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Reviews of Ludlow Mascall Centre - Hostel

4 out of 5
Ludlow Mascall Centre - Hostel
Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 60 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money. I'll be hoping to stay here again, when I next visit Ludlow.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from The team at LMC on 13 May 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We look forward to welcoming you back.

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location for the town centre with easy walking distance to nearby pub for an evening meal. The attached Taverna was closed during our stay. Useful car parking on site.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The team at the LMC on 29 Apr 2024
Thank you for your feedback, we're pleased that you enjoyed your stay and made use of our car park so that you could explore Ludlow on foot. Athena Taverna is run separately from the Centre, so closes at different times of year to us. Glad you enjoyed one of the many other places to ear in town.

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The team at LMC on 22 Apr 2024
Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hostel has been improved since our last visit there. I recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 25 Mar 2024
We're so glad that you like the changes we've made since your last visit and appreciate you giving us another chance. Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review and we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good facilities, friendly staff, great position, good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The team at LMC on 28 Mar 2024
So glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review.

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Apart from Saturday night noisy latecomers our stay was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 25 Mar 2024
We are very sorry that you were disturbed by other guests. Unfortunately not all of them abide by our requests and reminders to keep noise down. But we are happy to know that this didn't keep you from enjoying your stay with us. Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Laurel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
Lovely little complex. Its clean and well run. Nice touches ..like decaf tea and coffee, as well as regular in the room. Communal iron etc Good quality bedding. Well organised 🙂
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The team at the Ludlow Mascall Centre on 26 Feb 2024
Hi Laurel. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Many thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice review. We hope to see you again if your plans bring you to Ludlow.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
It was a great price, comfortable & warm & clean. Nice welcome when we checked in. A kitchen if we wanted to use it. Plenty of free parking.There was nothing not to like about & I'll definitely be recommending it to anyone who might think of staying in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 18 Dec 2023
Thank you for such a lovely review. We're so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again if you're back in Ludlow.

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, clean, and great to have use of an extremely well equipped kitchen Only issue was check in is late - after 3pm at weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 30 Nov 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed the stay and especially the kitchen. Because we are not staffed full-time, weekend check-in is from 3pm to 8pm, but guests are welcome to park in our car park from 10am on the day of their arrival so that they can have a full day in Ludlow.

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 30 Nov 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Emil

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 30 Nov 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay!

4/10 Poor

Jenny

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for Ludlow centre. Rooms very shabby, dark & in need of refurbishment.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 30 Nov 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are planning to re-decorate the rooms over the winter when things are quieter

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 10 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again if you are back in Ludlow.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Stacy, marketing officer on 21 Sept 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Alastair

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No problems with the property, but with the paperwork beforehand it would have been easier to get into the Tower of London
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Stacy,Marketing Officer on 5 Jun 2023
Hi Alastair. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We use an online guest registration form which is sent out three days before the guest arrives. This is to reduce the time spent at check-in as well as cut down on the amount of paper we use. As it states on the form, we are required by law to ask for most of the information. The only additional information we ask for is your vehicle registration details for our car park monitoring system; and your time of arrival as we are not staffed full-time and want to make sure someone is available to check guests in. Since we implemented the online form two years ago, we have had nothing but positive feedback about it.

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rose and Di
It was exactly what we wanted, simple and good.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Stacy,Marketing Officer on 5 Jun 2023
Thank you for the feedback, so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super facility and in the heart of the town.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 5 Jun 2023
Thank you for the feedback. We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from The team at LMC on 2 May 2023
Thank you for the 10 out of 10 review. So glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you again if you return to Ludlow.

4/10 Poor

Gil

Disliked: Room comfort
Never again
Noisy tarpaulins on roof - angle beds were children’s beds not for adults - bags of rubbish in garden - expensive
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from The Ludlow Mascall Centre on 18 Apr 2023
Thank you for your comments and the opportunity to respond.1. The tarpaulins are on the roof over a leaking skylight which is in the middle of being repaired. The night you stayed at the Centre we had unusually heavy rain and strong winds, which caused them to blow around.2. With the exception of our family room, all of the beds in the rooms are twin beds. Sometimes rubbish bags are left by the garden gate for short periods of while the housekeepers are cleaning guest rooms in the morning. These are then taken out to the bin store when they have finished all of the cleaning.3. As for the cost of the rooms, we have had to increase our prices due to the increased cost of energy as well as the recent rise in the National Living Wage. This was the first increase in the accommodation prices for several years.

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As it says on the tin
Good functional no frills accommodation.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from The team at LMC on 17 Apr 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Lovely hotel, comfy bed and right in centre of ludlow. Stayed in the family room, bunk beds were sturdy enough for 2 teenagers.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from LMC Marketing on 14 Mar 2023
Thank you for such a wonderful review. So glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More Attention to Detail needed
Room ok for the price but first impressions not very good, outside of building very scruffy with stuff dumped in more than one location. The lady that greeted us didnt give a good first impression either.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Stacy,Marketing Officer on 23 Feb 2023
Thank you for the feedback. You are right, we were not giving the best first impression while you were here. We have arranged for a skip to dispose of the stuff that has been dumped on site (most of which is from shower cubicles that are being replaced). The woman who greeted you admitted she did not make a good impression and apologises. I hope that despite all of this you enjoyed your time in Ludlow.

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic good value accommodation.
Basic student type accommodation. Small room, single beds small tv and own shower room. There is a communal kitchen but we didn't use it, it was clean and tidy though. Excellent security with key pad entrance to accommodation corridors. Felt very private. Great value if you plan to be out all day, it is a 4 minute walk into the town centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from LMC on 13 Oct 2022
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice!
Welcoming reception. Simple very clean quiet single room. I fully approve of the Mascall Centre having a fully accessible room which the single room is. Would definitely like to return! Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from LMC on 8 Sept 2022
Thank you for such lovely feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to let us know how your stay went and look forward to welcoming you back.

