We had a one night stopover at this hotel on our tandem cycle tour John O Groats to Lands End. It was the first place we came across when we arrived in the city centre late afternoon, and on enquiry they had a double room available and offered us a discounted price which we decided to accept. The room was... more

The hotel was fantastic - loved everything about it - the stone staircase to the rooms upstairs and the fire escape!! We booked 8 of the 9 rooms for a family birthday party. When booking the hotel the receptionist was very helpful. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. The proprietor and staff couldn't be more friendly and helpful and made the... more

My wife and i checked in at 2pm on a rainy ,damp and cold ( for us ) day. Upon enquiring about the possibility of room heat - the response was - " it isn't cold, and the central heating is turned off " , totally ignoring our reality. After travelling all day and also feeling cold we wanted a... more

Stayed for 2 nights here in Room 8. This room is located right in the attic of the hotel and is accessed by an ancient (and no doubt original) stone spiral staircase. Although this staircase is quaint, it's also extremely precarious with worn annd slippery stones and nothing to hold onto when you get to the upper area. Certainly wouldn't... more

I can't believe that anyone has written a bad review of this hotel, it is fantastic! OK there isn't any parking and yes the rooms are small with sloping floors but it just adds to the charm, we stayed here in March as well and are planning another trip in November of this year (fingers crossed!) The food was great... more

Our stay at The Ancient Gatehouse [£99 B&B] was supposed to be a romatic conclusion to our glorious holiday in Cornwall. It wasn't. I booked a double room over the phone in advance of our stay and although they were a little reluctant to let us have the room for one night, they eventually relented [without any pressure from me!]... more

My wife and I were staying in Wells (where i went to boarding school some years back) for one night to meet some old school friends. We choose the Ancient Gatehouse due to its convenient location directly on the cathedral green and because we got a decent rate via [-]compared to the other hotels in town. Our room was small... more

My husband and I found the Ancient Gate quite by accident while touring SW England. Our room (#7, I think) was very quaint, small (but we didn't care), up a little, narrow staircase, and had a fantastic view of Wells Cathedral and green. We were happy that it was February and there were no leaves on the trees to block... more

Visited the Ancient Gate House with some trepidation after reading TA reports and having made the booking after reading a review in the Telegraph. An interesting place – parking is extremely difficult (the best bet is alongside Cathedral Green which means turning off before you get to the hotel otherwise you have to drive round the town centre again). The... more