The location was great. The hotel is in the centre of a pleasant village with with adequate parking. The room was spacious and comfortable and the staff were very helpful.

The restaurant was comfortable and the staff were pleasant and competent, but the menu was limited.

This is a beautiful property in quiet quaint location. I stayed in a double room which was beautiful and clean. Lovely pub downstairs for food and the breakfasts are fantastic. Bonus is the real fire in the morning on a cold day. Staff quite helpful. Tracy who served the breakfast and looked after the place in the morning was wonderful and friendly. There’s a nice outside area which in the summer I imagine is lovely. Really near ash well springs and good roads to other places.

Had a little trouble finding the remote which is needed for the tv and the staff didn’t know where it was saying that it had been missing the last couple of days but I eventually found it. The walls aren’t soundproof but it’s fine late at night and if there is noise doesn’t last for long. Hot water bit hit and miss. Had to call downstairs a couple of times for the heating to be ‘boosted’. All that said for the price and what’s included it’s an incredible find and I had a relaxing stay.

Very comfortable room, food from the bar was excellent and staff friendly

A couple of things were slightly disappointing. Firstly I stayed for 2 nights. After the first night, the room was not made up, which wasn't really an issue, just an unmade bed to return to. The most disappointing thing was that coffee cups that had been used were not changed for clean ones, so had to use dirty coffee cups. Secondly, the breakfast service does not start until 9 am. Yes, there were breakfast snacks left in the room which were also not replenished after the first morning. As breakfast is included in the price, it would have been nice to be able to have it before leaving for work.

Good free car park at the rear of the property, large garden that I envisage to be a really good place to be in the summer months, pool table and darts in bar is a nice touch. The room was warm and comfortable with fridge, tea/ coffee, ironing board, steam iron and hair dryer. Breakfast was great.

The shower worked really well with plenty of hot water and pressure, however the fittings and shower corners were a little tired. The stairs up to the rooms could pose a problem to some lesser able individuals.

Good location. Good value.

Needs a bit of updating but that would put the price up significantly.

Staff were incredibly friendly, accommodating and attentive! Great extensive breakfast menu and liked the continental selection. Filter coffee was lovely. Bed was one of the most comfiest have slept in. Really liked the addition of flannels in the room - very fancy! Staff helpful ahead of stay in giving details regarding local taxis to get to our event.

Hot water took a while to come through and then we were told that the booster had to come on and our room would receive heat last. Worked fine in the shower, just not always in sink. Wifi was patchy but did work - same with tv. Can tell lots of effort has gone in to put nice touches. Could do with hook in the bathroom / on door to hang towels. The stairs were quirky!

Stayed here as I was attending a wedding at South Farm in Royston which proved to be about a fifteen minute drive away.Ideally located for the venue.Local taxis quite expensive but a staff member at the property had offered to give a lift to people for a reasonable rate. Staff very welcoming and pleasant.Nothing was too much trouble. I believe the pub had recently been taken over by new management and there are plans for refurbishments. An old building. Situated in the middle of the village in Ashwell.Room very pleasant and clean with an en-suite bathroom,shower over the bath. Breakfasts very good. Cereals, fruit juices and toast and full English.Tea and coffee. I was also able to have an evening meal.Car park at the back of the pub.Lovely fluffy bath towels with a pleasant smell.

My shower wasn’t working very well . I think this may have been something to do with the water pressure which is being rectified.Had a lovely bath however. There was a slightly limited choice of menu for the evening meal as it was the middle of the week but food very good .

Staff and rooms

breakfast service was perfunctory - because clashed with preparations for with Mothers Day lunches we were not allowed in dining room but required to sit at bare (unlaid and no table cloths) trestle tables in side room. Even though food itself was very good that element of experience was poor. Also think that not making breakfast available until 9am is a mistake - I wasn’t able to have breakfast at all the first morning of my stay because I needed to be out by 8.45.

A beautiful inn, very old and set in a lovely, quiet village surrounded by fields. Despite being less than 10 minutes' drive from the nearest town it felt far away from the huzzle and buzzle of the town/city. There was no phone signal but the free Wifi solved that problem perfectly. Parking was no issue at all. Staff were very friendly and pleasant. A very relaxing stay I will happily use again.

Not an issue for me but access by public transport will involve a long walk from the nearest train station or a taxi.

A beautiful hotel in a small village, clearly an older building, with a lot of character and very pleasant to stay in. Spacious sitting areas outside allow to relax nicely. Also the food on offer is very nice and tasty. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. One of the best things is the shower in the room, powerful and hot, perfect after a long day.

Nothing, really. Access to the rooms might be tricky for people with walking problems, but did not bother me (it is an old building after all).