The Noel Arms

You can’t realllly go wrong with a stay in the Cotswolds — even if it is for work — but this hotel definitely adds to the experience!
The Noël Arms is located in the charming but rather small Chipping Campden and is the sister hotel to Cotswold House located over the road.
It is one of the oldest Cotswold inns and the décor inside adheres to this however the furniture is still in brilliant condition.
On arrival the service was efficient and friendly. The rooms at the front of the hotel are easy enough to find but past that it becomes a bit of a maze so they kindly showed me to my room. It was a beautiful big room (unfortunately overlooking the car park) that was decorated in a neutral green and a spotless en suite. The room comes with all the essentials (shower gel, hair dryer, tea and coffee, tv) along with a cosy arm chair and a writing desk (not used!). The bed itself was massive, with a comfy mattress and dreamy pillows.
The hotel is quiet especially at the back so I had a fantastic nights sleep, waking up fresh as a daisy and ready for some breakfast. They serve breakfast from 7−9am which consists of a cold buffet of pastries, fruit, cereal, yoghurt and juices as well a hot choice off their menu (Full English, kippers, eggs benedict etc). I tried their homemade granola which was amaaaazing and also greedily ordered toast and porridge. The bowl is HUGE and warming but it is just boring porridge — no exciting toppings available. The breakfast is included within the room price, which does come to quite a lot (although business rate is substantially better value).
I arrived late to the hotel the night before however you must eat dinner at the restaurant. Their award winning curries are delicious and the desserts are beautifully presented and yuuuum! Also take advantage of the spa across the road at Cotswold House.
Enjoy!

I have never written a negative review before, so this is a bit heart breaking. Though the area is quite beautiful, there were some definite negative sides to staying at this hotel. 1. Slow service, though mildly friendly. 2. We were put in a room next to the parking lot on the first floor with a window that didn’t lock. Sadly in this case, there were other rooms available. 3. Anti-​American artwork on the wall of the lobby. Yes, I appreciate freedom of artistic expression and the artwork in itself was interesting, but clearly someone at the hotel thought it OK to put up for viewing and sale. It was a bit disconcerting to see our money (real dollar bills were used as the base of the artwork) blatantly used as a means of artistic expression and were definitely anti-​American. I felt as if the staff was «tolerating» us. I would not stay at this hotel again.
On a positive side, the coffee at the café was nicely presented and the food in the restaurant was good.

Our stay here was absolutely wonderful! Chipping Campden is a gorgeous town, and this is where we began our path across the 102 miles of Cotswold Way!
The receptionist was incredibly friendly, nice, and accommodating, and went out of her way to help us! The place itself is amazingly beautiful, comfortable, clean, and a pleasure to be in. It is also located right in the center of town, so it is walking distance to everything! The hotel itself even has its own dining area, as well as a coffee shop filled with delicious treats, including gluten-​free pastries and chocolates. Everyone on the staff was wonderfully nice! And the breakfast options in the morning were the BEST we had out of all the places we stayed on our walk. I highly recommend the smoked salmon and eggs in the morning, which should be included with your stay. They also had lots of fresh fruit, yogurt, and an array of cereals and fresh juices! Their dining menu was also great!
The hotel is dog-​friendly, and it was lovely to see all the dog owners relaxing about the hotel with their pets :) It also has wonderful views from the windows, and the entire layout is extremely pleasant. We had a blast here, and we were all sad our stay here wasn’t longer than just one night!

Stayed here earlier this year and was very impressed by.
It’s old fashioned and has an almost medieval feel to it.
Very informal atmosphere, excellent food and friendly staff.
A good bar too, with great beer and pub prices, unlike the ripoff prices charged by some hotels of this standard
limited parking at rear but street parking is quite easy and there is a pay and display opposite