The Bell Hotel, Saxmundham

Not really a hotel, a pub with rooms! We stayed in room 6, for some reason it was incredibly hot although on first view the room was very pleasant. I tried to open the window but was unable to on the first night, managed to do so on the second night, but then there was a lot of road noise! There was a lot of condensation on the window that could not be opened and black mould as well! I mentioned this to the chambermaid who told me she cleaned the mould off every week? And also that because of it being a conservation area double glazing was not allowed. I would have thought that secondary double glazing and air conditioning would be a solution both to the condensation and road noise. In addition the floor of the shower wasn't draining properly. The staff were all very pleasant but I was expecting more for the price we paid!

We visited the Bell for afternoon tea to Celebrate a special birthday. The afternoon tea was delicious with very generous pots of tea.The Bell is so cosy and warmly decorated it’s a very pleasant hotel to spend an afternoon with friends. The afternoon tea was delicious the homemade sausage rolls are amazing.The service and welcome we received from all staff made this an enjoyable afternoon.Thank You so much can’t wait to visit again

what can I say, this hotel is a little gem. on check in you get a really lovely warm friendly welcome. I had the cosy double which was more than adequate in size for me. it was very clean, the bed was very comfortable with a lovely quilt and nice pillows the shower was a large size. the bar itself is only small but there is other rooms that you can sit in so not a problem with prices comparable to most other hotels. once again all staff very helpful and friendly which is unfortunately a bit lacking in some hotels but definitely not in this one

Had dinner at The Bell and it was great. They also welcomed our 2 little dogs in the restaurant and provided water & biscuits (plus lots of fussing) for them. I had the pork belly, which was so tender and very tasty. My other half had the burger which was huge! Only small biggie was the onions rings were a little greasy, other than that no complaints. Deserts was incredible, bitter chocolate & orange tart and a passion fruit cheesecake. The staff were very friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. We will definitely be back

A wonderful mini stay at The Bell Hotel. We visited a couple of years ago and it has now been fully refurbished. We had a very comfortable room with beautiful furnishings. Breakfast was included, a buffet with juices and cereal and options for a cooked breakfast all included in the tariff as we booked direct. And the sun came out this morning.

The staff looked after us so well. Receptionist was lovely and the lady at breakfast/ check out was lovely. Our room was lovely, so comfortable and relaxing Bar was cosy and inviting Breakfast was delicious Beautiful interior Can’t wait to return.