Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings
2 High Street, Corsham, SN13 0HB
Methuen Arms, Corsham
The Methuen Arms is an elegant Georgian town house hotel set in the pretty market town of Corsham. The hotel is just a few miles from Bath and conveniently situ... more
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on April 24, 2008
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John ( Group of work colleagues)
from Redhill , GB on October 6, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"had fun" (107224801)
great location
staff not very friendly, carpets in some public areas needing replacement.
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Ingrid ( Solo leisure traveller)
from Youlgrave , GB on April 17, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"slightly marred by the fact that i fell on the steps, so did another guest. there were 5 steps down, 4 were marked with metal/rubber edgings,the last one was not. also no hand rail at these steps. when reported at check out, no concern was shown, except the comment we had inspection 3 weeks ago and they did not mention it! It would have been nice to have been asked if i was hurt, which i am, having a massive bruise to prove it." (97981223)
central location
radiator could not be turned down, room was like a sauna.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on October 5, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"A spare blanket in wardrobe would be good idea as would duvet that was slightly larger than bed so didn't have draft along edge at night. Direct dialling into room would be helpful as I was receiving calls from overseas and they could have been made at any time not just when staff at reception." (107254369)
Room cleaned well every day. Breakfast staff cheery and polite
Staircase extremely narrow to negotiate with suitcase. Noisy at night Barfood overpriced Bar staff kept up continuous conversation with friends while serving.
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Philippe ( Young couple)
from Hove , GB on April 16, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"It is a shame the matress was so uncomfortable otherwise I would have given a good review of the hotel. I could recommend it only to young persons who look for a fairly cheap hotel and don't mind of a bad night sleep." (97403696)
Nicely and centraly located in town (Corsham), easy to find, 15min driving from bath, reasonable rates.
Unfortunately, the matress was of poor quality (you could feel the springs), resulting with a bad sleep and a back ache in the morning.
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Laurence ( Solo leisure traveller)
from London , GB on September 30, 2008
Incredibly friendly and helpful manager.
Room was adequate, but TV reception was bad and the bathroom small. Still for the price it was satisfactory. Would have been good to have the option of a later breakfast. Didn't get up in time to receive mine.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on January 30, 2008
Good location
Poor bed and decor
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on August 11, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Enjoyable and comfortable" (107209787)
Service; lovely breakfast; attractive and historical building
Temperature control of shower - hot water disappeared as soon as the cold tap was turned. Either had to be 100% hot or 100% cold
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on January 16, 2008
No fuss, good quality country town hotel
A slightly run down feel, but nothing really to complain about
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Mark ( Same sex couple)
from Ruislip , GB on July 29, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"shame the poor quality of the rooms and the poor levels of housekeeping do not match the good breakfast!" (108048540)
friendly staff. good breakfast. ample parking
room long overdue for refurbishment. most uncomfortable bed I have ever had the misfortune to sleep in, I think the mattress was older than myself. poor housekeeping and cleaning.
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Graham ( Solo business traveller)
from Cleckheaton , GB on December 9, 2007
Staff in bar were helpfull
First room was pokey. Got moved as the cold water stopped working this room was like a sauna as the radiators were on full and could not be turned off. the bathroow was disgusting
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on July 25, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Excellent" (108039382)
Very friendly staff, excellent hotel and lovely small village.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on July 21, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Reasonable, room rather dark. " (108010202)
Convenient location. Dinner-carvery good value
Bar area well used. Breakfast service indifferent
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on June 29, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Very poor value. We later paid only " (108053088)
The hotel interior is very much past its sell-by date. The decor in our room was extremely dated (could the wallpaper and the torn border date back to the sixties?). To say it was tatty is an understatement, the floors were uneven and the beds possibly represented a health hazard.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on May 19, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Overal view pleasant enviroment and would stay again" (97098751)
Very quiet room and pleasent accmmodation
Poor Menu
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Anthony ( Other)
from Hertford , GB on May 13, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel met my expectations based upon the description on the website and reading the guest reviews." (97659177)
The room was clean, basic and met my requirements. The hotel staff were helpful, cheerful and knowledgeable of the area. The central location in Corsham was a good plus point.
There are no aspects that I disliked.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on May 9, 2008
Shower/bath facilities not working properly
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Tom ( Mature couple)
from Darlington , GB on May 1, 2008
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Comfy hotel with some mismatched decor, homely and with decent breakfasts, location for Wiltshire and Bath area superb and set in centre of a lovely historical town. Would use it again!!" (97106615)
Value for money and good location
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Brian ( Group of adult friends)
from Huddersfield , United Kingdom;GB on May 9, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"The restaurant menu was very unimaginative with little choice. The food was very basic and the service was very poor. The polish waitresses worked hard but had no guidance and appeared to have had very little training. A thoroughly disappointing stay!" (99293925)
convenient location for our visit to the area
poor quality and tired rooms
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Mark ( Young couple)
from Coseley , GB on April 11, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Shower in the room only partially worked. Food standard at night was not great, and not cheap either - breakfast was excellent" (99144358)
Good clean room,
Traffic noise.
