The Retreat, Elcot Park

Hotel is in beautiful grounds, but there were things not to our liking. First of all we booked a room ensuring it wasn't the cheapest one. We found ourselves in a room overlooking car park/dustbins. Breakfast was not included with our stay, £16 per person was the cost. After we saw what was being offered for breakfast we decided to decline. We have never seen such an awful breakfast - bagels, cakes, cereals. If you want an egg dish they bring you a menu and it is extra! Dinner was nice but expensive. Would we visit again? Not sure. If the weather is nice you can sit by the pool, but there actually isnt much to do there

Love this hotel! Incredible facilities and a really generous spirit; love the pantries and welcome drink and general relaxed and welcoming feeling. Perfect for a real spoiling break!

Overall a disappointing stay. Room was basic and outdated, and felt too small for the price we were paying. We had a few issues with our room which weren’t able to get sorted which was disappointing. The hotel spa is fairly small so gets very busy quickly, and whilst we were the hydrotherapy pool wasn’t working, but no one apologised or flagged that to us. Food is very good and nice to have two options, but breakfast is overpriced for a basic buffet.

Excellent in every way.

Lovely spot. Probably not the best option for families but we enjoyed our stay.

An amazing hotel! Fantastic service, great food. Lots of attention to detail!

Absolutely love The Retreat. Still my favourite hotel ever.

After spending 30 mins waiting to be given the room key as they were having issues with the Expedia booking I finally got to my room, as soon as I walked in I heard the industrial extractor fan which was installed just outside the bedroom window on the flat roof over the kitchen, the noise was the same as being in an aeroplane , I went down to reception to say that I wouldn’t be able to accept this room due to the noise of this kitchen extractor fan to be told that the fan would be switched off at 11pm and normally they charge a lot more for rooms hence the reason why my room was so cheap (all I did was book through Expedia, there was no mention that the reason my room was £120 per night was due to an industrial extractor fan just outside the bedroom window) the reception spoke to her manager and came back and offered another room for an extra £20 which I declined, the good news is that the constant noise of this industrial extractor fan did stop at 11pm but started up again at 6am, the room was hot and you couldn’t open the windows as the latches had been painted over so many times but if you could open the windows to let some fresh air in then the noise would be the same as standing next to an aeroplane on takeoff, hotel is nice but the rooms near this extractor fan should not be offered at all and to say there is a reason the rooms are so cheap due to this is not acceptable, I would not recommend this hotel due to my experience with the time taken to check in and the fans

So many nice little touches and friendly staff ee will be back !!

Really enjoyed staying at the Arlo Midtown. It was great location for first time travellers, with Times Square a 10 minute walk away and the high line near by. The rooms are very compact but if you are only visiting for a few days it is great! I think if we were to visit again we would stay nearer Central Park or Brooklyn, as it was very loud and touristy. But overall, we enjoyed our stay!