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3.5 out of 5
The Cottage Guest House
71 Birchanger Lane, Bishop's Stortford, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 115 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 187 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 187 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, clean and quiet. Breakfast was very nice too 😊
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Charming village location (particularly on a sunny day). Breakfast is very good and good value. Walkable distance to the nearest pub/restaurant. Low ceilings and smallish doors may prove a challenge in some rooms if you have mobility issues. I didn’t notice any aircraft noise (it’s close to stanstead airport).
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a charming cottage style property. It is in a beautiful village setting (particularly on a sunny day). The ceilings are low and some of the doors are small so some of the rooms may not be ideal if you have mobility issues.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin, Winchester

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly. Comfortable. Excellent breakfast :-)
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely host but it’s basic
Wonderful host but this is a very basic bed and breakfast. There is absolutely nothing around the property.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old cottage feel. Oak panelled walls in parfs. Friendly owner. Clean spacious room. Nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Star
Overall the stay was perfect, the staff were incredibly welcoming and helpful, the place as a whole is beautiful and warming, the food was great aswell, all in all i recommend anyone to stay here
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was covenient for airport location and quiet. parking required a bit of manoeuvring around the parking spaces - a bit hands off in terms of check out ( lock the door and drop key through letter box) - room bedding quality good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business to family stay
Great overnight, special thanks for the slight change of personal also and accommodating my kids at short notice! Great breakfast too :-)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, great breakfast and good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Lovely reception,arrived early by arrangement to get keys as going to concert. Shown to lovely room. After concert had great night and slept well. Perfect stay. Thank you. Will come again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great stay although bathroom shower needs improved
The stay overall was very pleasant. The room was lovely and the bed was very comfy. The bathroom was a slight downside however as it had a very sloped ceiling and there was a large step down into it which was troublesome at nighttime. If you were any taller than 5,2, then the bathroom would be a struggle as the ceiling was also sloped over the shower. The shower needs updating as the water pressure is very poor. But overall, I really enjoyed my stay and the host was very lovely and her breakfast was delicious in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Fergus

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most charming B&B I have been in. Everything was sparkling clean. I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the very amenable and helpful proprietor. I thought that 8.30 was too early for the end of breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

PK,Oakville,Can

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet, nice owners and staff, good-quality WiFi. I really enjoyed my stay. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed a few times now. The Cottage is always clean and tidy and staff always attentive and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Room comfort
Check in is very restricted
If for your personal reasons you need to operate the most restrictive check-in times I have ever come across please at least headline them for when people are deciding whether or not to book, especially if your journey might be delayed. I arrived at latest possible arrival time (9.30pm) but took a few minutes to get to park & get to the front door. Excellent price. Parking good. Wi-Fi good. Lovely quiet area. Easy to find. Great looking building, lots of charm inside. Uncomfortable bed and the shower controls were nigh on impossible & the flow was sadly little more than a trickle.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, lovely location, lovely room a really great experience
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Søren Bay

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and had good facilities, breakfast great!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Roshni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful haven
Peaceful place just wgat I needed after a hectic few weeks.Very spacious garden view room spotlessly clean and garden view.Plenty of parking easy to find and excellent value for money. Lovely garden and Michie was helpful Only small point was forst night very cold -17th century house and no heating on first night and breakfast room very cold heaters off morning after, but think was as autumnal snap took us all by surprise. Room was warm next day.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Graeme

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Shaji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I have stayed here atleast 2 - 4 days a month and its always been excellent. Highily reccommended..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Peace and quite. Fantastic hospitality
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is the second time we have stayed there. Very nice will definitely stay again. Very friendly and helpful. Can’t do enough for you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning country stop over - a great find!
The Cottage is not what you might think - far from being small it's actually a beautifully restored and maintained 17th century house with no less than 15 guest rooms and despite being just a few miles from Stanstead airport it's set in the midst of beautiful countryside. I've stayed in countless similar sized hotels and guest houses all over Europe but this one really made an impression for many reasons. Firstly it's a beautiful old building traditionally furnished and yet it has absolutely everything you need. Secondly, if you want to relax in peace, the Cottage ticks every box. In the evening, remarkably, you can look out the window and to all intents and purposes imagine you are on a remote Scottish island - there's hardly a light in sight to spoil the darkness and the utter silence is bemusing. The hostess at the Cottage is a most charming and friendly Japanese lady which probably explains why everything is spotlessly clean, and absolutely nothing appears out of place. After a particularly long and fraught journey I could not have asked for a friendlier reception, or a more pleasant garden in which to sit for a while and unwind.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was friendly and had a wonderful garden to sit and relax in. It was close enought to the airport for easy access. I would chose to come back
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Character property, convenient for Stansted airport
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful owners!!!!! Fabulous breakfast, very tranquil setting, immaculate, and charming!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect retreat
A delightful find, and exceptional value for money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
I stayed for a couple of nights on a business trip. The Cottage Guest House is friendly and comfortable place to stay. The house itself and surrounding area have lots of character. The room and bathroom were spotless. Definitely recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Tom

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful hotel. Rip off!
Awful.they took my money and refused to give me the room because I arrived after 9.30pm when the reception was closed! Do not go to this hotel under any circumstances!! thanks
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
A lovely comfortable night and a lovely breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
stayed for a business trip and couldn't of been more happy with my stay, lovely friendly welcome and great room.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Place
The Cottage Guest House is a lovely place to stay, the room had character and was clean, the bathroom was spotless, the lady who greeted me was very friendly and welcoming, I can’t fault it.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jenni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay
Lovely Room, warm welcome, great Breakfast, can't fault anything *****
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Barry, Portsmouth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is a beautiful old house, very different from the usual boring hotel room. Our welcome was very warm and friendly. We would definitely recommend this property and would also definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good, very convenient, charming, accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely and comfortable and quiet. Fantastic breakfast Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

glenys

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovel friendly place and convenient for Airport
Very good. One very small niggle- slight smell in bedroom - not sure what it was - sure it was just a temporary issue but needs looking into
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Therese-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely Lovely
I had an absolutely lovely stay at the Cottage. What a beautiful, peaceful oasis in the countryside. The room was large and very comfortable and impeccably clean. It was just a short drive from the airport. I would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great breakfast, quiet rooms.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018