Guest Reviews & Comments
Gaskell Arms Hotel & Restaurant near Telford: Telford Hotels
1 Young couple - 01/12/07	90%
2 Group of work colleagues - 09/10/07	80%
3 Mature couple - 30/09/07	80%
Good Points: delightful period pub in a good location for visiting the area. Convenient for Ironbridge Gorge. Friendly staff. Good atmosphere
Bad Points: Slight traffic noise problem ( room overlooking a busy junction)alleviated by secondary double glazing.
Further Comments: directions from the Net were good. Easy to find. Plenty of free parking. good choice of light snacks or full menu in the evening. The eggs at breakfast were particularly good!!
4 Mature couple - 22/06/07	80%
Further Comments: This hotel is ideal for an overnight/weekend stay. Despite being on a busy road, the rooms are quiet and clean. Meals are excellent but the menu may be restrictive if on a long stay.
5 Mature couple - 06/06/07	100%
Good Points: The room was spacious and comfortable with tea and coffee making facilities.
Further Comments: This was our third stay at this hotel so obviously we always enjoy our visits here. The staff are always very cheerful and friendly and the meals are always excellent in the comfortable and clean restaurant.
6 Group of adult friends - 01/06/07	50%
7 Mature couple - 28/05/07	90%
Good Points: Easily accessible. It did not pretend to be anything other than a pub with accommodation. The locals were friendly and the staff liked what they were doing.
Further Comments: I felt that the information received was good. I did not feel that I needed to know anything before booking. I was looking for an hotel in the area so as to visit friends; rooms were available. The food in the hotel was good, the evening restaurant meals were excellent, the breakfast good and filling and served with alacrity.
8 Mature couple - 24/05/07	80%
Good Points: The accommodation was clean, evening meal excellent and the staff friendly. The bar served real beers in a nice atmosphere.
Bad Points: The electric shower in the en suite, can`t get on with them, either too hot or too cold or both, never found a good on yet, but managed.
Further Comments: Cannot fault anything, everything was as expected, clean, tidy, old worldly, nice food, only the weather was depressing.
9 Group of work colleagues - 11/04/07	90%
10 Mature couple - 13/12/06	90%
Good Points: Very clean and comfortable.
Bad Points: The room was a little cramped.
Further Comments: This was our second visit to this hotel and on our first visit we had a larger room. As mentioned above, we were a little disapointed with the size of the room but this was just a nminor setback.
11 Business Trip - 26/11/06	50%
Good Points: Very good quality sheets.
Bad Points: The noisiest room I have ever stayed in.
Further Comments: I would like to have been warned that the room was likely to be noisy as it is on a busy road with a quarry just down the road. I would have even preferred a smoking room if that meant that it would have been quieter. Good menu in the restaurant.
12 Mature couple - 22/11/06	90%
Good Points: Our room was warm, comfortable and cleaned daily with fresh towels provided. We visited in November. The real log fire in the bar was particularly welcome. The breakfasts were wonderful. We ate from the a la carte dining room menu on the Saturday night and the meal was excellent.
Bad Points: I can't think of any negative points.
Further Comments: The accommodation was exactly as we hoped it would be. It is essentially a pub with some bedrooms which is what we wanted. We felt very welcome. The food was excellent and we certainly hope to stay there again.
13 Business Trip - 21/10/06	50%
14 Mature couple - 31/08/06	90%
15 Group of adult friends - 25/08/06	60%
16 Family with older children - 30/07/06	90%
Good Points: Really friendly and accommodating, all the staff worked as a team together - more like a family.
Bad Points: THe midnight curfew was too difficult for us but when we came in late we still got a smile.
Further Comments: The hotel is in a good location in Much Wenlock, shops and a 24-hour garage mini-mart very close. It is a beautiful country area with much history, lots to see. Perfect for walkers or car visitors. There is a midnight lock up, but there are rooms outside the main building of the hotel where 24 access is not a problem. The hotel people were friendly and accomodating, it was very busy when we were there. There is plenty of car parking. Breakfast was excellent and plentiful. The evening meals looked good, home cooking type menu, but no sandwiches or snacks. Beer was excellent, with a guest ale and on-tap cider, but no draught perry.
17 Mature couple - 27/07/06	50%
18 Other - 31/05/06	40%
Good Points: It was rustic and was in a beautiful village
Bad Points: The staff were not very accomodating and rather unfriendly apart from a couple of people, and we were not informed on the online booking that there was a curfew at 11.30 due to the fact that no key's for rooms were given out, which was very inconvenient, the bathroom was tiny.
Further Comments: The place could do with a bit of a revamp, it an amazing historic building which must have been renovated in the early 90's, it's very dated..
19 Mature couple - 20/05/06	80%
Good Points: The hotel looked as if it had recent refurbishment. The room was quite new and clean with the usual facilities. Excellent breakfast provided.
Bad Points: Just one smallpoint, no loo-roll holder.
Further Comments: I read the reviews of previous guests and was influenced by them before booking on line. This is a good 2 star hotel with good food I would add my recommendation.
20 Business Trip - 30/04/06	70%
If you are unable to book a room at Gaskell Arms Hotel & Restaurant then the nearest UK hotels around the Much Wenlock area are: Best Western Valley Hotel Review, : International Hotel Telford Review, : The Telford Whitehouse Hotel Review,