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Reviews of Hotel de Vie

4 out of 5
Hotel de Vie
22 Firgrove Hill, Farnham, England

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 44 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

KV, Essex

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very average, not good value for money. Would not recommend, won’t stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Dennis

Disliked: Staff & service
Never again
Not the warmest of welcome on arrival here's your key this is your room. No information about meal times etc had to find this on a notice by the bar. Room was clean, no tea or coffee making facilities not even a glass in the room if you wanted to have a glass of water. It states on website that there is a free cooked to order breakfast on request that is difficult to do as there was nobody about to order this from. The supposed continental breakfast comprised a small selection of cereals white or wholemeal bread a toaster and pan chocolate juice tea and coffee. How this establishment could be rated as 4 star is beyond me. I have stayed in better hostels.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jess

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I got upgraded to the biggest suite for free ! Balling
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Kate

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

S

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never again!
Absolutely shocking accommodation. No tea/coffee facilities in the room. The breakfast was two slices of bread that was left on a plate to be toasted with a large half used tub of spread and half used jar of jam. Utterly disgusting and unhygienic. I can not believe that Hotels.com use them!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Lovely weekend away with my other half. Very comfy bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were upgraded and I wa Dover the moon as it’s my first ever upgrade. The updated room was absolutely beautiful, including the bathroom. We had a wonderful stay Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bar & Restaurant Was Closed
I booked this hotel in advanced as it has a bar and restaurant, so arriving after a five hour drive, and 6 hours of meetings I thought I can just stay in, eat and have an early night. When I arrived the bar & Restaurant was closed for the night... not happy... why can’t you contact customers who have booked to inform the if this??? Very tired I drove into th town to find somewhere to eat. Room was fine and the hotel is clean and tidy. The English breakfast was very basic but the coffee machine was the best part... unfortunately I will not be staying here again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfortable bed, lovely bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice close proximaty to the town
It was a lovely little hotel very near to Farnham so we walked to the restaurants. The hotel was clean & tidy & as expected from the pictures we viewed. We had a front facing room which was a little noisy at night but not their fault. A couple of electrical & plumbing problems but nothing to ruin the weekend. Staff looked after us when we had breakfast. Nice hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice little hotel.
Only saw one member of staff, but she was both friendly and helpful. The bed was a little uncomfortable for my taste but overall a nice little hotel, good for a one night stay.

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little hotel
Unfortunately i visited this hotel for business by myself, i had the lovely suite which was a very special room, it would have been much better if my wife had also come along, maybe next time!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
More of a guest house than a 'boutique hotel'. Large bed let down by a really cheap & thin mattress - need to either upgrade the mattress or put a descent topper on it. No heating on when we arrived during the heavy snow, so room was cold and uninviting, which was a shame as clean & tidy. Rest of facilities very basic - even no lemon or lime for my G&T from the 'bar'. No boiling water for tea at breakfast - just a thermos of luke warm water. However, sausage and bacon really tasty and the cooked breakfast came quickly. Definitely not worth the money it cost us but OK for a quick 1 night stop-over.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good short stay
Good, polite and friendly service. The breakfast was very good just what we wanted, cooked personally for us. Weather was very cold and snow but the hotel was warm and comfortable. Perfect for us with a 10 minute walk to the town centre.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Damien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matt, Milwaukee Wisconsin USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean comfy and walking distance to town
Very simply this was a clean and comfortable hotel to stay at. The shower had good temp and pressure, nice soaps were provided. The bed was firm yet comfortable. The breakfast was good and the 24 hour tea/coffee station was a very nice touch. We were able to walk to the train station and downtown for some shopping needs. Not sure what else you could ask for!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A stay to remember - for all the wrong reasons!
Having booked this accommodation on the basis of a very positive listing and the expectation that the premium price would indicate a "boutique" standard of room and service, it disappointing to find that the décor of both the bar/breakfast room and the hotel room itself were clearly reflective of the style of the premises previous life as a "brothel" - No mention of this in the listing!, but identified by a friend via a Google search. With dark red walls and curtains, and black furniture, the room was so poorly illuminated that it was difficult to open the combination locks on the suitcases. Perhaps the availability of a "love swing", carefully packed under the dressing table, was intended to be a compensation for other shortcomings. The service can at best be described as functional rather than friendly and the breakfast as Spartan! The provision of a capsule coffee maker, from which all guests needed to make their own breakfast coffees, was quite irritating and time-consuming, when more visitors were around. Not worth the money, there are certainly better options in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Anonymous, England

