The Swan in Bedford

Lovely hotel set immediately overlooking the river where swans glide, rowers scull and everyone else enjoys the scenery. Easy to get to but the on-site car park is small and can be tough to negotiate - park on the street nearby instead. The room we stayed in was very nicely done, the breakfast room is attractive and even the adjoining toilets have quirky wallpaper! Breakfast was good and hot and they even had gluten free bread that tasted like food! Well worth staying at.

We stayed here for a family wedding and the hotel was excellent. Staff were lovely. Room was a tad small but perfectly adequate and very clean and a view over the river

Only stayed for 1 night but first time. Lovely decorated room, was really impressed, nice and clean too.3 stars, as I woken at 8am with glass bottles being smashed into the bin outside and then 8:30am with an impact driver being used nearby.

Had a wonderful relaxing 2 day break at the Swan visiting relatives. Highly recommend this hotel will definitely be back. Staff friendly food delicious big breakfast as much as you want. Extremely comfortable quiet room beautiful decor for the price truly amazing. Well worth a visit.

We hired the State Room for funeral hospitality and this was excellent. Staff were helpful but unobtrusive, the food with bar service was ideal, and the room with such beautiful views made a perfect setting.The arrangements were all handled smoothly and I do not hesitate to recommend this venue.

Recently refurbished. Lovely decor (every room different). Dining area fantastic & very nice breakfast (apart from powdered scrammy egg - please offer fresh fried or scrambled).Staff cheerful & friendly & always helpful.Delighted with this Hotel & would definitely stay again at current rates.

Some great things about this hotel:Beautiful Hotel in a fantastic settingRight on the river and lots of great places to eat and drink just a short walk away.Really fantastic decor and a really nice place to sit and have drinks/dinner.Staff were friendly and nice.Its a very busy placeBut there were a few bits that really let it down. Some of which I think really kill all the great stuff:1. The rooms a really hot and the aircon does nothing- I had to keep the widow open, which is not usually an issue but noise is a problem as are food smells from outside.2. COLD SHOWERS. The rooms look lovely and you're given nice branded toiletries but to wake up to a cold shower is just awful and this was really not on. Even budget hotels can get this bit right.3. Really noisy - clearly a popular place but there are people shouting and running around the hotel until about 2am and its very hard to relax and sleep.I would stay here again but I really wish the cold showers can be sorted as the rest I can deal with.

Attended a wedding, didn't stay overnight. For wedding guests there was a lot of walking between the wedding room and the lounge, up and down stairs throughout the day. Reception staff directed some guests to the wrong place so missed the bride and groom's carriage ride completely. Rather strange that our table had to leave the reception room and walk down the corridor to collect our food from the other end of the reception room , then walk it back along the corridor to our table.

You won't be disappointed if you book afternoon tea here. Very good value without being wasteful. The refillable tea option was great and there were some thoughtful additions such as two different types of scone. The service was attentive but not familiar, which is exactly what I prefer when taking high tea.It looks like a lovely place to stay as well with beautiful, fresh decor and helpful staff.I think I will be back.

My stay at the swan was unexpectedly great. The room was lovely, the bed was comfortable, I could not fault it. Breakfast was very good, the coffee could have been better, but the reason I would stay again comes down to one of their amazing staff. Diana, who should definitely be the GM, could not do enough to help me and my friends. She was the sort of person that you hope to meet when checking in, efficient, and checking out, understanding, she literally made our stay so much better. She was absolutely brilliant. What I thought was going to be average turned into a delight. Well done the swan, you’re doing great!