Bar (on property)

Reviews of King William

3 out of 5
King William
King William Mangrove Green, Cockernhoe, Luton, England

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 92 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 92 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really friendly member of staff, who went out of his way to be helpful. Made the stay a good one. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Sam on 7 May 2023
Thank you for your great review

10/10 Excellent

Tara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, friendly atmosphere and clean accommodation. Perfect for our nights stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The location worked well but the property was extremely noisy late into the night. We had to be on our way at 3am, guests were arriving up until 2am and our room was immediately next to check-in. The floors are all wooden so every footstep felt like it was inside our room. A shame because the location was great and the staff were friendly.

10/10 Excellent

david

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean and friendly Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from SAM DANCE on 17 Jul 2022
Thank you for a lovely review

6/10 Okay

PE

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Fairly basic accommodation. Beds not very comfortable. The biggest problem was that there was no Breakfast facility. This wasn't made clear on the booking. The hotel is in a remote village - so no other means of getting a breakfast other than to drive into Luton.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from SAM DANCE on 27 Apr 2022
Thank you for your great review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Price reflect the quality - not bad!
Cant complain about this place but I have a few suggestions for the owner: - halogen (ceiling) direct light is not good for our eyes and are too bright (one halogen failed to work) - night lamp would be helpful and at least one chair in the room - automatic light in the bathroom is a good idea but not if we are forced (no nightlamp) to use it as a nightlight :) - waiting for hot water (tap) is quite annoying - 3 min? come on... - yes, cups should be clean not dirty! Apart from the above minors hotel location is good, green and quiet. But avoid the rooms above the restaurant if youre an early sleeper. Parking is big and free. Price reflect the quality.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice characterful and clean place to stay
Clean, full of character room, friendly staff, reasonably priced and tasty meal in the pub. They don't do breakfast but the staff recommended a café in Luton that was only a mile and a half away that was very good. Would use again if I needed a hotel in Luton.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from SAM DANCE on 24 Jan 2022
Thank you for your lovely review

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would have preferred a double bed and room could do with a full length mirror but very good apart from that
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from SAM DANCE on 26 Nov 2021
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVELY REVIEW

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good pub with many rooms - no facilites for breakfast, but many cafes in Hitchin. Not very welcoming, but it's ok
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Sam on 21 Aug 2020
Thank you for your positive review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Sam on 12 Mar 2020
Thank you for your great review

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
playquest
Manager and staff were fantastic, really hard working and made us feel very welcome.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Sam on 31 Jan 2020
Thank you so much for your wonderful review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Gem
Good food good real ale and a warm welcome
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Sam on 31 Jan 2020
Thank you so much for your great review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very good service, gentleman on the bar and check in was very helpful and the evening meal was fine. However the room was not clean and the breakfast was poor
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pub with rooms with pleasant approachable staff members.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Sam on 10 Jan 2020
Thank you for your great review. We really appreciate your positive feed back. We hope to see you again if you are in the area.

8/10 Good

Elise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
King William, great place to relax with a pub.
The King William is a convenient place to stay close to Luton Airport. If you are like us and enjoy staying in smaller hotels this is perfect. We chose a room with single beds that were more on the “campy” style. Other than that it was great! Next time we’ll get a double bed room. Nice staff who even arranged our 4am cabbie to the airport. The real fun in the King William is the pub. Excellent food, drinks, atmosphere, staff, and clientele. The village green is a nice walk and there is a walking path close to see some beautiful countryside. All in all a great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Sam on 10 Jan 2020
Thank you for your great review. We look forward to seeing you again

6/10 Okay

mark

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
All the way to Dead End, on your right
Hard to reach, via tiny country lanes. Breakfast starts at nine a.m. (on week-ends), rather unusual for an airport hotel. Otherwise, all in keeping with star rating/pricing
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Sam on 24 Dec 2019
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Room, meal, parking all great - superb stay for third time. Would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Sam on 10 Dec 2019
Thank you for your great review. We look forward to seeing you again

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Sam on 9 Dec 2019
Thank you for your positive review

8/10 Good

GRAHAM

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean rooms friendly people with a walk through from the rooms directly to the bar and restaurant. Really nice place in a very nice location. food good, service good and a nice hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Sam on 8 Nov 2019
Thank you for your lovely review

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Airport hotel
Warm welcome, good room close to the airport and a great bar. What's not to like. Great hotel if you are using Luton Aiport
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Sam on 20 Oct 2019
Thank you for your wonderful review

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Sam on 13 Oct 2019
Thank you foe your great review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Sam on 5 Sept 2019
Thank you for your great rating

6/10 Okay

Miss B

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little find for us to stay whilst attending a wedding nearby. The lady on reception was extremely friendly and we managed to get checked in early. Only downsides were the beds were a little uncomfortable and it sounded like it was karaoke night when we arrived back around 11pm so was quite loud (not an issue, we knew it might be since it’s attached to a pub). Breakfast the next morning was also more than we expected. So pleased we decided to stay here though, rather than a chain near Luton airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Sam on 9 Jul 2019
Thank you for your lovely review. We hope to see you again if you are in the area. Many thanks

