The Bakery B&B

My husband and i had the pleasure of staying a night at the bakery in Tatfield and it was absolutely lovely from start to finish. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming — they really made me feel right at home. You can tell they genuinely care about their guests. The place itself was spotless — very clean and tidy, with a charming and cozy atmosphere. Our room was surprisingly spacious, extremely comfortable, and had everything we needed for a relaxing night. It's rare to find somewhere this nice at such an affordable price. And of course, the bakery itself is a must-visit. The smell of a well cooked English breakfast in the morning is reason enough to stay here! Everything we tried was delicious, clearly made with care and high-quality ingredients. Highly recommended if you're passing through Tatfield or looking for a peaceful, budget-friendly getaway. We will definitely be back.

A very bizarre stay. I booked one night at The Bakery Rooms as we were attending a wedding nearby. When we arrived, the check-in process was a bit amateur (I don't think they even asked my name or to prove my ID) but the room was fine, it was only for one night, so whatever. We arrived back from the wedding at around 10.30pm, used our key card to go into our room and... all our stuff was gone. Someone else's bags were in there and there was another bed set up. Confused, we rang the number taped to the restaurant door (which is closed) and had to wake up one of the staff to come and help us. Staff member comes to meet us. She's adamant that she had a Whatsapp conversation with me asking permission to swap rooms with a guest who had accessibility needs (we had a ground floor room, she wanted to move us up to a first floor room). She showed me the Whatsapp conversation with someone saved as "Hotel Guest". It goes without saying, she hadn't been talking to me. She hadn't even asked this person to confirm their name before moving out stuff - without our knowledge or permission - to another room. She was apologetic but we were really annoyed. It seems the new owners have no concept about how to run a hotel or B&B - and you definitely can't run one over Whatsapp! We are also fortunate that we didn't walk in on any hotel guests staying in "our room" as I'm sure having strangers burst in while asleep would have been scary for them. We made it our new room. Nothing was lost or missing, but I was disappointed that we weren't even offered a partial or full refund for their own mistake. (The new room was basic but fine, clean, but there was no hand soap in bathroom and no milk for the tea and coffee making facilities. These are pretty basic things). We then read some recent reviews and realised that other guests also had similar weird experiences staying here. It seems the new owners are piggy-backing off the old owners' success and have no clue what they're doing. The reviews also made us decide to skip breakfast the next day - instead, we went to the tea rooms across the road for tea and cake in the morning. I would avoid staying here unless it's one night and you have low expectations.

Would not recommend Despite the friendly staff, we didn’t enjoy our stay. There was a strong, unpleasant smell in the restaurant and staircase. The shower didn’t function as a shower and just had a fierce one-stream jet wash. The room was small, old-fashioned in decor and chilly. On the plus side, the bedding and towels were clean and the inside/outside key worked.

Won’t be rushing back Heating broken ( -2 outside!) Restaurant and bar closed No one at reception Breakfast did not start till 8:30 No iron or coffee maker in room Member of staff barged into room at 9pm New guest banging on outside door to gain access late at night , as no one answering !! However , Previous owner was around on last morning , who was really apologetic and helpful. Agreed a reduced rate with him …

stephens excellent stay, hotel and food very good ,owner very pleasant ,only minor criticism would be mattress soft or had seen better days .Would highly recommend.

My partner and I stayed at this hotel for a friends wedding. The service was awful from the moment we arrived. Booking system was a piece of paper with names scrawled on. Staff couldn’t find my booking until I pointed it out to them. We were offered no information on how to leave hotel when restaurant was closed and also no info on breakfast. Breakfast service was painfully slow The room was at best just above Travelodge quality and extremely hot. Fast forward to night two when there was a massive commotion about 1.30am. It transpired that the “hotel” had double booked a few of the rooms. Out of curiosity we went downstairs around 2am to discover that the father of the groom had been left homeless from the massive f@&k up. At breakfast the next morning we found out he had been offered a mattress in the hallway as his bed for the night. Very upset that I wasted the best part of £300 on two nights in this awful place.