The Arden Hotel

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March 2025

April 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Wonderful

Popular amenities

Bar
Parking available
Room service
24/7 front desk
Breakfast available
Laundry

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44 Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, CV37 6BA

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
‪1 min walk‬
Swan Theatre
‪2 min walk‬
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
‪4 min drive‬
Birmingham (BHX)
‪31 min drive‬

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Room options

Superior Room

25 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room

30 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

6 Apr - 7 Apr

About this property

Eco-certified hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop

This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/cafe. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include self parking, 24-hour room service, and conference space.

The Arden Hotel offers 45 accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Stratford-upon-Avon hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The Arden Hotel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Royal Shakespeare Theatre. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.

Free WiFi
Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge
Full breakfast served daily for a fee
Self parking available for a fee
Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
Steps from Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre

Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the eco-certified The Arden Hotel. The hotel can provide concierge services and wedding services. Parking is available for a fee.

This 4-star Stratford-upon-Avon hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

The Waterside Brasserie - This brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.

24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property

This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, Polish, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

Parking on site (GBP 10 per stay)
Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: GBP 10 per person
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant

Restaurants on site

The Lounge
The Waterside Brasserie

Family friendly

DVD player
Free cot
Laundry facilities
Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

24-hour front desk
Free newspapers in lobby
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk

Guest services

Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Porter/bellhop
Tour and ticket assistance
Wedding services

Business services

Conference space
Meeting rooms

Outdoors

Garden
Terrace

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Bathroom emergency pull cord
Grab bar near toilet
Low-height counter and sink
No lift (single-level property)
Raised toilet seat
Wheelchair accessibility
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Bedroom

Free cot
Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

Dressing gowns
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Slippers
Towels provided

Entertainment

DVD player
Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

24-hour room service
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
Minibar

Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Iron/ironing board on request
Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.00 per day.

Free cribs (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10 per person
Self parking fee: GBP 10 per stay
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.00 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and a security system

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Arden Hotel

Arden Hotel Stratford-upon-avon

Arden Stratford-upon-avon

Hotel Arden

The Arden Hotel Hotel

The Arden Hotel Stratford-upon-Avon

The Arden Hotel Hotel Stratford-upon-Avon

The Arden Hotel Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

David

19 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

SUE

Travelled with family

15 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great place, fantastic location right by the river and town. We go to Stratford quite a bit and this is by far the nicest we’ve found. The bedroom was beautiful with a huge bed and large bathroom. Separate shower and bath. Breakfast was great too with helpful staff. We will be back

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

13 Dec 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Travelled with group

12 Dec 2024

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

11 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

10 Dec 2024

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Rachael

Travelled with partner

9 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Friendly staff, great location. Breakfast was really good!

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

8 Dec 2024

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

The hotel is in an excellent location for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. On arriving early on the day of arrival we were made to feel very welcome and advised by Reception that we could park in the Hotel free of charge before check in and they even offered us a free hot drink as breakfast was still going on that morning. Check in was very smooth and the room was good. Just a couple of niggles that the TV signal kept going on and off and the fridge wasn't working but nothing very much to put us off to that degree. Breakfast was very good and staff were very attentive. However unfortunately the check out experience wasn't so good as additional service charges were tried to be applied. We queried these as it clearly says on the Hotel.com booking that the service charges are included, and as such they were then taken off. So, on the whole we did enjoy it but the 'extra' service charges issues did take the shine off it a bit which was a shame.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

7 Dec 2024

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Travelled with family, Travelled with group

6 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

4 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Annoying discretionary charges

Lovely hotel with polite and helpful staff. My biggest issue is the addition of “discretionary” service charges. While I understand tipping protocols, adding 5% to the room rate makes me cross and barely manages to scrape through the legal threshold of price transparency. I stay in Stratford upon Avon multiple times per year. This is the only hotel I have experienced this at and it will certainly discourage me from returning

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

bernadette

4 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Not as comfortable as expected. the bed was not the comfiest. The furniture was bland. Bedroom windows were broken , the sash did not stay open. The continental breakfast was very basic. Only one kind of bread and pastry. The pastry was cold , no meat or cheeses. It was an okay stay but not as good value as some other four star hotels in the same area.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kayleigh

Travelled with partner

4 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Love the property and we fell in love with the place when we visited the first time, however we felt we didn’t get the room we wanted on our stay. I asked the staff at reception if there was a chance to upgrade to a sofa room and they didn’t even try to look or ask if we wanted to go to another room. We were on the lower floor which was a bit noisy when we asked for a second floor room. It didn’t seem like we had the vip treatment like we did in the summer.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

Travelled with family, Travelled with group

3 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

22 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A Winter's Tale.

Lovely warm hotel, well situated for shops, restaurants and the theatre.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

13 Nov 2024

Great base for Stratford

This hotel is a very good choice for a Stratford stay. Attractively presented, good food and courteous staff.Located absolutely centrally for river walks, theatre, shops and free secure parking

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Suzanne

2 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel - Amazing food

We had a wonderful stay at The Arden. Reception were friendly and helped with our bags. The room was amazing. We booked a Delux room and stayed in 'Pine'. We travelled with our little girl and she had her own bed in the room. There was plenty of room for the extra bed. Our bed was huge and very comfortable! The bathroom was amazing, I have never seen such a big bath!! We booked breakfast and dinner and I'm so pleased ww did. The food was outstanding! I am gluten free and they took great care over each meal. There were great choices for our little girl and she enjoyed the food too. Loads of choices for breakfast. I highly recommend staying here.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with group

1 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Warm welcome awaits at this lovely hotel.

A warm welcome from the friendliest receptionist (sorry we didn’t get her name). She looked after our bags while we had a delicious lunch in the brasserie. Our room was lovely - clean and spacious with a lovely bottle of wine. Toiletries in the bathroom were lovely quality although from an eco point of view a shame to see so much single use plastic. Breakfast was really good with a wide choice of fruits/cereals and pastries and a choice of hot food made to order. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our stay enhanced by every single member of staff being so warm and friendly. We will definitely stay with you again when we return to Stratford upon Avon.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

31 Oct 2024

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

June

Travelled with partner

30 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The room was beautiful, unfortunately the restaurant let the hotel down. Would definitely stay here again but not use the restaurant for an evening meal.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with partner

27 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The peace and quiet of our room, the very convenient location of the hotel and the courtesy and friendliness of all the staff

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

25 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great location

Decent hotel in great location. Finding room can be a little confusing, and pillows definitely need upgrading - apart from that it was a good 1 night stay

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Travelled with partner

20 Oct 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities

Whilst I can say the staff were extremely helpful and pleasant the room was definitely not worth the money. Tired room, with filthy bed throw, frayed cushions and a mattress with dips, it definitely wasn’t worth the money. Breakfast was excellent though. Overall very disappointed. I did email the hotel directly with my issues though never heard anything back.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024