The Retreat at Elcot Park Reviews
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Rosie Sent on 24/09/2025A dreamy wedding at The Retreat
From start to finish, our wedding at The Retreat was absolutely perfect. The planning process was seamless the team were responsive, supportive, and always provided us with helpful options.
The night before the wedding, the bride to be stayed on site, enjoyed a delicious dinner, and relaxed by the pool with family, which set the tone beautifully for the celebrations ahead. On the morning of the wedding, I had breakfast in the Sutton Room with my bridesmaids. Nothing was too much trouble, the team quickly provided extra mirrors and more drinks when we asked, making us feel completely at ease.
I hadn’t seen the ceremony room beforehand, so I was nervous leaving my ideas with Ella and her team. But as I walked down the aisle, it was everything I had dreamed of, and even more. The attention to detail was incredible.
The wedding breakfast was not only speedy and delicious, but the team also catered perfectly to the extras we had requested for particular guests. Later in the evening, the bar staff were fantastic, no glass was ever empty, and they blended in seamlessly while ensuring the turnover from the wedding breakfast to the evening party was smooth.
I would love to relive the whole day all over again. It was everything I could have wished for and more. I would wholeheartedly recommend The Retreat to anyone looking for a relaxing, special, and truly beautiful wedding experience. -
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Claire Sent on 10/10/2025Perfect wedding venue!
We were so happy with our whole experience with The Retreat. Ella was amazing, and always on hand to answer any queries - nothing was too much trouble! We had a small wedding in the Orangery (28 guests), the food was faultless and our stay at the hotel was equally lovely. The venue was perfect, even though it was a rainy day, it didn't matter because the hotel is so beautiful. Also, found it great value for what you got. Highly recommend! -
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Emily Sent on 25/09/2025
Beautiful hotel and wedding venue
Very professional helpful service from Samantha and Ella. Very clear and helpful in the lead up, useful check ins and very helpful on the day.
Food was incredible, all the guests were extremely well fed.
Venue staff went above and beyond the whole weekend we were staying there to make sure we were well looked after. Bride and Groom had food allergies which were very thoughtfully catered for!
Guests staying at the hotel enjoyed the spa the day after which was a lovely bonus.
It rained all day we were so grateful there was reserved spaces indoors in case of bad weather and the staff made sure these were quickly sorted out as it started raining.
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Camila Sent on 14/09/2025
Dream Wedding
We couldn’t be happier! We had the best wedding day ever at The Retreat at Elcot Park. We had a small and intimate wedding which felt just like a dream. The service, the atmosphere and the team were exceptional. Always very friendly and helpful. It is alone a beautiful venue, but the staff makes it even more special. Cannot recommend enough! Our photographer who also works at the hotel and knows it very well, managed to capture all our special moments at the right places of the venue. Thank you to Laura (photographer), Ella (event manager) and all the team that made our wedding day the best day of our lives. Thank you for looking after us and all our guests. -
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Stephanie Sent on 14/09/2025The venue/hotel was perfect and staff made it even better
Ella was super helpful throughout the planning. The venue was just what we were after. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming but with a calming relaxed feel. Our guests all mentioned how excellent the food was. We had an amazing day and a big part of that was down to the venue. -
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Jen Sent on 03/09/2025
The Retreat at Elcot Park Wedding
The Retreat at Elcot Park is such a beautiful venue. We had so many compliments about the venue, some wedding guests have even booked to go back to stay at the hotel. Before the wedding we did some difficulty with communication from a former employee however this was resolved once Ella joined. Ella is a superstar! I'm a type A bride and Ella really calmed me down. Before the wedding she went into so much detail so I knew exactly what was happening and when. On the wedding day, Ella was so helpful and decorated the room exactly as I imagined. The Retreat team were all so happy to help and accommodating on the day. We really had the best day! The food was unreal! High recommend on the beef wellington. 1000% recommend this venue for your wedding, it's a really bright and happy hotel. The cost is very reasonable and much better than other venues. I'd like to say a big thank you to Ella for being so calm, happy and amazing, The Retreat are very lucky to have you! 10/10 venue! -
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Louise Sent on 31/08/2025
Unbelievable, stress free, epic day!
We had our day in July 2025 and it was the BEST day ever! The Retreat is an amazing venue. Everyone who came has said how beautiful it was and how incredible the food was. Sam and Ella (wedding coordinators) were fantastic. I had zero stress; they were easy to communicate with, transparent with costs and did everything they could to make the wedding run smoothly. On the actual day Ella dealt with the decorations and suppliers leaving me to swan about getting ready! It was such a relaxed and fun day. Big shout out to the chefs as the food was divine. Another big shout out to the bar staff who threw themselves into the celebrations and seemed to enjoy themselves.
Genuinely all the staff made me feel super special and could not have done more for us. Cant wait to return for our anniversary.
Top tips;
I know it's expensive but get the bridal suite the night before, enjoy the spa and give yourselves a nice space to get ready in.
Also, use Sequoia Hair and Beauty who have a salon in the courtyard. It was so lovely having the salon to go to and they did a great job of our hair.
Suppliers I would recommend;
Photography - Chris Kemp (so easy to work with and great photos)
Flowers - Flowers by Helen (stunning!)
Content creation- Magical Moments social (Definitely book, I have a beautiful 5 min video which you can see in instagram)
Band - The Dukes wedding band (best fun ever)
Make up - Make up by Tish (loved having her around, sublime make up)
Sequoia - Joseph did my hair beautifully but all the team were great. Amazing vibe in the salon.
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