Best Western Valley Hotel

Back to the friendly Valley Hotel, unfortunately our usual room was already booked and we stayed in a double room in the far side of the hotel these rooms are a lot smaller with thin walls say no more. On the brighter side the staff were very friendly and accommodating the food was excellent and as we had an early start bacon sandwiches for breakfast were very welcome so a big thank you to Sue for liaising with the kitchen. Hope to be back next year foe our yearly visit. less

The Best Western Valley Hotel. Stayed here a few weeks ago. Excellent. Rooms appear to differ quite a bit so probably worth asking before booking. Rooms in the original part of the house are the best rooms. less

I tried several hotels in the vicinity of Telford and it was a shame that I only discovered this place on my last night! I would usually avoid Best Western hotels am afraid but on this occasion the location wins out. It is set in beautiful parklands in the equally beautiful town of Ironbridge (only a few miles from Telford). The Ironbrige Gorge is riddled with industrial archeology of the Industrial Revolution era and is also naturally stunning. The staff at the hotel were great and the standard of room, fittings etc was OK. I didn't eat an evening meal at the hotel but he breakfast was fine. You get a better standard of room and facilities in central Telford but I would choose this if I stayed again in the area for its location. There are also lots of attractive pubs and restaurants within walking distance. less

Relaxing, refreshing and reinvigorating! Food was fine dining and interesting. Beautiful setting and such easy access to the museums and attractions of Ironbridge. would recommend to family and friends. less

We were visiting the Ironbridge area for only one day. Knowing what we know now, we should have made it two or even three days as there is so much to see. The hotel is well placed, being only a short walk to the nearest bus-stop for the shuttle bus that can take you to all the sights (which are a bit spread-out). From memory, there is a day pass for the bus trips. The hotel is a fairly old building of two-three stories, without a lift. The stairs are reasonably steep. Our room was no. 27 (from memory) and overlooked a garden area. It was a little bit tired and without air-conditioning which meant having the windows open at night. This would have been fine except that there had been a wedding at the hotel during the day and, as usually happens at such events, people used the opportunity to catch up on the news. With the garden area being immediately below our open window, we were woken several times during the night by people talking very loudly. I put up with it until 1.00 a.m., but when I was woken again at 2.00 a.m. by two fellows talking, I spoke to them and asked them to consider that some people were trying to sleep. They apologised and went inside and I closed the window, but the conversation soon started up again - this time from a group of women. Despite a polite request from me, this group continued to talk until 4.00 a.m. All the above was a pity as everything else about the hotel fine. The buffet breakfast was very good, the location excellent and the staff friendly and helpful. Apparently, however, the hotel has a night porter or general factotum who could have been rung and who would have sorted out the problem. It is a pity that we were not made aware of this when we first registered, but the staff were fairly busy at the time. less