Wherry Hotel

OULTON BROAD, Bridge Road, . 0 .
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8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2026

Wendy

Excellent hotel with plenty of parking. But the pillows are solid So uncomfortable sleep

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Stephen

Gluten free breakfast options and gluten free beer in the bar. Friendly staff, great location and good value.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Susanne

The usual English breakfast buffet available, with option to ask for vegetarian options

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2026

Dawn

Fantastic staff. Room was adequate but in need of some repair (rusty towel rail and hole/ stains in carpet.
Most concerning were the plastic trays that the cooked breakfast items were in as they were all broken and worn. Very off putting.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Glenn

Lovely staff

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2025

KEITH

Stayed in the Queens Suite. Nice large room overlooking water.
Very clean although a little dated.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

Ruth

Staff very nice. Room had lovely views across the water. Room comfortable and well presented but had some small maintenance issues which were reported. These didn't affect our visit and we will return again in the near future. Many thanks once again

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Jonathan

Staff great as always. Room very noisy Friday night which apparently they tried to notify me in advance but did not. They did however move me to much quieter room.

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2025

Dawn

The hotel was lovely but in need of a few maintenance touch ups in the bar/dining area & rooms.
We had a room with a view, a view we couldn’t fault. The main letdown of the room were the lining of the curtains were ripped in quite a few places, a quarter of one of the linings was missing so let the light in through the main curtain material. The shower hose was not long enough to slide the shower head up for taller people & it’s a shame the layout of the bathroom wasn’t thought out better as the toilet is right by the door opening. A positive was the shower was nice & powerful & the bed was comfortable.
We had a meal in the afternoon which was lovely, the cooked breakfast the next morning was buffet style. The plates were cold & the ingredients under the hot lamps were only warm on the verge of cold as we discovered when we sat down to eat.
The staff were really lovely & we hope the hotel improves on these niggles as it is a lovely hotel & we would happily stay there again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2025

Alistair

The place is just a bit dated now

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2025

Clint

Weekend stay

Booked the King Suite. Nice room, very comfortable bed. Room is quite dated though. Bathroom is very small and again dated. Needs modernisation.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2025

Michael

good standard a bit dated only one chair had to sit on bedall the time staff friendly one lady rachel was excellent we would stay again resturant was very good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Sep 2025

Pete

Could be a really nice property.

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

tony

Great spot stunning view

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Susan

Very popular hotel. Good vibe. Good food. Looking a little tired- could do with a refurbishment our room was ‘classed as ‘superior’ but was a little disappointing. Our only view was of the car park 😟

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2025

Douglas

The hotel was excellent. It had a lovely bar and dinning area and staff were good. thumbs down for the bedroom it was tired and no bigger than a large broom cupboard. I particularly did not like seeing a naked man in the room opposite my window. I would say you would get a better room in one of the cheaper hotel chains.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

11 Sep 2025

Phil

Poor

Mattress is old and uncomfortable , room was like a black hole dark and gloomy. towel rail in particular in the bathroom filthy , general cleanliness not good. Only good thing to say is the food was nice. Lady at breakfast on the first morning was unfriendly and surly. That room should not be sold to anyone else. A refund would be good pr 😀

6/10

Pleasant

30 Aug 2025

Christopher

Room was not clean with stains in the bathroom being particularly offputting

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2025

andrew

Room was too hot and limited ventilation, window blind was broken so it wasn't very dark

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2025

Tim

Good, but not as good as it used to be

We've stayed at the Wherry many times.

The bar and restaurant are still great and the staff are still friendly.

The room we stayed in (106) shouldn't really be used for guests. It's poorly laid out and looks very tired, and there is a constant noise from the kitchen below.

It also feels as if the takeover by Red Cat has led to a reduction in staff and some irritating 'economy hotel' measures, such as having to ask for your room to be serviced (which we weren't told when we arrived).

