Staff and owners very friendly and great service enjoyed the breakfast lovely view from the room

A very comfortable old style Hotel with character and charm. Food excellent, staff charming and helpful. Too hot for me though in general areas.

The room was a loft room and extremely hot. The bar was heated by an open fire, although the outside temperature was 25 degrees

Property grounds are beautiful and adjoining the river.

Different. To normal hotels.

The receptionist who is there in the afternoons and evenings is incredibly friendly. The other one, who is there in the mornings, is not, and is unpleasant to deal with.

My wife loves it. Traditional, friendly. Excellent dinner. breakfast 8 minutes on last day - meant short warm up for race at Henley.

The service, the setting, the location, the food, all were nothing short of excellent. I was there on a business trip which looks like additional visits in the future. I will most definitely be booking this hotel again, can't recommend enough.

Lovely setting. Hotel bedrooms are a bit old fashioned but the service and attention from staff was second to none. Will definitely stay again.

lovely location and friendly staff drinks prices too high

From the moment I walked through the front door I was made to feel incredibly welcome and the staff went out of their way to ensure that our needs were fully catered for. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our overnight stay in one of the Riverside Cottages and the breakfast was excellent. We hope to come back one day.

This hotel needs new towels and sheets - both were awful - full of holes and shredded, as was the bathrobe. The balcony outside room 7 was littered with cigarette butts and cobwebs and needs a good wash and clean up. Disappointing as certainly not worth the price although the location was attractive.

The hotel is lovely and the staff are exceptionally attentive, creating a lovely experience.

Just wish our itinerary allowed for a couple of nights

Fantastic stay as always

If you are looking for a characterful property in an exceptional location with fantastic food and exceptional service then this is the place for you. If you don´t like quirky, whine about the cost of a meal, and want antiseptic efficiency then don´t stay here. It´s not perfect but it has so much character that you can forgive its faults. If you have a soul.

Wonderful hotel, the service and staff were very attentive, beautiful hotel and the food was pretty amazing too!

The staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly, nothing was too much trouble. The food was incredible and the service was second to none.

Beautiful hotel full of character. Staff were very nice. Best cooked breakfast I’ve ever had tool! Would definitely recommend anyone visiting Sonning to stay here.

Pleasant location Nice modern bathroom Bedroom needed better lighting for our taste Initially no tea making facilities in the room

This is a lovely building and situated on the banks of the Thames. The staff are all very nice and helpful, there is free parking ( although you do have to cross an extremely busy road with no crossing). My room (6) had a lovely balcony and great views. The room was comfortable and spacious. I do have to add a few concerns however. The complimentary tea and coffee is bizarre. Most hotels have a nice tray in your room, not here you can only have it delivered in the evening after 7. Why I cannot work out. I was asked when I checked in if I wanted complimentary tea and coffee I said yes and was told it will be delivered between 7-8 pm? It was. Breakfast is also a bit different as you have to book it on a door hanger the night before. It is then delivered within a 30 min time slot the next morning. Trouble is there isn’t a dining table in your room just a coffee table. I found it uncomfortable to eat my breakfast this way. It would probably suit some. You can request eating breakfast in the bar area if you want to but it just feels a bit like they don’t want you to so I didn’t. The bed was big and actually firm but comfortable but you get a blanket! No duvets, this is just so wrong in my opinion. Biggest problem for me though was that the hot water was not hot!! The bath had to be topped up with 6 kettles of boiling water and it was barely tolerable. I did mention this and receptionist just said that it’s an old building! This needs to be sorted out. Not terrible but needs work.

WE visited The French Horn with a pre conceived idea of it being a bit run down, this was true to a certain extent but in a nice way . The web site really does not do it justice and would put most people off booking this beautiful old hotel. The setting, staff and amazing food more than make up for the very tired public areas and rooms. with a bit of careful restoration this could become a destination hotel as I am sure it was back in the day.

Although set in a beautiful location, we found the hotel rooms in need of an upgrade and the hotel very tired. A ridiculous system for ordering breakfast, which was not up to standard and the evening meal didn't fare very well either. Reception very dismal and small. The hotel on the whole did not live up to when I had visited there about five years ago.

I was absolutely delighted with my cosy, very quiet room across the lane from the Main House & Inn. This beautiful view of the Thames, in the (unusually busy) little hamlet of Sonnes is the perfect place for Exquisite lunches and/or dinners. (World Class restaurant is what The French Horn is all about!) Be aware that the quaint streets & village are VERY congested & that the nonstop single lane car congestion does not abate until evening BUT you can't have everything is my motto. I cannot wait to return & stay longer!