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The Cottage Guest House

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Lounge
Restaurant
Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite
Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included

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71 Birchanger Lane, Bishop's Stortford, England, CM23 5QA
  • Place, Red White and Blue Country Park
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Mountfitchet Castle
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Bishop's Stortford Golf Club
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (STN-Stansted)
    ‪10 min drive‬

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The Cottage Guest House
Bishop's Stortford
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
4.6 out of 5, Wonderful, 9 reviews
The price is €133
includes taxes & fees
4 Jun - 5 Jun
The Cottage Guest House

About this property

The Cottage Guest House

Along with free self-parking, this smoke-free guesthouse has free Wi-Fi in public areas and multilingual staff assistance. Housekeeping is not available.
The Cottage Guest House offers 10 accommodations.
During your stay at The Cottage Guest House, you'll be within walking distance of Birchanger Dog Field. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus breakfast (surcharge).
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Breakfast is offered for a fee
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Red White and Blue Country Park and a few minutes from Birchanger Dog Field
The Cottage Guest House offers its guests multilingual staff. Public spaces have free WiFi. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Bishop's Stortford guest house is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No lift

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  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:30 PM; check-in end time: 9:30 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • This property welcomes adults only.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

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 and cash
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the property's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

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The Cottage Guest House Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 115 out of 187 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 187 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 187 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 187 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 187 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Sven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, clean and quiet. Breakfast was very nice too 😊
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Charming village location (particularly on a sunny day). Breakfast is very good and good value. Walkable distance to the nearest pub/restaurant. Low ceilings and smallish doors may prove a challenge in some rooms if you have mobility issues. I didn’t notice any aircraft noise (it’s close to stanstead airport).
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a charming cottage style property. It is in a beautiful village setting (particularly on a sunny day). The ceilings are low and some of the doors are small so some of the rooms may not be ideal if you have mobility issues.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
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10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly. Comfortable. Excellent breakfast :-)
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Lovely host but it’s basic

Wonderful host but this is a very basic bed and breakfast. There is absolutely nothing around the property.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old cottage feel. Oak panelled walls in parfs. Friendly owner. Clean spacious room. Nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Denise

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

A Star

Overall the stay was perfect, the staff were incredibly welcoming and helpful, the place as a whole is beautiful and warming, the food was great aswell, all in all i recommend anyone to stay here
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was covenient for airport location and quiet. parking required a bit of manoeuvring around the parking spaces - a bit hands off in terms of check out ( lock the door and drop key through letter box) - room bedding quality good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was helpfull eventhough we came late and with my father thst walks bad
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Jason

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

Business to family stay

Great overnight, special thanks for the slight change of personal also and accommodating my kids at short notice! Great breakfast too :-)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, great breakfast and good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

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

Perfect

Lovely reception,arrived early by arrangement to get keys as going to concert. Shown to lovely room. After concert had great night and slept well. Perfect stay. Thank you. Will come again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great stay although bathroom shower needs improved

The stay overall was very pleasant. The room was lovely and the bed was very comfy. The bathroom was a slight downside however as it had a very sloped ceiling and there was a large step down into it which was troublesome at nighttime. If you were any taller than 5,2, then the bathroom would be a struggle as the ceiling was also sloped over the shower. The shower needs updating as the water pressure is very poor. But overall, I really enjoyed my stay and the host was very lovely and her breakfast was delicious in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most charming B&B I have been in. Everything was sparkling clean. I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the very amenable and helpful proprietor. I thought that 8.30 was too early for the end of breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

PK,Oakville,Can

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet, nice owners and staff, good-quality WiFi. I really enjoyed my stay. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed a few times now. The Cottage is always clean and tidy and staff always attentive and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort

Check in is very restricted

If for your personal reasons you need to operate the most restrictive check-in times I have ever come across please at least headline them for when people are deciding whether or not to book, especially if your journey might be delayed. I arrived at latest possible arrival time (9.30pm) but took a few minutes to get to park & get to the front door. Excellent price. Parking good. Wi-Fi good. Lovely quiet area. Easy to find. Great looking building, lots of charm inside. Uncomfortable bed and the shower controls were nigh on impossible & the flow was sadly little more than a trickle.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, lovely location, lovely room a really great experience
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and had good facilities, breakfast great!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Roshni

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

Peaceful haven

Peaceful place just wgat I needed after a hectic few weeks.Very spacious garden view room spotlessly clean and garden view.Plenty of parking easy to find and excellent value for money. Lovely garden and Michie was helpful Only small point was forst night very cold -17th century house and no heating on first night and breakfast room very cold heaters off morning after, but think was as autumnal snap took us all by surprise. Room was warm next day.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shaji

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I have stayed here atleast 2 - 4 days a month and its always been excellent. Highily reccommended..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Peace and quite. Fantastic hospitality
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is the second time we have stayed there. Very nice will definitely stay again. Very friendly and helpful. Can’t do enough for you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

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

Stunning country stop over - a great find!

The Cottage is not what you might think - far from being small it's actually a beautifully restored and maintained 17th century house with no less than 15 guest rooms and despite being just a few miles from Stanstead airport it's set in the midst of beautiful countryside. I've stayed in countless similar sized hotels and guest houses all over Europe but this one really made an impression for many reasons. Firstly it's a beautiful old building traditionally furnished and yet it has absolutely everything you need. Secondly, if you want to relax in peace, the Cottage ticks every box. In the evening, remarkably, you can look out the window and to all intents and purposes imagine you are on a remote Scottish island - there's hardly a light in sight to spoil the darkness and the utter silence is bemusing. The hostess at the Cottage is a most charming and friendly Japanese lady which probably explains why everything is spotlessly clean, and absolutely nothing appears out of place. After a particularly long and fraught journey I could not have asked for a friendlier reception, or a more pleasant garden in which to sit for a while and unwind.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019