Hotel OYO Seven Stars Inn (Durham, United Kingdom)

The Seven Stars Inn is a traditional pub/hotel, and guests found it to be both friendly and peaceful as a location in which to stay the night in spite of the guest rooms being located above the bar and restaurant.

The welcome on arrival was warm, and guests were shown to their room that was small but perfectly adequate: the double bed was of a good size, and was fitted with lovely bed linen, the rooms were beautifully clean. Parking was safe, and nearby. There are excellent country walks around this Inn, and the city centre of Durham can be reached in 35 minutes.

Guests who ate in the restaurant found the service to be fast and efficient, and agreed that the quality of the cuisine was of the highest order. The full English breakfast was described as delicious, and there is a vegetarian option.

Visitors who came to dine were not at all happy with the service, or rather lack of service, in the restaurant, they know the Seven Stars Inn and felt that it was badly let down by lack of staff training on this occasion.

More than one guest found the toilets to be extremely noisy, this is perhaps a reflection of the fact that it is an old building, and guests have remarked that some of the décor and infrastructure is tired and would benefit from sympathetic updating.

In some locations the Wi-Fi connection is not very good, and there is noise from traffic outside. The restriction on returning to the Inn after midnight was a slight concern to some, but it does ensure that guests are not disturbed by late birds and can be sure of a good night's rest.