The Bell at Stow

We booked a double room,but were a little disappointed on arrival to find out we werent staying at the Bell as expected, but rooms 200 yds up the street at Stuart House. The room was extremely small and we found it quite difficult to move around the bed area. They had made the most of the space as it was fully stocked with fridge, tea and coffee making , iron and board, hairdrier, TV etc. But a little cramped for our liking. Would have booked a superior double had we known

Superb place to stay. The main inn/pub is near the centre of Stow and serves super food. There is a small courtyard development 100m up the road, which is where I stayed in an upgraded room. The staff are great, and I would highly recommend this as a place to stay - I was very impressed.

A lovely warm cosy hospitable hotel . Stow on the Wolds a gem of a town , would definitely recommend The Bell a spot on evening meal complements to the Chef, staff very welcoming even got greeted parking the car . Room very comfortable and well equipped and a good breakfast to start the day will definitely return thank you

We actually stayed in the Stuart House that’s up the street from The Bell. So don’t know how the rooms are in The Bell, but would devotedly recommend the Stuart House property.

We was originally booked into a boutique room in the Stuart House. First impressions the room was lovely and well presented and we couldn't wait for our 3 night stay.After getting unpacked and settled I went to have a shower and the water was cold. I rang The Bell and a gentleman came over within 15 minutes. I got the impression he thought I was being picking. He rang the shower for a little while and tried to tell me it was warming up, it was barely tepid. I told him its too cold to shower in so he offered us a "superior" room in The Bell for the night. So we had to repack and walk up the road in the rain fairly late at night. The gentleman was waiting for us and said the room was ours for the rest of the stay and made some other comment which given the situation I did'nt appreciate his attitude. Straight away we felt our new room was a down grade from what we had left, the bathroom and shower was tiny, you had to be careful how you dried yourself as you would knock things. The room could have been cleaner. Dust on bed throw and cushions. Dust on all the lamps and sockets. Other peoples toothpaste spits on the tiles in the bathroom.We should have said something but we felt we couldn't. I feel that we have spent a lot of money (£562) on 3 nights for something that wasn't worth that amount. Having said that breakfast was good with a great selection and the others ladies that work there that I saw was really good, very friendly and helpful and worked very hard

Has a lovely stay. Room great. Breakfast was really good. Staff friendly.

Plenty of free parking out the front and the design of the room was beautiful, if a little tatty. Absolutely no sound proofing between rooms though so barely slept due to noise levels in the evening and very loud vacuuming noise early in the morning. I'm a heavy sleeper but this was too much even for me.

Staff was lovely and the place was decorated nicely. HOWEVER, THIS PLACE WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. 1) The bed was so hard that I felt like I was sleeping on the floor. The pillows were hard too. I think I slept better camping in my tent. 2) There was no shelves to put your stuff, especially in the bathroom. I ended up having to lay my toiletry bag on the floor. 3) Pet peeve, but I don't understand how the room designer expected we use hair dryer and flat iron they thoughtfully provided. The only mirror is in the bathroom and the outlets in the bathroom does not support the hair dryer/iron sockets!! 4) The room was quite tight. Although all the decorative pillows and paid snacks look nice in pictures, they take up the useful space that would have given me more space for MY THINGS. Overall, this place looks pretty in pictures, but was not a comfortable stay for us. I would not recommend this place to my friends at the current conditions.

We loved our stay here. It was the quintessential English country inn. Our room was well appointed with ensuite and great ammenities. The food at the pub downstairs was also fantastic. Everything in Stow was in easy walking distance.