The Kings Arms Hotel

Extremely good value. Room was spotlessly clean with crisp sheets, wooden flooring and an en-suite despite being an 'attic' room at the top of the Hotel approached by very steep steps. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. We ate in the bar area and the haddock and chips was plentiful and nicely presented but maybe a weeeee bit over priced but still a very good meal. The breakfast was scrummy and plentiful :o) We paid £50 for the night for the two of us with breakfast included and this was well worth the money for both the standard of accommodation and the breakfast and friendly staff.

The bathroom to Room8 needs some tlc to the paintwork, the door handle - very loose and unsightly and the sink unit was slightly close to the wc for convenience but as this was an 'attic' room the fact it had en-suite facilities with a bath and shower attachment was a real bonus. The banging of fire doors as they shut was slightly annoying during the night.

Location and quirky room.

Restaurant not very well organised. Very slow service. Food not quite as menu described.

Friendly staff and good service. Good and free wifi.

Location Character

Lack of breakfast chef on last day!

History / charm and location of The Kings Arms

Nothing

Location was excellent, staff were very friendly and accommodating and the food was very good and well priced. On site parking was a big plus. Rooms were clean and well equipped.

The rooms we had were in the attic and accessed by a very steep set of stairs that were not mentioned on the website. This made access very difficult for the older members of our party. The cottage rooms we saw were in need of refurbishment.

Breakfast was cooked to order, our bedroom was warm and the bed was comfortable and the decor contemporary.

It's shabby and not very clean. The Reception area is cramped and unwelcoming. The Kitchen is next to the Reception area and main staircase to the bedrooms and Chop House restaurant and it stinks of fried food. You can't run a tab in the bar. £120 for a night is far too expensive. It's location is good but it doesn't make up for the place needing a complete overhaul. Very disappointing. Don't go.

Good position overlooking the square, nice room, friendly staff,comfortable bed, good breakfast served in room if you require.

The one meal we had in the restauraunt was disappointing.

Great location friendly staff

Lack of facilities to sit and relax

Food fantastic

Room very cold on arrival spent 1st night sat under a blanket watching TV . Wine expensive. Room not too clean, fine collection of debris under the bed and under the cushions on the setee obviously been there for a long time.

Relaxed,friendly atmosphere. Good food. Comfortable.Price.Quiet.

High vaulted ceilings in room,quite a few old spider webs and I am an arachnophobe.Only negative.

Staff were fantastic. Food was very good Bedroom was warm and spacious. Fantastic location.

The en-suite was a little cold in the morning but it is an extremely old building.

Lovely facility, great location, good staff.

Very drafty and cold in the room - but what would you expect from a 500 year old building?

Beautiful old building in a lovely setting. Dinner was outstanding and breakfast was really good. Loved our really old but beautifully done up room!

The bed was not the greatest.

Great location. Inn with lots of character as was the room. Good breakfast.

Apart from fresh towels our room was not serviced during our 2 night stay. Depite problems accessing car park, due to snow/ice, no attempt was made by the hotel to clear it and this meant we had to park on the street with parking restrictions.

We stayed over the new year and the location is lovely. Easy access to all the villages in the Cotswolds. The staff work very hard and are also attentive.

We booked a meal in the restaurant for New Year's eve. We were very disappointed with the quality. The starter had very little cheese and far too much garlic.. My husband had to send his main course back, the whole meal was just warm and the green beans were raw. His meal was refunded. My meal was ok but only just warm. Just a shame when we were looking forward to it so much . For the pricing it was very poor quality.

Warm friendly welcome.

Narrow very steep stairway to bedroom.

The location at Stow On the Wold allows a great location from which to explore this outstanding part of the country where old fashioned manners still seem to exist. The breakfast at the hotel was delicious and well prepared. The bedroom was quite nice and warm.

Was somewhat disappointed and a little deflated if we`re honest. We travel to the Cotswolds every Christmas and have rented cottages historically and every year they have been great. The hotel was ok all round but the set up had a "make do" feeling to it. Staff were polite and friendly but seemed to be on edge at times, not surprising when they are given advice by their (presumed) manager on how to conduct themselves in earshot of residents settling down for a quiet drink in the bar. Didn`t warm to that! The reception area did not have a welcoming feel and was most probably due to its location and general set up.

meals location staff would stay again

did not like the yobs on street at midnight not the hotels fault .May be new laws will stop that behavior

The staff were friendly - our room was very comfortable and clean and there is a lovely atmostphere in the place. Stow is a wonderful place - especially at Christmas time.

There was nothing negative to say

Great rooms, lovely location.. Very pleasing to stay at

Breakfast time started far too late for business 8am and breakfast chef was late... It wasn't delivered till 8.20 so had 10 minutes to Enjoy what was an excellent meal

The breakfast was lovely. Rooms were fab. Staff lovely. Location great

The food.

Very disorganised, breakfast starts at 8 am, I asked if they could leave a bowl of cereal for me as I was leaving a 7.30, they said fine, but never did. No reception in morning, price of room to high for standard offered £80.

within budget in the area we wanted to stay. lovely breakfast (and waitress).top quality sheets

weird scenario in the bar where we wanted to eat in the evening, twice we were asked to move table but then told we need not (?), by a very smiley lady who seemed to be rather stressed and hyper. no idea what that was all about.

Our room was lovely, exactly the same one as the one we had booked on line, l was worried they may have put us in a different room to the one we had booked. Really nice room and the bed was fantastic, very comfortable with lots of pillows and crisp white sheets. Lovely view from our window, overlooking the village square and village church the church bells chimed every 15,mins, so you really felt in a different world and had escaped the fast pace of London life which is just what we wanted for our romantic weekend away.

Upon arrival we were kept waiting for at least 20,mins as there was no one on reception to check us in, they were very busy, however there's no excuse, first impressions count for so much and we were not impressed to be kept waiting,however they did apologise. The shower room although clean had a very strange damp smell, they need to air it or at least put an air freshener in there. Breakfast was nice but tight on portion size plus we only got one cup of tea and no offer of another one. I left my phone charger behind l phoned as soon as l realised and they offered to post it for me, l said l was willing to pay the postage, they said they would phone and let me know how much it would cost, however, no phone call came which is a shame as we had enjoyed our stay and l felt let down by that.