The Roade House

Checked in to be greated by a very heavy smell of dogs. It was very strong and we mentioned it to the staff who said they were pet friendly. We like animals but it was too much for us. The quadruple bed room was actually two singles pushed together as a double, and a cot futon bed. No sign of the fourth bed. The tea bags were water stained, and the tray and glasses were dirty. We used our own glasses and tea bags. There was no hot water for a shower, or even a shower mat, so after a uncomfortable night we left early for home. The room looked fine and the bathroom too but that was about it. No offer of compensation or partial refund just a sorry it was not what we expected. Loked great on the internet but not in practice sadly. Had so much better for paying lots less for 1 night.

We had family members visiting us in the village last night so we booked The Roade House as living in the village we quite often pop into the cafe - with no complaints. After seeing it on four in a bed we suggested they stay there rather than other hotels in Northampton they have previously stayed at. Room was lovely size and clean. Unfortunately though , they checked out this morning before 7.30am and came to ours to use our shower/bath as they have had no hot water/low pressure water since checkin in - the toilet was also flushing on low pressure and ‘something’ came up from the drains which was impossible to flush back down from a previous guest.

We have just returned from an amazing weekend at Roade House celebrating my Sister’s 40th birthday. Paul and Maxine put together a tailor made package for us which included yoga, meals, over night stay and breakfast. Like a mini retreat! Nothing was too much trouble and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The room was very comfortable- 4 of us sharing a large room and there was plenty of space. Bathroom was spacious and clean. Surrounding area was very quiet, no noise from other rooms etc. Maxine’s yoga classes were of course a highlight and breakfast was very tasty. The hotel and the cafe were very busy off the back of Four in a Bed however nothing was too much trouble.

Very poor owner came across rude Seem to have chip on his shoulder Must be his wife needs a good hair brush looked like she just woken up Room was clean Hair on bed sheet and dead flys 2 on window Expensive for what you get Better value else where 6/10 Breakfast ingredients tasted cheap

A complete waste of time. The owners were totally up themselves and not helpful in the slightest. We got there in good time for check in, there was nobody round the reception area. We had to wait, the receptionist then arrived and they were very unhelpful and wasn’t in a good mood whatsoever! We entered the room and it wasn’t adequate, hairs on the bed. Dust all over the tv and cupboard. We were very let down but carried on staying there for the night. The yoga and hair salon was far too noisy and it made our stay even worse. Who wants to hear people bang balls with sticks, when you are TRYING to have a relaxing stay! We ordered drinks and we had a long wait till they arrived, the food was adequate and the quality wasn’t good enough whatsoever. But because of the poor service, if we asked for a refund or a possible replacement meal it would have taken probably an hour, so we couldn’t be bothered to wait. The manager was not very helpful, rude, insensitive and very very arrogant. Less said about his estranged wife the better! I wouldn’t recommend this hotel to anyone, glad we got in the car and left after the one night!

Our elderly relations visited from the USA. For various reasons this was to be their last trip to England and more specifically Northampton. They requested we book a hotel that had a personal touch rather than a large soulless hotel. We looked around the area and settled upon The Roade House Hotel. After a two week stay I'm so glad we did. This is a lovely hotel with decent rooms and is run by a lovely couple. All the staff were so friendly and extremely helpful towards our relations. They made them feel very welcome and at home and went out of their way to help with any requests they had. The cafe is very nice and served great food at decent prices and again the staff were so helpful. At the end of their stay our relations said this hotel was just what they wanted and went a long way to making their last trip to the UK so special. We would thoroughly recommend The Roade House hotel as a lovely place to stay at very competitive rates.