Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club

8 / 10

Excellent location for Golf and a few drinks with mates

8 / 10

6 / 10

Traditional resort hotel and clubhouse. Physically rather ‘tired’ and in need of some TLC ! Room was sizeable and clean. Dinner was enjoyable and menu had a reasonable range of options for each course.

10 / 10

Excellent as always

8 / 10

8 / 10

Our golfing group was made very welcome by the receptionists, who were apologetic about some of the group having to stay at a hotel in Aldeburgh due to maintenance issues. Every effort was made on the ensuing shuttle service between locations to suit our wishes. The restaurant food/service was very good, including the menu choices. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay.

10 / 10

Very friendly, charming hotel. Food was excellent; our party rated it the best golf trip food anywhere - and we’ve been to a few places over the years! Particularly pleased to be able to choose from the whole menu. Dinner was well organised in a private room the first night, then in the main restaurant on the second night. Very spacious rooms. Plenty of parking space.

8 / 10

We were a small group of four playing two rounds and DB&B at Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club. We found the accommodation to be more than adequate for our stay and the rooms, although slightly dated, were very clean and well equipped with all we needed. We all enjoyed our dinner in the restaurant and the quality of food and presentation was very good. Staff in both the restaurant and bar were exceptional and made our stay an enjoyable one. Thank You

8 / 10

Accommodation was comfortable, spacious, tidy & clean.

10 / 10

8 / 10

Lovely quaint hotel. Our room was a good size with a view over the putting green. Being summer it's been very warm but there is no aircon in the room.. the fan provided is loud and not effective. Also would be nice to have a small fridge in the room.

8 / 10

Very comfortable room

8 / 10

Everything at the hotel worked well no problems to report. Staff were very friendly.

8 / 10

The staff are very helpful, rooms are basic (could do with an upgrade) but clean and a good shower. The food and drinks were good quality and well priced. The car park is not the biggest and it pays to get parked early.

8 / 10

8 / 10

Very friendly and efficient staff. Ideal hotel for golfers. Food was off a high standard. Definitely will return.

10 / 10

Lovely room, polite staff, wonderful food and fantastic golf course . All in all great value for money.

10 / 10

Absolutely brilliant break, really well organised and welcoming. A tough course but enjoyable nonetheless. Excellent food prepared and delivered by professional staff, what more could you ask for ?

8 / 10

Course very bad condition fairways unplayable bunkers hardly no sand members not friendly menu every meal starter had add on prices charged extra price for the smallest bit of steak I’ve seen charged £9 for 2 bits of bread

10 / 10

It was a great couple of days

8 / 10

Great location, comfortable rooms restaurant and bar very good.

10 / 10

Very enjoyable and food was very good ondeed. Beds very comfortable.

10 / 10

Brilliant course and lovely hotel room. Bar was nice and restaurant food was very tasty, restaurant seemed a bit understaffed which was a shame

8 / 10

10 / 10

Loved it. Jono was excellent on all respects but I would think that as I am his Mum! Thank you for the golf balls used as prizes

8 / 10

The hotel was excellent with nice clean rooms and helpful, friendly staff. The food was good for both breakfast and the evening meal and even the drinks were reasonably priced. All our group really enjoyed their stay and the package went had was excellent value for money.

8 / 10

I believe that the bar area needs upgrading, when there are large society groups staying it's difficult to sit together. In the summer it would be ok as there is outside seating, but in March not so good

10 / 10

An incredible stay. Absolutely fantastic.

10 / 10

We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel , all the staff were excellent. Incredibly friendly and helpful.

8 / 10

10 / 10

Loved everything - golf, food, rooms and staff

8 / 10

Third time staying here.Rooms, standard,staff friendly. Great value, food is good. Only complaint would be that for the second year running, our tee times were pushed back both days which meant a bit of a rush on the Saturday with no explanation or apology from reception or Yourgolf

8 / 10

Hotel facilities were good, food was excellent

8 / 10

The furniture in the rooms are a very shabby could do with replacing. The quality of food was excellent. Being a very dog friendly hotel as well as course would recommend this trip to dog owners.

8 / 10

10 / 10

Great stay at Thorpeness - comfortable room with excellent power shower, lovely breakfast and dinner, and even a full size snooker table in a dedicated room in the basement.

10 / 10

Fantastic location and the staff were all very helpful and friendly

10 / 10

Helpful and friendly staff , very clean and tidy

8 / 10

Comfortable twin room with powerful hot shower. Tea coffee biscuits provided. Excellent evening meals and breakfast. Suppliments on some choices but worth it.

