Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns

Comfy bed, warm room and nice bathroom. Would definitely stay again if in the area for work.

Stoped at The Owl for one night with my family and in overall it was very pleasant experience. We had a family room on the top floor and it was very quiet up there. Our room was spacious enough for four of us, beds very comfortable and level of cleanliness very satisfying. Check in and check out were very straightforward. Staff appeared to be very pleasant. We only had a breakfast at this hotel, which turned to be very nice. In overall this stay was a great value for money and very pleasant experience for me and my family.

We stayed at The Owl Hambleton one night ago, and I only just about feel recovered enough to write a review. The room was clean, staff friendly, and there were multiple sockets for all of our devices to charge overnight. No issues there. What scarred me for life, however, was the paper thin walls between our room and the couple’s next door. I had just settled into bed (which was far too soft, and i did struggle to get comfortable- I prefer firm mattresses. Husband slept like a log.), and I heard the rather loud arrival of the couple in number 4, all giggly and tipsy. They continued to talk and laugh loudly and then the noises became somewhat different. Moans and loud groans of pleasure emanated from them, at first quite fast and loud- the pounding must have been quite intense at that point- and then motion must have been slowed to a tease as the moans remained frequent, but with at least 3 seconds between each one, each getting louder and higher pitched. Now, this went on for a good twenty minutes and was quite uncomfortable to listen to. I felt like I was in the room with them for the volume they reached. What was most baffling was there was no sound from him, until a rather loud finish which sounded more like a garbled toe stub, and the woman never seemed to reach her happy ending, which after all the effort she put in throughout the duration of the show, I was slightly disappointed for her. I didn’t sleep until midnight due to this and the softness of the bed, which meant I was very tired the next day, where my next traumatic experience occurred. After a morning visit to the toilet, it blocked and would not empty out. I tried to look for a loo brush to dislodge the toilet paper and additional debris, but the bathroom did not have one. I didn’t fancy asking some poor staff member to come and unblock it, so I used the bin liner from the empty bathroom bin to cover my hand and arm and manually tackle it. All was fine unti I removed my hand and realised the bag had split and I’d been unblocking a toilet with my own bare hands. I don’t think we’ll be coming back to the Owl until walls are thicker and bog brushes are supplied in all rooms.

Not only does this place have fantastic pub classics like bangers and mash, but their cocktails are amazing too! The gin and tonic selection was especially impressive. A great mix of traditional and modern. The place was immaculate and service top notch.

We were staying here for weekend of our sons wedding. The day we were checking in, there was a powercut in the village. Simon called us in the morning to confirm this and said we could still check in. We arrived at the hotel and went to our room at the top of the hotel. The beds were so comfortable with extra pillows if needed. There were plenty of soft fluffy towels and the shower was hot and powerful. There was a large TV in just the right spot. W e unpacked and as we were unable to do anything really (we had originally booked for an evening meal) we went elsewhere for dinner. we got back to the hotel just after the power came back on at 9pm. There were a couple of powercuts again next morning, but luckily only for a few terrifying minutes. Our room was not big enough for a longer visit due to a lack of drawers, but was just right for the weekend. Now the staff, they could not do enough for you. they even let me use a seperate room to get my hair and make up done next morning, much to my husbands relief. They made sure the wedding went perfectly and everything went without any hitches. despite all the challenges with the power, Simon kept smiling. As we were unable to have an evening meal we will be back to sample the menu. thank you guys for helping making this wedding amazing.

This is a lovely pub. Good atmosphere friendly bar staff and great food. Have been once before and would definitely recommend it. The pub itself is lovely to look at from the outside and the inside is quite smart as well. Anne Walker Anne Walker

Room 9 clean but decor is miserable, bathroom grout to shower area black doesn’t look maintained. Noisy rooms with people slamming doors at all hours talking loudly. Main building walls to eating area by kitchen, dirty, Gents toilets smells requires deep cleaning. Food poor quality, drinks expensive, Staff friendly but Management won’t give refunds for their inadequate bookings. In my humble opinion 2 Star low class establishment not worthy of its 3.5 Star rating. Avoid and find alternative accommodation, or book to your peril

Food was same as last 4 updated menus after hearing they had changed menus so was really looking forward to a new menu or even 1 new meal on the menu but nope nothing new what so ever basic food basic chefs and crap food againnnnnn. The room well let’s just say the chamber maid or room cleaners are non existent . I’ve heard they live local so maybe this is why they still have a job . Beds are never made never changed towels never clean nor replaces. Recent heatwave and yet minimum fans to go around something the manager needs to get a grip on, in fact who is the manager as every complaint I get told the manager is not in or not there, they him or she must be on planet mars , ever a sign provided by the hotel to hang on your door handle to please replace towels and bed sheets etc goes ignored. You approach the staff and all your told is 😂” I’ll have a word “ well it’s a consistent issue now as the cleaners seem to be in the pub more then doing the job, deffo won’t be staying here no more as there is a local skip that are cheaper and cleaner rates

Overnight stay on Sunday family of two adults and two children room was spacious and clean. Lovely to have a bath . Dinner and breakfast were good unfortunately arrived too late for Sunday lunch. All the staff were friendly .Good value for money would definitely stay here again.