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Reviews of The Mary Arden Inn

3 out of 5
The Mary Arden Inn
The Green, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 71 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 176 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Beautiful property, perhaps could do with a decor refresh. Room facilities very good. Lovely lady at reception - very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

David

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Made a booking to stay overnight, as I was working late and did not want to travel home. Received confirmation of booking and travelled to location, to be told that there were no rooms available! Ended up paying twice as much trying to find alternative accommodation at 9.30pm. Not happy.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and staff lovely,but had no sleep at all very loud motor running all night outside our window on flat roof
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Nice village, close to Stratford
Admittedly the cellar was flooded but it was also very tired, no shower curtain or fitting for head or toilet roll for example. Due to flooding (from storm) there was no bar/food or coffee area. It is handy for Stratford and Landlord was a lovely guy
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Diana

Travelled with partner
It is a very convenient location for Stratford upon Avon. It was also very reasonably priced.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kalvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay
Absolutely fab stay staff amazing and friendly couldn't do enough to help. Rooms and pub a lovely with original features room was spotless and bed comfy. In a nice little village. The owners Rob a Vicky reserved us a table for the football was really busy but no wait on drinks service was flawless. There not currently serving food but buffett platters was put on all tables for free during the football game which was a lovely touch. Will defo be returning and recommend to others.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Rob and Vikki on Jul 13, 2021
Thank you for the lovely review. Looking forward to seeing you again. Best wishes. Rob and Vikki

2/10 Terrible

Steve, Wirral

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No food available, expensive "deluxe" rooms,no facilities in rooms which were dirty and smelly certanly not "recently updated" rooms as per website noisy leaking shower light fitting hanging from ceiling bar closed before 10pm ceiling full of damp and mould communal stairwell ceiling hanging down very dissapointed AVOID
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Roma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Tracy on Aug 10, 2020
Good Morning. Thank you for staying with us . we appreciate your feed back. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Overnight Stop
Really nice overnight stop.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from tracy on Mar 17, 2020
Thank you for your feedback . I am very happy you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great staff, upgraded to the romeo and juliet room, full English breakfast in the morning. Very quiet village and cosy inn
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from tracy on Feb 29, 2020
thank you very much. I am glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from jackie on Nov 25, 2019
Thanks, we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely country inn close to Stratford. We will always try to stay here rather than a hotel in the town in future.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from tracy on Oct 26, 2019
I am glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Thank you for your feed back

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for our one night stay on our way home staff and locals all friendly with Mary Ardens working farm 100 hundred yards up the road
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from tracy on Oct 26, 2019
I am very pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. Look forward to seeing you in the future.

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly place. A little tired but comfortable. Five minutes from the train station, handy and cheap for visiting Stratford on Avon. Staff helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from tracy on Sep 17, 2019
thank you for your feed back.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the four poster bed, spaciois bathroom and plenty of parking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Tracy on Sep 6, 2019
Thank you for your very nice comments. We look forward to welcoming you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a magnificent Inn/Motel this was, very clean, the staff are very friendly and there for the customer, breakfast was great. A wonderful unique atmosphere
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from tracy on Aug 30, 2019
It is nice to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to see you again in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a confiirmed booking for thi property, emailed confirmation fron Expedia receoved. We paid an extra ten pounds in case we had to cancel it/ We then received an email inofming us the hotel was actually booked up and thay they had booked us into a different hotel several miles from Stratford. Very unimpressed. I trued to explian the issue to Experian but was just referred back to the MaryArden hotel to sorgt out myself
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Simon

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable stay.
Breakfast was good. Room was perhaps a bit dated, and there was a light fitting hanging loose above the bathroom sink
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from tracy on Aug 26, 2019
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and neat with great hosts. Close to Mary Arden Farm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from tracy on Aug 9, 2019
thank you for staying with us .I am very pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from tracy on Aug 6, 2019
thank you for your feed back

8/10 Good

rod

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from tracy on Jul 17, 2019
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Tracy on Jun 20, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. We look forward to welcoming you back.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast room is beautiful and picturesque. Such a lovely place to enjou your morning coffee.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from tracy on May 16, 2019
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and a quaint pub
Fabulously friendly staff in a quaint traditional pub. Will be back for sure
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from tracy on Mar 26, 2019
Thank you for staying with us. We hope to see you again in the near future

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Tracy on Mar 3, 2019
Thanks for staying with us we appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Vic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Stay
The Mary Auden is a quaint place to stay surrounded by historic buildings.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Tracy Manager on Feb 18, 2019
Thank you for your review. Look forward to seeing you in the near future.

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Tracy Manager on Feb 18, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mary Arden Inn
The first thing you must remember is this is an INN not a hotel. On arrival we were greeted at the reception desk and everything was explained re Dinner Breakfast etc. We were shown to our room (Merchant of Venice) which was very spacious and warm. If anything a little too warm even though the heating was not on. Found out later we were above the kitchen. The room was clean, the bed comfortable although you couldn’t lay on the bed and view tv as it was on a stand too low down. Bathroom was okay although not the bathroom we thought we were going to get as in the pictures of the room I’d booked it had a jet spa bath. This one had a standard bath with shower. Shower was okay. Breakfast was cooked to order and there was plenty of choice of cereals and teas. Overall score 3.75/5
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Tracy on Jan 2, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review our Inn. We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope that you will visit us again soon.

