Best Western Valley Hotel

location is all this hotel has going for it. visited ironbridge and wanted a local hotel and this place seemed to fit the bill. It is very convenient for ironbridge situated along the main road in a nice park setting. easy walking distance of the bridge shops museums and restaurants. Thats about as good as it gets for this hotel! There was a large wedding a the hotel and obviously large numbers were staying - no problem with the reception as couldn't hear that but as guests lett or went to their rooms there was significant amounts of noise as they moved about the hotel late in the evening. there was more noise as guests departed fairly early on the morning. if you're booking this hotel at the weekend be aware that they have wedding receptions and that there may be disruption as a result. our room itself was rather small - smaller than the travelodge we'd stayed i the night before and 3 times the price. quilt on the bed was small and not really large enough for a double bed and a couple. there was room to get around the bed but not a great deal more. The ensuite was reasonable although there was a large step into the bath/shower. however the tap in the bathroom was constantly dripping, not a big deal you'd think but once we'd got to bed and the noise from the wedding guests had died down, all i could hear was the plip plip plop of the tap - i got up to see if i could give it an extra turn to stop the irritating noise. I made the mistake of turning the light on, which stated the extractor fan - so for the next ten minutes i couldn't hear the tap for the whir of the fan, when that stopped - plip plip..... eventually i got to sleep. about ready to tackle the new morning up i got for a shower only to discover that it wasn't up to the task. the shower head was leaking water from everywhere but where it should come from. getting any semblance of a flow required the temperature to be turned dow to tepid. when i advised the receptionist about the shower it was received in a rather matter of fact, couldn't really give a toss sort of way. as we were walking out she did, off hand, offer us a complimentary breakfast - no doubt safe in the knowledge that breakfast had already finished for the day. we didn't bother with diner in the restaurant - choice on the menu wasn't great for us and frankly, any restaurant with chez in it's name is to be avoided as too pretentious and belonging in the 1980s.there were better alternatives in the town. This was no three star experience - we won't be going back and can't recommend the hotel - look for something else. less

This is the second time we have stayed here, this time for one night for our anniversary. Lovely hotel, had a small room this time but had everything we needed. Unfortunately it was a very humid day and night and could only open one window slightly, but overall stay excellent less

I stayed here with my wife for three nights in July as part of our tour around The Peak District and Shropshire. We went through the hotels own website and took advanatage of a deal they had for a standard room, full board and also a pass for the Ironbridge Museums, so all in all quite good value. We were initially given a room on a top floor which was bizarre in that once in the room you had to go up more stairs to the bathroom! My wife would have struggled with this so we managed to change rooms to a side room. The weather was hot..and so were the rooms! We had a fan in the cupboard which we used but slept on top of the covers. Air Con would be a welcome addition! The room was nice however.We ate in the hotel restaurant and found the staff very helpful and polite. Meals were very good! At the rear there is an outside seating area with great views of the woods beyond. You can walk from the hotel staright down to the river (Kingfisher seen twice!) Short, five minute walk into the main area of Ironbridge with some lovelly shops and pubs! Small Co-op nearby. Plenty of free car parking in the hotel grounds. Well worth visiting the Museums-particlary Blist Hill (the Old style Town) and Enginuity (which is excellent for kids-lots of hands on stuff!) less

Lovely hotel in an ideal location for the centre of Ironbridge. Beautiful gardens. Hotel was spotless our room was large with a balcony. Staff very accommodating and friendly. Restaurant excellent , must try dinner if you stay. less

We stopped here for one night to visit the Ironbridge Gorge museums. We had one of the rooms at the side, through a door and up some stairs. The room was large and quiet with tea, coffee and water. The room was clean although the quilt cover was torn at the edge which did not create a great impression. We chose not to eat at the restaurant on this occasion having just had a weekend in Wales with rather a lot of food! It is about a 10 minute walk into town, you can walk down through the gardens to the river where there is a footpath part of the way. It is well positioned for all the museums. Breakfast offered the usual selection and was topped up regularly. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and had a good night's sleep. Would certainly choose this hotel again if visiting Ironbridge. less