The house and gardens are undergoing renovations at the moment, so access is restricted. I'm sure once they are finished the gardens will be a bonus.
However, the room we had was huge, and as we were flying home next morning, after a three weeks holiday, this afforded us the space to do a complete re-pack.
We SHOULD have pre-ordered breakfast, as there was nowhere local to grab food. That was my mistake as the hotel description lists "... breakfast (extra charge) ..."