Name: The Crafty Cow
Address: 635 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 0BJ, GB

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2026

Luz

nice

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2026

Amy

The room was pleasant and the bed was extremely comfy, the remote for the tv looked like it needed a good clean and the ceiling fan blew air up not down. Expensive for what it was, wouldn’t have minded if it was an £85 room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2026

Nigel

The food was good, well stocked bar staff excellent and very helpfull.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2026

johnathan

They staff was very helpful and polite.
The food was nice and filling.
The room was quite basic, but clean and tidy. The bed was comfortable. Yet with it being a pub the rooms where not quiet till pub closed.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Terence

Very friendly staff and food excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

bob

Nice big room

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2026

Deborah

Friendly staff. I'd already booked but they offered me a choice of rooms as there was another one free. No hassle or complications such as lengthy registration.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

David

Good value

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Graham

Stayed a few times now, great place and close to work. Friendly staff - thanks guys

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2026

Kirstin

We stayed at The Crafty Cow because it was close to friends we were visiting. The staff were friendly and the room was clean. We arrived early for check in and the staff were very accommodating.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jan 2026

Roy

Staff were very polite and helpful. Was not overly impressed with the room however but ok for one night. I doubt I would use this hotel again. Free parking and friendly helpful staff were two positives.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

ANNE

Bed so comfortable. Staff pleasant and helpful. Lovely hot water. Softest towels. Plenty of tea coffee etc.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Nov 2025

Cameron

Friendly staff, although Hotel access seems a bit like a backup plan. Heading in behind the bar to get to the rooms. The showers also were iffy on temperature, solid temp for first few mins, then ice cold and steaming hot cycles.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Louise

Comfortable, spacious room.
No fuss check in.
Pub seemed nice, i had other plans

4/10

Poor

06 Nov 2025

Jennifer

Staff very good, food not up to standard. Shower room needed a lot of attention cleaning wise. Shower too small

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Kathrine

Lovely buzz , friendly staff and all you need in the room including a huge comfortable bed for 6ft 7in husband!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Kim

Perfect location to explore Bristol's Gloucester Road shops and restaurants. Friendly pub with good food options and beer selections. Room was large and bed was comfy. Bathroom is small, but you get use to it.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Sep 2025

Gary

Clean rooms but surprised my room was not en suite, with a private bathroom up the corridor. Excellent staff. Dodgy door for access after 11pm. I was locked out and had to knock on the window. Also no breakfast available. Good beer in the pub itself.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Isaac

Nice room, above a popular pub. Made me feel welcome

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Stuart

Pleasant enough

The bathroom was shared and along the corridor - just as well we weren'f shy as we had only towels to wear!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Verified traveler

Avoid pub quiz night!

Pleasant, spacious room, friendly staff on arrival, however no parking available so had to park on the road outside. It was pub quiz night and my room was directly above the bar, so it was very noisy (suggest avoiding Tuesdays or arriving in time to get a parking space and joining in the quiz!). Other than this a pleasant stay.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Great one night stay, staff at Crafty Cow superb, room was great; bar served great food and choice of beers!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Andrew

Good pub food

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

David

Parking isn’t great but other than that, a lovely venue

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

Aaron

All good except struggled with tv operation took ages to get tv channel

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

martin

A friendly place to stay

We stayed one night during the week. Staff were friendly and helpful and our room was clean with two comfy single beds. Tasty food in the bar downstairs, seems popular with local folks. Plenty of eating tables. An interesting 30 minute walk down the famous trendy Gloucester Road will get you to the centre.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

richard

Would use again.

Would stay again. Good evening food and great entertainment.
Staff are decent people.

Heads up, no breakie in the morning.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

Beverly

Fab on a busy Pride weekend!

Really friendly at check in and throughout. Free parking a bonus. Room was great for what we needed with good facilities. Loved the fact there was a bar downstairs - very convenient for a nightcap. Not noisy at all. Room very hot (weather was extreme) and only one window to open but there was a fan. Would definitely stay again when in the area,

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2025

Emma

Great place with great food and service! We were really pleasantly surprised, it’s a little oasis hidden from the busy road. The beer garden is fab!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2025

Anya

Great beer garden and food

This place is a pub with rooms and my feeling is that the rooms are generally rented by working men on short stays. Not couples in their 70s like me and my husband. For example there was a clothes rail but no coat hangers. And no hair dryer but plenty of USB points. The bed was large and very comfortable. The main plus of the Crafty Cow was the staff. They were all lovely and couldn’t have been more helpful. Especially the brilliant Graham who did source me a hairdryer. I’m a smoker so the large beer garden with a covered area was a big plus. The food was fabulous and on a Friday evening it was very busy. They don’t do breakfast but there are various choices about 15 minutes walk away. Also a shop 5 minutes away. We stayed there because it was near friends we were visiting and would definitely stay there again if in the area. Another plus is that residents get 10% off all food and drink purchased there. What’s not to like!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2025

Anthony

Highly recommended

Friendly welcome, clean room (most important), comfortable bed (also important), nice view over park, excellent food and good choice of beers. Easy walk to Southmead hospital (saves a taxi fare, which was one of the reasons I chose it). What's not to like?

