Appleby Inn Hotel

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

Andrew

Clean, spacious room. Lots of good options for an evening meal. Breakfast was also good. The children enjoyed the outside play area. Big car park. Def recommend if visiting Drayton Manor or Twycross Zoo.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Luke

Our room was big and so was the bathroom. It was no frills but then that’s what we wanted as we did it on the cheap. The room was clean and tidy.

Staff were all nice and polite and helpful.

Breakfast was amazing! Really nice full English and big portions as were the evening dinners we had. Bar was good to.

There was even a goal on the playing area which made our boys very happy.

I would definitely book again and would recommend to all.

Well done all at the Appleby Inn 😀

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2026

John

Decent Breakfast and Room
Excellent Lunch Salmon and Prawn Salad
And Steak Baguette
But room incredibly hot
Asked for a Fan but never got one

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Giselle

This was a one night stop over for a visit to a local attraction. The hotel was perfect for our needs as a multigenerational family. The rooms were clean and had all that we needed for our stay. We had dinner at the hotel and were delighted at the number of gluten free choices available for our coeliac guest. Portions were generous and the meal was good value.

Breakfast was excellent with a wonderful choice of cereals, yoghurt, fruit, juices and preservers as well as a wonderful cooked-to-order choice as well.

There is a good children's play area outside which also includes a grassed area, which was a huge plus for our little guest.

Staff were friendly, helpful and welcoming and I would have no hesitation in staying again or recommending to others

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Alex

Restaurant food and drinks were good with a wide selection. Breakfast cooked fresh to order.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

Gemma

Charged an extra guest fee for 2 adults and 2 children in a quadruple room.
Reception very unhelpful and didnt even mention there was a free breakfast or free wifi - didnt even say time of check out. Youre meant to be psychic for all these things, clearly.
Room was very cold and turning nobs to radiator did nothing - heat just completely off. Room also facing back of kitchens area so clanking and glass emptying into bin heard constantly.
Sole convenience is proximity to Twycross Zoo, otherwise I wouldnt bother and stay elsewhere.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Martin

Great option for one night (or more) stay.
Good location for motorway connections.
Rooms good and spacious, great bar and food.
Staff always helpful

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2026

Neil

I have to say I waa really surprised at how nice this place was. The only issue for me (being a bigger bloke) was i couldn't fit in the shower as it only has a s.mall opening but I was able to get around .

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2026

Tony

Just back from staying in the family room and I must say we found the place mostly very tired and dated. The heating was on all night and the valve on the radiator was snapped off in our room and not attached meaning we couldn’t adjust the heat. I don’t mind the heating on, but we heard others complaining in the morning too. The shower head only let half the water out and was leaking all over. I adjusted the head which stopped the leaking but didn’t solve the water flow problem. We could hear noise from the pub downstairs until almost midnight and the walls are so thin you could hear conversations from adjacent rooms. It does look like other parts of the hotel have been invested in but sadly not the room we were in. I mentioned all our grumbles on check out and it seemed to be dismissed as if she knew about these problems already.
Breakfast was pretty average, all the hot cooked food was very greasy. But the cold selection was good and coffee machine options too were good.
Good parking available and was very close to the zoo we were visiting nearby. We had dinner in the evening too and that was all enjoyed, felt a bit expensive for pub food but was nice enough so no real issues with that area. Pub/restaurant seemed busy enough so must be popular to locals which is good to see

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

JIANLONG

Best breakfast even

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2026

Rose

Very clean, lots of parking with friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Philip

Clean room friendly staff great service slept well what more do you need

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Carleigh

We arrived around 4:30, the carpark was busy and the restaurant really busy - wasn’t an issue for us as we were going out.

The reception is away from the hustle and bustle of the bar/ restaurant which was good.

The room was big enough, but the beds are really small. My husband had to go and ask for another room (on his own) as the double was bearly wide enough for both of us, let alone long enough. … so if you are over 5’8 you will struggle.

Room 32 was ok, dated furniture compares to the others we saw, new’ish bathroom but the handles are rusty, the shower tray did nothing to help (fed back to reception - they said OK). I liked how they were out in the carpark , but ours faces the back of the kitchen - bins outside (big noisy biffs bins) and numerous staff having their cigarette breaks - not great.

If like me you are a light sleeper, this won’t work for you. I could hear the upstairs come in at 1am and then others up and about from 5am.

Breakfast was ok, it’s a list of set plates. Quite confusing, maybe a list of what’s on offer and we can chose our own? But the set up was lovely, staff really good. Cereal and hot drinks and juice self serve.

