About Hotel The Royal Hop Pole
Hotel The Royal Hop Pole is a historical building, parts of which date back to the 15th and 18th centuries. It’s even been mentioned in a Charles Dickens novel. It offers interesting accommodation to visitors to the English town of Tewkesbury.
All 28 rooms have en suite facilities (with hair dryer) and feature ironing and tea/coffee facilities, flat screen TV and complimentary water.
The hotel is wheelchair accessible. Parking and Wi-Fi are both free. Meeting rooms are available and there is a beer garden on the premises.
There is a full bar and lounge with a great choice of beers, and a pub restaurant, serving quality pub food. This pub/hotel is a member of the JD Wetherspoon chain of hotels and pubs which are known for giving good value food and drinks.
Points of interest close to Hotel The Royal Hop Pole are Tewkesbury Abbey, the Roses Theatre and the John Moore museum
Positive Reviews
positive:
Great value.
The room tariffs and prices for food are considered to be good value. As this is a JD Wetherspoon hotel, the food is consistent with the other establishments in the chain. Most guests were quite satisfied with the value level here; good for people on a bu
positive:
Great character.
Parts of the building date back to the 15th century, giving the hotel a lovely, quirky feel. It is as modern as it could be without losing its character. It’s exciting that this pub is even mentioned in PICKWICK PAPERS, the famous novel by Charles Dickens
positive:
Great staff.
The staff here is wonderful, friendly, attentive and ready to go out of their way to ensure the comfort of the guests. “Nothing is too much trouble for them”, guests have been quoted as saying.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Small bathroom.
Some guests found the bathroom to be cramped and small, and she was unable to enter the shower comfortably.
negative:
No lift.
With no lift in such an old building, one has to depend on the goodwill of the staff on duty in order to get help with bags, especially if a guest has a room on the higher floor. This is the problem with heritage buildings; they are protected by laws to p
negative:
Food just about satisfactory.
Although the food is considered to be good value, some guests, especially those who frequent JD Wetherspoon hotels, have pronounced themselves a little bored with what they consider as routine fare, and feel that it is better to stay here but not eat here