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The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel

4.0 star property
Bedford hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Breakfast, dinner and brunch served
Serves breakfast, dinner, and brunch
Terrace/patio
View from property
Exterior
Nestled near the golf course, The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel offers a warm welcome with on-site golfing, a cozy library, and a charming garden. Unwind at the bar or enjoy breakfast at Kingfisher Pub restaurant. With in-room WiFi and free self parking, your stay is sure to be relaxing.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet friendly
  • Non-smoking
  • Free parking

Main amenities (12)

  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Meeting rooms
  • Terrace
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Garden
  • Library
  • Picnic area
  • Banquet hall

Feel at home (6)

  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Laundry service
The current price is AED 722
AED 866 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 10 - Dec 11

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Executive Double or Twin Room, 1 King Bed | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Executive Double or Twin Room, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Double Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Junior Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Luxury Double Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Luxury Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room | In-room safe, desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Superior Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Cardington Road, Bedford, England, MK44 3SA

What's nearby

  • Priory Country Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Oasis Beach Pool - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Woburn Safari Park - 16 min drive - 23.4 km
  • Silverstone Circuit - 51 min drive - 64.0 km
  • Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - 52 min drive - 72.8 km

Getting around

  • Luton Airport (LTN) - 37 min drive
  • Cambridge (CBG) - 44 min drive
  • Kempston Hardwick Station - 7 min drive
  • St Johns Station - 9 min drive
  • Bedford Station - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Harvester Orchard Bedford - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Priory Marina (Beefeater) - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Longhome - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel

When you stay at The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Woburn Safari Park. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out the restaurant, and the bar/lounge is the perfect spot to grab a drink at the end of the day. Other highlights include a terrace and a garden.

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 49 rooms
    • Arranged over 2 floors
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
    • Express check-out available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11 AM
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Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
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Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)
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Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs and cats only)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Specific rooms only*
    • Food and water bowls available
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms (speed: 50+ Mbps)
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking on site
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Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast (surcharge) 6:30 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–10:30 AM on weekends
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Room service (limited hours)

Traveling with children

  • Children's menu

What to do

  • Golfing

Working away

  • 3 meeting rooms

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry service

Facilities

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace
  • Library
  • Banquet hall

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 8 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Stair-free path to entrance

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Television

Home comfort

  • Heating
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Iron/ironing board

Sleep well

  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Travel crib
  • Bed sheets provided

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Toilet paper

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Free WiFi (speed of 50+ Mbps)
  • Phone

More

  • In-room safe

Special features

Dining

Kingfisher Pub - This pub serves breakfast, brunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately GBP 15 per person
  • Early check-in can be arranged for an extra charge (subject to availability)

Pets

  • Service animals exempt from fees
  • Pets are allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15.00 per pet, per night

Policies

This property does not have elevators.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.

Also known as

Barns Hotel Bedford
Barns Bedford
The Barns Hotel
Barns Hotel
The Kingfisher Pub And
The Kingfisher Pub Hotel
The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel Hotel
The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel Bedford
The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel Hotel Bedford

Frequently asked questions

Does The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Are pets allowed at The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel?

Yes, cats and dogs are welcome. There's a charge of GBP 15.00 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees. Food and water bowls are available.

Is parking offered on site at The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel?

Yes, there's free self parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. There's a charge for early check-in (subject to availability). Check-out time is 11 AM. Express check-out is available.

What is there to do at The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel and nearby?

The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel has a picnic area and a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant, Kingfisher Pub.

What's the area around The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel like?

The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel is located a short 20-minute walk from Priory Country Park.

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The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Popular mentions

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Location
Bar
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What guests liked

  • Meals were excellent value, served by friendly staff in a pleasant setting. (3 reviews)
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Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Friendly staff. Good pub food
Stephen, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Lovely venue, basic but spacious rooms, food was really nice in the restaurant
Katie, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Very nice, good food.
Gary, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Excellent location and nice rooms. Plenty of outdoor seating. Drinks rather expensive but overall good hotel.
Jim, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Only stayed the night and checked in about 10.30 after a wedding so didn’t experience much of the hotel. Staff were on hand and check in was easy, quiet overnight and the room was sizeable. Nice grounds too
Zoe, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

the only thing lacking was no aircon in the rooms
John, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Good hotel, bad restaurant.

