Description: I've stayed here a few times now because we run training courses in their function rooms. It's refreshing when a venue, selected predominantly on location and price, turns out to be not-a-bad place to stay. It's situated in a quiet location on the A5102 midway between the well moneyed villages of Woodford and Poynton. Footballer country.
Rooms are a good size with trouser press, tea/coffee making facilities, shower and bath and a TV with a few satellite options including Sports. The rooms are set in a two-storey arrangement around the rear courtyard that has the free-to-guests leisure facility in the middle. This leisure facility includes a small shallow, circular pool, a sauna and a solarium. Its not manned - they'll give you a code to let yourself in. The pool area has a nice lounging around periphery that includes facilities for making yourself a cup of coffee and a few crap magazines.
Meals in the restaurant are good and service polite and friendly. Evening meals are good pub type, filling and good value, breakfast is either full English or continental buffet.
The general demeanor is pleasant and there has been an attempt to emphasise that there are elements of the building that have been there for yonks. Suits of armour in the bar - that type of thing. Overall this is a great base for visitors to Manchester who'd prefer to stay out of town, or a fantastic first/last night stop-off for commuters in and out of Manchester Airport (which is about 8 miles up the road, but you'd never know it - there's no noise to speak of).
Here's the website. Its been under construction for ever.
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