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Reviews of The Bedford Hotel

3 out of 5
The Bedford Hotel
1 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 73 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 234 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 234 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Had a lovely stay at the Bedford Hotel. Room was well presented and clean. The staff were very friendly (Zoe on the front desk was very chatty and knowledgeable). Tasty breakfast and a nice late time to check out by. I was able to park my car in their car park and see my car from the room. Thank you for a great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Did not see on expedia site that there was an £8 night parking charge The hotel was great staff were very friendly and helpfull Our room was extremely hot no rads on windows open all the time and this was mid feb
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rikki

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although the breakfast left a little to be desired the rest of the stay was faultless… nice room, comfy bed etc
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

WILLIAM

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good traditional hotel in convenient location
This hotel is in a very convenient central location in Tavistock. It’s a short walk to shops and restaurants and pubs, and it has its own parking, so what is not to like? Inside, it is traditional, but clean and tidy, with a decent restaurant and bar. my room was warm and comfortable, if a little bit small. But I would go back there again if visiting Tavistock. Staff were all friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Marcus

Business traveller
Appreciate that the property is very old, however, the room decor was very tired and in need of refurbishing. Lighting was poor, especially in the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shocked at car park charged
Greeted by friendly people at check in . Lovely room . Breakfast was great . Down side was the Hotel charged £8.00 to park in their hotel carpark . Which we found to be shocking
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
As a regular visitor to the Bedford hotel I was very unimpressed when they billed me £8.00 to park my car overnight at the hotel. Just because I booked the room through a third party. If I had booked direct there is no charge apparently. This will cost the hotel money in my opinion. Although only £8.00 its the principal. They are happy to promote themselves through third party websites but then charge the customer for that. I won’t be stopping there again. That £8.00 charge has just cost them approximately £1000.00 per year. Not good business.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lizzie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely time and would stay again. The only problem was when the jacuzzi went wrong and we had no instructions, which would have been useful. Otherwise, no complaints. Staff were friendly and accommodating. The room was clean. The most comfortable bed I have ever slept in.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from MikeC on 29 Nov 2023
Thank you for your kind comments. We were delighted to hear that you had such a comfortable night's sleep!

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay, definitely will be back
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from MikeC on 29 Nov 2023
Many thanks for your kind comments. We were delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A welcoming faded ambiance
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Sandra

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

10/10 Excellent

terrance

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
4 poster bed
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The premises were very convenient for me as I was attending a funeral in the nearby Church.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from MikeC on 28 Sept 2023
Whilst we were sorry that your visit was not for a happier occasion, we thank you for choosing The Bedford.

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Amenities
I wasn’t able to check in before 15.00 despite the fact that I was attending a funeral. The reception staff were were otherwise extremely helpful they couldn’t do enough to help.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from MikeC on 28 Sept 2023
I am very sorry that we were not able to offer you an early check-in on this occasion. We do our best to accommodate early check-in requests, but it is not always possible I'm afraid. I was pleased to hear that you were well looked after by the team.

8/10 Good

V

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Friendly staff. Very very warm rooms. Very loud function happening downstairs with no mention of this upon booking or check in. Made getting to sleep very difficult.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Christopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We did not enjoy our stay here, the room was very expensive for what it was, and we did not find it comfortable. The bathroom was old-fashioned and the towels were worn and off-white. The food was not great at dinner although the breakfast was excellent. We paid for parking which seemed a bit excessive in consideration of the high cost of the room. It could do with a refurb.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night passing through.
Only downside our room was very hot and the cooling fan was not up to the job.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Nikki

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alan Ewen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Callum

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

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful new room very clean thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
A lovely and relaxing place to spend some time. Only thingI’d change would be a more effective fan, as the rooms upstairs are a bit too hot for my liking. Otherwise I’d recommend heartily!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous old hotel with great staff. Ideal base for exploring the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ron

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

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Edwin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Jason

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Shower in the room was not very powerful (we were on the 2nd floor) Breakfast service was poor as we were ignored on a middle table, and everyone around us were getting served. Very dissatisfied
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant stay, just wish the pillows could be plumper, not like rock cakes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
another pleasent stay
a pleasant stay as usual, nice to be back at the hotel post covid
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Mike C on 1 Jun 2023
Thank you for your kind comments. It was a pleasure to welcome you back.

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect stay.
Love this hotel in every way from the wonderful warm welcome you receive from all the staff, to the beautiful building, ambience and comfortable well equipped rooms. The food and drink selection is great and always delicious too. Can’t wait to return.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Mike C on 1 Jun 2023
We were delighted to read your kind feedback, and to hear that you had a perfect stay! We look forward to welcoming you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over night stay
This is a lovely hotel with comfortable rooms and a really good breakfast. The friend I was travelling with has celiacs but there was gluten free cornflakes and bread available so she didn’t miss out, the veggie breakfast was good too. Having learned it’s dog friendly we will be back with our hounds.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Mike C on 1 Jun 2023
We were delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us here in beautiful Tavistock. Please come back soon - a warm welcome awaits!

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Bedford Hotel was a charming hotel, full of character and warm, welcoming staff. My only concern was hearing the floors creaking in the room above ours when the guests came in and I was trying to get to sleep - and although they turned out to be quiet, if they were less so, it might have become irritating if they had not been.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Mike C on 5 Jun 2023
Many thanks indeed for your kind comments. We were delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. There can be a few creaks from the floorboards in our historic building, but generally the hotel is delightfully peaceful!

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great town hotel for long or short stays.
Great town hotel; upgraded to a large king bed instead of a single room which was booked which was very quiet even with a 18 year old party downstairs. Lots of sockets to do some work from, only needs a couple of USB sockets and maybe a bit of work in the bathrooms and this hotel would be pretty much perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from MikeC on 9 May 2023
Great to hear that you had an enjoyable stay. Thank you for your kind comments!

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Free parking, quick check-in, great breakfast, friendly and efficient staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Mike C on 5 Jun 2023
Pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay, and that you were well looked after by the team.

10/10 Excellent

Edmund

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Lovely olde worlde hotel in the centre of tavistock. Great free parking at the hotel. Nice private garden to sit out if weather permits. Very good breakfast with large choice of hot food served to order..
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from MikeC on 9 May 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay, and hope to welcome you again soon!