The Stag at Stow

Clean room and good breakfast. Had dinner there and was surprised to see a tip automatically added. Being on the second floor was a challenge as there isn’t a lift.

Nice hotel with good location

If you don't expect too much, and are only passing through for one night and don't mind the high cost of the room (and restaurant), then go ahead and book it. We spent three night here, and that was too long as our room didn't accommodate us wanting to hang out in it and use it. We had a superior room and it had only one chair. We wanted to watch some sports on the TV and asked for another chair. Sorry, no chair, not even a folding chair. Do you like to drink your morning tea standing up? We asked for a luggage rack. Sorry, no luggage racks. We wanted to read in the room which was way to dark, little natural light. No reading lights, not even at the bed. The only good light for reading was sitting on the toilet by the window, during the day. The continental breakfast was substandard. They didn't replace anything that was missing unless one complained; who wants to beg for fresh fruit? If I wanted coffee, I had to get up and get the pot and pour it myself. All of this made if a huge mistake for our 3-day needs, and it cost us a bundle of money on top of it. We did have one good dinner in the restaurant, thus the second star. Oh, the staff . . .apart from the manager, a friendly chap, the rest of the staff were completely indifferent and somewhat unfriendly. Maybe it was the end of the season and they were "tired," being in September, but the effect is still the same on the customer.