10/10 Excellent

clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Not a luxury option but excellent for its level of provision. Really clean. Great to have access to a communal kitchen (including extra supplies and microwave). Brilliant that the free onsite parking was available before the check-in time and after the check-out time. Nice little courtyard garden. Very central to railway station and tourist centre but set a long way back from the road so also very peaceful. Other people's reviews mention noise from other guests but this was not a problem for my visit. 10/10
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from LMC on 4 Aug 2022
Many thanks for leaving such a lovely, detailed review. We hope to see you if you visit Ludlow again.

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Perfect location for the shops, just a few minutes walk away. Fantastic facilities, especially the kitchen with everything you could need. The only downside was the room was a bit small.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from LMC on 1 Aug 2022
So glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for the feedback.

8/10 Good

Glenn, Waipa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location. Quiet while we were there as only people staying, thanks
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from LMC on 25 Jul 2022
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. We're glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from The team at LMC on 16 Jun 2022
Thank you for taking the time to rate our property.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staff, great value and good location
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from The team at the Mascall Centre on 16 May 2022
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Marketing Officer on 19 Apr 2022
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We hope to see you again if you return to Ludlow.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was clean and comfortable, perhaps a little basic but good value so no complaints. The other guests were pretty noisy but that’s not the fault of the hotel. Excellent location for town centre and free parking as well.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Ludlow Mascall Centre on 11 Oct 2021
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. We're glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Ludlow Mascall Centre on 23 Sept 2021
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our goal is to provide comfortable, affordable accommodation, which we have tried to show in our property photos and descriptions.

6/10 Okay

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Dennis Flynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite quirky. Room was very small and little space to put things down however good value for money, spotlessly clean, very close to Ludlow centre and a lovely cooked English breakfast in the morning. Would visit again Alan
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great location, very fair price, free on site parking and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Marketing Officer on 8 Aug 2019
So glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A very functional place to stay for one evening, lots of parking, food and drink nearby. The check-in is only open until 5 unless arranged prior to arrival, I didn’t check the confirmation email so I had to rather embarrassingly call the premises manager to come back and let me in. Which they did within 5/10 mins and without complaint. Fully my mistake but worth noting. Rooms were clean but not immaculate. My twin was cosy, had A good en-suite and towels and bedding were good quality.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Ludlow Mascall Centre on 23 Jul 2019
Thank you for your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your visit.

6/10 Okay

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Dave, Merseyside

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay in Ludlow
Small twin room but very convenient for the town centre and excellent value for money
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good budget central hotel
Good value hotel, friendly staff and clean room with good tea and coffee facilities. Unfortunately no hot water in shower in the mornings.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great experience
Really good value for money. Staff very friendly and room lovely with loads of tea and coffee and bottled water. Only downside is only twin single beds and other guests talking loudly late in the night and early morning. Had breakfast in the centre's cafe and whilst not the cheapest, certainly worth the price due to the quality of the products and outstanding service and friendliness we encountered.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Marketing Officer on 19 Jul 2018
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback. Glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope you'll stay with us again if you return to Ludlow. Stacy Perry, Marketing Officer

6/10 Okay

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Ludlow Mascall centre
Rooms well maintained but very small. Staff very friendly. Good café on site. Hot water pipes constantly hot which made room very warm.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 12 Jun 2018
Many thanks for your feedback. We will look at putting some lagging on those pipes. Unfortunately the rooms are also warm due to the warm weather we have been having. We hope that the fan provided in the room provided some relief.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay close to shops overall excellent experience
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 6 Jun 2018
Thank you for your feedback. So glad you enjoyed your stay with us and your time in Ludlow. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Kate, Shropshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I booked the room for my daughter and her two children for the night, it was perfect for them. The girls were thrilled with the bunk beds. There was every requirement in the room they could have wanted.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 6 Jun 2018
Hi Kate. So glad they enjoyed accommodation and thank you for the wonderful feedback. Hope they'll stay with us again on their next trip to Ludlow.

8/10 Good

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay in central Ludlow
Location is great, lots of free parking, accommodation is clean and comfortable, although the rooms are small, they are very well equipped. It is very good value for the money. We'd recommend it as a great place to stay in central Ludlow.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 6 Jun 2018
Hi Paula. Thank you for the lovely review. Glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again if you return to Ludlow.

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Stacy, Marketing Officer on 6 Jun 2018
Thank you for the rating Steve!

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Fantastic value, kind staff who went the extra mile
Response from Marketing Officer on 15 May 2018
Hi Brett. So glad you enjoyed your stay with us. I will certainly share your feedback with the rest of the staff. We all work very hard to ensure our guests have an excellent experience. We look forward to seeing you again if you make another visit to Ludlow. Regards, Stacy Perry Marketing Officer

8/10 Good

Simon, Wirral

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine. Comfortable and friendly.they even stored my bike for me safely and secure. Only little thing would be the telly in the family room needed binoculars to see from the double bed. Wasnt overly important but some may want to watch in bed while the yoing ones are asleep. Great little find. Def recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Marketing Officer on 15 May 2018
Hi Simon, so glad you enjoyed your stay. Many cyclists stay with us and we are happy to provide complimentary bike storage. That's a good point about the TV, but the current layout of the family room limits the options for where we can place the TV. When we next redecorate the rooms, that is something we will consider. Thank you for the feedback. Regards, Stacy Perry Marketing Officer