The Swans Nest Hotel

“Clean, comfy, helpful staff and great location.”

Helpful staff, clean room with enough space (including a table and easy chair), and comfy bed. Some of the communal areas looked a little dated but the room had recently been refurbished and was very nice. Great location for walking into Stratford yet quiet. Breakfast was good - continental to help… more

Helpful staff, clean room with enough space (including a table and easy chair), and comfy bed. Some of the communal areas looked a little dated but the room had recently been refurbished and was very nice. Great location for walking into Stratford yet quiet. Breakfast was good - continental to help yourself to and a selection of hot options to order, including full English, eggs Benedict and avocado and egg on sour dough. Parking is £10 for each overnight period, then £1 per hour from 12:00 on the day you check out (which is cheaper than anywhere else in Stratford).

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“Building work in hotel. Not notified of this before travelling.”

The swans nest is a delightful hotel, our go to when stopping in stratford upon avon. We stayed twice to break our journey. We were not told that there was building work going on in the hotel. The entrance into the hotel from the car park was closed. We were not notified of this. I have a blue b… more

The swans nest is a delightful hotel, our go to when stopping in stratford upon avon. We stayed twice to break our journey. We were not told that there was building work going on in the hotel. The entrance into the hotel from the car park was closed. We were not notified of this. I have a blue badge and had parked next to this entrance so it was easier to get in the hotel with luggage and my mobility scooter. We had to walk around the hotel to get in the front entrance. It was very dusty where they were working. The first room I was offered had a few steps which I couldnt get my scooter down so we had to ask for another room. The porter was kind enough to take our cases to the new room. It would have been polite to notify people that building work was taking place and the car park door entrance was closed. We would have stayed for another night but I would have had tohave moved room again and would have had to have a room with stairs to negotiate. Its a great location and quite comfy and relaxed. (apart from the building work)

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“Breakfast Still Needs Some Work”

A return visit. The Swan’s Nest’s central location and car parking are a plus, along with the reception staff, who were unfailingly keen and helpful. We had a warm welcome, including a goodie bag for the dog. The “dog corridor” rooms are a little tired, but there was a comfortable bed, a kettle… more

A return visit. The Swan’s Nest’s central location and car parking are a plus, along with the reception staff, who were unfailingly keen and helpful. We had a warm welcome, including a goodie bag for the dog. The “dog corridor” rooms are a little tired, but there was a comfortable bed, a kettle, a small fridge stocked with fresh water and easy access to the outside to take the dog out. The low point was still breakfast, which looked as if it was as cheap as the hotel thought they could get away with: make-your-own-coffee from a not very good machine, overly sweet, thin orange juice, dry (catering pack?) scrambled eggs with the texture of grated breeze-block and no evidence anyone had used any butter in them. The poached eggs the next day were a bit better, but this was bad value at £14. The Bistro staff were mixed. The Dutch girl did all the work. On arrival I was ignored until I walked further into the room, when a grumpy young man told me I could “sit anywhere”, after which he ignored me again in favour of the Internet; definitely someone in the wrong career.

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