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Mervyn ( Solo business traveller)
from Huntingdon , United Kingdom;GB on March 19, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Very Good" (99058297)
It was very good, people were friendly,helpfull, and the food was top class
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on December 6, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Good location. Excellent breakfast. Friendly helpful staff" (97156539)
The noisy bed and the draughty window which did not secure properly
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Anonymous ( Same sex couple)
on November 14, 2007
Central
no breakfast included/ breakfast only till 9am, check out at 10.30 not 12.00
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Cheryl pell ( Family with older children)
from Norwish , GB on November 10, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Looked after well by all the staff. Would stay again." (97263717)
Good location for out side Bath
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on October 24, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Excellent service and large well equipped room. Ideal location for visiting Bath but well away from the crowd and hustle and bustle of the city. One small issue with the matress , it was really hard and a little lumpy and there were no spare pillows provided in the room. I am sure if I had taken the trouble to ring room service they would ha gladly have delivered more pillows but it would be better if they were readily available." (97419474)
No fuss check in, good facilities,large well furnished room,and pleasant helpful staff
The bed was very hard and no spare pillows.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on December 13, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel had a friendly atmosphere. The staff were friendly and helpful. We would have no hesitaton in returning." (99543045)
The restaurant, the food and the service were excellent.
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Robert ( Other)
from Macclesfield , United Kingdom;GB on June 6, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"nice place - food excellent (based only on breakfast!) - room adequate but clean - bathroom very small, but that really was the nature of the hotel (historical building) - staff very helpful (eg, bar staff arranging taxi) - good site for Bath, but Corsham itself is very interesting." (99561367)
interesting place with history
room quite warm
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Anonymous ( Family with older children)
on June 6, 2007
Breakfast
Room 12 was a twin room one bed VERY HARD the other very soft and you could feel the springs. The en-suit smelt of damp the bath was very small and the shower was useless going from very cold to very hot when others in the hotel used water. The windows had cobwebs and not been cleaned for many months. The room looked clean but a closer inspection it was dirty.
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on May 16, 2007
Good traditional breakfast served by attentive Polish waiters
Cold, no heating, poor shower.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on May 11, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Good atmospere with welcoming staff. After eating a reasonable meal in the restaurant on the first night of our stay the menu was fairly limited to tempt us to revisit on our second night." (99207440)
Good location
Bathroom a little dated - shower needed updated as difficult to get a constant temperature
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on May 9, 2007
clean and functional, bar meals very nice and lovely breakfast
although clean is beginning to look a bit worn in places, and not enough tea and milk provided and restaurant very expensive for what it was
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on May 8, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"A pleaseant hotel, friendly staff although some did struggle with English language. Food was a disappointment work required to actually produce what is stated on the menu, and to produce a good level of basic cookery techniques. bar would benefit from selling a basic range of soft drinks" (99179301)
good size room, clean appearance
some facilities in ned of repair, room decoration requires attention
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on August 13, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"The decor, furniture and carpets were rather tired and grubby. The service in the dining room for dinner was poor, although the food was adequate and hot. The breakfast was excellent. In our room one bed did not have a duvet and we had to go and ask for one. Also one of the bedside lights needed a new bulb." (3305163670)
Historic town Old interesting building
Noise...from the room above late at night and from the staff leaving in the early hours of the morning
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Stephen ( Mature couple)
from Manchester , GB on May 3, 2007
Room pleasant in good order and well decorated. Plasma TV etc
casual nature of reception. Really quite unfriendly and unwelcoming. Food very unhealthy eating and boring. Breakfast similarily uninspired
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Rosemary ( Mature couple)
from Herne bay , United Kingdom;GB on August 2, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"This hotel appeared very nice on arrival. Food and public rooms were good and clean to a standard you would expect.The decoration in our room was very tired, the floors were very uneven and moved as you walked. Our main comlaint however was the en-suite, which was not only tired but dirty. The shower did not work properly going from scalding hot to very cold almost instantly." (3304933222)
Position
General condition of our room
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Neil ( Solo business traveller)
from Birkenhead , United Kingdom;GB on July 28, 2006
Carpets not clean in room and restaurant. Insistence by staff that we could not sit at an empty table in an empty room.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on March 12, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"OK" (99015075)
easy secure Parking
dated decor
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on March 4, 2007
The service from all the staff was excellent as was the quality of the food.
