The hotel was apparently 'under new management'. As far as I could see, it wasn't under any management at all. The hotel is very tired and the receptionist/manageress gives the impression that she doesn't want to be there. On arrival, we were allocated room 16 in the main building. This was allegedly a double but with one side of the... more

Stayed in room 12- room reasonably clean and bed very comfortable, unfortunately the bathroom was not so good. There was mould all around the shower area- no soap and the water was cold first thing in the morning! Then there was breakfast- the buffet bar was empty of cearals, fruit and orange juice when asked the waitress said they had... more

what lovely staff, friendly and efficient . Lovely food well done all. more

We were here for one night for a wedding nearby. The room was clean, small (I think they would prefer to say full of character!) but was what we were looking for. On arrival there was only one bath towel, but one arrived very promptly when we requested another. The bed was a touch lumpy, but fine. We were actually... more

My boyfriend and I had decided to go to Whipsnade and Woburn as a short mid-week break and had originally planned to stay in a basic B&B with one of the main chain hotels. When looking at different prices we came across the old english inns website and this hotel. It was cheaper than any of the main stream chains... more

Although I only paid £40 for the night including a half decent breakfast the overall level of service was poor. On arrival I phoned across the road to the pub and some one checked me in and quickly dissapeared back to serve in the pub. I was given directions to my room from reception. The single room was clean,bed was... more

Upon returning from our honeymoon we got into Heathrow a little later than expected. We decided to stop at Woburn on our way back up north for a bite to eat. We did a bit of a recky round and saw that the Bell looked nice & the food seemed reasonable. The staff were very friendly and we decided to... more

Ive stayed there a few times now in the 'feature' rooms which are very clean and have differing levels of facilities from a large feature bath to quaint beams. However, on this occasion the room was adjoined to the building next door and thumping 'techno' style music was playing until gone 2am. On phoning reception to ask for help, was... more

We stayed at this hotel for 1 night early February. It was in the middle of all the snowy weather, so we were unsure whether we would actually get there or not. Arrived at about 2pm, tried to park in the Hotel car park, but got stuck in the snow (its on a hill), so reversed and parked in the... more