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Reviews of George Borrow Hotel

2 out of 5
George Borrow Hotel
Ponterwydd, Aberystwyth, Wales

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 126 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 237 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 237 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rob

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

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were super friendly and very welcoming, Food was excellent very homely and traditional also the waiting staff were so friendly, The hotel was lovely but could do with a little modernisation but all in all a very enjoyable stay and would definitely go back
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A mi la verdad es que me encanto, sitio con historia con un bellisimo paisaje a su alrededor , sus dueños encantadores y la comida excelente.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Lovely hotel with amazing scenery. Very clean and nicely decorated. Room was as expected, clean and well presented. Staff were friendly and welcoming. We had an evening meal which delicious and well portioned.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Neil

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed as a group. THE GOOD The evening meal was nice. Breakfast was very good. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The location suited our trip. THE NOT SO GOOD The building generally needs work and is very tired with cracks, worn fittings and suchlike The rooms are very dated and worn. My room was on the top and though clean, it had an odd fusty smell that lingered, despite opening the window. TO SUMMARISE I'd look elsewhere if ever in the area again, unless the rooms and general look and feel can be addressed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Nick

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Staff were great, friendly. Food was great. Property is a little run down, back bar feels a bit like a storage area. A deep clean would help.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leena

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chose this hotel from previous reviews and have been delighted. It is that rarity, a deservedly successful family-run small hotel. Excellent dinner, excellent breakfast, room with a good bed, ensuite shower and great view. Karen, Rob, Claire and Mark look after all of us with professional standards and attention to detail yet at the same time make us feel like honoured members of the family. And all for a fair price. Thank you all so much!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Carol

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is not in Abersystwyth
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rural
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
overnight stay
Nice Welcome, had a single bed in room and was quite comfortable. Food okay but pint of beer well served!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My second visit to the George Borrows hotel, this time we stayed for a couple of nights and explored the area. It is an older property from an age where the road side pub and hotel were the life blood of travel, many of these interesting historic hotels have gone of good, it is nice to support this one as it competes with all the 21st century trials and tribulations faced by a small business . The GB offers a warm attentive welcome for those exploring or working in the area which is within easy reach (15mls) of Aberystwyth. Whilst there do dine in the restaurant for uncomplicated, good, filling meals and remember to try the local specials.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Neil Chritopher

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room on the small side , quiet,good scenery , good food , with generous portions
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old coaching house great character buitiful views great food .Marmite on toast for breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Gladys

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old but comfortable.
I had a nice comfortable room although the duvet was too heavy for this time of year! As there was a group of rugby fans in the bar no room for me after a long drive to get a drink. Also had to fit in with the kitchen for times of both dinner and breakfast, so had to have mine esrlier than i perhaps would have. However the meal was freshly cooked and hot. Dont know why Hotels.com have taken £1 and the hotel doesn't take this off my bill. !!???
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were incredibly accommodating with our breakfast requirements. The friendly young lady behind the bar makes the most incredible Turkey baguettes! Fabulous stay, very peaceful. Staff were wonderful and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

m.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Het hotel heeft een groot parkeerterrein. De kamer is ruim en het bed was goed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
R regan
Very friendly staff .lovely and clean .highly recommend breakfast served in a lovely conservatory didn't have evening meal wish we had.drove into Aberystwyth had meal in the starling cloud rubbish and expensive
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel!
Lovely welcome in a cosy hotel with fantastic scenery. The food was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Esther

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and accomodating owners. Will stay again .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Irram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend the George Barrow Hotel
What a lovely gem up in the mountain, gorgeous views, really interesting old building, used to be a 17th century coaching in, the rooms were spacious and comfortable, the bed was so lovely! The owner Karen was really lovely, I was well looked after. The food (dinner and breakfast) were great too.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The service and staff was excellent the food was very good and a good choice of meals were available. Would definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Jason

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable but tired
Looking to stay near Aberystwyth as part of a longer business trip across Wales. Service & food was good. Room tired but clean & comfortable. I had a lovely view over the mountain.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

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

6/10 Okay

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good
Staff very friendly and helpful. Food good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Rizwan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ayesha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay with amazing food and kind staff!
Would definitely recommend this hotel. The building is older, but the rooms are spotlessly clean. The restaurant is newly refurbished - We ate here and the food was gorgeous! Our bedroom was upgraded with views as we were here for a birthday - thank you again. The bed was comfortable and it sounds silly but great windows - we are always warm sleepers so it was amazing to have such a breeze through the night with no noise really. Only minor gripe is the bathroom fan is SO loud. If that was fixed, everything would be perfect. Karen was so lovely the whole time and her partner. Bruce was great at dinner. Honestly, everyone was so kind. They even stored a bag of snacks and drinks we had brought for the long journey which was so helpful. It was a wonderful stay, would highly recommend here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very friendly welcome from the hosts, you can see that they are working very hard to keep this old property up to date without loosing the charm of a traditional road side inn. Restaurant offers large portions of well prepared food in a very matter of fact way, not at all pretentious which is how I like it. Though on a busy main road the George Borrow offers a quite stay in the countryside with easy access to Aberystwyth.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

sarah

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

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A really homely friendly hotel.
A fantastic stay. The owners / staff are really nice friendly people. We got to park our motorbikes in the secure barn. We had a nice evening chatting in the bar with the owners and other residents. The food was good, and the rooms were perfect for us. The view from the hotel is lovely and i would definitely stay here again. Great stay 👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Motorbike trip
The hotel was perfect, food was lovely (evening meal and breakfast) room had a lovely view and everything you required. We had motorcycles which we were able to lock them in a barn. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Donna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Such a friendly welcoming hotel. Great location. The bar area was basic
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and accommodating
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the room was clean, staff helpful, food was good beer was good too, would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff, especially Karen was very friendly and helpful and attended to all our needs with a smile
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will stay longer next time
Perfect for our needs would like to have stayed longer and enjoy the facilities look great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Torin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning views, really clean hotel with great staff and great value.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Becky

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antje

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, very welcoming, clean rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Claire