“Excellent hotel, highly recommended”

Used this as a last minute booking through Expedia. Took a chance on it, and was delighted. Nice hotel, helpful staff, comfortable room, clean bathroom, excellent breakfast. Corridors looked slightly tired, but other communal areas and rooms were fantastic Highly recommended.

“Don't Be Put Off”

Having read some decidedly negatively reviews we approached the single night with trepidation. We waited approx. 10 mins to check in despite a wedding party and a reunion of well over 100 WAAF veterans checking in at the same time. Staff were excellent and the procedure painless.We booked a family room and were allocated a suite which was huge and spotless. Vats of piping hot water. Excellent breakfast with no wait in very busy dining room. No scrum! Pleasant drinks on the lawn or lounge/bar. Yes, there are signs of wear & tear but this hotel is about past grandeur, which it has in buckets. If you want pristine but characterless, go to a chain!

“nice”

very nice & clean hotel on a lovely road

“The venerable old Victorian Prince of Wales”

I love this old place. Yes, it's usually full of pensioners. Yes, the rooms are dated. Yes, it looks like a throwback from the 1800s. But that's exactly what it is! There's a charm that goes with it and permeates the place. I love getting a long old bath that you can really stretch out in and soak in unlimited steaming hot water! The rooms are quaint and sometimes you get a really nice big one that you can't beat anywhere else for the price.

“Great location, lots of character”

Room was nice but bed was very uncomfortable. Staff was very attentive and helpful. Food was good. Nice bar in the hotel. Very cozy atmosphere.

“Short Break”

This is a large,old,but well kept hotel with a large car park. It is obviously very popular, especially at weekends. The staff were helpful and attentive. At the time of booking we asked for a room near a lift and we were very pleased to find that we had been given a very large one, on the second floor at the front of the hotel, almost opposite the lift. It was very quiet with no noise from anywhere. Breakfast was self service and dinner was a carvery and you could eat as much as you liked. There was a wide choice and my only complaint was that the soup was the same on the two days we stayed and it was tasteless. We enjoyed our break and would certainly be happy to stay here again..

“Excellent Service, But Room Was Cold”

We stayed in an executive double (210) The room was nicely furnished and very clean, the only downside was that it was very cold, (the housekeeper did find us an electric heater) The large bathroom had a small towel warmer which was far from sufficient for a room of that size. The service from the staff was excellent, very nice lounge area with two open fire's. The food was also very nice. Would stay again but during the summer months.

“Not nearly as bad as we were expecting...”

Stayed at the Prince of Wales last weekend with my Mum and young daughter for a family break. Having read the reviews after booking I was somewhat apprehensive, but was quite pleasantly surprised. Check-in was quick and the receptionist was very friendly. We were given a basement 'luxury jacuzzi' room and it was spacious and very clean. I would definately request a downstairs room if I stayed here again. Breakfast on Saturday was very good, the food was well cooked and the service was reasonable. However the breakfast on Sunday was a bit of a shambles unfortunately. There were a large number of wedding guests staying and it all got a bit chaotic - we had to clean our own table, get our own cutlery, cups etc and the food was pretty poor. We didn't manage to park in the hotel car park on either night as it was full, so we had to park on a meter outside which meant rushing out early to move it, which was a little inconvenient. The overall decor of the hotel could do with some updating but it wasn't as bad as we were expecting. The location is excellent though. We would be happy to stay here again, hopefully with some better weather!

“Cheap and clean with a good breakfast!”

This is an old hotel and is abit tired in places but is clean and excellent value for money. The breakfast was lovely and there was lots of choice. We stayed on the 2nd floor and had booked a double but ended up with a twin as that is all they had left. So we just pushed the beds together so it wasn't really too much of a problem. The only downside was the lack of hotel car parking.

“good value”

A bittired but an excellent location