10 / 10

We had a brilliant week end at Thorpeness, the golf course was beautiful, the accomodation spacious and lovely, the food and drink wonderful, the staff great. We were blessed with the weather and had a cracking week end and all at a fantastin price in todays market place.

8 / 10

We were a group of 16. The staff were very helpful and polite . I asked for a specific breakfast which was not on the menu and they able to produce my request. The food was very good and the menu choice was welcomed by all present. My only gripe was there were cobwebs in our room. I have been tasked with organising next years visit by all 16 people,e in the group.

10 / 10

Beautiful accommodation in superior room. Great food and staff all very smiley and helpful. Golf course in excellent condition. Lots to see in the surrounding area. All in all a great break thoroughly recommend.

10 / 10

Excellent stay and wonderful golf course, hotel staff fantastic, all round great service

10 / 10

A fantastic time had by all, rooms were in good order and mine had a a balcony over looking the practice area, the bar was well designed and the restaurant was nice. The food in the evening was lovely and the breakfast was adequate. All in all a very nice set up.

10 / 10

10 / 10

Fantastic we will be going back

8 / 10

Course and hotel very good. However organisation a bit of a shambles. Started with a buggy issue, was booked/wasn’t booked. Wrong room keys being given. 20 people sitting in the bar for 90 mins or more, talking to reception on arrival. Then 15 mins before teeing off we get told we have too pick our evening meal at the BAR. Breakfast was just as bad as waited 20 mins then when it turned up it was lukewarm. As I said lovely course and accommodation. Staffing shambles

10 / 10

We all had a fantastic couple of days. Big rooms, excellent food and staff, golf course fantastic, couldn't fault it. We will return

8 / 10

Large well equipped twin room. Great food and very helpful staff.

10 / 10

Venue is well known to the group and never lets down Great course and the smartened up facilities were great

10 / 10

Lovely stay at this hotel. Staff were all amazing, polite & attentive. Food was excellent & rooms were lovely too

8 / 10

The Bathroom had a leak and was very load

10 / 10

What a beautiful golf course. After 6 weeks of course closures because of waterlogged courses to come to play at Thorpeness with its well drained sandy soil was a real pleasure. The rooms were comfortable and the food excellent. We’ll be back next year

10 / 10

All very nice, thank you.

8 / 10

Fabulous value for money with the staff being friendly, engaging and caring, Two small criticism were that in the shower there was no shelf for toilet

10 / 10

Excellent in all respects

10 / 10

We stayed overnight on a two day golf special and the hotel and restaurant were first class. We had a three course meal which was superb and an outstanding breakfast. The staff were friendly and attentive and really looked after us. The course is really good too and inspite of a lot of rain before our visit was dry and in great condition. I recommend Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club without reservation.

10 / 10

The hotel was lovely the only down side, which could have improved, was to ask the rowdy society to quieten it down during lunch as they were very rowdy.

10 / 10

Great staff, food was amazing value for money bar was nice with a warming fire with great staff and the snooker room was a nice addition… great location for a night or 2 away golfing… only negative everyone said their rooms were too hot but we all know how to turn off a radiator and open a window… well most of our group did!!…. All in all a fantastic stay and will be back for a 3rd year running next year.

8 / 10

Hotel staff were excellent thoroughly enjoyable Minor points Thorpeness said they told you our 11.24am tee time meant that some groups would not finish but this message from your golf travel wasn’t passed on! Not the first time this has happened Also promised kit bundle has never arrived!?

8 / 10

10 / 10

Very enjoyable with friendly staff

8 / 10

Ideal location and value for money. Bar staying open until very late an added bonus

10 / 10

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Both dinner and breakfast were superb. Great food served promptly.

10 / 10

Nice quality food throughout. Staff helpful and friendly. Lovely setting

10 / 10

10 / 10

Very comfortable room and excellent food and service.

8 / 10

We recently had a two night stay at the hotel. Last time we visited was probably 10 years ago. Like before, an enjoyable stay, with excellent food, a nice quiet room, and great staff. We will be back.

8 / 10

The rooms are a little tired and need of refurbishment. The main hotel bars and restaurant likewise, but you have to appreciate the age of the hotel and it being a listed building.

10 / 10

All good, Course was Amazing!

8 / 10

Hotel could do with some refurbishment and in desperate need for external redecorations. However bed mattresses were very good and food quality and service was excellent.

8 / 10

Accommodation needs updating as woodwork and paint rotting in bedroom. Overall the hotel is ok and the staff are very well trained and attentive. Enjoyed the stay.

10 / 10

As I said staff very friendly and helpful

10 / 10

The golf hotel at Thorpeness seems to convey the historic significance of the birth of golf courses in the 1920’s. Architecturally, many things have been untouched and this added to its charm. My room was clean and comfortable with a wonderful view overlooking the 3rd tee box.

