Name: Bridge House Bed and Breakfast
Address: 4 London Rd, New Balderton, Newark NG24 3AJ, UK, Newark, Newark, Newark, NG24 3AJ, United Kingdom
Rating: 10

24-hour reception

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National Civil War Centre

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Friendly hostess, very comfortable room, nice breakfast. Very well appointed bathroom with bath and shower, Lovely gardens to sit out in and enjoy the sun. Would visit again and thoroughly recommend. We were told of 

Great stay

Gorgeous house, beautiful rooms, everything was immaculate,gardens are so relaxing,everything you would expect from 5 star rating. 
What we didn't expect was to leave having made new friends and a booking for same time next year! 
Wonderful hospitality from Lynn and Paul, big hugs to you both, wanted to stay longer.
Sets you up for the day when you've had a great breakfast and a lot of laughs before you even get out of the door! 
Thankyou both so much.

Exceptional

Lovely 2 nights stay , Lynn and Paul were amazing hosts really friendly,  room with ensuite perfect and spotless, Breakfast from super chef Lynn 10/10 , Lovely garden setting beautiful to sit and enjoy the sun. 
Overall we really enjoyed and we will definitely return.

Excellent Guest House B&B

We hd a lovely 2 night stay at Bridge House whilst visiting Newark for a friends wedding. The town centre is a pleasant 20 minute walk from the B&B and has some fabulous pubs and restaurants. The house is absolutely spotless and room 4 was spacious with a very comfortable king size bed. Lynne is a wonderful hostess and her breakfasts are first class, the vegetarian full English is possibly the nicest I’ve ever had.  I would definitely recommend staying here if you are visiting the area

Great B&B

I've stayed In hotels & B&B's but the nice thing about B&B's Is that they are a bit more personal. The two main requisites are a good nights sleep & a good breakfast (The clue should be In the title) Nailed both of these. I should also mention cleanliness but you'd like to think all B&B's should always pass this test? This one most certainly does. I also like somewhere to park too & good access to town. It's about a 3/4 mile walk to town If you don't fancy taking the car, which for me Is fine. It's also on a bus route, albeit limited In the evening. Lynn has been In the business for a number of years & she knows her craft but you can't teach genuine friendliness. After chatting to her for about ten minutes, It feels like you have known her for quite some time. Friendly, quiet & good value. What's not to like?

What a B&B stay should be like.

We had a lovely stay at this B&B whilst visiting our family.  From start to finish it was one of the best BnBs I have ever stayed in.  I love period buildings, and this gracious Victorian house has been restored with love and attention to detail.  We were able to park outside, which was a huge bonus.   The hostess welcomed us and gave us good information about the facilities.  The decor was tasteful and clean, with a large sunny dining room and a beautifully set out bedroom.  The bathroom was huge and well appointed with a large bath tub and shower, with plenty of room.  The rooms were warm but the heating was adjustable, as I like a cool room.  A thoughtful hospitality tray was available, including biscuits.  A good hairdryer was provided and proper charging sockets for phones.  Every detail was considered.  The breakfast was pre-ordered the night before, but with some excellent choices including boiled eggs and soldiers (popular with US customers) and a lavish veggie breakfast.  I enjoyed the huge veggie brekkie with beautiful scrambled eggs, sausages, mushrooms and more.  There was a smoked haddock option for those who enjoy something different and smoked salmon and eggs.  The hostess was incredibly helpful and we chatted about the area and many other topics.  We felt like we were visiting friends.  Everything was comfortable and easy.  When we went out we were welcomed back in person rather than having to take out a key.  If you like dolls' houses, there are some fine examples and you can request a little tour.  In the summer there is a garden and summer house for guests.  Simply everything has been thought about.  I cannot wait to visit again and would highly recommend to anyone visiting Newark or nearby.

Copy book example of how to do B&B

We enjoyed a fabulous 4 night break at Bridge House.
Lynn is a most attentive host and we felt so well looked after for the entirety of our stay.
Our room was large, airy and freshly decorated. More importantly it was spotlessly clean, as was the beautiful and modern ensuite shower room.
There was always a plentiful supply of teas and coffee in our room, which I truly appreciated as quite often places only offer enough for 1 or 2 drinks each day.
The dining room was lovely, and breakfast was delicious; freshly cooked with local produce and home baked bread.
Lighter choices were available, but full English all the way for us!
The B&B is around a mile from town centre, which was easily walkable along a level road with good lighting and footpaths. Our room was at the back, overlooking the garden so I didn't hear any traffic noise at all.
The superking bed was lovely and the pillows were the softest that I've ever slept on! 
At the end of our stay, I felt as though we were saying goodbye to a good friend who I had known for years.
Thank you Lynn and Paul, for making us feel so welcome in your lovely home.

