This hotel is simply fabulous and deserves more credit than it is given on this site. Yes it is dated and the rooms are overpriced but the staff are second to none and if you hire it privately you will not be let down. We just held our wedding there and it could not have gone any better. From start to finish the experience was incredible and the staff are some of the most professional I have ever had the chance to meet. I would recommend this hotel to anyone I know and not one of our guests had a bad word to say.
Read the other reviews by all means but if you don't try it once it would be a shame.

Well done to Alex, Tanya and all the staff.

We have just returnrd from a one night stay at this hotel, and were very disappointed.
As busy people, who don't get away much, i booked this hotel, as a 'treat' for us, and at £200 for a luxuxry suite, you'd expect something pretty special.
What we actually got, was a hotel in dire need of a complete overhaul. Our room was light and airy, but can't have been decorated in the last 10 years.
There was peeling paint work on all the window ledges, and the bath pannel. Two lights were broken, infact one of the lights by the bathroom mirror, was practically smashed up and glued back together. The curtains were ripped, there were scuff marks through-out not just our room, but the whole hotel. There was a hole in one of the walls, and a huge damp patch above the television. Definatly NOT a luxury suite, or a luxury hotel.
I expressed my concerns to the receptionist, who showed me another room. This was dark and faced the allyway at the back. there was an extension cable running accross the middle of the room, for the television, and the bathroon smelt of urine. needless to say we didn't swap rooms.
To add to all of this, the bar wasn't open for the duration of our stay, and within the £200 no breakfast is included, and you have to pay to park your car in one of the towns central car parks. When we checked out i did bring all our points to the receptioniists attention again, who informed me that she didn't realise the state of the room, as she only works reception. I would suggest that the people selling and allocating the rooms took a bit more of an interest in their condition. We did receive a reduction on our room, but i will be pursuiing this further with the manager. This hotel is in an unacceptable condition for people to be paying to stay in.

A beautiful (and rabbit warren-like) coaching inn with parts dating from the 13th century, the Angel is bang dead centre for Guildford's shopping district and an easy (less than 5 min) walk to the city's best restaurants. The decor is authentic-ish and the parts which don't fit in are at least pleasantly functional, such as the modern lift. Service is excellent, if typically unsmilingly British, and the gin and tonics will tranquilise your elephant. Breakfast in what appears to be an old crypt is an interesting mood-setter for the day. Our suite was airy and light and did a good job shutting out noises from below. However, the hotel is situated on a pedestrianised street with a slope one could ski down. Finding a place to park long enough to disgorge the luggage is extremely difficult and cobbled streets compound the access problem. Elderly people, and those with mobility challenges, should ensure they have considerable help arranged on arrival and departure. Wheelchair users, unless of the gym-toned, acrobatic variety, will likely find the many steps, bumps and narrow passages a nightmare.

The building is full of character but the prices are too high for very amateurish service, tired decor in places and a noisy location. I am baffled why the Angel makes it into the Small Luxury Hotel group. It's all perfectly nice but they are charging top-end prices for good pub type accomodation.
If you have to stay in Guildford(as we did) you could certainly do a lot worse but I wouldn't head back in a hurry.