good customer service. Will definitely be visiting this hotel for a 3rd time and hopefully it will be just as good.
Restaurant Dress Code
Whilst, I understand,it is acceptable to dress 'smart casual' for Evening Dining I have to take exception to diners wearing gym shorts/ torn jeans,flip flops, slippers, beach type T Shirts etc. It detracted greatly from our enjoyment/experience that the Hotel atmosphere evokes.
Down Hall Hotel
We had been given a gift voucher for "offpeakluxury.com" and as we were planning a visit to Hyde Hall Gardens near Chelmsford we found Down Hall Hotel was handy for this.
So we booked 2 nights. Upon arrival we were greeted with a bottle of Champagne in our well appointed room.
We ate both evenings in the Grill Room restaurant at the hotel. The food was very good and the staff very attentive.
Our stay was very enjoyable.
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