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4 out of 5
The Bull And Swan
St Martins, Stamford, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 122 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the food was amazing as were the staff very friendly atmosphere, nice warm room with large ensuite shower
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent and helpful staff. Failed to let them kow about a cheese allergy, but when the meal arrived with mash containing cheese, they whipped it away, and remade the meal with cheese free mash, no quibbles. Thank you!.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

S

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

E

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

R

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was above kitchens Noisy obviously until 10pmish. A fan in the hallway was on and noisy 24/7!! The bed was too large for the size of the room.Little space to squeeze between the base of the bed and the TV on the wall. No light near or on the dressing table of my wife to put on make up etc.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely short break spent at the Bull and Swan. Would recommend accommodation. Room was clean and comfortable. Staff helpful and polite.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Very good
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

P

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Yoshihiro

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely old pub, but getting luggage up to the room was tricky. Don't book if you have mobility issues. The room was nice, but could do with a lick of paint and repairs. The bed was really comfortable though. The road was very noisy, and smoke from the BBQ in the garden a bit annoying, but staff were great and Stamford is a very pretty town.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice place to stay, good food and fantastic levels pf hygiene. This is my 3rd time staying here and happily choose so every year.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely period room
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

C

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Period features with great service
Really friendly and attentive staff team in a period building conveniently located a short walk from town . The room is quirky with the bath right beside the bed . The main improvement could be with the overall cleanliness- the stairs up to our room were very grubby and the room really just needed a good deep clean but we would stay again if in the area
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Chloe, Ipswich

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disappointing room, but great breakfast
Room a little gloomy, no drawers or any small cupboard to hang just one or two clothes items for an overnight stay. Tea/coffee facilities good and little fridge a bonus. Shower wasn't as good as it could have been. Breakfast and morning staff were fantastic though - lady who served breakfast and checked us out was really lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location within easy walking distance for centre of Stamford. Rooms very good and comfortable bed. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food very good. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Fiona

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Fay

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Cosy boutique hotel
The room was a boutique room with separate wc and bathroom across a landing. A curtain separated out rooms from the main corridor. The comfort and space was amazing, more like suite. The cleanliness could have been better though. Some large cobwebs in the wc. Due to it being an old building, the window was single glazed and we were woken by the commuter traffic. Our biggest gripe was the lighting. In the bedroom the ceiling light was a small bulb which barely lit the room. In the bathroom the over mirror light (one was not working) was not bright enough to apply makeup. As we were going out for dinner this was a slight issue. Breakfast was a buffet of cereals, fruit salad and toast with hot options also available. We both had the English breakfast, very pleasant. Sadly no dairy free options in the food, resulting in dry toast, but they were able to provide dairy free milk. Overall , we enjoyed our stay, the bed and pillows were comfortable and cosy. The hotel was quiet despite all rooms being occupied. It was close to town and all amenities. Due to the road noise and poor lighting I’m not sure we would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lif

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Miss H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant stay
Clean & comfortable room above the pub. Very comfy bed and good bath/shower. Bathroom and loo were outside of our room behind a curtain, which was fine for us, though did feel like anyone could potentially go in as there was direct access from the street up some stairs (unlikely, of course, but felt a bit strange!) Old & atmospheric, but felt could have done with a few touch ups. Thought it was a bit expensive for the money, though appreciate Stamford is pricey. Food in the pub was lovely, and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely civilised place to stay
A lovely town pub with great personal service.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice rooms and excellent breakfast. Beds really comfortable. Only downside is that the room you are in can be noisy with the road traffic. We booked late and got a roadside room which did have traffic noise. best to see if a room in the rear is available. Breakfast offers a large choice and the eggs benedict was lovely. The room was very large and we even received complimentary cookies and a small bottle of flavoured gin which was a nice touch. Excellent coffee making facilities too. Overall very enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Lance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
An almost perfect stay!
A lovely historic type of Inn with lots of character. It has a pleasant garden at the back with tables and chairs. The staff were very hospitable, friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and they had a good selection of beers downstairs in a cosy pub. Almost a perfect stay apart from achieving very little sleep. This was due to very flat and old pillows in the bed. Additionally the windows are sealed, so we couldn’t let any fresh air in, which made it unbearably hot and stuffy. The mobile air con unit was very weak, so didn’t make much difference.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs investment !!
Very tired accommodation. Needs refurb / freshening. In fact I’d go so far as to describe the bedrooms as poor. Soft furnishings / curtains also need replacing. Lots of potential but unrealised. Staff friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay.
Stayed at the Bull and Swan one night. Hotel was pleasant enough, albeit expensive. No real issues. If I hadn’t have been able to find parking down a side street situation may have been a bit different. When I booked I did not realise there was not any parking at the hotel. The room was on road side as all rooms are road side and was quite noisy. Knew that before booking it. Had a nice stay. The breakfast was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gloria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stamford
Lovely stay would defo recommend staying here!! Beautiful room!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A total gem!
This place is a total gem! We booked here because of a wedding at Burghley House and we were pleasantly shocked at how gorgeous the room was when we arrived! A stunning 4 post bed and a roll top bath in the room was a treat! It was decorated with gorgeous period pieces and the complementary G&T and beautiful classical music playing on arrival just topped the experience off! The important stuff: the bed was insanely comfortable and flippin huge! There are shower gels, shampoo and conditioner etc there to use (refillable bottles for the environment - big tick!). You have all the usual towels, iron and ironing board and hairdryer available in the room too. Also to say it’s an old building by we were expecting to be hearing the road through the night as we were on the front of the building but we honestly didn’t hear a peep! I’ve seen a few reviews complaining that the parking is at the sister hotel up the road but it is less than a 2 minute walk and has a beautiful setting for a pint when you arrive before making your way down to the Bull and Swan so I don’t realllllly see any issue with it… The food! Make sure you book in for dinner whilst you’re here and eat outside if you can, everything was beautiful! We had a lovely stay and will definitely be returning!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Judith

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central location - easy access to Burghley House.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Gisela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great space, unfortunately on a noisy and busy road through town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Jemma

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Was really looking forward to the stay, but felt to be overpriced, room was small, food was not particularly exciting…table wobbled throughout the meal Long walk from car park and I had a lot to carry Just generally disappointed as I had heard good things
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel and service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Friendly, helpful staff. Great full English breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay, very close to the town centre.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hassle Don't Bother
One of the reasons I stayed here was upon booking it advertised free parking which in my mind meant they had a car park? no they don't on street parking or use the sister hotels car park which in further up the street. Also on arrival we were not advised to book for dinner so when we came down at 6:30pm they did not have any space for us! again sent to the sister hotel up the road.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

James

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
No on-site parking even tho it says it, could not eat dinner as no tables for hotel guest. Was not told breakfast times or any information by Wi-Fi
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alistair

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022