Friendly, cheerful, helpful staff. My very nicely decorated room, with large soft bed (though stacked with too many pillows and cushions), and a small but good bathroom with bathtub, was something I looked forward to at the end of the day. The hotel's restaurant has a delightful menu, expertly cooked!

Not much that could be helped, but the hotel's location - though on the high street of Goudhurst - has limited public transport connections to major attractions and National Trust locations. If you don't have your own car you can find yourself stranded.

Location, great, the hotel just oozes character so much wood , we had dinner there as well, lovely food, fish and chips lovely portion and pudding , yummy, we went for a walk round the village nice place to walk, people spoke as we walked, always nice. We had the four poster bed room, a special surprise for my wife, great, our room overlooked the bend in the village, so we'll insulated from noise, couldn't here anything, great bathroom as well. History board in the hotel was interesting as well We bought food for next day in the village shop and sandwich shop we helpful as well. Well kept beer, yes we will be back, thank you

Car park a bit tight, but they cannot do anything about that, we coped.

Breakfast was served in the breakfast room and it was lovely to be served. The building was very old and quirky but was well maintained and the rooms were large and decorated tastefully, There is a beautiful courtyard out the back overlooking the countryside where we had drinks before going inside to have some dinner. You can also sit out the front and watch the world go by. Car parking is out the back by the courtyard. Lizzy was a great hostess and was able to answer all my husbands questions about the hotel. My husband and I loved this hotel.

Drawback for some would be that there is no lift only stairs

This is a lovely pub hotel. Historic, quirky, well looked after. It feels beautifully maintained and fresh whilst being sympathetic to its age. Evening meal delicious. Not cheap, but when the plates arrived each entirely justified their pricing by being special. Pub fish and chips never normally this individual and delicious. Breakfast matched. Staff were exclusively friendly, chatty and helpful.

We parked bang outside. Didn’t realise parking available behind pub too. Probably preferable as it was a busy road to reverse into the next morning. But this should not be considered a “didn’t like”!

The staff at this hotel were incredibly welcoming and helpful throughout our stay. The rooms were immaculate and very comfortable. We also enjoyed the delicious evening meal, We loved the convenient location close to us.

Just a suggestion not a dislike. We had a shared bathroom which was not an issue there was no sink until you go back to your room to wash hands Maybe a bottle of hand sanitiser in the shared bathroom. But this did not stop us from having a fantastic time.

Very convenient location in the heart of a pretty village. Comfortable room with tea/coffee tray, dressing gowns and tasteful decor. A very friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with an excellent choice of food available. Free car parking at the front and rear of the property.

Would have appreciated it if breakfast could have commenced a little earlier than 8.30am, though the staff were very accommodating and served my meal very quickly. I was also offered a take away breakfast had I wanted a really early start to the day.

We thoroughly enjoyed staying in this piece of history .. could open the windows to capture the English summer breezes overnight ! Comfy snugly bedding ..we appreciated it for what it was .. friendly helpful staff .. delicious evening meal .. having enjoyed Sissinghurst Castle and gardens during the day … it was a fabulous English summers day and evening …

Goudhurst is a very pretty Wealden village on a hill dating mainly from the fifteenth century with buildings typical of the place and time, varying from brick,,tile-hung and weatherboard. The hotel is adjacent to the church and has far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside. It is well-placed to visit the many National Trust and other properties nearby, the most famous being Sissinghurst Castle and gardens created by the late Vita Sackville West and Harold Nicholson. The coast is about 25 miles away with the seaside town of Hastings being an attraction and the ancient town of Rye being well worth a visit. The rooms are beautifully furnished and the restaurant serves a good menu.

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The journey to our room was intriguing although it did carry a risk of banging one’s head on low beams. To say the place is full of character and history is an understatement. On possibly the warmest night of the year, I was slightly nervous of opening the only window given its antiquity but it was fine. Some traffic noise as a result but less than I expected given the sharp bend right outside. Food was excellent even though we arrived late, as was the beer. Parking was easy. Bed was comfortable.

Breakfast was very good but I’m sorry to say that the coffee was borderline undrinkable. The hot water for the shower took forever to come through but it did eventually so that was fine. The wardrobe was a novel place to hide the kettle!

A really super olde worlde pub/hostelry with lots of beams and charm. Breakfast was great, as were the staff

The parking is quite tricky. The pub is on a very busy main road with a few difficult to manoeuvre spaces at the front. Even the car park at the rear is a challenge to get to via very narrow lanes - but don't let this put you off going.