Best Western Priory Hotel, Bury St. Edmunds

Advantages: Ancient,historic,fun
Disadvantages: youngsters complain it's boring, but when didn't they?

...Centre situated only a fifteen minute walk from the town centre, and several beauty salons and hairdressers. There is a Fitness First Gym near to the railway station, a ten-minute walk from the centre. The Public Library is opposite the Bus Station, which is next to where I work, and again, only minutes away from the centre of town. The buses to outlying villages are fairly frequent, though there are not many services out of the town after 6pm. There is a bus connection direct to Stanstead. The town has a vast choice of hotels, guest houses and B&Bs to suit all budgets. ~~~ I have tried to keep this review concentrated on the town of Bury St Edmunds itself, but there is an abundance of interesting places to visit in the outlying areas, including historical houses, castles and gardens, working windmills and watermills, animal parks and zoos... Read review

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Advantages: A nice, quiet, little town in the heart of Suffolk
Disadvantages: A little sparse on the entertainment side of things

.... The Suffolk region wasn’t hit by the ‘Foot and Mouth’ crisis last year, so there are plenty of animals in their fields. You can just go for a drive on a lazy Sunday afternoon and take in the surroundings of the lush countryside. PLACES TO STAY There aren’t that many nice hotels in Bury St Edmunds. There is though the ‘Priory Hotel’ and although it’s only a few metres from my house, I have never been in there. The Angel Hotel is the biggest hotel in Bury St Edmunds and it overlooks the Abbey Gardens. The Butterfly Hotel is just off the East turnoff the A14 and I have also not been there. Oh dear! The best place to stay is the Ravenwood. We have been there a few times for a meal and it is very rustic and has a certain charm, commercialised hotels now lack. OVERALL So overall, Bury St... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonably priced, centrally located, spacious rooms, historical interest
Disadvantages: None

...A few weeks ago I had to go to Bury St.Edmunds on business over a three day period. My first question on being told this news was "Where the bloody hell is Bury St. Edmunds?" Now, being a lad from Manchester I thought the only Bury was situated in Lancashire and was famous for its black puddings. However, as I gladly found out, there is a lovely market town in the heart of Suffolk (that's near Ipswich, Newmarket and Cambridge if you didn't know) which shares part of its name with its Lancashire counterpart and that is where I was to visit. ****** So having found out where you were going, why did you decide to stay at The Angel ****** The two main criteria which I tend to adopt when visiting a hotel for the first time is that it has to be a reasonable standard (at least 3 star) and that its location is central and easily... Read review

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