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very dissapointed
Not knowing the area we went by reviews and recommendations of which hotel to stay. We were very disappointed, the room walls were filthy, the bed was terribly uncomfortable, there was sticky substances on wall by the toilet, the toilet was a wooden seat and when you lifted it up it was eroding around the edge which is a lovely home for germs, the shower was boiling and we couldn't get it too a comfortable temperature. The whole hotel felt grubby. About the only 'OK' part of the stay was the staff were friendly (breakfast staff, the evening shift man didn't even lift his head towards us when we walked, was very busy on a pc it seemed) and breakfast was edible. Thank goodness it was only one nights stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Charlie

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly, quirky little place. Set up for couples to enjoy the amenities but good place to stay for single traveler.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2017

6/10 Okay

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As we had to leave before the 8.30am breakfast, the lady who booked us in said she would get our meal for 8.00am. Which we appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

quiet, beds comfortable, easy parking.
Suited our purpose, easy to book, near to town centre, personal service. Breakfast was good and cooked fresh.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very convenient fir town and railway station.
Good welcome,evening meal good same with cooked breakfast.enjoyed a near perfecr Gin and Tonic! Ample parking Scarlet Suitte bed v confortable

8/10 Good

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Welcome
It was a different experience but I must say it was clean everyone was friendly and it was ideal for what I needed.

10/10 Excellent

Catharyne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
Really great, comfortable and clean room.

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy place to stay when on business
I have stayed at this hotel a couple of times now for business trips. I have found it to be very comfortable both times - the rooms are cosy and nicely decorated. The town of Farnham is beautiful and this is a great value place to stay whilst in the area I would recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

M, Business

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never judge a book by its cover is the saying
Never judge a book by its cover is the saying, so if you stood outside this hotel you'd rate it a 3 star... but once inside... it is great, it has a lovely character and the staff, will do the best to help and make your staff comfortable. The rooms are beautifully presented and clean, TV's could be better. But the way they let you come and go it is a very comfortable hotel. Too many stays here and you'll be wondering around in your own slippers. In fact, might just do that next time i stay, Not to mention Nadia, the beautiful lady who makes breakfast as you want it and provides a nice little chat. Perfect!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient hotel for weddings and parties
Good clean hotel centrally located. Blah blah blah just trying to get submitted

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A+ would go again.
I got there early, and even though check-in was at 15:00, they let me in early. Lovely people. Nice, comfortable room. I enjoyed the fact that my room had a love swing you could put up - that was an interesting addition.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not really for the business traveller
It should be made clear in the description on this site that is not a business hotel - more of an "adults only" leisure hotel. Breakfast was not available until after 7.30 which is impractical for business travellers who need to leave early, so the "free breakfast" incentive was wasted. Also, despite hotels.com description listing "a restaurant for breakfast and dinner" there was no facility for an evening meal on site. Hotel is situated slightly outside the town centre. In the circumstances, feel this was overpriced for the stay.
Response from General Manager on 29 Nov 2016
Thank you for staying with us. A continental breakfast is available earlier than 7:30 on weekdays by request and we do serve evening meals on site between 18:30 and 20:00. We are unsure why the guest did not request either of these and therefore we feel that their score unfortunately does not reflect the facilites that we provide.

6/10 Okay

Adrian, Stoke

Liked: Room comfort
Very good
Hotel was very nice but did not serve food at nigh which was a shame overall very happy bathroom was a bit messy roof needed painting shelve on wall needed putting right as was slanted
Response from General Manager on 29 Nov 2016
Thank you for staying with us. The bathroom has been redecorated since this date. We serve dinners between 18:30 and 20:00, 7 days per week. We also sell bar snacks (crisps/peanuts) and have free bicuits/cereal bars/chocolate available 24 hours a day.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was only for one night but had everything I needed, the staff were very friendly & helpful I had a great stay.

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Very nice hotel and staff lovely

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great overnight stay
Lovely comfortable bed, very helpful staff and great breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Lourdes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This os a charming hotel close