For the price and locality to the Zoo which we needed it was perfect.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2026

Oliver

Basic room and facilities, but the staff were brilliant and the food was lovely.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2026

Julie

Fabulous place, perfect accessible room!

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Vicki

The g checked us in was very happy and helpful

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Louis

All great including handling our different needs

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Michael

All was good just how it should be

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Ian

Really friendly staff.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2025

Adam

Good breakfast. Only one set of towels for a 4 person room.

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Kay

Lots of parking, really good restaurant and bar

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Ian

Nice place

Business

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Emma

Breakfast choice was good, parking was easy, food in restaurant good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Lauraine

Excellent value

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Andy

Very good facilities, clean, modern, well presented

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Christian

Clean & comfortable generous sized rooms, excellent food & every single member of staff was really friendly & helpful, I can’t fault the place

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

David

Menu was excellent loads to choose from.The rooms were in very good order. Friendly and efficient staff 10/10 from us👍

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Sue

We had a good visit

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

KAY

It’s in a handy position just off the M42. Rooms are very good. Breakfast excellent! Great food options all day.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Anna

Highly recommend

All staff were very friendly. The staff we had to interact with were efficient and polite. We had a family room and it was lovely, clean and the beds were very comfortable.
We also ate at the restaurant for dinner & breakfast the following morning. All was lovely, dinner was particularly tasty.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Michael

We stayed at the Appleby Hotel for one night when visiting family. The room was clean and had everything we needed. There was a good choice of food at breakfast and the staff were friendly. My only criticism was that our room was above the kitchen and there was some noise when going to bed. Overall a pleasant stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

James

Brilliant stay!

Brilliantly laid back place to stay, friendly staff. Great hospitality to children and adults!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

sarah

Great family room, spacious. Lovely outdoor space for children.
Food was excellent, very generous portions. Gluten free catered for very well.
Unfortunately the shower in room 33 constantly dripped.
Other than that great 1 night stay after a long day at Twycross Zoo.
Thanks

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

10 Jul 2025

Brian

Constant noise at night from either air condition units or heat pump units. Booked and paid for two nights but stayed one. Would'nt stay again.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Alex

Pretty good but a couple of minor issues

Bed wasn't particularly comfortable but maybe that was because we prefer Kingsize bed. Curtains do not cover the windows completely and allow light in from the car park lighting.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Michael

Very welcoming place Freindly staff

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Martin

We have stayed here previously for a festival and found the food really tasty with incredibly generous portions, lovely friendly staff and nice rooms for a great price which was the reason we chose again this year. Unfortunately, we are not sure if we can stay again next year as hoped as the price has jumped up by almost £100 for the same weekend.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

Bethany

Room was recently refurbished and very clean. The bed was comfortable but the room was quite hot on our first night, with no Aircon or fan to cool it down. The hotel communal areas are a little dated but clean. The staff were great and breakfast is a nice addition. Location is also great, just a few mins from the M42.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Sarah

Excellent stay. Recently refurbished room. Easy access. Quiet at night. Friendly staff. Delicious breakfast. Exceptionally clean. Great value for money. Highly recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Leah

Lovely hotel, room looked as though it was newly refurbished. Breakfast was perfect. Location was great.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Cosy Clean Hotel

The room was spacious and clean, with a double bed, tv, wardrobe, chair, hair dryer, iron and kettle. The bathroom was also spacious and clean. The shower wasn't amazing, the pressure was lacking and the temperature was constantly changing. Unfortunately we were in the room above the kitchen, so had the noise from that, but it was soon tuned out. Wifi connection was good for browsing and watching streaming services.
The staff that we encountered were all friendly and helpful. Breakfast was ordered and served quickly, with a selection of hot and cold drinks and cereals available. All in all we enjoyed our stay and would definitely return if we come back to the area!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2025

Julie

The staff are so friendly and helpful. We’ll definitely be back!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Ian

Excellent service by the friendly staff, including enquiries before and after our stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Michael

We attended the Appleby Inn for our daughters wedding, because of this we arrived and left at unsociable hours. The instructions for doing this was made very clear. All of the staff went the extra mile to accommodate us and really made us feel nothing was too much trouble. We also dined in the restaurant and the food was very filling and very tasty. The whole experience was great service and a great price, Thank you.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

Stephen

Superb room spacious clean. great staff. eat and drank in bar gret.food great breakfast highly recommend this hotel five star from me

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2025

Tracy

Excellent stay

Very helpful staff. Hotel very clean and well maintained. Lovely breakfast, excellent value.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2025

Karen

Lovely stay

We went as a family group using 2 room, i famoly room and 1 accessable both were really lovely with comfortable beds spotlessly clean. The accesssa room was particularly good. Which was outside with disabled parking outside the door and tge bathroom was lovely not at all clinicle looking.
The breakfast was of really good quality and cooked perfectly. The staff were all very pleasant and helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2025

