Ye Olde Bell Hotel & Spa

Guests praise the full English breakfast, exceptional service, clean rooms, convenient location, and well-equipped facilities. Some mention the beautiful and spacious rooms and grounds. No notable disadvantages mentioned.

We booked the Date Night Dreams package which comprised bed, breakfast and evening meal. We were very disappointed. The room we were given was not romantic at all. We stayed in room 72 which is a courtyard room, away from the main building. The room was warm, nicely decorated and clean. However, the bathroom was very small, rather like a caravan bathroom. Initially, the bed seemed ok, but we both had a poor night’s sleep as it was so uncomfortable. The evening meal was the most disappointing part of the stay for us. We arrived for our evening meal and were taken to a table in the general bar area. It wasn’t at all romantic as we sat with families. The tables weren’t set, the lighting wasn’t romantic, there was no music, no candles and the only flowers was a pot of plastic sparkly snowdrops - not romantic at all! Later, we found there was a different restaurant area, which would have been so much better and was what we were expecting as part of a date night dreams package. The food was fine, but we didn’t enjoy the meal because of the setting. Fortunately, the breakfast was nice. We sat in the same bar area, but this was fine for breakfast. The table was set nicely, a lovely lady looked after us, there was a good choice of food. Music gave a relaxed atmosphere.

Service, food & staff were amazing, we had a housekeeping issue with our room which was dealt with immediately & professionally, we were staying two nights attending a large Birthday party lunch. If you want a relaxing home from home hotel, go for it!!