The Cottage in the Wood

4.0 star property
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Exterior
Deluxe House | Living area
Mountain view
Food and drink
Front of property - evening/night

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Holywell Road, Malvern Wells, Malvern, England, WR14 4LG
  • Malvern Hills
    3 min drive
  • 1919 Restaurant
    3 min walk
  • Great Malvern Station
    10 min drive
  • Gloucester (GLO-Gloucestershire)
    54 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Valley View

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Double Room

  • 204 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Grand Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 203.9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe House

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Cabin

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Classic Double Room

  • 185 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Comfort Double Room

  • 162 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Malvern

Located in Malvern, The Cottage in the Wood is within a 5-minute drive of Malvern Hills and Malvern Museum. .This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Three Counties Showground and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Great Malvern Priory.

What's nearby

  • Malvern Hills - 3 min drive
  • Great Malvern Priory - 4 min drive
  • Malvern Theatres - 4 min drive
  • Three Counties Showground - 5 min drive
  • Morgan Motor Company - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Malvern Link Station - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Three Horse Shoes - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Brewers Arms - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Wyche Inn - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Barnards Green Fish Bar - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Cottage in the Wood

Hotel in Malvern with a restaurant and a bar
The Cottage in the Wood offers 32 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 32 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite to eat at 1919 Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
1919 Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • 1919 Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate dining area
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 40 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 75.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 40 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Cottage Wood Hotel Malvern
Cottage Wood Hotel
Cottage Wood Malvern
The Cottage In The Wood Hotel Malvern Wells
The Cottage in the Wood Hotel
The Cottage In The Wood Great Malvern/Malvern Wells
The Cottage in the Wood Malvern
The Cottage in the Wood Hotel Malvern

The Cottage in the Wood Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 148 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 74 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 258 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 258 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

gabriel, Toronto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is located in the hillside with great views. The staff is very helpful, and the food in the restaurant is wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was absolutely stunning! The photos online are fab but they honestly don't do the cottage justice! Myself and my husband came to stay for 1 night for a relaxing time away from our young children and my goodness we were relaxed! The location was clean, quiet and the perfect spot for us who like to walk. We walked to the beacon of Malvern Hills and navigating to the top from the cottage was easy! Such a fantastic stay and would definitely recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pippa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful views, room and food
Food was delicious, room was really cosy and comfortable. Such quiet surroundings with the most beautiful views. All the staff were so friendly. Wonderful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Katharine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was nice, great views. Dinner (in the bar) was tasty but tiny ( 1x cod fish cake, prawns, with one floret of cauliflower divided in 3 and a few bean sprouts) I ended up ordering cheese for dessert to fill up, but that was also minuscule. Pricey too given the quantity. Staff all very pleasant and trying hard. They’ve scraped the breakfast buffet for ’starters’, juices etc, so you are served, the salmon scrambled eggs was nice. A low point was two small pots of jam being put on the table when toast was delivered. Overall just felt a bit mean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

S

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, only stayed one night for business
Really lovey hotel with helpful staff, only stayed one night for business but i would definitely be back with the family :)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, great staff, great view.
Such a beautiful place. Food really nice but bar maths are small and restaurant is Taster or Dinner menu so expect A la Carte cusine at a premium. Exceptional service in a beautiful setting. Would we go again. 100%.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We chose to stay as hotel is dog friendly. Room was spacious and there are lots of trails through the woods for walking our four legged friends.
View from top of hill
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel....BUT
The hotel is in a great location over looking the Three Counties Showground. Room was comfortable, decor was quite dark with midnight blue paint all round the room. We and others over the two days had to contend with a party of 12-14 people (of a certain age) at Breakfast who were very loud and would not stop talking over each other, even when eating, which spoilt it for those who wanted a quieter experience with other hotel residents who were sat in the breakfast room. This also happened with the evening meal where most of the tables were put together limiting others the opportunity to sit and have a quieter meal with their loved ones. Other than the entitled people noted above the hotel was a great experience and would venture back but will check to see if there were big parties of people staying.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Graham

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Staff need more training
Patio had no fence and not safe for dogs or children and was not clean.could of had more water and tea and coffee . Shower had no part that you can wash your body with just fixed shower not good when trying to wash and get soap off .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Saved from a 5 out of 10 by the views and the food
Location and view is amazing and the food at dinner excellent. I understand why some people have complained about the lack of choice as it is either 3 courses or testing menu so if you only wanted 2 courses tough. But the 3 courses we ate were delicious. We were late booking a room for a Saturday night and got the last room, No:36, which does not have the amazing views, it is looking at the cliff wall and car park, so it's dark and gloomy, made more so by the very odd and poor lightning. Given the price the room is sparsely provisioned: no coffee machine just instant, no dressing gowns, no slippers. And the sink is chipped and cracked, and there is a strange tapping noise when other rooms are running their taps. They have tried to update the room but haven't quite finished, i.e. mismatched piece of brown furniture in amongst the newer 'Ikia' style items. On the outside the whole place looks tired. It needs a full refresh: flower beds need weeding, the buildings all need painting (looking like they had that damp green and black mold growing on the walls), gutters blocked with plants growing in them etc.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel was penny pinching on the portion sizes etc
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food is not up to our standards
Chef could not handle my no salt soft diet. My wife had to forget about her low salt diet. We were disappointed with the menu, which I found impossible to read because I am red green colour blind. The hotel appeared to not understand what is colour blindness. We shall book again as we have done before. But we will not eat in the evening. This is the second time that we have had issues with the food.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
Amazing staff, great place, will go back again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lizzie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Special
Surprised to find the Cottage in the Wood far from a cottage but wasn’t disappointed. The dwellings spread over three buildings with the restaurant and small bar area situated with the main reception. Due to the time of year and the weather we were unable to take in what would have been spectacular views. The room was lovely a cosy, clean with comfortable decor. The highlight of our stay was our fantastic taster menu on our first night. Fantastic cuisine and luckily you don’t have to stay there to dine there! We will definitely return in the summer months to experience the views and the surrounding area in better weather.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First class location and dining experience!
Lovely stay at this hotel with views across the Malvern Hills. Food was fantastic the chef really deserves his awards.
Cottage in the Wood Main House
Views from the hotel
Coach house and Beech house
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cottage in the Wood
Great place and great people with an atmosphere which is steeped in history and charm, we had a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurant a little expensive. Limited choice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023