The decor in our room(26) and the bathroom could have been fresher ie. some signs of mould from damp/steam which made the appearance uninviting.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on February 24, 2007
going home!
poor full english breakfast . No reservation on arrival. No bulbs in lighting, Fixtures hanging from all parts of room
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Mike ( Group of adult friends)
from Yateley , United Kingdom;GB on June 21, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"We arrived late but weren't rushed evn though the kitchen was due to close. The staff were first class, especially the barman, Kuba who had only been in the UK for 3 months. Checking out was hassle free and the rooms were clean and comfortable. Just what I was looking for." (3304743081)
Simplicity in good location. Excellent attentive staff.
Nothing
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on February 7, 2007
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"An enjoyable and restful overnight stay. The one improvement that could be made would be clear travel instruction as to how to find the hotel and its car park once one has got to Corsham." (99520869)
A good-sized, quiet, clean room. Good meals. Helpful staff.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on December 8, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"A great hotel, but a little tricky to find. The village is also worth a stroll around especially if you are on a longer stay as there is quite a choice of eating establishments. We found the staff helpful and friendly and enjoyed our short stay." (99967263)
Good food and Modern faccilities without losing the character or atmosphere of the building
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Neil ( Other)
from Crewe , United Kingdom;GB on September 5, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"We stood for 10 minutes at the reception on arrival and rang the bell 5 times for attention. The room was adequately decorated but the overwhelming damp smell was uncomfortable and I couldn't have stayed more than one night. The bar staff were pleasant, the breakfast was substantial and restauarant staff were good. The room itself was clean so was the bed linen and towels etc, Overall the accomodation was very dated." (3305195278)
The restuarant was very good and the waitresses were very polite and pleasant
The room stank very strongly of damp, and the bathroom was extremely dated, the toilet cistern wasn't fitted to the wall correctly and the extracter fan was filthy
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on August 30, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"If we had realised about the windows in the room . We would have asked for a room with window view. The other downside , was the hight of the Bath !!! Its very deep, and we feel that an older person would have difficulty in taking a shower, due to the size of the bath. Apart from these 2 downsides . The Hotel was very nice and quiet !!! Clean , and staff friendly. If we had stayed for longer than one night however, we would have wanted to move to a better room ." (3304774596)
The Hotel is situated in a lovely village !!! The breakfast was huge, and very enjoyable. The staff are pleasant .
We did not like the room, as there were no windows, low enought to see through.It felt very closed in.Prefer with Windows.Would have been very hot in there, in the middle of summer.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on August 26, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"Nice hotel, could do with the decor modernising a little" (3304968609)
The room was nice, a four poster bed.
Poor shower in the bathroom
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Anonymous ( Group of adult friends)
on August 2, 2006
staff good breakfast good nice resurant
the room was not inviting itwas a little shabby and in need of an overall in decoration
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Pamela ( Mature couple)
from Oban , United Kingdom;GB on July 9, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We were late arriving (even later than we had warned them) and there was no problem. We were made to feel very welcome and would definitely return again if in the area. It's an interesting, historic building in a beautiful town. Because it is a historic building it is missing things like lifts which would probably give it more stars. It has a useful Internet Hot Spot." (3304821135)
It was clean, pleasant and comfortable and had all the facilities we required. Breakfast was plentiful and good.
Noise from other residents at night. One bar meal was unsatisfactory.
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Joanne ( Solo business traveller)
from Kirkby in ashfield , United Kingdom;GB on July 4, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"I thought the hotel was really good value for money. A lovely hotel in a very picturesque setting. The staff are a credit to them and the meal was piping hot which is not the norm." (3304912559)
Very friendly and efficient staff. Good meals - piping hot! Room nice and clean.
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Alan ( Solo business traveller)
from Luton , United Kingdom;GB on June 27, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"No frills, but value for money." (3304892241)
Atmosphereic building and a lovely town.
Small room.
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Anonymous ( Solo leisure traveller)
on June 14, 2006
Methuen Arms, Corsham - Reviews & Ratings"A lovely hotel with character and history, apparently frequented by Royalty! Very pleasant dining area and outdoor gardens to enjoy a quiet drink in the good weather. Easy route to Bath along the A4. When trying to find the Hotel make sure you go to the junction of High Street with Pickwick Road, I went to the other end and it's one way, this is not very clear when you check multimap postcode! I would definitely stay again." (3304841394)
Lots of safe free parking. Good food . Room clean and quiet with a comfy bed. Staff friendly and helpful.
A fan in the room would have been appreciated as I was there on a very hot day/night, it's cheaper than installing 'air con'.
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