킹스 암스 호텔 버크햄스티드(Kings Arms Hotel)

I stayed in one of the character rooms, which was lovely, with great beams and old, slanted floors. Could use a new carpet. Clean sheets, updated bathroom, good housekeeping (they immediately replaced something for me when asked), very warm welcome at the pub. Great breakfast downstairs. Good heating, all amenities like hair dryer, iron, hob available. Perfectly suitable wifi for streaming and video conferencing. Check in and check out was efficient and well arranged. The hotel is not very soundproof, it's true- street noise and pub noise exists, but wasn't bothersome to me and I loved looking out over the high street. It's a charming town, and this is an older building with quirks, but with that in mind, it's a fine place to stay and enjoy.

Awful stay. So disappointed. I’ve stayed in lots of pubs before so of course, expected a certain amount of noise but this was ridiculous. For £120 a night? No way. It was unacceptable. Stayed a night with another couple. we stayed in a small courtyard. The rooms almost felt like student digs but seemed clean enough. This courtyard backs onto the outside pub area and was so noisy we couldn’t even hear the television. Our room was also right opposite where the bottles are recycled. To top it off the staff sat to smoke on a bench right outside my friends room, so she couldn’t even open a window in the room, as the smell of smoke was so strong and being a non smoker found this unacceptable to have smoke coming through their window. We had continuous coming and going from staff in the room next to us, which we then learnt was a breakout room for staff. This room was permanently wedged open and people in and out all evening. The morning duty manager did apologise and listened to what we had to say and then offered a reduction in the room rate, but the money wasn’t really the point, as this was a special night away for a celebration that ended up being incredibly stressful and felt like a complete waste of money and time. I ended up falling asleep at 5am and felt completely shattered the next day. So much history and so much potential in a beautiful high street but sadly falling very short. From past reviews this seems to be an ongoing problem stemming years back, in which case owners know this and should advertise these rooms at a much reduced rate to reflect their quality (cracked sink/botched bathroom flooring) and location. It must be very challenging for management to have to deal with disappointed customers and it needs a strong injection of funds to come up to standard. If you do go make sure to book a room in the main building. The ONLY plus was that the breakfast was really good, the morning duty manager did listen to us, showing a level of understanding and professionalism we would expect from an establishment such as this, and the morning staff polite and friendly.

This sadly,was the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. The room was dirty,washbasin badly cracked with malfunctioning plug. Heating stopped working. Everything felt grubby and distinctly substandard. I became very unwell shortly after returning home-still not fully recovered. Thoroughly miserable stay. Only positive thing is that staff were very pleasant.

What a great venue for a family celebration! Unfussy, yet attentive service - Beth was smazing! All courses were delivered in a timely manner, ensuring we weren't rushed, nor wondering where our tood was! What a great family afternoon!, 3 Courses, plenty of great food (& alcohol) and outstanding service. Can't wait to come back!

We have just had a horrible stay at this hotel. The room was reached via lots of narrow stairs along corridors with shabby paintwork and carpets. The hand wash in the bathroom was half empty and there was a quarter of a toilet roll and no spare. The chair at the desk was falling apart. There was green light from the fire exit shining on us all night and the shower was no more than a dribble. The last straw was when the draymen arrived at 6am (I appreciate that they do have to do their job, so this is just a comment). We had booked 2 rooms and the other couple were also very dissatisfied as the room was very cold and when they tried to use the heater it made a lot of noise. I cannot comment on breakfast as we just left, we did not want to stay any longer than necessary.

Came for a family brunch/lunch, but sadly left hungry. The menu looked promising (Egg Benedict etc) but the main course size portions left everyone from grandma to teenagers hungry! Disappointed

Nice place. The bed was very comfortable. The water pressure leaves a lot to be desired. The breakfast was fabulous.

Just popped in with a friend and her dog for a bite to eat for lunch. I just wanted to review that the mushroom arancini and crab crostini were exceptional. Beautifully presented, really tasty and decent portions for starters - which was all we wanted. Well done chef!

Went for pizzas at lunchtime. Great pizzas, the best we've tasted in England. They were tasty and light, and not too salty. We took the two-for-one option.. It was lunchtime, and hot, so it was empty inside, and quite busy outside. The service wqs very professional, and we could see the kitchen staff were working hard.