We stayed in this hotel every time we visited the UK on Home leave - were upgraded to a suite with a view directly onto the palace! Wished we could have stayed a week! Beautiful riverside location - great VIEWS from the restaurants. Unfortunately the food and service at the restaurants was poor. Couldn't believe just how mediocre it was - they didn't really try. Stay at the hotel and eat next door at Blubeckers!

Stayed (for second time, and will use gain) while visiting family nearby. Bang opposite Hampton Court, right on the river and lovely to have breakfast looking over it. Parking not really an issue.
Rooms can have creaky ceilings and strange plumbing noises and even in winter with noisy a/c the room was a bit warm. Even so room was well equipped and comfortable.
Every single staff member was friendly and attentive.

Good quality hotel, quaint furnishings and excellent room facilties. Parking is an issue and it can be busy at time with buisness parties. However, staright across the road from Hampton court palace and easy access to rail links for the city.

The Mitre hotel is a very old, "traditional" style hotel that makes the most of being opposite the main entrance to Hampton Court Palace and being on the banks of the Thames.
Was slightly worried about parking, having looked at previous reviews, but there were a few spaces when we arrived on the Friday evening so double-parked and left keys at reception. The guy on reception was very welcoming and check-in was quick. Only snag was that having booked a room for 3 people there was no extra bed. This was swiftly resolved and we ended up in a slightly larger room with a sofa-bed which was great. We liked the free mini-bar and although the decanters of complimentary spirits weren't full, there was plenty for a couple of drinks of an evening. The Bathroom was spacious, clean and had a decent shower, although overall it felt slightly tired. Beds were comfortable and not too much noise from other rooms; being an old hotel it comes with creaking floorboards. On arrival we were warned about a wedding on the Saturday night, and it might be very noisy as the reception room was just below our window, but they promised it would end at midnight. The music was very loud but it ended abruptly at 11:30 and we had a very peaceful night.
Breakfast was included in the Historic Package, as were open tickets to Hampton Court, and it was a pretty standard buffet type offering. However there were no alternatives for vegetarians, which was a bit disappointing. You could get a Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese bagel to order along with eggs cooked to order which was a bonus.
No free Wi-Fi was a bore - but I managed to find a BT-Openzone/BT-Fon access point so it wasn't really a problem.
We didn't eat at the main restaurant - opting instead for the Square Olive just over the Bridge - see other review - and Zizzi another night.
Checkout was quick and efficient and there were no un-expected extras,
Overall a really relaxing weekend break, with the hotel being a great base for visiting Hampton Court and dining out.