Name: The Griffin Hotel
Address: Church St., Attleborough, Attleborough, Attleborough, NR17 2AH, United Kingdom
Rating: 7

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A lovely English Inn. It’s an old building looking out on the town and church. 

The bed was comfortable and room was warm. 

The staff very friendly. Breakfast was great. Richard is a character. Will come again when visiting family. 

A proper old fashioned Inn

A proper English Inn

The hotel was welcoming and the people were really friendly, the bar was good and the food was nice, that’s where the food ends unfortunately, the rooms are very tired and not as clean as they should be, the shower didn’t look like it had been cleaned, the shower head was blocked and I had to clean it with my toothbrush (now disposed of) the building is 400 years old and I’m not sure if the mattresses or decor have been updated much since

Tired  uncomfortable and a bit grubby really needs updating

This is a very sad and dated establishment in need of serious improvement. The decor, the building and the staff all look sad and tired. It is unclean in many areas including our bedroom and bathroom, so much so that we didn't use the shower. 
The lady doing the cooking is obviously a good home cook but struggled to serve 11 meals to the  4 tables in the restaurant and cancelled deserts so no-one got a sweet that night. At breakfast we had to wait as there are 6 rooms and only 4 tables. 
Everything just seemed such an effort for the staff. 

Grim

Check in was easy - they were waiting for us as we had booked a taxi to the party. Friendly and efficient. Small rooms but bed was OK. They tried to help with the taxi (they couldn’t do the time booked) and we sorted that. 
Dog friendly room and even dog treats with the coffee!
Breakfast was speedy and excellent. 
Hot water took some time but otherwise all good.

Quirky but good

Great dinner, lovely breakfast and decent beer. Friendly, super helpful staff. Whilst the room was a little small it was perfectly adequate for a single night stay. My only gripes would be that the shower was weak and there was a bit of road noise.

Very good. Good value.

Just back from the Griffin Hotel in Attleborough, Norfolk. This hotel dating back to 1560 is full of character, there have been a few negative reviews and yes the bedrooms are a bit tired, but they are spotlessly clean and the floor boards do creak (why wouldn't they) our evening meal was delicious, we both had the lamb shank and our breakfast was equally good too! Many thanks to our host's who couldn't do enough for us..

The Griffin Hotel, Attleborough

I hadn't been here for 26 years when I last stayed and Richard was waiting behind the bar just as he was before. I stayed here with my wife for the weekend while attending a race meeting at Snetterton.  The building is old and historic and if you bare that in mind you'll appreciate what a great place it is. Great food and excellent service. I won't be waiting 26 more years to revisit.

Great value and good quality

The host & staff were very polite and engaging. Parking was restricted to small cars, but on street parking was freely available in front of the hotel. I had visited the bar on previous visits to Snetterton Circuit, which was a traditional style of 1970's decor, which I liked.

The breakfast was excellent value, with quality items one step up from the high streel economy hotel brands. Plenty of it, with a decent selection of options.The cost of £80 per night for my wife & I was reasonable for a one off stay, but the room was only just wide enough to house the double bed, but had a desk with draws for a few clothes.

The bed was comfortable and the pillows sumptuous and clean, but there were a few negatives my wife said I should mention. 

Now I dont want to sound like a hotel inspector, but the following were obvious oversights.T he first was that the heating was on 24/7 an unable  to be controlled in the room, so  we had the windows open all the time we were in the room. The outside temperature was about 15 degrees, but using my phone app, the inside more like 25 degrees with the windows shut.The walls were originally decorated with white art ex  plaster, which had become stained over its life and the groove in the plaster were dust traps meaning that the cornice areas were full of cobwebs.
 
The paint scheme was in ned of a good clean and make over and the carpet started  going threadbare on the stairs from the bar. The toilet needed cleaning round the hinge are of the seat as it was brown and stained. The shower needed a service, as the water control valve was very stiff to operate and the heat control  was locked into the 35+ range and could not be switched off. We have a similar shower at home so it was not operator error, probably just scaled up.

For me it was acceptable, as I have stayed in much worse, but with a little more due diligence, it should have been a 4* review, never going to get 5* due to the type and age of the  property, location and cost. I would not deter anyone staying for a short break, as the host is a nice chap, but any longer than a night or two and the negatives i mentioned above, would annoy me.

I hope this gives you an honest overview of our experience. I would probably stay again, as it is convenient for my wife & i to support our son at a  Snetterton race weekend.

Old fashioned hotel

Couldn’t find the hotel but no reply for over 30 minutes from the telephone number given. Car park is a very narrow strip of land alongside the hotel suitable for 3 cars, entered via a very narrow archway. The first impressions outside is of a very run down premises and this impression is carried into the building. Firstly is the strong smell of cigarette smoke at the entrance which wafts up the stairway.
A gentleman, pleasant enough but not very presentable handed me my key but no information about the place. Had to ask about everything.
At the bottom of the stairs electrical plugs are plugged into an extension reel, which doesn’t inspire you with confidence.
The room(room3) looks on first impressions quaint with its four poster bed. That is until you start looking at the room. It needs not only a refurb but a simple good clean. The wardrobe shelf is laden  with dust, the tops of the draw units are stained and marked and the cups are both dirty, in fact I’ve just gone and bought a mug to use this evening. The windows need a clean and the sill and frame are stained and dirty. There are lights out in the bathroom and the grouting in the shower unit is so cracked and uninviting there is no way I am going to use it.
All in all one of the worst premises I have ever stayed in and certainly not in any way worth the cost my company paid

Awful place, stay away!

I stayed here for 3 nights with a colleague whilst on business. We booked 2 rooms costing £520 for the 3 nights. The hotel advertises a car park which in fact is a narrow strip of land next to the side of the hotel. Access is gained by driving through a very narrow archway. I would describe the parking as very tight even for a very experienced driver.
The hotel is very well prepared for Covid-19 with a one way system in place and hand gel stations.
The hotel has 6 bedrooms and has lots of character. I feel the bedrooms are in need of serious modernisation in terms of bedrooms and bathrooms. The rooms do not have air conditioning and no fans available. The WiFi works but my works laptop said the security settings were unsafe,
The bathroom is in need of modernisation and the water pressure in the shower was very poor.
At the time of our visit the hotel was not serving any food on an evening and no restaurants open in Attleborough on a Monday.
The owners of the hotel were very friendly throughout the stay and the bar staff are amazing.

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