Verified traveler

A pleasant overnight stay

Nice spacious room, just could have done with bedside lamps. Friendly staff. Good cooked breakfast. Easy to find and park. Just a bit tired in terms of ddecor or look, but otherwise very good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2025

Kay

Only light and ventilation was a tiny window at the end of a corridor made by the en suite, the room had no decoration so with the lack of light resembled a cell. It was extremely clean however and breakfast was really good.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Norman

Could not believe the quality of this hotel for the price.
Everything was top notch.
Location, price, staff and food were excellent.
Can not recommend highly enough.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2025

Angela

Lovely hotel and staff very friendly. Lovely clean and comfortable room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Jan

Highly recommended

I’ve read all the reviews about this hotel and restaurant and every one of them is positive. And we couldn’t agree more. The staff are lovely and can’t do enough for you. And the food! Well it’s fantastic - beautifully presented and enormous portions. Would thoroughly recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Victoria

Excellent, I cannot rate highly enough!

Honestly, never had a better hotel stay! The room was clean, had plenty of usb plugs, most comfortable beds ever, lovely breakfast and really convenient to visit Twycross zoo. I can’t believe how good it was for the price! There is a small play area for the kids and the food in the restaurant was good value for money. We stayed in the accessible family room with fridge and car parking space.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

John

Family friendly stopover.

Family journey overnight stop. Rooms were well appointed, fresh and tidy. Restaurant on site very convenient. Excellent breakfast, good menu choices from cereal to full English. Have stayed many times and will stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Kathryn

This is a great hotel with an outstanding restaurant. The rooms are big, warm and confortable. The staff are friendly.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2025

Martin

We stopped here for one night. Not a bad place, and location was perfect for what we needed (visiting Statfold Country Park the next day - outstanding place.)

Appleby Inn Hotel is a busy family pub, with a large restaurant, and some hotel rooms. When we arrived the pub/restaurant was very busy and quite noisy - this quietened down as the evening wore on, and overnight, was very quiet.
Restaurant served a good range of food, which we enjoyed.
Breakfast was very good; cooked to order and decent quality.
We'd probably stop here again if nearby; it was convenient and comfortable, though a little characterless.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2025

Susan

Super Hotel comfortable and very friendly Staff

Business

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

Dave

Check sheets and towels

Food was excellent

I didn't like in the morning cleaner's proping the doors open with the clean sheets and towels that they using on your room .
Discussing

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2025

Trilby

Great hotel

Lovely stay. Clean and comfortable hotel with everything we needed. Restaurant was good for evening meal and great breakfast was included. Staff friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2025

Adrian

Good, Friendly Hitel

We had a room for 4, it was a good size, the beds were comfortable, the carpet was nice & it was clean. The bathroom was basic but perfectly fine & clean.
Breakfast was reasonable too.
The staff were all friendly & made us feel welcome.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Jennifer

Perfect overnight stay

We stayed here as a family prior to our visit to twycross zoo. It was perfect for us, double bed and two single beds. Plenty of space, clean. We had our own outside door to access the room from so could go in/ out from the car park without disturbing others. Breakfast was delicious.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Jennifer

Fab value and comfort

Super good value and extremely comfortable beds. Food in the pub was great and also good value and we all enjoyed breakfast- even my picky kids. Staff friendly and helpful. Plenty of parking.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2024

Saimoni

Worth the money.Great staff and service 👌

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2024

Jean

The room was large with plenty of wardrobe and draw space. The room including the bathroom was clean with everything we needed.
The staff were friendly, we will definitely be back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2024

Roman

Good stay but needs refurbishment :)

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Jeff

Another great stay

Another great stay at the Appleby Inn. Wonderful disabled room. Great food, excellent bar, amazing staff. Breakfast was lovely.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Helen

We will visit again

Slightly dated but an excellent, clean, comfy hotel. The staff couldn't do enough for us. Quiet despite our room being above the bar entrance.
Breakfast, plentiful beautiful (I highly recommend the sausage).
Check in and check out swift.
Perfect location for a visit to Twycross Zoo

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Vicki

Friendly welcome

This is our 4th visit and once again the hotel was great. We checked in on line and collected our key and the lady at reception was so friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was really good as always. For the price you really can’t complain. We will definitely be back again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2024

Kay

Stayed many times when visiting the NEC which is just half an hour away, great breakfast and the restaurant food is excellent.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Would use again

Bed was comfortable, staff friendly and a tasty breakfast.. hotel is a little tired.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2024