2/10 Terrible

Anne, Southampton

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed one night. That was enough. Matress fit for bonfire. Building needs some serious TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Quiet Life
This is a small very rural Pub type of B&B very quiet and friendly , No shops,no street lighting , no bus,, but the train 1 per hour is only 10 mins walk away , there was no trouble getting taxis , for which the fare into Stratford is £10
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Needs decorating
The under manager could do with going to charm school and breakfast starts at 08:00 no good if you are going to work and no wifi in room
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy with our stay
Quirky and characterful place. Lovely setting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Flonda, Swindon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dog and People Friendly
Staff were really friendly on arrival and throughout the whole stay. Breakfast was lovely. Room and bathroom was clean, furniture a little dated. The dog got a lot of fuss which he loved and a dog biscuit in the pub. Will definitely putting this on the list of hotels I want to visit again. Although a little bit out of town only £10 each way in a taxi so great value stay compared to the centre of Stratford.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

k, london

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ok if you are looking for cheap well located
The problem with this place is it is trying to be something it is not. The rooms are advertised as being Shakespeare themed but other than the names they are just rooms. Free WiFi is also advertised but nothing in the room. I had thought they had free WiFi in the bar and were passing that off as free room WiFi ( annoying but fair enough) however only one network appeared in the bar and the signal was so poor that my 4g had to help it out! This really annoyed me as I have 3 main selection criteria one of which is free WiFi. The bed was really uncomfortable and in closer inspection was damaged. The bathroom was covered in mould. Food was alright - cheap pub grub not the brasserie prices we paid for it and the service although quick and efficient was lacking - waited 25 mins to be asked about dessert and then gave up and left. More worryingly the pub was quite busy despite being 6 pm and a number of what I assumed were locals were talking very loudly. One group were racist about 2 different groups of people within ear shot of the diners. No challenge from anyone staff or otherwise. In summary everything is fine for 65 quid a night but the promises made on their website and trivago and expertise really are just fiction. No hot tubs( apparently there is only one in the place) no luxury, no WiFi and no fancy food. The main thing that needs to be addressed is the mould - felt cleaner before the shower!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Neil

Wont be going back
I don't normally write reviews but this deserves one. On arrival the toilet needed flushing, the shower drain smelt and I washed bits out of the kettle before use. The room was basic and the breakfast wasn't getting any better. Sticky table, dirty cutlery. I'll go elsewhere with £80 next time thanks.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness
The overall look of the inn was in keeping with its age. The room was not as well appointed as I would have wished, they were a little tired. The hotel was very short staffed, with one girl seemingly doing everything. Dinner was only open to guests and the selection was very limited. Only one choice for gluten free people such as myself. Overall it was okay for a one night stay. I would recommend it for an afternoon drink but not for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Had a lovely stay, Mary Arden's farm and Wilmcote station or the sightseeing bus are just a few minutes walk away. Friendly staff and we stayed in the Romeo and Juliet suite, which has a jacuzzi tub! Breakfast was included in our stay, it was excellent value for money all around.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
We arrived around 1.30pm and the room wasn't ready but it does say check in 3.30pm on website so expected to wait. The lady did ask the cleaner to do our room next which she did so we didn't have to wait too long,The room was a bit dated could of done with a freshen up and the carpets weren't very clean either. We spent the rest of the day in Statford and decided to finish the night back at the inn so we arrived back there at 9.30pm to find that they had just closed the bar. Really disappointed at this as we were celebrating our wedding anniversary and thought as the inn was a taxi ride away from Stratford we would be settled for the night. We were late for breakfast as it wasn't really clear of the time it finished(bank holiday) but the lady did make us one and it was very nice.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not disabled friendly at all
Staff welcoming, mix up over what booked, I thought BnB but breakfast was not on booking. No disabled parking and steps inside to rooms very steep.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

P G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business trip
Great pub with excellent food - will stay again

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel and room okay, but meal eaten in the hotel one of the worst meals I’ve had
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel near by to Stratford-upon-Avon
Pleasant stay, comfy beds, loved the themed rooms, tasty breakfast, helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Tracy Manageress on Mar 19, 2018
Thank you for your feed back I am glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Kind regards.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The friendly helpful staff!!! Great food and drink! Very Comfortable. Rooms, make it a place me and my future wife constantly revisit!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Tracy on Mar 11, 2018
Thank you for staying for us we appreciate your feed back. we look forward to seeing you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sleeping with a ghost
Stayed in king lear room four poster bed . Room was a bit tired need seriously updating , bathroom was a joke . The hotel is being updated and refurbished soon , will be a excellent place to stay then . Manager and staff were lovely . Breakfast is excellent, had fish chips in the bar was also excellent . The bar , breakfast room is really nice and very good standard shame about the rooms at moment . King lears room has a ghost , I felt some one stroke my neck and then touch my foot in bed ,was frightening but exiting .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Paul

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017