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Reviews of The Finchs Arms

4 out of 5
The Finchs Arms
Oakham Road, Hambleton, Oakham, England

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 155 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 155 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lunch service on a Friday was poor with an uninspired menu served by an indifferent and sometimes surly team, breakfast Saturday excellent and with friendly natural service - lunch for large group on Saturday was average for both so overall i can only recommend the stay and breakfast , the information and web site grossly over rates the venues culinary and service capabilities - i dont say this lightly as im a Food and Beverage Director so know about challenges but feel honest feed back is better than the usual blah blah blah everything was wonderful when it wasnt
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We will be returning
Great pub and hotel Lovely staff all very happy and very hard working. Our room was tastefully decorated lovely bathroom with great towels and bath mat. Breakfast was yummy as was our meals in the evening. The roast was very tasty. We will be returning. Thanks everyone for a great few days away
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a superb few days , the food was exceptional & lots of beautiful scenery to walk
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun charming stay in a beautiful location
The Finch team gathered for us a jug of shampoo to utilise their gorgeous big baths but could have been better if they were already their of a bath bomb etc. We have booked again for Valentines weekend because it very clean, great location, food and drink was great and the service was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Geoff

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would highly recommend.
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and the accommodation was good value. Food in particular was lovely! Service was quirky but that just added to the relaxed vibe of this lovely place.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

S g

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful old pub with great food in an amazing location. Only problem is parking
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful hotel, full of character and in a wonderful location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sharon M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

sarah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Certain lack of attention to details. Bath body wash dispenser empty. Bar tables, inside and out, left cluttered with dirty glasses etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a great place to stay and eat
What a great place! Excellent rooms, great food and drinks. Service was perfect My only gripe was a very squeaky floor in the bedroom
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thea

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully decorated, staff super attentive. Food absolutely delicious. Overall absolutely excellent. A few more veggie & vegan menu options would be fantastic!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel. Needs a bit of TLC.
Lovely location with amazing views from our bedroom. The bar was good but a little pricey. The dinner menu was limited but the food we had was very nice although the liver could have been better prepared. First impression of the room was influenced by the view. Upon closer inspection it was very tired. The bed frame had the covering peeling off and in my opinion needed a new mattress. There were cobwebs and dead flies in the window and all the walls were scuffed. Bathroom looked great but there was black mould in the sealant round the shower cubicle and the shower head was desperately in need of a good clean, or better still, replacement. That’s the bad stuff and having said that we really enjoyed our stay. The staff were great and very helpful. But I wouldn’t say it was four star and £140 for B&B was quite pricey. It’s very difficult to be critical because we did enjoy it but it just needs a bit of TLC and an eye for detail for example, the red and blue decal on the mixer tap was missing - only minor but in a four star you wouldn’t expect that. I know the cold is to the right but I have been in hotels where it’s been swapped round - so very pedantic of me. I get that following the pandemic funds are going to be tight and appreciate that they will want to improve but these things take time. Downstairs was very good. Overall we had a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Sharon M

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, excellent food, fridge on landing with complimentary milk, water and ice lollies Love the location
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Room (4) good food and location for walking around the area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
Very warm welcome on arrival and all staff very welcoming and helpful. Room was nicely furnished and good walk in shower. Evening meal was delicious - good choice, well presented and very tasty. And a good choice for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

John

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Colette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Countryside Gem
Beautiful location, gorgeous old house converted into a lovely pub, restaurant and hotel with a modern twist. Great service, lively food and overall super value. Would highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dining by fire in winter was so atmospheric. Lovely food. Great service. Tasty breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Gary

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Lovely property however looking tired. Pub, waiting staff and food good, however rooms tired, beds uncomfortable, duvets too thick (for us) and facilities not great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Open log fires were very nice to see
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Finchs Arms was a great place to stay. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Would very much like to return.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a very pleasant stay room was fine apart from a squeaky bed. Food was excellent and Head man very accommodating when we asked if we could share a steak as it was too large for one meal it was not a problem. All personnel very polite and accommodating. Would visit again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No electric point for shaving in bathroom. No Hair Dryer supplied Only one chair in room. As a double room , not good! Underfloor heating not possible to turn down.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Birthday break
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely gem of a place
A lovely spot backing onto Rutland water. beautifully laid out garden. Check in excellent, staff excellent, location excellent, bed superb...
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely place in a quiet village. it is quite close to Rutland Water and pleasant evening stroll. the food was really good and the staff friendly throughout
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay.
It was good. Hotels.com had not booked our water view but they moved us free of charge. The staff were excellent. The food amazing. The restaurant was a little noisy due to the weather but we were able to move without an issue. Breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay friendly staff,
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1st class
1st class Hotel.1st class restaurant.1st class staff..Already booked to go back.What can I say.Thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location. Stunning terrace room and view. Bed was uncomfortable and needs replacing. Everytime hot water tap was run in adjoining rooms very noisey boiler. Staff need to be more welcoming. Attitude of some out of order. So many things wrong with restaurant. Yet could be amazing.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Lovely staff and food
Unfortunately the bed and mattress were not comfortable for us and the room was so hot - we couldn’t turn down the heating so had to turn it off.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020