Standards are definitely on the slide over the last couple of years, but we'll definitely stay again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2025

Heather

There should have been water in the room considering the heat

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Rodger

Good

Nice and clean food good and had option for carvery any night

Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Terrible bed. Springs were broken and resulted in poor sleep
Also asked for an extra hour to check out but excuses made that the room was immediately taken.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Julie

It was friendly clean had all you would need for a stay .
Breakfast was very good .
Having and iron and board in room excellent also fan brilliant for myself .
A lovely last minute stay in a position with beautiful views and convenient position for our evening out .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

David

A bit dated compared with other ‘chain hotels’ I have stayed in in the recent past but very convenient for what we needed on this visit.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2025

John

The Wherry Hotel for one night

The hotel and its facilities are adequate but a bit dated. Food was average but good value for money. Outlook over the Broad is fantastic and makes the venue very special. The last remaining fried egg at breakfast was not cuttable without special tools. On request it was quickly replaced with two new ones which were perfect (don't wait for the request next time)

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2025

PENNY

A room with a view!

My husband is disabled so found the superior room was awkward in the bathroom. particularly. However we hadn't told the hotel about this so can't complain. We managed & really enjoyed our stay. We were a little disappointed in the size of the room & had thought upgrading to a superior room would have given us more space. If we go again I won't bother to upgrade as not worth the extra expense altho' the views were lovely..

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Decent hotel by Oulton broad

Staff friendly and helpful, the room we were given was an upgrade on what we had booked, room was clean and bed was very comfortable with good mattress that allowed me to move without waking my wife.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2025

Kay

Will definitely stay again

Hotel very clean overall. Room had tea coffee etc. The balcony off my room made my stay even better much. Views from sun drenched(all afternoon)chairs on balcony if Oulton Broad were stunning. The staff were very accommodating and polite. Food was good too. Will definitely stay again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Paul

The staff are excellent, the view is awesome sitting outside or on the balcony, the carvery is lovely, breakfast great , been twice and think it’s lovely only downside is they should tell you if a wedding or something on as the music goes on till late ?

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2025

Allan

Quiet location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2025

Fedora

This hotel is unique in that, apart from the excellent rooms and service, I think it would be difficult to find a place anywhere with such lovely views of a river, a harbour and scenery that is picture postcard beautiful.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2025

ALAN

Fantastic carvery on sunday

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2025

Peter

Friendly staff, very small room

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2025

melanie

Staff very friendly abd helpfull. Hotel was very dated decor dated. Room clean but very dated and tired looking. Our room got alot of noise as it was next to a hallway door. Window let in cold air. Breakfast was very limited had to ask for butter baked items fresh eggs as nothing left this was only 8:45. Also a work man drilling a stair banister extremely loud atthis time witch was not ideal whilst eating breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2025

Tristram

Very pleasant stay, comfortable, nice location and was pleasantly busy

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2025

john

Great location
Easy parking

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2024

Martin

Lowestoft visit.

Nice hotel. Plenty of parking. Nice view over the Broads in the morning.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2024

Stephen

Great location and great for gluten free. Food and drink / breakfast too.

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2024

William H

Beautiful property. Check in was easy, fast, and friendly. Staff in the hotel and restaurant were wonderful. The property is nicely located by the water and near many of the towns restaurants. The food I had during my stay—breakfast (included), light fare, and dinner—were all tasty, fresh, and well presented. The only disappointment was my room. I got an email after booking telling me that the room looked out onto the roof and the restaurant vents. I’m not sure if this was done to encourage me to upgrade. But it that was the only issue, it didn’t bother me. But upon entering the room, I found that it was next to the elevator, next to the hallway door for this wing, small, the window didn’t open, there was no A/C, and the room itself was old and small. Although “discounted”, I didn’t find it to be a good value. Lesson learned. But if I was in the area, I’d choose to come back here again…just with a different room.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2024