8 / 10

Excellent golf course and rooms v nice. Only issue was that we finished our round just after 5 and i was unable to get anything to eat in the bar as kitchen closes 5 pm.

10 / 10

All good

10 / 10

Brilliant place to stay Staff were very welcoming food was outstanding and all round brilliant service Will be going back next year

8 / 10

8 / 10

Very comfortable stay with good food and lovely staff, I would definitely recommend.

8 / 10

Comfortable room and we enjoyed the food. Staff were very friendly and attentive. I would suggest a choice of duvet as ours were very thick and heavy.

10 / 10

We were a group of 16 ladies staying for our golf away trip. The rooms are very spacious and comfortable although perhaps in need of a little updating now. The food, staff and service was very good with a nice atmosphere.

8 / 10

The location of this hotel is beautiful.The large lake provides a tranquil setting. Although the hotel room was tired it was very comfortable. The downstairs lounge areas were much better. All staff were friendly, professional and very helpful.

10 / 10

The only slight problem was didn’t find the bed very comfortable, everything else was excellent

8 / 10

Lovely venue, very good staff. Room was cold and my main meal was not good and a lovely waiter provided me with a free drink, however, it would have been nicer to have been offered another main meal as I was hungry.

10 / 10

Very comfortable spacious rooms. Food is amazing and all the staff were brilliant. Couldn't ask for more

8 / 10

Great stay, course was challenging and struggled after the hot summer but we enjoyed the round, food great quality overall great stay well worth the money. Wouldn’t hesitate to come back.

8 / 10

Unbelievable value!

8 / 10

Room was clean but suffered through tired furniture and paint work. The restaurant food was excellent and hotel staff very friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend staying and happy to visit again in the future.

10 / 10

Great rooms, great staff, and excellent food and drinks, including a good wine selection.

10 / 10

Bedrooms very spacious and beds very comfortable staff were very helpful would go back again

10 / 10

Hotel is in a lovely quiet location adjacent to the golf course. It is basically the clubhouse plus restaurant and rooms. It gave the impression of having some rooms refurbished as ours was immaculate spacious. Food and overall service was brilliant and staff helpful and friendly. Would definitely consider returning.

6 / 10

Decor very dated and experienced plumbing problems which were corrected Food in restaurant was excellent

10 / 10

Excellent! Would recommend. Food top notch.

10 / 10

Hotel was great and Dan in the pro shop was great so helpful

10 / 10

Excellent all round, especially the food and the staff.

6 / 10

Enjoyable stay bedrooms a little tired .

8 / 10

As always the very pleasant staff make the stay at a good hotel a real pleasure.

8 / 10

The hotel is rather quaint but I’m a beautiful setting. Couldn’t fault the staff who were very helpful and friendly. Super size bedroom and the bed was extremely comfortable but the very heavy duvet could be replaced by a lighter more efficient one. The furniture in the bedrooms is very tired and scratched so could do with an update but elsewhere it adds to the comfortable ambience of a 3 star village hotel.

10 / 10

Excellent food and great bar area.

8 / 10

Room clean and a nice size. Service very good. Staff friendly. Food very good.

8 / 10

We had a very pleasant short golf break. Golf course was in good condition for early march. Service and food was excellent. We were 12 ladies some of the rooms were ok but my room was no 25 no window very hot so not comfortable it was ground floor with a French door which opened right near the pro shop where golfers walked by. So we could not have this open and no privacy. Would definitely go again later in the year but not in this room.

10 / 10

The staff were very efficient and friendly throughout our stay. The room was adequate but needed updating. The food and staff in the restaurant were excellent.

10 / 10

Excellent as always, great staff, great food, lovely large comfortable room (although room too hot).

10 / 10

Ideally located next to the club house it could not be more convenient. Clean and comfortable rooms exactly as required.

10 / 10

A great venue for winter golf, we came off cleaner than we went on the course. Excellent food and very organised with pre-orders for a large group. A really warm bar and great social areas. Clear rooms with good beds and a great shower. 40 minute drive from Ipswich with lots of free parking. Good value for money.

8 / 10

Great value

4 / 10

Staff & food excellent but room very very poor so needs updating

8 / 10

Good attentive staff and food. Comfortable and spacious room.well kept golf course and very helpful staff.

10 / 10

Hotel was nice clean and comfortable, dining area was excellent, food was very nice, great staff.