Elizabeth

Comfort and a great welcome

Comfortable room, excellent shower room. Breakfast plentiful and very tasty

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2024

Stephen

Great breakfast

Comfy room, great pub meal and breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2024

MARK

Two nights away

Working away gr8 hotel and food is 10/10 plenty of free parking

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

janet

very helpful staff very clean rooms themeal on the night was lovely

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Sep 2024

Peter

Have stayed many times but this Tim Ed not so good!
Insufficient towels in rooms for 2
Bed mattresses are shot z as nd past best
Contacted food poisoning in restaurant but hard to prove!
Initial treatment when reporting was poor management not on site!
Child’s meals are way to big for 5 year old and over priced at £9!!
Will I book a gain ??? Don’t know

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2024

Louise

We were in an accessible room and parking for disabled was directly outside. Nice big rooms, friendly staff.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2024

Vincent

Average hotel

Average hotel staff was friendly bedroom was okay though double bed was small and mattress was low quality. Quiet location. Food was good value.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

KEVIN

Ideal stop over hotel for local attractions

Clean and convenient

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2024

Phil

Ideal half way home stop. Accesible rooms are great for my Wife's condition. Bar food is great and great value. Lovely breakfast.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2024

Ian

The Inn was very nice from the outside. If your just going to eat in the restaurant it has a very good menu to suit all tastes. but be prepared to pay top prices (95p for half a tomato).
The room that we stayed in was a family room which was not in very good condition and set out wrong in our opinion, as the children's beds should have been placed separately from the adults bed, with some form of separation. There was no air-conditioning in the Inn so was very warm and stuffy which made it uncomfortable. There should be a lift to enable easy access to the second floor as very difficult for the elderly with walking aids or has difficulty walking up stairs as they were very steep.
The breakfast service was very good with a very good menu and caters for all tastes.
The staff throughout were very helpful and friendly.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Christopher

Room was as described. Ideal for an overnight stay and an excellent breakfast

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

claudia

Amazing place

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2024

Kathryn

We had a very comfortable stay at Appleby Inn Hotel. The room was clean and well-appointed, the sraff were polite and helpful and the breakfast was top-class.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2024

Karen

Dinner in the hotel was great. Hotel location was convenient for Loughborough grsduation ceremony.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Sarah

Great food and lovely room

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Ian

Friendly and good value hotel

Great hotel with absolutely amazing staff all of whom couldn’t have been more cheerful and helpful.
Only down side for us was room adjacent to very noisy road

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Annabel

Great stay, 100% recommend

Was super pleasantly surprised with this place. Didn’t expect much as it was cheap for a family of 4 but the room was so spacious, had a separate little living area and the bathroom was also big & had a decent shower! We also had a fridge in our room along with plenty of tea etc so it really was like a little apartment. Bed’s were comfy too!
There was also free breakfast included for each of us with a range of hot & cold options (cereal/ English breakfast, etc)
We had dinner in the restaurant the night of our stay too and the food was great. Staff were pleasant and nothing was too much to ask!
The only slight niggle I could give was that the room was a bit too hot even with windows open so maybe a fan would be good to offer in the bigger rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2024

Gavin

Nice food and staff - main issue is that the front rooms are on a suprisingly busy road with lots of traffic noise 24/7

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Victoria

Great Hotel

The hotel is always clean and a great breakfast at a reasonable price

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Very good and comfortable stay with family.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2024

Mel

Room very warm so had to open window - road outside very busy all night therefore not much sleep! Room basic but clean and adequate for our one night stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Sara

Exceptional value for money

Staff were friendly, food was brilliant- tasty with great portions both in the bar and for breakfast! Room was a good size, lots of parking and a lovely location. All just a little dated !

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2024

Ruth

Off motorway stopover

Stop over when heading to France. Lovely quiet area and enjoyed the walk to nearby village and 2 inns. Good service at very reasonable price. Large breakfast selection. Food well prepared and staff all friendly and courteous.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

Daniel

Excellent room at an excellent price, very friendly and accommodating staff and a lovely breakfast included

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

Alan

Everything was superb. Really enjoyed our and will stay again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Paula

Staff and service were excellent, food was lovely and lots of it too! Bit dated as a hotel but didnt spoil our stay at all.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Download

Fab hotel for download not far food was excellent and the breakfast.
Hotel slightly dated otherwise fab

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2024

Valerie

Excellent facilities and service

Excellent

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Pat

Good sized room, ironing facilities in the room, good wardrobe and drawer space..

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

Rebecca

Cosy

Excellent customer service. This hotel is auper clean and cosy. With a great restaurant for all tastes.we slept next to road though which was noisy so try and ask for a room away from it. Would stay again.