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and pleasant room. No request was too much trouble. Better duvets - I was quite cold and the duvet hardly covered the bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Sam on 7 May 2019
Thank you for the lovely review. I apologise if you were cold and I shall look into the duvet situation.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Sam on 20 Feb 2019
Thank you for your positive feed back

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Great little hidden gem. Comfortable clean reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Sam on 29 Jan 2019
Thank you for your great review

8/10 Good

Ev, Melbourne, Vic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice modern decor in a traditional English pub. Set in a quiet residential area so not much alternatives for dining except the pub itself but fortunately our meal was great! Friendly staff. Breakfast hot food was a little lacklustre with not great eggs but otherwise pretty standard.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Sam on 20 Nov 2018
Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again

4/10 Poor

jerris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
business trip
Twin room one bed very comfortable the other awful, luckily was staying alone. I know this is not the fault of the property but who ever stayed in room 13 left their Television on all night on full sound. I think they also got loads of calls and eventually after covering my head with all in the room i got to sleep after 2am - which was not good as i had a presentation the following morning for prospects.... Breakfast was good. Check in quick. Lovely location. Parking adequate.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Sam on 13 Nov 2018
I am very sorry that you did not enjoy your stay with us, but hope that you will try us again if you are in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Sam on 26 Sept 2018
Thank you for your great score on your guest review. It is much appreciated Many Thanks

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stale cooking oil smell
First appearances of the hotel were okay, but as soon as you entered the building the smell of stale cooking oil was overpowering. Food in the pub was terrible, poor quality and not cheap. Room was tiny, just enough room for a double bed and bathroom. Room cleanliness was questionable, brown towels also smelled as though they had not aired properly so had a stale smell which was not pleasant. Staff, however were friendly enough and helpful, and the room cost was good value for money when comparing other hotels in the area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in little village
Nice and comfortable stay in this village pub,great viwes over countryside, close to Luton airport
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018
Response from knobby on 24 Apr 2018
Many thanks for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Lally, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel in friendly country pub.
We were able to book in after 12 midnight. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Scranton, PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rural pub
An unique experience of real rural English life - relaxed, friendly, comfortable (and probably fattening.) Great fulfillment of my wish to see real English people and customs.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Sam on 21 Nov 2017
Thank you for your great review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our room must have been above bar went to bed early to leave early in morning Music and singing started very loud. We went for a meal in bar when we arrived Really enjoyed the food well worth the price but took a while between courses
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2017
Thank you for giving us 4 Stars!!

6/10 Okay

Expatriate , Denmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Comfortable B&B Inn.
If you don't require frills, then I can recommend this old country pub. Friendly staff. Basic continental breakfast. Car (or bike) essential.

8/10 Good

sbb, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good for overnighter before flying from luton
Easy to find, good location, rooms (we were in the new bit) very clean. Cold when we first arrived - it would have been nice if they had turned the heating g in before we checked in - but warmed up later. The bed was the most uncomfortable one I gave ever slept in, so although we would stay there again, we would ask for any room except no 9!

8/10 Good

David, Dorset

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Pub had all the facilities you needed.
They also did good food. Do not have time to say more.

10/10 Excellent

MaryJo, Midlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Olde Worlde Inn
Very historic inn with friendly staff just a few minutes, but a world away, from Luton airport located in a proper English village complete with village green. Recently refurbished and individual - a very far cry from the Travelodges of this world!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service helpful & pleasant restaurant good food for very reasonable price. Impressed that I said I would have to leave before breakfast was served on Sunday. No trouble we will bring you both a continental breakfast on a tray to your room Saturday evening.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All round great value & venue
A pleasant surprise. A recently refurbed country pub & accommodation. Traditional country pub, with exposed beams, good selection of ales and menu. A very welcoming & relaxed feel. Food was good - has the steak which was surprisingly tender & tasty. The room was very clean & comfortable, high ceilings with exposed beams and wet room with shower. The pub backs onto a meadow, so the views were great. (the weather was good, so I took dinner & breakfast alfresco at the rear looking out on the meadows). In front of the pub is a large village green. Perfect for a little relaxed get away.

4/10 Poor

Alan, Littlehampton

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap and very basic
The hotel was very basic and unfortunately, my en-suite was very small with hardly any room to close the door. The TV was also set high up on a shelf so the viewing angle was very poor and causing colour saturation.

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hostel near Luton airport
The place is clean and cute with a view on the countryside. Bed were confy. Food is good in the restaurant and there is a free continental breakfast. The members of the staff were not all very nice but most of them were. We stayed a night for a familiy trip and we don't regret our choice. The negative points : the restaurant serves food until 9 pm only and at 11 the pub is closed but it's England...even in Luton it's impossible to find a restaurant open after 9 or 10 pm.

8/10 Good

Vaughan , Dorset

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ideal retreat in the country, outskirts of town.
Quirky Hotel, friendly local people I would return for a longer stay.