Mrs June

Needs modernising. Stayed here lots of times over the years. Not as good as it used to be. Bathroom cleaniness not too good either. Shower poor. Very noisy on Saturday nights due to pub on the corner.
Food ok but not enough staff. Often breakfast food run out and had to find someone to ask for replacements. Wont be coming back next time.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2024

Diane

2nd stay at the Wherry - booked deluxe double room with view. Room clean but en suite showed signs of wear, grouting with mildew in places and damp stain to top of wall above shower.
Lovely view but no net curtains, so very little privacy with curtains open, especially with boats moored up outside.
Corridor carpets and decor quite shabby in places, and lift broke on 2nd night of stay.
Breakfast on 1st day also could have been better, long delay in getting replacement food when buffet trays empty, due to problems in the kitchen, however waitress working really hard and apologetic about the problem which was out of her control.
Only other concern was on checking out, went to reception to settle the bill, only to be told it had already been taken out of my account, and had to ask for receipt to check it was correct as not volunteered by receptionist. It would have been more respectful to me as the paying guest, & bearing how much we had paid, to wait for me to see the bill and check it first before actually removing the money from my account without my pre-authorisation.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

ANNE

I was there for a wedding and stayed the night and every thing was perfect. We often pop in for a meal.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2024

Roland

Hotel and staff really nice and the room was fine a bit premier inni'sh but bathroom was better. English breakfast was fine so overall enjoyed are stay but again staff are really good.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Stephen

Satisfactory stay

Friendly welcome, easy check in, lift to first floor. Room comfortable and spacious, tea and coffee making supplies. Nice shower and bathroom. Comfortable bed. Fabulous view from dining room over Oulton Broad. Menu a bit limited but typical pub fare. Satisfied overall with the experience.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2024

Mr DAVID

Apart from the bathroom sink being a tad small and the Ghost Ship Ale not being on till Thursday night, the trip was great.
Friendly staff, plenty of breakfast and great for walking the wetlands after work

Business

6/10

Pleasant

15 May 2024

Ian

Grubby, over priced shadow of it's past

Basically this is a tired hotel that no one seems to care about or have pride in. The room was ok, but hazard tape over electrical fittings, dirt built up on the radiator, towel rail, tile tops and skirtings, everything felt a bit sticky like it hadn't been cleaned well. Couple that with the disinterested front of house staff, literally pressuring dining guests out the way at 8pm so they could set for breakfast. Over priced bar more akin to London prices than a grubby Lowestoft carvery. I won't be back!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2024

Craig

Good breakfasts. Nice interior. Shower hose failed though and needed to be replaced.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2024

Mark

Great location for the issue I was dealing with at the time

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

Fiona

Wherry Hotel

Lovely stay - staff were helpful - lovely view
Comfortable bed

Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2024

Paul

A quaint old building needing some updating and the beds were not very comfortable.
The food was good, area was quiet and picturesque,
All The staff were very friendly and helpful.
I would stay again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2024

James

Great value for money and friendly staff

Great location with nice view from the restaurant, room was clean with good tea making facilities, decent bathroom. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Great value for money

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

John

Room was clean and lived up to our expectations. Staff were friendly and helpful

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2024

Ken

Not a great stay

Room was OK, had a nice balcony. Big Carvery and pub, but bar shut at 10pm. Breakfast was awful, eggs congealed, bacon hard, hash browns were to well done, it was buffet breakfast. No one was on Reception when we checked in.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2023

Alison

We chose the wherry hotel as there was a tribute band on. There were 3 couple in iur party. We all enjoyed the stay.
The public areas were comfortable. Our room was quite dated the bedding was clean but we couldn't help but feel the carpets were not hoover around the edges.
Our room kettle did not work. !( room 204)

