If you want a coupleâs weekend in a suite, avoid The Lakes by Yoo. Itâs eye-wateringly expensive with serious flaws, despite a few highlights. Yes, the fit and finish are high-endâfurnishings, appliances, bathrooms, deck furnitureâand the welcome pack and arrival impress. The siteâs architecture, including the spa, is exquisite. Thatâs where praise ends. Our ground-floor suite sat in an apartment block. Its entrance opens onto a tiny corridor shared with two hotel rooms. Those rooms have solid doors; the suite doesnât. Gaps around the frame let you see the corridor from the living space, so noise floods in and privacy vanishes. A stranger even walked into our suite, apologized, and fledâunsettling and hardly secure. Service felt off throughout. In the restaurant, staff were slow to greet us, the tent was cold, and small plates and salads were below gastropub level. Staff focused on packing down rather than guests. The spa looks great but execution wobbles: we booked the same treatment and got different focus areas; the pool zone was stiflingly hot. Overall, it feels like a stunning residential development tryingâand failingâto bolt on a hotel. Almost nothing is included; even firewood and a high chair cost extra. Activities are absurdly priced. Cheaper hotel rooms donât face the lakes, so why visit a lake resort with no lake view? I canât recommend itânot for a suite, nor a day at the restaurant or spa. Many Cotswolds alternatives offer better quality, service and value.