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Shakespeare Hotel

27 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2DX, England
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Ranked #9 of 12 hotels in Bedford
3.0 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
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Edell_10
Bedford, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 NEW
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My Husband and I booked the Shakespeare Hotel for our evening wedding reception (held November 2011 after a wedding abroad). We now wish that we had saved our money and taken our guests to the pub instead! The catalogue of errors begins: We booked The Shakespeare as we were told that they were able to cater for up to 150... More

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Nicola N
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

My husband, sister-in-law and I had the pleasure of staying in this hotel last night, and I have nothing but positive things to say about the place. The staff are tremendously friendly and willing to go that extra mile, and the bed that we slept in is the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in in my whole life!... More

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Anne W
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2011

If you're wondering where to go for your Association or Branch 'do' and want professional service with a smile, good food and a warm welcome look no further than this Hotel. We had our annual Christmas Lunch for a party of 24 Veterans and were most impressed and consider this to be our best choice yet. Peter ensured the occasion... More

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Rachel M
Bedford, United Kingdom
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2011

We were a group of 30 out to enjoy our annual Christmas dinner and dance and enjoy it we did. Good food, excellent service with friendly and helpful staff. Everything ran very smoothly. Pre booking and payment was very easy and staff took notice of individual dietary requests. Parking is very limited and we had to use side roads. On... More

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a w
Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2011
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person found this review helpful

I chose this hotel to stay in on Friday with my husband, after reading the review, we arrived 9pm, booked in quickly and went to our room, mouldy bathroom, rust all round side of bath from rusty chain, stained carpet in room, tatty peeling wardrobe and dresser, 2 rusty bed side lamps, one had no bulb and the other never... More

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John H
Bedford, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2011

I Have stayed here a couple of times, Both times the rooms were comfortable and clean, ( I believe some of the rooms have been renovated - to a good standard).You are made to feel welcome upon arrival and quickly booked in and shown to your room. ( Room No 8 is particularly nice....) Generally I was able to feel... More

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Brucederbyshire
Derbyshire
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2011

Stayed at the Shakespear Hotel for a wedding, and it was such a fantasic day, could not fault it, and all i can say that the staff were very friendly and professional and will go that extra mile, not like some hotels i have stayed at. I would like to mention one name that stood out and that was Paul,... More

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boozybub
Brisbane, Australia
Senior Contributor
33 reviews
10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2011

Well there is the old saying ÿou get what you pay for" and it was true with this place. Staff are very kind though not always understanding English which is a problem when ordering breakfast! Our room, number 25, was out the back past garden sheds, outdoor laundry room and dozens, maybe hundreds actually, of discarded cigarette butts. The bed... More

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emma j
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011

A great place to stay lovely clean room, great location. Breakfast excellent good choices. The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful during our stay, we have stayed at a lot of hotels and in a lot you sometimes feel you don't count , not so here. Would go back to the hotel if I was visting the area. More

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Olivia B
London, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This hotels only redeeming feature is the staff who were lovely. The bathroom stank of damp and there was indeed mould all over the ceiling and peeling wallpaper. There was a hair in the bath and a little patch of brown liquid on the edge of the bath surrounding a rusty plug. There was no soap provided to wash your... More

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