The George of Stamford
‘Over five decades the dear old George has never missed a beat, and our stay was as perfect as ever in this beautiful, old but supremely comfortable hotel in a lovely town. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘Over five decades the dear old George has never missed a beat, and our stay was as perfect as ever in this beautiful, old but supremely comfortable hotel in a lovely town.’ Readers love this historic coaching inn – ‘a confident, bustling place’ – that has retained its character and high standards for half a century. These days some bedrooms have contemporary decor, and all have air conditioning. ‘Our room was a delight – spacious, tasteful, modern.’ But this is a classic hotel, so you might sleep on an antique four-poster, while in the panelled Oak Room restaurant guests are wooed with silver-domed carvery trolleys and ‘perfect Dover sole and succulent roast beef’. ‘The wine list remains very good,’ reports a returning reader. You can eat less formally in the Garden Room, where every taste is catered for, from pasta to steak-and-kidney pudding and ‘the best sea bass I can recall’. ‘Tea in the courtyard with a pianist playing 1930s songs was a delight,’ another guest related. Service is ‘perfect’, though very busy times can occasionally test it. It is ‘lovely to stay in a famous hotel of such character’. ‘Long may it remain.’ (Ingle Dawson, Mary and Rodney Milne-Day, Ralph Wilson, GB and others)
Hotel details
Address
71 St Martins
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2LB
England
Telephone
01780 750750
Bedrooms
45.
Open
all year.
Facilities
2 lounges, 2 bars, 2 restaurants (vegetarian/vegan menu), 3 private dining rooms, business centre, in-room TV (Sky, Freeview), civil wedding licence, 2-acre grounds, parking, public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
quiet, in summer in garden covered area, pianist with afternoon tea at weekends.
Children
all ages welcomed, extra bed £60.
Dogs
small dogs allowed with prior notice, not unattended in bedrooms (£25 a night), not in restaurants.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £285, singles from £155. À la carte £75 (Oak Room), £55 (Garden Room).
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Special offers
'Irresistible Stays' Special Offer
Irresistible Stays…Spend the night at The George of Stamford for £270 for two, and dine in the wonderfully traditional atmosphere of The Oak Room, including a £45 per person allowance towards luncheon or dinner – sadly wine and drinks are not included – followed by an ‘Irresistible’ stay in one of the super-comfortable bedrooms, enveloped in the finest Egyptian cotton linens. Awake refreshed and rejuvenated, with tea or coffee and The Times, and then wander down to a scrumptious breakfast in The Garden Room – the perfect way to relax after the festivities. Available throughout January, subject to availability. Please mention the Good Hotel Guide when booking.
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