The Talbot Hotel

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1. David A ★★☆☆☆

   Stayed here for one night. Remember the Talbot from years ago when it was first class, it has changed. It suited me I just wanted a room for the night as I was in town for a reunion. First of all the staff I met were very pleasant and friendly. The building is an old coaching inn and still has a lot of lovely features trouble is you can't use them. Apparently they have had some kind of problem and the bar and the restaurant are closed so breakfast was at witherspoon just up the road. Room looked nothing like any of the photos. Was given a small box room which was OK for me but was tired and a couple would have struggled in there. Good points bed was surprisingly comfortable and clean. Plenty of towels and hot water. The place itself needs money and work put in to bring it back to the standard it should be. Potentially it could be a real gem of a hotel as all the basics are there. One last comment, don't believe the advertising photos if they are of the Talbot would guess they are from a long time ago. Wouldn't say don't use it just be aware it is a hotel offering cheap rooms and no facilities OK for a night but don't think you would want an extended stay.

   1 month ago
2. Daniel Baker ★★★★★

   This is our second stay at the Talbot, first was late summer 2024. Atm, the pub part of the hotel is closed and meals were not offered. Local gossip said the hotel was being used for asylum/immigrants, I saw no evidence of this and the clients seemed to be mostly couples and businesses. Dad and I stayed in a twin room, it had a large shower, no bath, desk, tv (not in hotel mode so streaming stick was easy to use), slightly larger than sister’s double. WiFi was good in the room and handled streaming a movie while web/social media browsing. Staff were helpful. Remember to register your car in the terminal at reception and set duration of stay to avoid charges. Only negative point is that there needs to be a towel rail or holder in the bathroom.

   1 month ago
3. Ruth Simon ★★★★★

   Me and my family went there for 1 night and we really enjoyed our stay. Overall, the service and the staff were very nice and attended to your needs quickly. We left the hotel with smiles and comfort.

   almost 3 months ago

1. Lauren Smith ★☆☆☆☆

   Rooms are not very well decorated. Double rooms have beds of 4ft doubles. Not exactly great for a family stay. As stated on the website. Also very uncomfortable beds. One pillow per person isn’t enough. Room cleanliness is below standard. Dust buildup on light switches and plug sockets. Bathroom wall had poo slashes up the tiles. All mirrors you could barely see through with dust and smears. Shower had dirty marks in and scum and limescale build up in it. Not to mention we got given one room to discover it had been slept in. To then get another room which was as stated above. Made a complaint to the desk to be told the manager would be notified which we have heard nothing back from. Luckily only had to sleep one night and got out as quickly as we could in the morning. Wouldn’t recommend staying here. Not even if you was desperate. Very loud and was even a domestic disturbance at half 2 in the morning. Which was also reported but again wasn’t taken any notice of. I would give a 0 star but obviously not an option for that.

   almost 3 months ago
2. Mark Garland ★★★★★

   What a great hotel, first time staying here, rooms are clean and well equipped, staff are friendly and helpful. Great location in the heart or stourbridge, with easy access to local amenities. Stourbridge Town rail and bus station within short walking distance. (Less than 10 mins). Free parking and WiFi, everything you'd expect from a hotel of this type. Will most definitely be back again.

   almost 3 months ago
3. Liz Malpass ★☆☆☆☆

   Did not stay here went for a drink to this iconic place . It was on a valentines night. There was some effort of plastic flowers. They had no wine, gin was served instead out of an odd bottle. My friend had lemonade served from a pop bottle. The bar guy was clothed in dirty t-shirt and had dirty hands. The place was filthy and run down. It was so sad to see how these owners were letting this place go to wrack and ruin. Now heard the place had fire safety issues not surprised. Hope some decent people take it over and bring it back too the gorgeous place it was.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Christopher Bate ★☆☆☆☆

   Don’t worry about the supposed ghosts, worry about your safety. Booked a stay there last Saturday and arrived two hours after check in to be told by a confused looking guy that the room wasn’t ready as they were behind with cleaning. He also told us that they had system issues so could only take cash. (They have since taken the fee so we would have basically paid double) Most disturbingly, he said that all the keys had been stolen and he had the only key so we would have to inform him of our comings and goings. As I was there for drinks with family, I didn’t have faith that anyone would be about to let us back in to both the hotel, let alone the room. We decided not to stay as it didn’t feel right or safe. Not welcoming, shabby and with a weird vibe to the whole place. We didn’t see the room and I don’t think the other people who tried to book in did either. It’s a shame but we definitely made the right call in not staying. I hope it gets bette but for now, I would give it a miss and go elsewhere.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Liam “Lemon” Nicholson ★★★☆☆

   It was a nice place to put our heads down for the night, I think the new owner could bring this great building back up to scratch again, easy to get to and alot of places to eat and drink around it. Tidy enough rooms, only gripe was no hot water but it was getting fixed and the manager knocked some money off for the inconvenience. The pub was cost and was well stocked with decent prices

   almost 3 years ago
3. Baglady Poacher ★★★★★

   I love the Talbot, it is pricey, but it is worth it as a special treat just for the atmosphere. It has not been ruined by modernisation, the eating areas encompass the traditional with a modern day slant. If you ever get the opportunity to go upstairs, it is fascinating. The history has been preserved so well, centuries old beautiful carved wood panels, sloping oak floors, tapestries. Make a promise to yourself to visit for a Christmas drink, it is charming.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Turbo ★☆☆☆☆

   Honestly the worst hotel stay I've ever had. Booked in advance on Booking.com with check in between 10pm and 11pm. Arrived at 10:40 and there was no-one at the reception, rang the bell and called the phone with no answer until someone appeared 20 minutes later looking incredibly confused, who told us that they had no rooms available and that they had been having "internet issues" recently and bookings weren't going through, showed confirmation email and they didn't seem fussed at all. He then told us that they close at 8pm, even though we were able to book late check in and their online information states they are open to 11. We then had to wait for him to get the night manager (who no-one seemed to know existed in the morning) who ensured us that we would stay there that night. We didn't get into a room until after midnight as they were moving furniture, vacuuming and bringing up a space heater into what must have been a store room with a bed in it. We were then assured by the night manager that we would sort a discount in the morning as he looked us up in the system and found our booking straight away, even after being told it hadn't come through. When we were actually in the room, there were: - Screws all over the bathroom floor - No hot water in the bath/shower - Broken, mouldy bath/shower - Broken flush on the toilet - No actual lock on the door, only a chain on the inside - A broken space heater on full blast leant against a wooden cupboard (with the window to the high street left wide open) After actually managing to get some sleep, there was somehow an odd stain on my clothes that had been left in the room. We went downstairs at 10am and couldn't find anyone, and had to wait for over an hour to have an actual room made up by housekeeping, which was only slightly better, with a broken window pane with paper taped over it, a mouldy bath and almost no toilet paper (I've now seen a review about bed bugs in the same room). Upon trying to check out at 9:30am we again found no-one available anywhere, and after calling and ringing the bell multiple times and searching for staff we eventually had to leave a note and our keys behind explaining what had happened (on the back of a food hygiene level 3 article that had been printed out and placed everywhere). After all of these all we received was a discount on one night and a free cup of coffee while we waited for them to make an actual room. Do not stay here if you can avoid it, you'll just leave more stressed than when you went in.

   almost 4 years ago

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