Hotel was good, nice and clean, however the restaurant is overpriced for the type of food they offer. What the hell is ‘oyster mushroom’ dish about? Paid £15 for it for the dish and it wouldn’t even feed a child. So 2 stars for the restaurant and food.
Asim, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Rooms at let down

Staff, restaurant and surroundings all very nice. Room was tired and expensive (£170/night!). Double room was just two singles pushed together with no mattress topper so you could feel the whole gap where the beds joined. Noisy when people got up (5.30am) as water pipes are loud and doors banging all over the place. Won't stay again
Ben, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Lacked any warmth

Check-in set the tone for the entire stay. We arrived excited to check in to the hotel. We stood at the desk which seemed an age waiting for the member of staff to look up from his computer screen and acknowledge us. Eventually he did. Gave us our key and we went to the room. No information given to when breakfast actually was or WiFi code. Luckily these are on the key card. Went to the room. We had paid extra for a family room as we had our 13 year old with us. The room was just a double. Phoned down and told reception that we must have the wrong room and was told they would put a z bed in. This bed was terrible, one false move and my son spent the night sleeping on the floor as it kept collapsing. There are no net curtains, so as the room is so dark due to lack of lights, you can’t even draw back the curtains as all and sundry can see in your room!! Breakfast carried on the poor theme. We had to send back the Eggs Benedict, as it was inedible. So I switched to the buffet breakfast. This was scarce, not topped up at all and had a very small breakfast with about 12 baked beans. Checkout carried on the theme of the stay. There was no one on the reception desk. So we couldn’t convey our disappointment in the stay. We simply had to put our key in the quick check out box.
Natasha, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Initially been ignored by the receptionist and then told wait was not a good start, room key given to myself, no your room 11 and that’s just through the doors , down the corridor and to your right , it was find your own way . Tried to book a table for a meal , very busy you can have a table at 5.45 ( 10 mins from me arriving after three hour journey) or 8.00 o clock. So choose 8.00 turned up at 7.15 for beer at the bar , said I had booking for 8.00 to be told you can be seated straight away , the restaurant was very quiet. Meal , steak was not rested blood on the plate, also suspect straight out a refrigerator into pan , pepper sauce cold, but restaurant staff very good . Room , TV not working
Kevin, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice 1 night stay, friendly staff, nice room.
Eva, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Very friendly welcome from Reception. Clean and comfortable room and a great restaurant. Plenty of free parking.
Stephen, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property to walk around and sit outside for drinks or dinner. I’ll be back again!
Donna, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Very convenient location for our visit to the Bedford area. Lovely settings & surroundings, very clean, comfortable and staff cannot do enough for you. Will return if ever in the area again.
Tony, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

The only reason we didn’t score excellent was a half hour wait for cooked breakfast on Tuesday and a mix up about us checking out earlier than our booking, which was confusing. The staff at reception and serving breakfast and dinner were great. Thank you.
Karen, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Amazing hotel brilliant for pets and pet family’s alike. Had a great time and will defo be using again if in the area.
Torin, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Strange rule over terrace seating

We had a one night stay for a meeting in the region. The hotel is not near to any other Pubs so you are rather captive, it has a nice garden terrace area next to the river, this is very pleasant in warm weather. We were however very disappointed that despite being residents we were not allowed to use this unless eating. A bizarre rule.
Garden area
Swans on the river
Eva, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

“ Bedfords own oasis”

It’s maintained to an excellent standard . Tucked away off a busy road but with ample and excellent car parking facilities . Had a couple of meals during our stay which were excellent value served by friendly staff and set next to the local river.. perfect ! Well worth giving it a try .
Philip, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Kingfisher

Lovely spot and very nice hotel/pub/restaurant Thank you for a wonderful moment on my touring around
1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Another stay at the Kingfisher

We stay at the Kingfisher fairly frequently. The room and service on this occasion was excellent, as usual.
Philip, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Not feeling welcomed

Check in was the worst customer experience I have seen in many years. I arrived in front of the welcome desk, the lady was busy on her computer, she did not greet me, kept eyes on her screen for a few minutes. Another customer was waiting with me being totally ignored too and not being greeted too. Then the front desk lady looked at me and only asked “what’s the name ?” No “hello” no “sorry for the wait” no “how was your day today” only “what’s the name !” Clearly this person has not been trained to greet customers and customers are an annoyance to her. On top of this very poor welcome, the room was cold, heater was not working (march 31) and bathroom is outdated.
NICOLAS, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Stayed in this beautiful property for a wedding. Very comfortable bed and clean room.
Abi, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nice hotel/pub good value
Kevin, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Bra bar och restaurang
Johan, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Avoid

The rooms are clean and nice but no better than a Premier Inn so at £125 a night I expected a bit better. Don't eat in the restaurant if you are hungry! It's minimalistic and wildly overpriced for average at best food. They also put a service charge on before you get the bill which I found very arrogant. I requested it be removed both times as the service was poor.
Nick, 2-night trip

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