Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel

4.0 star property
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December 2024
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Exterior
Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, desk
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
2 St. Mary's Street, Bedford, England, MK42 0AR
  • St. Paul's Church
    3 min walk
  • Bedford Park
    17 min walk
  • Priory Country Park
    5 min drive
  • London (LTN-Luton)
    39 min drive

Room options

Classic Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Privilege, Room, 1 King Bed, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed, River View

  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Bedford

A stay at Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel places you in the heart of Bedford, just a 3-minute walk from St. Paul's Church and within a 5-minute drive of Oasis Beach Pool. .This hotel is 12.6 mi (20.3 km) from Woburn Safari Park and 1.3 mi (2 km) from Bedford Park.

What's nearby

  • St. Paul's Church - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Bedford Park - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Priory Country Park - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Box End Park - 8 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Santa Pod Raceway - 26 min drive - 27.2 km

Getting around

  • St Johns Station - 8 min walk
  • Luton Airport (LTN) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Albero Lounge - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wagamama - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Rose - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Tana Thai - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel

Riverwalk hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel offers 120 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Select Comfort beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding, irons/ironing boards, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 120 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional amenities at this hotel include a television in a common area and a banquet hall.
Enjoy British cuisine at The Riverside Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Bedford? This hotel has 4230 square feet (393 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Riverside Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
The Riverside Bar - This bar specializes in British cuisine and serves light fare only. Open daily.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (GBP 5 per night)

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • The Riverside Restaurant
  • The Riverside Bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fitness centre
  • Shopping centre

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space (4230 square feet)
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille signage
  • Lift
  • Vibrating pillow alarm
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Couples dining
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Bulk dispenser for toiletries
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • LED light bulbs
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless 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, plus a deposit of GBP 25 per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 25 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Self parking fee: GBP 5 per night
  • Pet deposit: GBP 25 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

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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Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 121 out of 294 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 294 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 294 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 294 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 294 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Dean

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Hannah

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

8/10 Good

sean

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Okay all in all
I was told on booking that car park was included yet on arrival I was told no you have to pay another £10 for parking Arrived 9:30pm, was told we had 30 minutes to order food before the kitchen closed. Went to what I assumed was a bar to order food, the very clueless girl working there was "not sure" whether we could still order food. We told her reception said we had until 10. She then rang the kitchen to ask if we could have food. She then asked us what we wanted, we had to explain we need a menu first? Just ordered chips in the end, no sauce, no salt, no cutlery, no side plates, nothing just a tiny bowl of chips. Side door that led into carpark was left unlocked from saturday night until monday morning making us a bit nervous on sunday night as anybody could have wandered in. Sunday morning our room key wouldnt let us back in, went to reception & were told this was likely because we left our keycard too close to our phones - we didnt even have our phones with us. We were able to get back in the room then. But throughout the day the keycard wouldnt let us back into the room, a further 3 times we had to go back down to reception or get a housekeeper to let us in. This morning our keycard wouldnt let us back in AGAIN. We found the head housekeeper who came with her master key to let us back in. Even that didnt work and she had to go get another key to let us in. Annoying and bizarre. Nice and clean enough tho, lovely reception & housekeeping staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cher

The hotel was lovely friendly staff had no problems with hotel in the morning we took our things to the car in hotel car park somebody broke into my car stole my jacket and kindly left a bottle of wee on my front seat so my advice is do not park in hotel carpark
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Emma

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ade

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey

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

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Dayo

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Disliked: Staff & service
Room was so hot and didn’t sleep very well
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was very grubby would not recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Npower

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Late noise
Great hotel and location on problem was the noise from other guests till 2am
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wladyslaw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Darryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Stay. And staff were great to sort problems.
Made it all the way to the Mercure Hotel in Bedford. For a Birthday Party. Hotel at first i though was a block of Flats. But nicer inside than out. And a nice walk by the river. Situated just by the large bridge over the river. Check in was easy and got to my room and noticed that the rooms next to me the door between the two rooms was a jar and could see the person in the next room he had just checked in as well. so washed my hands in bathroom sink went down stairs and told the Receptionist about the room door problem and she got the duty manager to come and have a look then noticed my sink was blocked so had a word with the duty manager who said he would try and sort.it. When i got back from my Birthday party the Receptionist called me over to say they could not fix the sink so gave me another room. Which was good of them so well done to them. The new room was nice checked the bed for dust mites ect and was clean ish. no need to get the can of dust mite spray out. nice comfy bed. And nice bathroom was able to adjust the shower in a few seconds. Breakfast plenty to go at but like other places with infa red lamps only the Sausage in the hot range was hot Hash Browns luke warm Bacon Mushrooms and Tomatoes cold. .Two coffee machines which was good and a range of Tea bags. Toaster with thick bread Fruit Juice Cerials, Fresh Fruit, And Pastries and muffins. and Small jars of Jam Marmalade and honey which was a nice touch. Staff again at Breakfast nice. Check out easy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Sadly not a great stay.
When we arrived the carpark was over-filled with cars blocking entry/exit. Reception staff were not interested in helping. Staff were contradicting each other on process for checking in making an already stressful situation worse. Hotel bar had cashed up around 10.30pm leaving only a card payment option and then we were told the bar was closing at 11pm even though people were still drinking. Overall the hotel was nice and food and rooms good. Some staff and their attitudes and hotel procedures need a lot of working on.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Haley

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Mike

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
This hotel is setup to accommodate commercial groups from local companies. The staff is courteous and well turned out but most seemed to be poorly trained.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

PHIL

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Farai

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sited by the river ouse, lovely view over the town bridge. Only comment regarding bathroom facilities,the design has placed the toilet roll holder next to the door leaving very little room to use toilet.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024