Best Hotels near Long Buckby & Brington Baptist Church, Daventry District

Stayed here one night due to bring in the local off for the day. In a nutshell, dated, overpriced and just plain weird in SO many ways. No central heating (clicky portable radiators!?!), overly soft mattress, hard/rough towels rusting and yellowed parts in dated bathroom. Only positive are the pleasant staff, modern well-lit entrance, bar and breakfast area which didn't even use. God knows why anyone would want their wedding here?!?! A bottle of water in room wouldn't go amiss too, sod the free biscuits.

Stayed here at the weekend with friends; lovely room, enjoyed the evening meal and a fab breakfast. Would recommend. The only downside was that there is a service charge payable on all drinks that you are not notified of. We queried our bar bill as it didn’t make sense and was told by a member of staff that on all purchases a 10% charge is payable. There is no signs up around the bar area notifying you of this. We were told that the staff are not allowed to tell you about this. To me that seems fraudulent. Surely you can’t be charged for something that you don’t know about every time you go up to the bar and purchase a drink? Not sure if the staff get this money or the company. If this is company policy are they breaking the law by not notifying you of this? Please be wary.

This is a village pub which does rooms and, like many country pubs, does really great food. I had had a terrific Sunday lunch here before I booked into their B&B and I have now stayed there a number of times. Although they call it a B&B rather than a hotel, the rooms are equipped to the standard of a budget hotel chain (spare pillows in the room, tea, coffee and fancy biscuits, TV with Freeview, comfortable mattress etc) but the room rate includes a breakfast sourced to the same high standard as the rest of their menu. There is, of course, a full English with sausages that clearly come from a local butcher, but also all the other options we have come to expect nowadays of a good breakfast menu such as smashed avocado on toast and vegetarian and vegan options. It's all cooked to order - only the cereals, fruit juices etc are on a self-serve buffet. If I had to find something they could improve on, it would be that the breakfast service can be a little slow if a number of people come down at the same time, but not to the point that it is problematic. Also, as a woman travelling alone, I would appreciate it if staff could make some gesture to let me know they have noticed me when I arrive at pub to check in or come down for breakfast. I know they know I'm there, but a quick smile or nod would stop me from feeling invisible as they busltle around me.

The rooms at the hotel are defo 5* unfortunately the service and food are not. I would like to state firstly that the staff are very nice and friendly The table service in the lounge for drinks is painfully slow and the drinks are pricey. We waited a long time from ordering to the actual drinks arriving. The food and the waiting on service however needs completely overhauling in my opinion We has an evening meal on the Saturday night. There were 13 of us in a very quite restaurant. The menu - we ate in the orangery- was very limited but I didn’t mind that as didn’t have to sit and decide for ages what I wanted. I plumped for the soup starter and the steak but there was a fair selection across the menu for the rest in my party (13 people). When the food arrived both starter and main took ages to come both courses were stone cold. We didn’t complain on the night as we were there celebrating someone’s birthday and didn’t want to make a scene. My steak was nice even though it was cold but my friend has sea bass that was cold and so overcooked that 75% of it was inedible. Anyway we all let that pass and finished off the evening which was quite flat as there was no atmosphere. No background music or anything. The next morning we all went to breakfast and again it was an absolute age before we were served. The continental aspect of the breakfast was a serve yourself affair but as we were near to last knocking there was next to nothing left and we had to ask for it to be replenished. When our cooked breakfast orders were finally taken we waited in anticipation. When they arrived which was not all together they were once again stone cold. There was also items missing which when we asked that said oh yes they are just being cooked and we will. Ring them out once they are ready. I mean! Why send out incomplete breakfasts? So I took a bite on my sausage to find it was cold and then felt the items which weee also cold. I sent it back - a replacement was bought out to me sometime later which once again was stone cold this time the mere was additional items missing which I was informed were being booked and would be bought to me once they were ready! Again an incomplete plate of food. The toast for the table bearing in mind there were 11 of us was 2 slices of brown bread cut in half!! We continually had to ask for more toast. This was also stone cold! Teas and coffees the same! One of our group has to explain the the waiter how to make an espresso! I did complain this time and we had the cost of the breakfast refunded to us. In summary when you go to a hotel charging the prices they charge you do expect at least a minimum level of service and food quality. This was not provided at Kilworth House and we left feeling very disappointed in our stay.

We stayed Friday for one night as we were visiting friends in nearby ****on Bec. We were warmly greeted by Julian and check-in was easy. Our accommodation is just across the car park and was more than adequate for our needs. We decided to have a drink before going out and there is a good selection of beers and wines, all reasonably priced. We thoroughly enjoyed chatting to Julian and learning about his sister's plans for The Narrow Boat. Obviously in January the weather isn't appropriate for sitting out in the garden overlooking the canal, but there is also another indoor restaurant that overlooks the terrace. We were more than happy sitting in the smaller restaurant/bar area particularly with the log-burning stove beside us! We had a look at the food menu which looked very nice and reasonably priced. Our breakfast on Saturday morning was delicious. My husband opted for the ”full works” which had a supplement, whilst I went for the standard one. Very nicely presented and the poached eggs were perfectly cooked. As other people have said, The Narrow Boat is on the A5 so you will experience some noise from the road but you get used to it. We look forward to coming back to stay again the next time we're in the area. Thanks to Julian and the chef for making us so welcome.

I stayed two weeks whilst visiting family. Reception staff were professional and friendly. There was a small problem when checking in, but it was dealt with quickly. I spoke to the Manager and provided the names of the women who were so helpful, as I really appreciated their diligence. The breakfast is one of the best, both hot and cold with plenty of choice. They also have gluten free bread and soya milk. In the cafe, the staff were professional and courteous and ready with my gf toast every morning! The rooms are clean, quiet and, importantly given the weather, have air conditioning. There is free parking and wifi. I really enjoyed my stay and will definitely stay again.

On arrival the friendly receptionist not only helped us she was absolutely fantastic and so kind understanding and generous giving my daughter some sweets to entertain her and really talked with us. Advised us on locations and talked of different subjects. The stay was brilliant the night reception was lovely and kind on speaking with my husband. The stay was lovely clean spacious quiet despite location it was very quiet, the cleaning staff was understanding on my daughters mini accident and we tried to leave the room tidy for them also. On leaving the friendly reception was lovely also and very kind :) I totally recommend this as your stay for whatever your needs. Please note upon the telephone line it’s card only but other than that it’s a wonderful place to stay whether it be for work to catch some of them special Zs or a quick stay for friends family etc. very accommodating with our baby and myself being pregnant also, Great place and cannot recommend enough and I cannot sing their praises enough honestly best we have ever been to