Business

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2025

Roy

Staff were friendly, rooms were clean and we enjoyed a lay in as checkout want till 11.00am

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2025

Geoffrey

About average for a pub. Lot of noise from outside and street. No double glazing. Lots of condensation on the windos. Separate bathroom, down the corridor. Shower a bit weak. No light over sink. V difficult to shave. £45 should be the max price. Not vfm at all.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2024

Jamie Paul

Comfortable family friendly

Nice family pub. It can be a bit noisy during pub open hours but my family were very comfortable and had a great nights sleep. The bar below sells nice selection of beers and the play area kept our daughter busy so we could relax.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2024

Tracy J

Great room and food

Easy to find and park. No parking charge
Lovely helpful staff, very helpful and pleasant- showed me to my room and explained everything. Very comfortable room
Food in the bar was very good, service fast
Brrakfast not available but aoart from that it's an excellent place ÿo stay. Very near to the hospital which is why I was here

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2024

Tim

A good place to stay .

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2024

Luis

Staff were excellent. The pub is lovely. Accommodation very basic, little bit dated and dirty.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Yuktee

Easy access to the city centre, good parking and lovely staff

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Basic but comfortable.

Basic but comfortable. The twin beds were fine.

The separate bathroom in the twin room was dated and the shower had a lot of black mould, so I decided to go without.

The television remote control was broken.

Otherwise fine.

Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Great stay, great pub with great vibes!

Really comfortable room, staff at the bar were lovely although we never needed any Healy and were quite self sufficient. Rooms were newly decorated and the beds were great! Couple of issues, the shower head in the Brunel room was leaky (not to the point of it being a major issue) and we think there could do with being a curtain in the small bathroom window for privacy and to help keep it dark. The cold tap in the Clifton room wasn’t working. Overall the stay was great though.

One word of warning, the bar downstairs is noisy till about 11pm. It didn’t bother us as we really enjoyed using the beer garden ourselves (food at the pub is great too!) but if you are sensitive about noise you need to be aware of it

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2024

laura

Perfect to get your head down

Perfect accommodation for our needs. Two refurbed doubles were big and good with en suite.
The twin room was small and bathroom not en suite, should be priced a lot cheaper. No facilities for breakfast in the morning although lidl a 4 min drive

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Elaine

Everyone very friendly and helpful. Hotel is situated near the hospital which was great as we didn’t have to rush to get there in the morning. Would definitely stay again, beer garden very well thought out.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2024

Lewis

happy punters

--> remembering this is 2 star hotel... It included:
--> free overnight parking which is worth a lot in Bristol
--> lovely staff
--> fabulous sized bed
--> really impressed and will certainly return

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2024

Ann

Suitable to get your head down, reasonable rate. Clean and friendly.

Business Family

4/10

Poor

29 Feb 2024

Lisa

Pub was great and staff were lovely and very helpful but the room was not good. Most uncomfortable mattress i have slept on in years and no ensuite bathroom

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2024

I

FA Cup stopover

Ideal stopover location for football at the Memorial Ground....and the beer was good!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

Ann

Friendly staff. Comfortable bed. No noise from downstairs despite being in a pub, but occasional ambulance sirens with nearby hospital.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2023

Verified traveler

Most comfortable bed ever

Friendly hosts, very helpful, the room was clean and comfortable, with all amenities you could need

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2023

Mark

Nice rooms,lovely pub and staff

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2023

Shaun

Easy check in process with helpful staff. Room was a good size and relatively well equipped with a good sized bed, 42\"TV and an en-suite with a hot shower. The attached pub had a good range of drinks and food.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

10 Aug 2023

jim

Dont stay here but do go for a drink

The staff were all very friendly and the bar and food served was great.
I honestly wished I had read the reviews before booking AND I HOPE YOU DO TOO!

The room is very basic and dated.
The shower is in my opinion dangerous with the risk of scalding highly likely.
The noise from the bar in the room is very evident, but I understand that this is a small independent business and needs the revenue from both as a seasoned traveller I expect this and understand that it will end at some point (closing time) it could be made clear in the description that this will happen.

My room was next door to a room which the occupant had a couple of dogs. I telephoned the bar downstairs to complain about the noise from this room at 10:45 and was told it would be dealt with.
Unfortunately every 90 mins or so the howling and barking began again. After the bar was closed tbere is no one on site to speak to I was told there was a number on the key which I could report problems but this was so faint I couldnt read it.
Overall the nosie within the room was unbearable from the bar, dogs in next room and banging of doors throughout the night.
I can honestly say this was my worst experience of a UK hotel stay and would advise against staying.
There wasnt anyone at the property when i left so I did email them advising them of my dissatisfaction.

Business

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2023

David

Friendly staff with no issues.