A Lovely Place to Stay

Lynn and Paul are great hosts, so welcoming and friendly, we felt at home soon as we arrived.
Our room was on the first floor overlooking the back garden, it was very spacious, spotlessly clean and the superking bed was extremely comfortable.
Breakfasts were excellent, well cooked and beautifully presented.
Would not hesitate to stay here whenever we're in Newark. 

Very welcoming and comfortable 

We had a lovely two night stay. Lynn and Paul were perfect hosts, accommodating, friendly and very helpful.
Our room was immaculately clean and had everything we needed including good wi-fi. The weather was really warm, but Lynn kindly provided us with a very effective fan which kept our room cool.
Breakfasts were really good with plenty of choice.
Off road parking at the front of the house was convenient and easy.
We will definitely stay again. Highly recommended!

Lovely stay!

On arrival the host, Lynn, gave us an excessively long tour of our room including instructions on how to use the TV and bathroom. Lynn explained that we would not be given keys for the front door of the premises, only a key for our bedroom, and that we should hand this key whenever we left the premises. She said that her husband, Paul, would have to let us in when we arrived back, and stated that they "would not sleep" until we got home. Lynn spoke to us about the house policies/rules for around 15 minutes to half an hour, but there was no mention of the 1am curfew.

We went to our local event soon after, which finished at midnight. We struggled to get a taxi, so did not arrive back at the premises until 1:40am.

On arrival back at the bnb, we saw that the outside gate was locked, and there was no way in to the front door. We rang the doorbell, but there was no answer. I called the phone number of the guest house, and the host Paul answered and spoke to me very angrily, asking who I was. He then came to let us in, shouting at us in a very intimidating voice "You are packing and leaving first thing in the morning" we asked why, and he said that there was a strict 1am curfew. We apologised and said that Lynn had not told us about the curfew, but he was very angry and unreceptive to our apology stating that it was in the booking notes.

He then angrily stormed back into the house as we followed, went into a downstairs bedroom and slammed the door behind him, leaving us standing in the foyer without the key to our room, at around 145am. Being two young women far away from home, we felt very intimidated and scared, as we were stuck in the foyer and could not get to our room.

We knocked on the bedroom door that Paul had gone into but there was no answer, so I called the house phone again. The female host Lynn answered, and I apologetically tried to explain what had happened, she then came downstairs to give us our room key. We tried to explain what Paul had done, and apologise as we didn't realise there was a curfew but she simply said "don't worry, explain this to me in the morning".

When we got back to my bedroom I updated my debit card on the booking.com website and we went to sleep. Shortly after we had switched the lights off, there was a knock on the door. We ignored it, as it was about 2am by now and we had to be up early for the event, but the knock was persistent. After the third knock I answered the door in my sleepwear. Lynn was at the door, demanding why I'd removed my card from the booking. I began explaining to her that we were unhappy with the way we had been treated and she started to panic, saying that her blood pressure was getting low.

She then came into the bedroom, switched the light on, and sat on my bed speaking to us for roughly an hour about how difficult it was to run the guest-house, how she was so tired, and generally being quite unprofessional, attempting to guilt trip us. 

I asked why she did not tell us earlier about the 1am curfew during her introductory tour of the room, and she said that it was in the booking notes, and that she didn't want to say in case we "were shocked".

Lynn stated that she was scared that we would leave a bad review and ruin her business. She suggested that we had to pay the full amount and that we should stay for the full 2 nights but I explained that we felt too intimidated and could not tolerate being shouted at by Paul and being told to leave, so we would only pay for one night. Lynn explained that she would lose the Booking.com fee if we did not pay the full cost. 

In the end we had to reassure Lynn that all was okay and that we would talk about it in the morning. The conversation was all very over-familiar and unprofessional. We felt very uncomfortable and just wanted her to leave the room so that we could go to sleep.

It was approximately 3am by the time she left the room and we had to be up at 8am. I was very stressed out by the evening's events and so had very little sleep. The next day I was exhausted and unable to enjoy the event we attended with our friends.

The next morning, Lynn served us breakfast and shared more about her personal struggles with long covid with us as we waited to be picked up by our friends. Lynn took payment from me via a card machine and agreed to only charge me for one night's stay, but she overcharged me at £134 when the price should have been £115.

The following night, we had to stay at a nearby alternative with our friends, arranged at the last minute. There were rail strikes that day so we would not have been able to get back home to London.

I am also now unable to write a review on the bed and breakfast booking.com page, and given an error message - I can only assume that we were locked out of the system.

I would not recommend staying here as although the rooms were clean, and the breakfast was nice, the hosts were unprofessional, intrusive and intimidating. After this ordeal we were overcharged. I see that in the other bad reviews, the hosts just accuses the guest of lying / I have no doubt they will do that to me too!

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