The Stag at Stow

The staff are exceptionally friendly and provide outstanding service. The central location offers a charming alternative to nearby Bourton-on-the-Water.

Hotel is gorgeous however our room was tiny - definitely not a double room. Also had the disadvantage of the room being above what I think were two cooling fans - the noise meant for three terrible night’s sleep. I did bring this to the attention of a member of staff at breakfast but sadly no action was taken. Continental breakfast good - although if they run out of something be wary of asking if there is anymore - one member of staff replied to another guest ‘I’ll have to go and get some (yogurt) if you want it’ in a very put out and fairly abrupt manner. She didn’t go and get more. I probably wouldn’t stay here again but try one of other beautiful hotels instead.

The staff were really friendly and helpful. The buffet breakfast was excellent - this was included in the ******* price. You could pay extra for a cooked breakfast if wanted but there was really no need. The location, for Stow on the Wold, couldn’t be bettered. Downstairs had some ‘rustic charm’ which was fine, just the right side of characterful. Unfortunately our room was not so great. It was small but I guess that’s the price we paid so I can’t really complain about that. But our view was of the fire escape, the curtain rail was falling off the wall, the TV cable and power box hanging down, a handle kept falling off the wardrobe door and the floorboards were so uneven and squeaky that it made us conscious how much noise we were making just walking in the room. But our main issue was the noise outside our room. When the people in the room next door went in or out their room (which they seemed to be doing all night) the door was so close that it sounded, and the vibrations felt, like they were coming in ours. When they talked outside our room it sounded like they were in our room talking to us. And just outside the room was a fire door which banged every time it closed, which was often. We could hear the cleaners vacuuming at 7am and the constant hum of a communal milk fridge just outside the door. Obviously I’ve no idea what the other rooms are like - maybe we were just unlucky. It was a shame because the other aspects of the hotel were good but we wouldn’t go back based on the state of our room (called Roe).