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2023

Robert

Staff were very helpful and friendly

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2023

John

Very comfortable but a bit noisy at times

We stayed for 3 nights in room 106. The room was very comfortable as was the bed. The shower was excellent. Tea/coffee and biscuit provision was excellent too. Breakfast was very good, as was the evening carvery, and all the staff very friendly, helpful and efficient. Our only issue was with some noise due to the kitchen extractor/fan being outside our window. We were warned but told it would stop at 10.30pm and restart at 9am. It did stop on time but restarted just before 8am, which was a little annoying. There was also regular noise from what we believe was a water heater. That did interrupt our sleep at times. Another room would probably be quieter but as it was a late booking, we had to accept it. We would still be happy to stay at the Wherry Hotel in future.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2023

Michael

Excellent

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2023

Peter

Lovely location overlooking oulton broad, the problem was food, very basic menu and not particularly cooked well.
Breakfast as well over done.
We stayed two nights, and dined their twice for evening meals, we wanted to dine somewhere else the second time but walked around town, there’s no where to eat, turkish has shut down as well as the indian.
So we had no choice, I believe they seriously should look at changing something.
I was told also that it had been taken over a year ago since then things have never been the same.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Oct 2023

Andre

We were very disappointed with the room it should not be let to people renting it should only be used as a store room it was dismal the view from the window was horrible it was room 108 the bathroom left a lot to be desired we only had 2nights thank goodness and were out of the rooom all day the bathroom and bed were not touch day 2 so not cleaned the staff at breakfast were nonsurelant and not botherd but as this suited the ivroment they were working in it was understandable their moral was down you need to walk round your hotel which is in a prime location and sort things out it could be a lovely place to work and stay but for the fact you are not customer friendly

6/10

Pleasant

17 Sep 2023

Verified traveler

Not ALL That !!!

Tired room .... Not as advertised.
Food - mediocre - Old meat - hard and chewy. Not a lot available if not carvery.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2023

Jeanette

Wherry nice!

Excellent stay, comfy room, outstanding view, food good

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

Carol

We had a lovely overnight stay & breakfast with family. Would certainly use again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2023

Julie

In an excellent position over looking the broad and locks, always something to see and watch. Within walking distance of the park. The staff were all very friendly and helpful

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

the hotel is in a lovely location but is rather dated - rooms probably need an upgrade with new bathrooms, paint, new curtains and bedding.

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Jul 2023

Annabel

Really not worth the cost, disappointed

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2023

Jonathan

Stayed for work would come for pleasure.

Great views, pleasant staff and good food!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2023

Glynis

Unfortunately there just weren't enough staff! Waited almost 20 minutes to be served at the bar ordering food and drinks in the evening - seemed just one member of staff taking orders, payment, making coffees and then taking them to tables before coming back to the bar.
Breakfast was disgusting! Over an hour's wait from ordering (which also took ages same as previous night). I ordered bacon, tomatoes and hash brown, plus toast. What arrived were two slices of very burnt toast with bacon on, on one plate, and tomatoes and hash brown on burnt toast on another plate! Confusion all round.
My husband's toast arrived already buttered - not in triangles unbuttered as most places serve - and equally as burnt. The toast was inedible and we left it.
The lovely lady serving the breakfast was doing her best but there only seemed to be two staff on and we were told one chef.
It's a shame because we have stayed in the past and had lovely meals, but they really need to get the staffing issues sorted.
The room itself was lovely, clean, beautiful view and location but it's a shame that the bar and restaurant experiences completely spoiled our stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2023

Andy

Lovely place

Great couple of days at this lovely hotel 🏨 awesome place with fantastic staff. We will be back thank you 😊

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2023

Ben

Beautiful view from our deluxe room, with the added bonus of the balcony on a lovely sunny afternoon.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2023

Carrie

Lovely clean hotel with friendly staff.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2023

Paul

Aunties 91st celebration

A lovely location. Friendly staff and good food. What else do you need.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2023

Malcolm

Great hotel who offer good value for money

Partner

2/10

Poor

10 May 2023

Mr s a

Not the best stay with hotels.com,look elsewhere!!

