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2. The Hotel is no smoking with the exception of the rear gardens and the connecting car park between the Coach House and main house.
3. The main house (where the Premiere bedrooms are located) is over 300 years old and is of William and Mary design with a large Georgian 'extention' of 250 years old. This is where Breakfast is taken either in the Georgian Room or Oakroom, where the bar and lounge is, library and Polo room. The main house contains 7 en-suite independently unique/different bedrooms; 5 Premiere and 2 Standard. There is also a single budget room which has its own separate private bathroom. Premiere rooms are large bedrooms with either 4 posters, king size beds or garden views.
4. The Coach House is 50 feet from the main hotel and is nearer 400 years old. Renovated in 1989 this was the Coach House and stables to the original Prestbury House. Having a converted Coach House for bedrooms is typical of many Cotswold Country House Hotels. This accommodation is different again with its White Oak beams and Oak staircase and has seven en-suite twin and double Standard bedrooms with one en-suite budget single bedroom. Three rooms are on the ground floor and one room is category 1 accessibility (see accessibility statement and information).
5. The hotel is Grade 2 listed therefore has no lifts. Two Standard bedrooms are on the 3rd floor of the main hotel. The Coach House is a two storey building.
6. Prestbury House stands in 1 acre of garden and 5 acres of grounds complete with Highland Cattle. Prestbury House stands in a quiet, tranquil part of the ancient village of Prestbury with uninterrupted panoramic views of Cleeve Hill (1 mile - 1000 ft escarpment and several hundred acres of common land with excellent walking) from the gardens. Cheltenham town centre is 1.5 miles from the Hotel.
7. Country manor houses of this period were designed so that the reception rooms had views of the gardens and surrounding countryside.
8. Prestbury House provides accommodation, breakfasts, private dinner parties, Wedding receptions (Civil Licence held), exclusive use/hire, functions and conference facilities. There is no restaurant for lunches or evening meals. There are 23 restaurants within 1.5 miles of the hotel and the hotel has a partnership with the highly recommended Royal Oak Restaurant opposite the hotel. Information on restaurants will be sent with your confirmation letter. Prestbury House has a bar and lounge with a restrictive liquor licence (normally to 10pm) but with our partnership with The Royal Oak opposite, residents use this lounge bar which has longer evening licencing hours (it is as far to walk to the hotel's bar from the Coach House as it is to walk to The Royal Oak).
9. The Coach House Gym is located in the Coach House and has its own resident fitness instructor.
10. There are two excellent Golf Courses within easy reach of Prestbury House.
11. Croquet is available from 1st May to 30th September, weather permitting.
12. Cheltenham itself is a beautiful Regency Spa town with excellent shopping, museum, theatre, night clubs, Bistros, pubs, wine bars etc. There is the Flower Festival (July/August), International Festival of Music (July), and International Festival of Literature (October).
13. The National Hunt Racecourse, Cheltenham, is a 10 minute walk to the main entrance from Prestbury House (in fact the back straight is at the bottom of The Burgage).
14. Prestbury House is the ideal centre from which to visit Medieval Winchcombe village and Sudely Castle, The Slaughters (villages), the village of Broadway, Bourton-On-The-Water, Gloucester Cathedral, and at least 4 internationally acclaimed gardens. Further afield there is Stratford-Upon-Avon, Oxford and Bath, all within easy reach.
15. Prestbury House has easy access to the M5 and A40. The hotel has full helicopter landing facilities for up to 4 aircraft (for all directions, maps etc. click on the Contact page).
Restrictions
1. We do not accept dogs (assistance dogs only)
2. Check-in 3.00pm, Check-out 11.00am
3. No smoking hotel
4. Certain restrictions apply on race days and 31st December
5. Children under the age of 14 years are not allowed in the bar after 7.00pm unless it is an exclusive function.
6. We do not accept stag or hen nights.
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