Review of The Broadmoor 5*

We have stayed at the Broadmoor twice in the past couple of years. The place in general — the views, the rooms, the workout rooms and pools are great. Every sitting area (& there are many) has a beautiful view and lovely and comfortable furniture. We have been in a lovely room and in a cottage — both were really plush and made us feel like pampered royalty. There are excellent friendly staff everywhere — parking valets, bellhops, housekeeping, retail personnel and wait staff in the restaurants and bars (not overly obsequious or snobby, but very attentive and amusing). My only complaint regards the restaurants. They are outrageously overpriced which would be okay, because again the ambience with only one exception is excellent, if the food was passable which unfortunately it wasn't. We have eaten at the golf course restaurant which was unmemorable, the health food epicurean something which was worse than an airport cafeteria (piddly little sandwiches in plastic boxes and a Kale salad, again in a plastic "go-bowl", which was nothing more than a bag of Kale dumped in a plastic thing — literally, it wasn't even cut up. I would have preferred a bale of hay. We also ate at the Taverne (sp? ) which was just below average and was the only restaurant there that had very odd and unpleasing décor (we were in the back "garden"). Finally we had lunch at the Golden Bee which was almost inedible — a greasy, slimy fish and chips with an oily, bitter aftertaste. At both the Golden Bee and the Taverne, despite being almost empty, the food took literally an hour to arrive. In both instances we thought they had forgotten us. So, my recommendation is: go and stay there, enjoy the beautiful views and lovely rooms, a swim in the heated outdoor lap pool and a dip in the hot tub; peruse the shops — I actually found a few bargains — but head off site for meals. Unless they get their act together in the kitchens, it isn't worth the $$$$$$.