8 / 10

Clean & comfortable food great and enjoyed the course

8 / 10

Good place to stay for a couple of days break with golf. No spa or other facilities (other than snooker table) Course is fine with good greens but fairways were very dry when we played and balls run off into unexpected hazards!

8 / 10

Rooms are a little tired but clean and everything works fine Very helpful and friendly staff

10 / 10

We had a lovely stay at Thorpeness Hotel with the golf - but we did think the evening meal menu was very limited. Added supplements for meat dishes, yes understandable sometimes on steaks, but also for the lamb which maybe was unnecessary. Their wasn't many meat dishes to choose from - Cajun Chicken is spicy, not everyone can eat spicy, so that left only burger or you had to pay. We had the Bear Battered fish & chips the first night, but the batter was so overcooked it was really crunchy and putting the knife in it, it just cracked off the plate. We did notice that loads of the the fish & chips were coming fast & furious, so that does show you that others were having the same problem. We would prefer to have had B & B as then we could have eaten out in many of the local pubs & restaurants, with much more varied menus. But overall value for money. Thorpeness Golf Hotel is always more expensive than others - not sure why, probably the location.

8 / 10

Rooms were pretty basic but had what was needed, a bed to rest the head, a tv and a shower. Restaurant was brilliant, food was amazing and great value and bar was nice too. Nice ambience and good beers on tap.

8 / 10

Restaurant food could have been higher quality.

8 / 10

6 / 10

The hotel itself is a little tired and could do with a bit of refurbishment but overall the location, the staff and the golf course were outstanding.

10 / 10

The venue, staff, food and the course was exceptional. We also played snooker for four in the basement snooker room. When I say we played, we were all useless 🥴 The staff were so helpful, friendly and professional. A real refreshing change to find such an organisation as Thorpeness golf complex. Do not alter, keep it up. Best Regards to you All Ken Selvey and Guys

6 / 10

Very dated building could do with a lick of paint! Staff not very experienced in serving drinks. Extra payments on room due to food ordered bar expensive. Night porter though was excellent.

4 / 10

See my seperate letter sent to James Aquino

10 / 10

Excellent service and staff A good range of food and drinks Great value for money

8 / 10

Simple twin room with TV and balcony was very nice and the shower was exceptional. The staff were very helpful however due to the amount of people eating they seemed to struggle with orders and getting this right first time. When we arrived we ordered breakfast and teas and coffees some breakfasts had come out before others had drinks, we had to ask for them. We pre ordered dinner which was fine but when the starters came out they had got us and another table mixed up so again half of us got food before the others. The sides were ordered and some cane out wrong as in chips instead of sweet potato chips. However I must say that the quality of food was exceptional and would happily eat here and stay here again! I would just say that the ordering system or the communication with the kitchen needs to be looked at. However this wouldn’t stop me going again!

10 / 10

good size room very clean and comfortable

4 / 10

Was ok very basic bar area small and limited choice of drink.had 3 society's staying as well as other guests and had only 1 person behind bar long wait to be served.

10 / 10

Very enjoyable, food excellent.

8 / 10

Comfy, clean bed; limited restaurant menu; always friendly and efficient staff.

8 / 10

Love the location. hotel staff great. Room we were in is getting a bit tired and shabby but we loved the place.

10 / 10

Excellent friendly staff. Well prepared and presented food.

10 / 10

Excellent meals in the restaurant and bar. Helpful staff. Spacious and comfortable twin rooms.

10 / 10

Really good all round hotel great place for golf trip.

8 / 10

Perfectly acceptable and good accommodation. Clean and warm, plenty of towels, all good. Easy and free wifi access. Impressed with the choices, and the quality, of the selected menu. Helpful staff, friendly too.

10 / 10

Had a very enjoyable stay at Thorpeness

8 / 10

Very impressed with the rooms, shared with my son. Twin beds comfortable and room size larger than expected with writing desk and large sofa to relax and read or watch tv. The room seemed very modern and bathroom of a high quality. We ate in the bar rather than the restaurant (wanted to watch England v Spain), the staff were really friendly and helpful and our food was enjoyable and well presented. Service overall was good.

8 / 10

Very pleasant stay at Thorpeness, big & comfortable rooms with all the basic amenities you would typically require available. Dinner was excellent and breakfast set you off ready for the day ahead.Prices very reasonable in the bar.

10 / 10

My husband Alan and I thoroughly enjoyed our 3 day golfing break at Thorpeness Hotel & Golf Club...just what we needed!  

The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful to make sure we were well looked after. As for the golf, well – the course was in great condition, not a bit of mud on our shoes or trousers after we played 18 holes; it was a pleasure to play on!

We will certainly contact Your Golf Travel when we decide to go on our next golfing holiday.