Tired hotel,new owners,overcharged,holes in bathroom floor,noisy extractor fan,thread bare towels,no central heating on,cold breakfast!!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2023

Jane

The staff were all very helpful.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2023

Monica

Clean and welcoming. Staff were friendly and very helpful. Good value for money. Would stay there again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Apr 2023

Stephen

Wherry Hotel.

The room was as plan as could be. There's no telephone so you can;t contact reception or order room service. it was quite noisy until ten and then the music downstairs went off and everything was quiet. Bar prices for food and drink are outstanding and too low. They should compare prices and raise theirs. The view over the Broads is lovely and post breakfast coffee on the terrace in the sunshine was very pleasant indeed, there are lots of nearby restaurants and bars. it would be a really good hotel if the rooms were better and you could order room service.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2023

rachel

Lovely staff from check in, bar and restaurant excellent value

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2023

Richard

Great Food but the hotel is getting a little dated

I stayed there for a weekend, the staff were very friendly and the room was okay (A bit dated) I paid for a double deluxe but unsure what was deluxe about it.

The bar is very busy and they should probably have at least 1 more person behind the bar.

The prices for drinks are very expensive but the food is lovely.

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2023

Andrew

Enjoyable stay for business ,food very good and decent amount for a decent price service very good throughout ..would recommend and will use again when in area

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2023

Mark

Really nice stay weekend away.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2023

Belinda

Lovely stay

Great stay at the Wherry. Easy check in and very friendly staff. Free wifi, very handy for my daughter. Would love for decaffeinated tea to be available too.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2023

David

Comfortable Hotel Right On Oulton Broad.

The hotel is in a lovely location right on Oulton Broad.
The principal trade is as a pub, restaurant and carvery.
The rooms at the front of the hotel have a view over Oulton Broad at a premium.
We booked a basic room. The room was well decorated relatively recently, the bed was very comfortable. The bathroom was a little small but perfectly adequate, it contained a bath/shower which was of a very good standard with lovely warm thermostatically controlled water. The television was a bit old and small, but we did not go to the hotel for television watching!
The room was warm and clean. There is a lift to all floors.
There are local shops and a railway station a very short walk away.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2022

Raymond

Our room was a little dated and looked out over the mini round about rather than the Broad.However,we did get an extremely good deal on the room and the breakfast was really good quality.We also had a lovely Roast dinner which the hotel lay on seven days a week.Only negative point in the room was that you could hear quite noisy plumbing in the middle of the night from other rooms

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2022

Judith

Overall good experience. Just some areas look a bit tired. Clean & nice staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2022

Kristina

A really nice hotel. The staff are lovely,
Food wasn’t bad either.
But they need more selection of ale.
Otherwise a brilliant stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2022

Gordon

Nice hotel

Very nice hotel in a good position, with very good service from staff.
Lots of parking, and a good restaurant.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2022

Andrew

Its all good thanks

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2022

Richard

The property is very nice and clean the staff are friendly it was a nice stay

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2022

Terence

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2022

john

Great food
Large car park

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2022

Paul

Lovely spot right next to the water. Very friendly staff and great service all round. We hope to return sometime.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2022

Paul

Great view from the Junior suite. Fabulous mushrooms at breakfast. Bar meal was very good.

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2022

colin

clean and friendly lovely views

Business

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2022

Paul

Although some of the rooms look a little tired they are reasonably comfortable. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The service was also very good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2022

Michael

The staff were amazing and always with a smile. Combination of a carvery and normal pub type menu a good mixture. Great breakfasts and location. Only negative dark bathroom.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2022

Jill

Fantastic location, ensuite needs refurbing as black mould in seals and ceiling.
Quite a small room for £183 though amazing views of Oulton Broad. Noise from wedding went on until after midnight. Parking for hotel guests only needs to be established as we struggled to park.
Overall a nice stay but certainly overpriced.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

The room was comfortable but there was a wedding on and our room was over the venue and breakfast was cold

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2022

John

Spacious room. Good location & parking.