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The Knife and Cleaver

3.5 star property

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Standard King Room ) | WiFi
Restaurant
Restaurant

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
The Grove, Houghton, Bedford, England, MK45 3LA
  • Wrest Park & Gardens
    10 min drive
  • Box End Park
    11 min drive
  • Wrest Park
    12 min drive
  • London (LTN-Luton)
    40 min drive

Room options

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Standard King Room ) | WiFi

Standard Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Standard King Room )

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room amenity

Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (Superior)

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room amenity

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View (TWIN)

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

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Room amenity

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View

  • 30 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room amenity

Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Courtyard View

  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Bedford

With a stay at The Knife and Cleaver in Bedford, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Woburn Safari Park and Greensand Ridge Walk. .This inn is 16 mi (25.7 km) from Bletchley Park and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Marston Vale Millennium Country Park.
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What's nearby

  • Wrest Park & Gardens - 10 min drive - 6.4 miles
  • Bedford Park - 12 min drive - 7.0 miles
  • Woburn Safari Park - 12 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Wrest Park - 12 min drive - 6.5 miles
  • Cranfield University - 20 min drive - 9.7 miles

Getting around

  • Stewartby Station - 5 min drive
  • Luton Airport (LTN) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe Rouge - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Cottage Bakery - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Surfin Cafe Ampthill - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Ampthill Park Hub - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Lounge India - ‬9 min drive

About this property

The Knife and Cleaver

Inn in Bedford with a restaurant and a bar
The Knife and Cleaver offers 9 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
At The Knife and Cleaver, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this inn consist of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Knife and Cleaver has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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
This property is professionally cleaned
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

This property does not have elevators

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The Knife and Cleaver Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 90 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 176 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mark

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

LEIGH

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

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic little gem of a property
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great food but accommodation let it down
The first room we were given was filthy so moved to another, again this was poorly cleaned, tissues under chair, hairs in the shower, an old razor left in the shower and walls stained. We cancelled a second night there. The bar was nice and food was delicious. The rooms need updating and thorough cleaning. Shame because it could be so much more
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Desmo
Breakfast could be full English every day not just weekends Restaurant is very good but expensive
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welsh Friends
We have stayed hear several times and always had fantastic service and excellent food , this time was the first time that we required breakfast on a Friday and was disappointed that the choice was only continental,
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

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

6/10 Okay

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Disappointing
This is marketed as a 4 star hotel however I was very disappointed. The food was lovely however the service very poor. A brief summary: - not cheap - couldn't check me in due to 'computer problem', needed me to show my email booking receipt - I had pork skewers (lovely) but I had to ask for cutlery. - I had fillet steak (excellent) for dinner but wasn't offered any condiments. The server even left my dirty skewer plate on the table when delivering the steak. I had finished the skewers late afternoon. - The toilets for the bar area were tired, lots of broken tiles and a bit smelly. - Room 3 was nice however very warm, it was difficult to access the heater controls due to a shelf directly above the heater. - Toilet seat was broken. - Couldn't lock the front door from the inside. I wouldn't recommend staying here
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Steven

Business traveler
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not bad, not great
The location was ideal and the room was good. Bathroom need an update and maybe a desk in the room. However, no cooked breakfast in the morning. Just 2 bread loaves, ham, cheese and cereal plus some tired looking pastries. This was not mentioned at check-in
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay overnight.
The arrival at The Knife and Cleaver was wonderful. Staff helped me with the luggage and room 9 was both clean and impressive. Nice seperate seating area and outside patio was a bonus in the room. Well equipped and warm. WiFi was not so good but free inside the pub. We ate at the restaurant for the two nights. Food was okay first night. Second night not so good. No atmosphere either and staff consistently just giggling or calling you guys! All in all, the hotel side of the pub was well worth the money. Would definitely stay again. Would have another hit at the restaurant but maybe in the daytime instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem
Hidden gem close to lots of places. The good was fantastic and definitely gastro and reasonably priced. Everything you need and very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel like rooms very pleasant. Staff were really good and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good- nice staff, comfy room, good restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

CM

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You really must visit this one!!
This is a real find, staff are fabulous food amazing and room private and cosy, with lovely fresh cotton sheets. All for a really fair price
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Mark

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Lack of Customer Service
Check in took 15 minutes due to Manager standing 3 metres away training new waiting staff. Waited for 5 minutes to be seated although both new waiting team were standing 5 metres away and did not even bother to engage with me. I left and went back to my room. The bedroom was very nice until i got into bed, the most uncomfortable mattress i have ever slept in.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Ralph

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Colin Paul

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simone

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

M D

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
A great pub and rooms with a friendly welcome and atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No WIFI in the rooms
Decent room and food. Terrible WIFI in the room. Connection kept dropping out. For me this is important. So will not be visiting again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

M D

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The knife and Cleaver
The staff where welcoming and the breakfast was great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023