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The Bell Motel

3.0 star property
Guesthouse in Hitchin with free parking

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Garden
Interior
Exterior
Free WiFi
Room amenity
The Bell Motel provides a peaceful retreat surrounded by garden greenery. Guests appreciate the practical combination of in-room WiFi that keeps them connected and the added convenience of self-parking that makes coming and going hassle-free.

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Free WiFi

Single Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi

Double Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi

Twin Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Hitchin is home to The Bell Motel. The Galleria and Luton Mall are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Knebworth Country Park and Stanborough Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Lamex Stadium or Top Field.
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Map
65 High Street, Hitchin, England, SG4 8XD

What's nearby

  • Knebworth House - 7 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Lamex Stadium - 8 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Gordon Craig Theatre - 9 min drive - 8.6 km
  • University of Hertfordshire - 12 min drive - 14.5 km
  • Hatfield House - 12 min drive - 13.6 km

Getting around

  • Welwyn North Station - 6 min drive
  • London (LTN-Luton) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Goat Inn - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Station Inn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Emily's Tea Shop - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Hakalok Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Toby Carvery - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Bell Motel

Property highlights
The Bell Motel provides a garden and more. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self-parking
  • Smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at The Bell Motel include amenities, such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • 30-inch flat-screen TVs with satellite channels

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 30-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 11 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Bell Motel Hitchin
The Bell Motel Hitchin
The Bell Motel Guesthouse
The Bell Motel Guesthouse Hitchin

Frequently asked questions

Is The Bell Motel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Bell Motel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Bell Motel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 11 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Bell Motel?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is The Bell Motel located?

Situated in Hitchin, this guesthouse is within 3 miles (5 km) of Knebworth Country Park, Welwyn Roman Baths and Knebworth House. Lamex Stadium and The New Maynard Gallery are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Reviews

The Bell Motel Reviews

6.4

6.6

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

7.0

Staff & service

6.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 24 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 24 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 24 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 24 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 24 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

ERIC

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

What a con

What a con someone took £60 from my account for a place that had been boarded up for about 6 months. Luckily I found somewhere else to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

First and last stay.

Not because there was anything wrong but because the buisiness is closing down on 29/2/2020. The sign says for redevelopment don’t know what is replacing it
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really friendly staff, the complex is starting to get a little tired but is still adequate for my needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Did not get any breakfast nobody there I was not very happy about this and expect a refund
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All of the staff were friendly and polite and could not have done more for us The stay was very good value for money plenty of parking and convenient
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Marc

Liked: Room comfort

So so

The first room was incredibly warm. The toilet didn't really flush. There was no light in the bathroom. I asked for another room and got one immediately. That one was nicer, cleaner and a bit bigger, but the shower didn't work that well. The staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No working light in the bathroom. Bathroom window broken. Toilet cistern needed fixing as was constantly filling up. TV remote dead. Some/most of the fixtures had seen better days. Staff friendly enough though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Ok for one night. No luxuries. No wifi in rooms so not so good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property itself is very tired. The staff on check in were very friendly. I tried numerous times to contact the motel beforehand and did find this very difficult. They didn't respond to an Expedia message or an email. The room did need a deep clean and new carpets, they were threadbare and even missing in places. All that aside the bed was super comfortable and the area was quiet
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
When getting into the room, it was dirty I asked to be moved to another room where the bedding was also dirty, when asked to change they just removed. In the end me and my son made other arrangements to sleep at a different location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Adrian

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fraud companys

I have arrived at this hotel but they invoke reasons like they are overbooked and they are not able to offer me an accommodation, but now when I am trying to get my money back they are refusing to pay it and they are trying to pass the responsibility to the platform that I use it to pay which is Hotels.com. I am convinced now that both parties are frauding people and I will go further with this case because innocent people have to suffer.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The window catches in room 8 were broken, the shower turned off after about 20 seconds and would not come back on, and there was a damp musty smell throughout
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a basic lodge type accomodation attached to the local pub & chip shop. The staff are very friendly, the amenities are basic and a little dated but adequate for overnight business stay & breakfast at an extra £4.95 is freshly cooked. Overall more of a working motel than a leisure hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

chris

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dont do it!...sleep on the street instead

Omg...what a hovel. Cold.damp.mouldy.dirty. You arrive and see a row of potentially decent looking chalets. You walk in the pub to check in. A little dated. Bar one side. Door to the other side takes you directly into the chip shop..which seems to be the hotels idea of evening meal. So off to the room. Carpet in the hallway had chunks cut out presumably due to damp judgung by the smell. But it was ok a large scabby rug covered the gaps. The blind in the bathroom had more green stuff growing on it than the sea floor. The bed had no headboard so you could see the grime from previous sleepers heads. It had half a valance and signs of mould that had been cleaned off the side of the divan. The front door had been freshly painted tho...to cover the mould. Carpet was filthy throughout. Bathroom mouldy ceiling and tiles. Id booked for 2 nights and if it wasnt so late id have not stayed 1. I stayed 1 night and never returned. Honestly dont bother even looking. It wasnt even cheap either..its not like the condition is reflected in the price. Ive re read my review before posting...and i feel im still being kind.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were lovely but seriously this place is in urgent need of an update - black mould in bathroom and on back of main door and windows. Smelt if damp and room was freezing when we arrived. Towel rail held together with black tape and not working. Rooms as cheap as this are for a readon and i think the above explains why. Habing said that the beds we ckean and comfortable ss were the towels. Nehlectef and shabby is my iversll opinion.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean room. Very comfortable and just what I needed to break my travels. Staff helpful and nice pub ti wind down.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Bell Motel

It's fairly basic accommodation round the back of the pub. The room was clean, the TV a nice size and the bed was comfortable. The area is very nice. The shower was probably the worst I've had, like being spat at every two seconds!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A place to lay your head that’s it‼️

Water taps and shower VERY NOISY ‼️😩😩😩Staff unhelpful 😒😒No air conditioner or electric fan😩 room was very hot. Old and delapidated facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very practical for business stay with a really good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worth a stay

Great place great food although a chip shop in a pub was a bit strange but it worked food fab
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but very practical, great breakfast reasonably clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018