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Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club

4.0 star property

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Reception
Exterior
Golf
Golf
Indoor pool

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar

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Maxstoke Lane, Meriden, Birmingham, Solihull, England, CV7 7HR
  • Resorts World Birmingham
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • National Exhibition Centre
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • The Bear Grylls Adventure
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Birmingham (BHX)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Premium Room

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Solihull

Located in Solihull (Meriden), Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club is within a 15-minute drive of Resorts World Birmingham and National Exhibition Centre. .This golf hotel is 5.8 mi (9.4 km) from The Bear Grylls Adventure and 9.2 mi (14.7 km) from Coventry University.

What's nearby

  • National Motorcycle Museum - 8 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Resorts World Birmingham - 10 min drive - 8.7 km
  • National Exhibition Centre - 11 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Resorts World Arena - 11 min drive - 8.9 km
  • The Bear Grylls Adventure - 12 min drive - 9.4 km

Getting around

  • Solihull Hampton-in-Arden Station - 10 min drive
  • Air Rail Link Tram Stop - 11 min drive
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Subway - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Food & Bar Hall 3 NEC - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪PizzaExpress - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Gild Lobby Bar & Lounge - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club

Eco-certified hotel with 2 restaurants and a full-service spa
Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club offers 214 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. 32-inch Smart televisions come with premium digital channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Guests can play rounds at the 36-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including 2 outdoor tennis courts and a health club. An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Stay in one of 214 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. While the golfer in the family is out on the course, you can enjoy above-par recreational amenities such as outdoor tennis courts and a health club. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy British cuisine at The Fairway Bar & Grill, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Solihull? This hotel has 112484 square feet (10450 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 18 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Fairway Bar & Grill - Overlooking the golf course and garden, this restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Zest Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 18.50 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants

Restaurants on site

  • The Fairway Bar & Grill
  • Zest Restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • 36-hole golf course
  • Basketball
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Golf
  • Golf carts
  • Golf clubhouse
  • Golf clubs/equipment
  • Golf driving range
  • Health club
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Pilates classes
  • Pro golf lessons
  • Pro golf shop
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 112,484 square feet of conference space
  • 18 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business centre

Outdoors

  • Garden

Full-service spa

  • 6 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hot tub
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Prenatal massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (79 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 5 days before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 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 50 per accommodation, per night

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

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 18.50 per person
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 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 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
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

Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Reservations are required for golf tee times, massage services, and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa

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Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 499 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 117 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 31 out of 1004 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Terry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great looking venue but......

Its a few years since we last used this hotel and the reasons we found alternative hotels for the last few years soon became apparent. Food is poor both in quality and choice with service in the restaurant slightly better than this but still not great. Breakfast is very poor value unless you want a full cooked breakfast with all the trimmings, £18.50!!! I should have challenged that one for a bowl of cereal and a pastry that had seen better days. Rooms are fine and staff on the whole helpful but the bar was tired and in need of updating as are most of the communal areas. What was once an impressive hotel is now a shadow of its former self. Beautiful setting but we wont be returning in a hurry,
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not bad but wont go again

Hotel room was ok but cold at night. Restaurant called Fairway is a rip off. Extremely expensive. I had a small chicken with oven chips which cost £30. Chicken had almost no meat on it. My colleague had a lamb burger and paid £24.00. Substandard portions with average quality whichis poor value for money Would i stay here again, no.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Reasonable stay. Excellent customer service.

The staff are fantastic, very welcoming and helpful. A problem with my in room safe was resolved quickly. 2 errors on my bill were correctly immediately. I was disappointed with breakfast. My room service breakfast on my first night was cold. Day 2 I went to the restaurant hoping for better. Again disappointing. Everything was cold, not warm, cold. The quality of the cooked breakfast was very poor. Cheapest sausages and undercooked back bacon. I’d recommend packing an extension lead. I had one available plug socket for everything. No charging point next to the bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness

Average stay.

Room was quite cold and bathroom had no heating at all.Meals and drinks very expensive.Limited choice under 20 pounds.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

KATIE

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
One of the dirtiest hotel rooms I've been in for a while. We told front desk and they did nothing. Rooms had no water and were dated. Restaurant was overpriced. Pool was good, but Jacuzzis were out of order. Just overall felt really rundown and not cared for
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in a beautiful, peaceful location, with excellent staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were super helpful and great location
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Gavin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bedroom relaxing, beautiful furniture. Well looked after. Nice ale on tap in bars and comfortable seating in bar and restaurant. Deer are in quieter part of grounds and some beautiful trees. (Hiking boots or wellingtons would be useful) A golf course all around the hotel. Lovely choice at breakfast, the hot selection well cooked. Staff are very helpful and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Birmingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not very busy on a cold January day. Not crowded at the pool or at breakfast. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Exorbitant Price Food&Drink prepared very cheaply

Room was comfortable and leisure facilities ok but dated and in need of TLC. The food was very very poor, both for dinner and breakfast and massively overpriced. £££ for fish and chips which consisted of Coley, oven chips and watery ‘shredded peas’ plus £££ for ribeye steak 10oz is a complete rip off - that equates to sixty per kilo. Hotel automatically adds on 12:5% service charge (even though I ordered at the bar) which when I questioned, refused to remove, explaining it was automatically added and couldn’t be removed, I persisted so they still made me pay it but gave me a can of Guinness for no charge in ‘compensation’ . The breakfast was meagre, cooked options available (overly greasy) and the bread available was basic sliced pan brown & white, no rolls or artisan bread selection. Pastries and muffins were awful, like the cheapest kind you get in a basic supermarket. In short it’s as CHEAP AS POSSIBLE £!@! for a 440ml can of 0% Guinness is a joke! They had draft pumps for Heineken 0% but it wasn’t working and they couldn’t use the draft charger for Guinness as it takes the larger cans and they only were stocking the 440ml variant. Whilst the bar man was pouring my 0% Guinness, the waitress (standing customer side of the bar) asked in a sarcastic and mocking way ‘who is having nil perfect beer lol’ without realising it was me standing next to her. The barman indicated sheepishly it was me and she hiccuped ‘oops I didn’t realise’ How insensitive!!!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mughees

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad experience

Hotel was ok. Very bad experience as on check in I was informed that due to staff shortages the swimming pool is closed and I was shocked as 1 days went to waste. Also pool staff did not provide towels for each day I went for swimming
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good

Good hotel, with great spa facilities and golfing in a lovely remote location. I didn't find the mattress most comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michaela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very lovely hotel couldn't fault it at all
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Imran

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

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Christmas break
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Josephine, Derbyshire

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
It okay
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Yakoob

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Syed, Warrington

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All was good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024