Crown and Castle

Fantastic long weekend stay. First time visit but won’t be the last. We were recommended this Hotel by friends and it didn’t disappoint. Our room was lovely, the food was incredible - the chef puts a lot of love in to the food and it’s not the usual same old menu many other places offer. The quality is amazing and so fresh. Breakfasts AND dinners. Sunday roast lived up to the hype. Puddings (which we don’t normally do) were delicious. Huge thanks must go to all the staff as they were all so welcoming. The manager John was a credit to the Hotel and his attention to detail is fantastic. Thanks for a great stay. We will be back!

We stayed a couple of nights mid-September in room 1, the gorgeous Lighthouse room. The room was spacious with stunning views across to Orford Ness. There’s plenty of storage in the room, and the bathroom is enormous. Breakfast for us, was served in a bright, sunny side room overlooking the terrace. The food was delicious, more than we could eat, and the service friendly and attentive. We also had dinner at the hotel’s restaurant on both evenings and it was perfect. We sat in the bar beforehand browsing the menu and they called us through when our table and food were ready. Again, service was impeccable and the food & wine wonderful. We were blessed with good weather the weekend we were there so Orford was busy, but at the Crown and Castle it felt calm and welcoming. The staff are friendly and acknowledged us throughout our stay with warm smiles, and there seems to be a genuine desire to make every guest feel welcome and we were made to feel like nothing is too much trouble. We had a thoroughly wonderful stay and will definitely aim to stay again when visiting Suffolk.

Stayed for one night for our 30th wedding anniversary. A very warm welcome on arrival and were shown to our room - wow! It was a delux room overlooking the estuary and it was perfect. Because it was March, it was quiet, but I actually liked that for a change. As the sun was shining (although cold) we headed down for a walk along the estuary. Now the hotel provides maps for several routes along the waters edge, but we are local so knew where we were going. Plenty of wildlife and the landscape stunning, just like a lot of places in Suffolk. A visit to Orford Castle is a must, the history plentiful and views high up will take your breath away. Check out Pump Street Bakery in the square, best bakery around!. We headed back to the hotel for afternoon cocktails, and a member of staff (lovely lady) lit the fire for us, which was very welcome after the bracing winds!. We ate dinner in the restaurant and again served by a very polite young lady (really should have made a note of the staff names!). The food was absolutely delicious, as was dessert. We had a complimentary glass of fizz as it was our anniversary, and the chef surprised us with a plate saying happy anniversary in chocolate, with a couple of macaroons, with cream and some rhubarb, all a very nice touch indeed. The night was finished off with an Irish coffee (very creamy). Had a really good nights sleep, and after a lovely hot shower headed down for breakfast. Again served by a lovely lady, nothing was too much trouble. A good choice for continental, followed by a cooked breakfast, with tea and coffee. Digital check out (which I understand is relatively new) was seem less and very easy to do. I cannot recommend the Crown and Castle enough, faultless in my opinion, and our next trip (probably to Aldebugh) will be hard pushed to beat! Thank you for a most memorable anniversary.