Rooms are above a pub and Tuesday is quiz night so there is background noise but once it closes its all quiet after. Room could do with a proper desk to sit at or work at.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2023

Nicholas

Good stopover in North Bristol

Was a very comfortable stay, Ideal for our purpose of visiting family in Ashley Down. We enjoyed the tea and coffee making facility, and there was a pretty comprehensive pub food menu, but we didn't have time to try anything.
Its a bit up from the main strip of Gloucester Road, but handy for Southmead Hospital and plenty of buses into town.
we slept well apart from the odd siren and contrary to the Hotels.com description, lovely clean towels and bedding were provided.
The only thing I wasn't so keen on coming from the red half of Bristol were some framed Bristol Rovers programmes and posters in our room, but was all very tasteful and respectful to the buildings history as it was once a Gashead stronghold.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2023

peter

We arrived early to the property, Needed to get changed to attend our Grandson's Birthday party. The room was not ready but staff offered the Office to get changed or we could use the room were staying, but it had not been cleaned yet.
We explained we only needed to get changed and didn't require a shower or anything else, One of the staff went up to the room to make sure it was resonable. We got changed left our bags in the room, the room was light and airy and very tidy, we had a drink in the bar and return that evening and ate outside from the Barbecue menu.
The whole experience was great and will be going back, and would like to say a special thank you to Rogan & Dan.
We have been coming to Bristol for around fifteen years and usually stay in the city but this was a lot better experience.
Thank you Crafty Cow.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2023

Bridget

The room sheets and towels were spotlessly clean thank you

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2023

Martin

Great bar and staff and the food was really nice but the room was a bit dated (not a problem) and it was quiz night so it was a lot noisier than expected even above a pub, I don’t think they should rent rooms out on this night unless of course you are interested in quizzing

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 May 2023

Mark

Great tea bags and loo roll

Room ok, noisy as above bar, but that’s expected. Comfy bed, very good tea and good sized mugs and kettle. Bedroom Wi-Fi non existent.
Good location for working at the hospital.
Parking was ok, but hard to park on a Friday.

Business

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2023

Andrew

One night stopover.

Comfortable bed. Our room needed double glazing though.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2023

Andrew

Great 1nighter

Great for what I needed!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2022

David

Good stay, bad shower

Everything was good apart from using the shower in the morning, it ran far too hot, there must be something wrong with the unit

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2022

Charles

Clean and functional room above the pub.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2022

Verified traveler

Brilliant!

Brilliant! It was a last-minute booking that ended up being far better than I was expecting 🙂

Business

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2022

Darren

Shower was either too cold or scorching hot, description stated 3 people a room but only a 1 king size bed in the room, def need a sofa/pull out bed, staff were great at the bar, food was ok

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2022

Denis

Simple, clean and convenient with free parking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2022

Kelly

THE ROOM WAS VERY LARGE & VERY COMFORTABLE. THE PRICE WAS VERY REASONABLE, A GREAT LOCATION & THE STAFF WERE SUPER FRIENDLY.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2022

Thomas

Did the job but in need of some updates.

Decent hotel was ideal for the night. Staff where very pleasant and helpful. Could defo do with some updating. But over all clean and tidy and did the job for the night.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2022

Helen

Fabulous Homely Pub with Rooms

Had a really good stay. The pub itself has a lovely feel to it - we didn't eat here but the food looked good. Was pleasantly surprised with the room - it was perfect for what we wanted. The bed was huge!
Location was easy to find - would definitely stay here again.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2022

Verified traveler

Great place just a little small

Great pub, lovely staff, clean, tidy, friendly welcoming place. We stayed in the twin room with private bathroom. The bathroom is allong the hall not on suite and the room, whilst fine was just a bit small with little to zero storage space.
Pub has good food and drinks

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2022

Oscar

Fantastic staff and service

Place is fine, nothing fancy but fit for purpose. The staff / service on the other hand is fantastic! They allowed me a very late check out as i had some work to do and needed the space and also gave me the details for the staff wifi as the signal was not great on the guest one. Nothing was too much bother and they really look after you. Will def be going back next time I am in the area

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2022

Daniel

Great place

Big comfy bed, friendly staff, nice food, lovely pint, what more do you want

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2022

Angela

The room was a good size but right next to a busy road. Tea and coffee facilities were good but kettle was too big to fill up from bathroom sink. It was easy to check in. Don't rely on sat-nav to find the pub as it leads you past it.

Self

4/10

Poor

09 Dec 2021

William L

The property was clean the fact the bathroom and toilet was down the hallway away from the room was very disappointing and not clearly identified in the advert

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2021

Jack

What more do you need

It was good! We were running late for check in and called them and they said the latest they could stay but also if it was undoable for us they would try and stay to make sure we got in! The bed was surprisingly comfy, when you stay there you’d know what I mean! But brilliant stop over OH also if you’re new to Bristol, Gloucester Road (the road leading up to the crafty cow) is pretty vibrant so would choose that over the city past 9pm

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2021

James

Excellent

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2021

Jonathan

friendly pub accomodation