Bentley's is a popular restaurant in the middle of the main drag of Stratford on Ontario Street. They have beautifully renovated 16 rooms in the floors directly above them.

We've stayed here twice and enjoyed it very much both times. The rooms are nicely and tastefully decorated. The two rooms we have stayed in are lofts with a king bed below and a twin bed upstairs. They have exposed brick on one wall, but the overall feel is chic and modern. The floor-to-ceiling windows along one wall make it feel bright and airy.

The bathrooms are completely new. They also have a small kitchen area with a refrigerator, bar-type sink, coffee-maker, and microwave (no stove). I was a little concerned that the rooms were over the restaurant, but we heard no noise either time we stayed. The room had a flat panel tv on both levels, but between the theatres and shopping we spent little time watching them. The wi-fi was fast and convenient.

The location is extremely convenient to the Avon and Tom Patterson Theatres, as well as virtually all of the shops and restaurants in town. The Festival Theatre is a 15-20 minute walk - you should just go along the river and enjoy the stroll.

There is parking in a garage across the street. I thought the parking was a little inconvenient when checking in, but there is no real need for a car while staying in town, so that proved to be minor.

This is really a set of comfortable rooms, rather than a full-service hotel, which is pretty much what we wanted, so there isn't anything like a concierge service etc. When you check in there is no separate reception area - you just go to the front desk of the restaurant, which is pretty much as easy. We had little interaction with the hotel staff, and had no reason to during our weekends.

This is a nice, centrally located place to stay in Stratford. While we often stay at B&Bs when going to the theatre, we will likely stay here again.

The third year we have stayed at The Lofts. The rooms are extremely specious, very well equipped, and spottlessly clean. Housekeeping is excellent. And the location can't be beaten if shows and restarurants and shopping are your objective. All within walking (or staggering!) distance. Free parking across the street, which is fine since the car is not needed anyway. Pricey, sure. But worth it! And you'll LOVE those Temperpedic(?) mattresses.

We stayed here for a hockey tournament with our hockey team. The staff were very accommodating. There were 2 buildings and we wanted all our team in the same building so they managed to get all our rooms together. The hotel is very deceptive from the outside but once you walk into a room it is a completely different experience. The rooms were clean and well decorated. Whoever redesigned this building did an outstanding job. The coaches had the executive suite and it was a dream with 3 fireplaces and 3 tvs, fridge, microwave and whirlpool bath and a large shower. There are plenty of good restaurants and shops around the hotel as well. When I come to the Stratford festival I will definitely stay here.

My daughter & I stayed at Bentley's for a night as we were in Stratford for a theatre weekend. We arrived early & after wandering through the restaurant kitchen & finally finding the front desk the woman kindly allowed us to check in which was great although our loft was very hot & stuffy. We informed the front desk that the air conditioner was not working properly & were told that someone would check it - we were not convinced as no one appeared to be around - it was a very odd reception to an inn.

We went off the lunch & the theatre & returned to a hot & stuffy room - once again there was no one around to talk to so we spoke to the bartender who told us that there might be a problem with the air conditioner but he would have someone check it. We found it very strange that there was no one to talk to that appeared to have anything to do with the inn.

Fortunately when we returned that night the room was cooler & we were able to sleep.

We found the inn very pricey & probably would not return although the two people that we did speak to at the front desk were very sweet.