A stay at Best Western Priory Hotel places you in the heart of Bury St Edmunds, within a 5-minute drive of CurveMotion and The Malthouse Project. .This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Moyse's Hall Museum and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Abbey Gardens.
What's nearby
St Edmundsbury Cathedral - 3 min drive
The Apex - 3 min drive
Greene King Brewery - 4 min drive
Bury St Edmunds Abbey - 5 min drive
Ickworth House - 11 min drive
Getting around
Bury St Edmunds Station - 12 min walk
Stansted Airport (STN) - 57 min drive
Restaurants
Lake Avenue Fish Bar - 10 min walk
Greengage - 10 min walk
Subway - 17 min walk
Tollgate - 1 min walk
The Old Cannon Brewery - 17 min walk
About this property
Best Western Priory Hotel
Hotel in Bury St Edmunds with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop
Best Western Priory Hotel offers 36 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Stay in one of 36 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hotel include a picnic area, barbecue grills, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite to eat at the Garden Restaurant, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view and dine alfresco. Or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Garden Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.
Languages
English, Spanish, Turkish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Food and drink
Full breakfast available for a fee 7 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 8 AM–10 AM on weekends: GBP 12.95 per person
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar
24-hour room service
Restaurants on site
Garden Restaurant
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Sofa bed
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Porter/bellhop
Business services
A meeting room
Outdoors
BBQ grill(s)
Garden
Picnic area
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have any lifts
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
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Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Blackout drapes/curtains
Heating
Sofa bed
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
LCD TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
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Connecting rooms available
Desk
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.00
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.95 per person
Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.00 (subject to availability)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
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Best Western Priory Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.6
Good
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Loveley grounds set back from the road. Good roomy chalet, with spacious bathroom and walk in shower, though it would benefit from some updating.
Excellent breakfast with helpful staff.
Title: Worst Room I Have Ever Stayed In
I stay in over 40 hotels a year, and this was by far the worst experience I've ever had. The first thing that hit me was the overpowering smell of damp when I walked into the room. The carpet looked disgusting, and the furniture was extremely dated. The mattress was so firm it felt like there was no mattress at all.
I then noticed what appeared to be a splatter of vomit or some other liquid on the skirting boards. The bathroom fittings were missing parts, and the taps and power shower were covered in limescale and dirt. Despite all this, I decided to tough it out until I went to lie down and discovered vomit on the pillow inside a clean pillowcase.
This was the final straw. I went to reception to complain and request a room change, but no other rooms were available. I couldn't stand another moment in this disgusting room, fearing what I might find next, so I packed up and left.
Avoid this hotel at all costs.
Jonathan
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
8/10 Good
hilary
Travelled with partner
9 Sept 2024
Liked: Staff & service
The property seemed tired and in need of renovation
Original garden room had an uncomfortable. Bed.
Hotel changed room to upgraded superior room at no extra charge. This room had a comfortable bed and pleasant outlook.
The room was unusual in that all light controls were on the RHS of the bed. the person on the LHS had no light controls at all. The bedside reading light had no seperate control.
The staff were all very pleasant and willing to please.
The breakfast was good.
Brian
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
4/10 Poor
Daniel
Business traveller
18 Aug 2024
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Below expectations
No one at receptions during stay, must have walked through the reception 6/7 times.
Room doesn’t have AC and the tiniest fan is provided, way too hot.
Sat outside the bar area for 45 minutes without service even after telling staff I’d be out there. Ended up going to the pub across the road which had excellent service.
No TV remote in room.
The room was all right . But there was no room cleaning overnight. The beds were not remade and we found the towels still in the bath. If it had not been for the biscuits being changed, we would not have known that anyone had been in there. The TV had limited channels and kept cutting out We had dinner in the hotel on the first night. It was dire. Terrible tough inedible lumps of chicken in the curry and the smallest piece of over-microwaved sea bass ever. Not at all what we would expect from Best Western
Completely soulless as you enter Reception. All managed using computer screens. No humans present. Directions to my room were terrible. Given it is an old building with bolt-ons, I ended up asking the chef where to find my room. You go through a maze of corridors, and up and down stairs like a fiddler's elbow. Room was OK. Welcome folder a little dated, but boiled sweets and decent tea and coffee facilities nice touch. Can't fault the food, as went across the road to the pub for dinner. Breakfast was OK, same staff both days.
Very clean, easy check in, good location and comfy bed. Due to the age of the main building, our room had restricted room due to sloped ceiling. Fine for shorter people, something to lookout for if you are over 6ft.
Breakfast and staff were all nice. Free parking was a nice perk
One night stay for business - outside appearance of the property is good - nice gardens and terrace area.
Check in us unmanned - with two self service consoles - the check in process was problematic as the console generated 3 room keys - i asked for 1 but none appeared to be programmed as there was no indication of which room i was in.
I am pretty tech savvy but this process had me flummoxed!
I had to hunt down a staff member to get a room key.
Rooms were OK, functional, I stayed in one of the garden roms - nice towels though. The hotel provided tea a, coffee and biscuits and a jar of boiled sweets and palma violets - random!
Breakfast we also good - plenty to eat - the usual faire.
Check out - similar to check in - un manned - the checkout software asked if i wanted my invoice emailed - replied - yes - but the email address was wrong - did I want to change it? yes - but no option to delete the existing email address no member of staff around to ask.
Conclusion hotel is OK but maybe need a little TLC in the guest rooms but the check-in check-out needs some work!
I stay in a lot of hotels for work. This has to be one of the worst I have stayed at. The automatic check in didn’t work, after eventually finding someone in the bar, they tried to tell me it was my fault and then charge me for a room I had already paid for. Very few staff at all, very poor attitude. Another couple I was with found a turd in their toilet bin (I kid you not). I don’t normally leave reviews, but please save yourself money and don’t stay here.