Stowe on Wold accomodations

I think RS recommends a small B&B that has just a few rooms. We have stayed at Stow Lodge--quiet, nice rooms, parking available, and it has a good restaurant. Also stayed at the Grapevine when SL was fully booked. Both are inns.

Just got back from Stow, and stayed at the RS-recommended Stow Lodge Hotel, facing the village green and stocks, with a stunningly beautiful garden, wonderful service, and a charming residents' lounge. Breakfast? Well, not a big fan of the English breafast, but toast and cereal are always available, and it's included in the room. Highly recommend Stow Lodge for its character, service, and location. We spent two nights there, and they were great.

our RS tour in June stayed at the old stocks hotel in Stow. it has a lot of character (very uneven floors/stairs, built in 16th cent.) and is supposed to be haunted. breakfast was good and it's right in the middle of town. i must say though, of all the hotels we stayed at on the tour it was my least favorite. unique but not that comfy. Stow and the area is beautiful though.

Julie,

I don't know where Rick's tours stay, but I chose The Old Stocks Hotel for my last visit. The floors in some areas were a bit uneven, but everything seemed "level" in the room, which was quite comfortable. There were a few "low beams" to watch out for in the hallways as well, but not a problem (one learns quickly!). I don't recall seeing any ghosts when I was there.

The meals in The Old Stocks were great. Very big quantities so didn't have to worry about going hungry. It's also in a great location, right on the main square.

Cheers!

Just wanted to agree with Ken: the restaurant at the Old Stocks Hotel is GREAT! Was one of our best dinners in England. But we didn't stay there; we stayed at (and enjoyed) The Stow Lodge across the street.

the rooms at the old stocks hotel vary considerably. one of our tour members shared a room where it was so slanted that she had to move the bed so that she wouldn't fallout of it and her roommate hit his head on the overhang above his bed. in our room i got a running start for the loo because it was definitely downhill from my bed. other tour members said their rooms were completely level so as i said the rooms vary. this was the only hotel on the tour without wifi (don't know if that's a concern for you). i only ate breakfast there (really good blood pudding btw) we ate dinner at the pub across the street (also good).

"...this was the only hotel on the tour without wifi (don't know if that's a concern for you)."

I don't even look at hotels that don't offer high speed Internet. Of course I don't vacation to browse the web, but I do like to be able to check my e-mail and perhaps check out places I'm planning to visit later in my trip, as well as occasionally check the news back home. I think most travelers these days appreciate being able to get connected if they want to.

I can't believe an 18-room hotel like The Old Stocks, in the heart of an English tourist town like Stow, doesn't offer high speed Internet. They're bound to have it for the hotel desk. All they'd have to do is plug in a $30 wifi router to at least offer wifi in the front desk area.

We wanted to stay on High Street in the heart of town, but the reviews for The Old Stocks weren't very good at TripAdvisor.com so we're planning to stay at Lygon Arms on High Street in Chipping Campden when we're in the Cotswolds next June.

Thank you everyone for your reviews!