I loved staying in this mock Tudor Hotel lavished with character, lovely homely feel about the place. Sympathetically decorated and furnished. Great value for money here, the room I stayed in looked like it had been refurbished recently and I understand it has had a change of management of late. I received a warm, informal welcome and shown to my... more

I stayed at the shakespeare hotel two weeks ago on business, and was pleasantly suprised. Although I wouldn't stay there for a long stay, it is the ideal accomodation for a short time. The location was so central and the food was of a very high standard, better than I was expecting I have to say! Overall this hotel is... more

A Good small/medium afordable hotel that is nicely central and close to the main trainstation in Bedford and a short walk from the town centre. Very nice restaurant and lounge areas more

The shakespeared is located in an very good area of Bedford, of easy acces, 5 to 10 minutes walk and you're downtown. The service was great and the staff very polite and friendly. The food was delicious and served in time. I would recomend the Shakespeare to anyone taking a trip to Bedford. more

Well OK, if you have to stay the night somewhere this will do the job and the desk clerk was pretty friendly when he finally appeared from his room, but the whole place has not moved on since the 1970s. Breakfast was dull and delayed by what seemed to be the late arrival of indifferent staff who seemed to think... more

I booked my stay at the Shakespeare before reading the reviews on this site, and was obviously a little concerned. I only stayed the single night, and yes the room was small, but it was clean, comfortable and I was served a good breakfast. This isn't the best hotel you're ever going to stay in, but for the price it... more

the staff was friendly and very helpful,we had a meal in the restaurant which was excellent and also joined in on there excitement on the opening of their new sunday jazz brunch which was fantastic.we were given a room that had just been tastefully furnished which was great,we had no problems or waiting with the check in which was a... more

We stayed in this hotel for one night....and what a night! The room was damp and the furniture hadn't been replaced since the 1970's, and would've been cheap even then. The bed was one of the most uncomfortable we'd ever slept in, and we both were stiff and achey the next day. Customer service is non-existent. To cap it all,... more

We stayed in this hotel for a night in September and without a doubt can say this is the WORST hotel I have ever had the mispleasure of staying in. The double room with ensuite was like a shoe box, a cracked sink at the bottom of the bed and a shower that literally dripped water when on!!! All of... more