Best Castle Bromwich Hotels

Had a wonderful time for my 75th Birthday Bash. We were a party of 10 and had the Festive Meal in the Garden room (private dining area). The meal was EXCELLENT ! The service from Maurice (hotel manager) and dining room staff was perfect. Just right, no rushing, or waiting for service in the dining room. Three bedrooms were booked for over night. All three were very clean, comfortable and of excellent standard. The breakfast in the morning was fine. Trad British, and continental. Everyone of my guests were delighted, and have commented days afterwards how great it was. No, I'm not associated with the Hotel.

Excellent Sunday carvery. Service really good, from the young lad on the meat counter who was very friendly and efficient, to the front of house and waitresses - all very professional, polite and good service. Food selection and quality was really good and superior to other carverys.

!!BED BUGS IN BED AND FAECES IN TOILET BOWL IN HOTEL ROOM ON ARRIVAL!! I implore anyone NOT to visit this disgustingly filthy hotel. Forced to drive elsewhere to stay the night as there was no way my partner and I were staying overnight knowing we were sleeping among at least 5 bed bugs. Reception wasn't even open to suggest a room change. Tried calling 3 times too but no luck at all. When the manager replied to my facebook message the next day, she promised me a full refund, but I still have not even received my promised refund of almost £100 - £50 of which was a ”deposit” that we would supposedly get back in 24h (we visited in September 2023 so over 7 months ago now!). My partner has gone back to the premises 3 times since September to ask for the manager and to ask whether the refund is actually being processed, and not once has he managed to talk to her because she ”isn't around” - I thought this was a bit weird? Any other hotel/pub that I've been to has had the manager there most of the time... Four tracked letters, a note left in the manager (Donna)'s pigeon hole, and 3 visits later - still no money back in my account. Staff did not seem happy to be working there at all - seems to mainly be young girls...I wonder why?... Burns on the carpets in the room, walls are paper thin, window blinds were broken; just generally felt incredibly dirty. This hotel does not even deserve a place on any booking website. How can you happily sell a room to a customer when it contains bed bugs, broken items, burns on the carpets and faeces in the toilet? Especially when none of this is mentioned on the website! How dare you treat people in this way :( PLEASE DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A BUSINESS LIKE THIS. This would have been so much easier if I was just given my refund (or if the rooms were actually at a decent standard of cleanliness in the first place), but I thought I'd come on here and give a review because I really do not want anybody else to experience this, especially in the midst of a cost of living crisis! Bed bugs is a serious issue, and if the toilet hadn't even been cleaned (which should be one of the most important aspects of the room!), it makes you think: what else hasn't been cleaned in the room? PLEASE READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE MAKING YOUR DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO STAY HERE - IT IS NOT JUST ME WHO HAS HAD AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BUSINESS. I made the mistake of not reading the reviews in detail before booking, and will never, ever be doing this again. You are absolutely free to come to your own decision when deciding on whether or not to stay here, but I just thought that I would share my experience because I was, and still am, very unhappy with the service that my partner and I were provided. Shame on you, Donna.

Clean house .tidy and housekeeper friendly

We found Arden House when looking for a base to go to the NEC for a show. It's in a lovely area, and close enough to the NEC/airport to get a taxi for under a tenner. The room we had (Macbeth) was clean and tidy and very comfortable. We had a good night's sleep in the very comfy bed. Raj is a gentleman and very attentive. He cooked us a lovely breakfast and was lovely to chat to.

Booked for one night as visiting friends in the area. Read the reviews after we'd booked and very nearly didn't go, but as it was by far the cheapest option locally we thought stuff it and off we went. The bar was very busy when we arrived at 6pm, a friendly local took us to the check in desk. The lady that checked us in was lovely. The doormen were so friendly. Our room was in the annexe and was perfectly acceptable for one night. Clean, warm and the two single beds were comfy. Heating was on when we arrived, big telly with Netflix etc, kettle with lots of tea, coffee. Yes the room is small and a bit tired looking but as long as clean and warm who cares? At £53 quid we have no complaints. We headed back to our room at 11pm expecting the worst after reading all the complaints of noise. We had ear plugs ready.. No need! Yes we could hear hear the music but only faintly and we couldn't hear the people outside at all. This was a Saturday night. Maybe we were just lucky or it's worse in the rooms above the pub but we had no issues at all. The music ended at midnight then silence. The bottle bins were emptied at 7.30 Sunday morning but that lasted 5 minutes. Nice cuppa then off home. So no complaints from us. If you're looking for luxury look elsewhere. If you want a cheap, warm room for the night with a comfy bed I think you'll be happy enough :-)