kev20
17 september 2024
We stayed at this Hotel to break up a trip to the Midlands and hadn't visited Marlborough before, although I had driven through about 20 years ago for work and thought it was an impressive High Street. It is still a very impressive main street and this hotel is right in the centre of it. It's an old coaching Inn, so drooping in places, but our room was full of wooden beams and atmosphere. The furniture was a bit worn and tired but that only added to the effect. It was all very spacious and the bathroom was well appointed. The bed was a good size and comfortable, if a little on the firm side. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the location very good, especially with a large, easily accessible and free car park. Dinner in the hotel was a bit of a disappointment, for me anyway, a huge but not particularly tasty steak and ale pie and lumpy gravy. We were given a voucher which gave us 20% off the bill, which was handy and my wife's steak was good, she said. Despite facing the main street and being above the bar, the room was very quiet. Breakfast was a world apart from my underwhelming dinner the night before. Plenty of choice of cereals and pastries, lovely teas and coffee and the Full English Breakfast was one of the best I've ever had. Cooked to order, with butcher's quality pork sausages, perfectly cooked, lovely poached egg on sourdough toast, very good smoked bacon, mushrooms and tomato and beans. To sum up, it's an old hotel, car parking is great, location is perfect, staff were lovely, the room was huge and comfortable and the breakfast was amazingly good. We'd certainly return when we are up that way.
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