The property was immaculately clean and well-equipped. The house is pure luxury and on the whole, we did enjoy our stay. The kids enjoyed the pool and it was wonderful having a dining table that could easily seat all 20 of us. The housekeeper was so thoughtful and answered all our questions. She was a huge help with the one problem we did have with the property, which was the artwork. The artwork, in most of the common areas, was of naked women, with demonic faces, knives and dripping blood. Sadistic. One of the pictures looked liked a woman had been beheaded. We had young children in our party and they were scared to go in some of the rooms. None of the adults liked the artwork either. We couldn't relax whilst these pictures were up and we found the pictures disturbing. After a couple of days, I spoke to the housekeeper about this and she was wonderful. She kindly took the pictures down for us. This allowed us to enjoy being in the house for the rest of our stay. Apart from the artwork, we loved the house and I would absolutely recommend this property. You won't be disappointed. Please remove the artwork. It is not appropriate for young children or adults. Unless they have a sadistic nature.

Wow. The most beautiful house and the most impeccable service. Utterly faultless. There were 17 of us and a few little ones and we all had the time of our lives! Cannot wait to come back :) Absolutely nothing.

The house is beautiful , lovely space inside and out , everything we needed well equipped . I was concerned about the parking but this wasn't an issue . Would defiantly book this house again . The pool was a great bonus . The only thing was a few maintenance issues - door handles lose , window catches some where lose and when opened was a little worried they wouldn’t hold .

The accommodations were beautiful and historic. Brought all my grown up children and their spouses. The rooms were clean and beautiful. House was perfect for a large group and any issues we had were dealt with in short order. We had a great time and the people of Painswick were wonderful. Couple of minor issues, the sink faucet was broken but wasn’t to much of a problem. Also, a window in one of the bedrooms was broken. But these were very small issues.

Amazing house for large parties and the photos don’t do it justice. Tracey the housekeeper is fantastic and the house provides everything you need for a mini getaway with friends / family. No parking so unloading isn’t ideal. The pre-arrival experience is where it can be improved with the Retreats team being more familiar with the house and what it has available. I was told to hire extra glasses which was 100% not needed and could have saved a trip to Stroud. We’d have also used more of their services (chef etc) if we’d have received it earlier.

An outstanding property, kept in a truly immaculate condition with stylish yet simple comforts. Perfect for a large family gathering, with literally every possible thing guests may need in a huge kitchen, and several rooms for relaxing. The bar area and the screen room are a superb touch, with the latter creating a perfect hideaway for kids, when pool fun exhaustion started to kick in. The parking situation is the only major let down for this property. We were assured that the village car park could be used. But we were alarmed to find a large sign saying vehicles could only stay 23 hours, with penalty conditions. Our cars were of course fine, however it caused unnecessary distress at the start of the holiday as our guests were arriving. Clearer communication around parking.

We stayed here as a family with kids. The property is stunningly beautiful. Most the rooms have ensuites so it was perfect for us. Great facilities and the kitchen was well equipped. The pool was our highlight, plenty big enough and the fact it was heated was just a bonus. Both kids and adults loved it. Shout out to Tracey who was so accomadating to us. Would definitely stay here again.

We had the most amazing stay at ARC Painswick. The house is absolutely stunning and has everything you could think of. We hardly left the house over the weekend as we wanted to make the most of it. The check in/out process was really simple. The house is really near a bus stop which takes you straight to Cheltenham which was also really useful. Overall an amazing stay, thanks so much! Checkout at 10am was maybe a little too early, but apart from that, can’t fault it.