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Best Western Priory Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel perfect for exploring Bury St Edmunds

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Surrounded by lush greenery, this traditional-style building offers a peaceful retreat.

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Mildenhall Road Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, England, IP32 6EH
  • The Apex
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • St Edmundsbury Cathedral
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Greene King Brewery
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Cambridge (CBG)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Classic Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Classic Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

7.6 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Classic Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Classic Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Executive Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Bury St Edmunds

City center stay.You'll find CurveMotion and Moyse's Hall Museum within 2 miles (3 km) of this hotel. Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery and The Malthouse Project are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • The Apex - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • St Edmundsbury Cathedral - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Greene King Brewery - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Bury St Edmunds Abbey - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Ickworth House - 10 min drive - 9.5 km

Getting around

  • Bury St Edmunds Station - 12 min walk
  • Stansted Airport (STN) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lake Avenue Fish Bar - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Greengage - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Grapes - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Tollgate - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Best Western Priory Hotel

3-star hotel perfect for exploring Bury St Edmunds
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. A terrace, barbecue grills, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Best Western Priory Hotel. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Bury St Edmunds hotel is smoke free.

  • 36 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Bellhop
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Best Western Priory Hotel offers 36 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish, Turkish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room sofa bed
  • Laundry facilities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 12.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 15.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Certain rooms only, restrictions apply
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 15.00 (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western).

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Pets are welcome in certain rooms only; other restrictions apply (please see the Fees section for related charges). To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.

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Best Western Priory Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 183 out of 602 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 602 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 118 out of 602 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 54 out of 602 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 602 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sadie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sweet and sweeties

Although the chalet was a little dated it was clean, had a good shower and comfortable bed. The TV signal did come and go which wasn’t great. The breakfast was good and overall our stay was good. The staff we dealt with were friendly and helpful. The sweetie jar was a nice touch
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Naomi

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort

Overnight stop

Late check in by porter was good , room was comfortable but little dated especially the bathroom Breakfast buffet , good choices but did not replenish beans whilst we were there ( 8.50 to 9.20 am ) and sausages would of been better slightly browned off a bit Breakfast room wasn’t the cleanest either, floor etc
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, nice food and nice accommodation
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Staff

Very helpful staff, particularly many at breakfast. Disabled and he was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jack

Disliked: Cleanliness

It was ok for just a bed for the night not more

It was ok easy check in and out. Room was relatively dusty with cob Weber on lamp. Bathroom looked like it needed a deeper clean as had mould around seals and on ceiling. Also I had a disabled room which wasn’t need and thankfully not as the hand rail on the door poked as though it wouldn’t last much longer as there was a gap between the screws and door. Also had weird blood like stains in bathroom. Also the tv was very dated and wasn’t smart and the normal tv channels didn’t work as kept stuttering and cutting out. Thankfully had something I could plug in to watch tv. Though defiantly didn’t seem like a hd screen
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing

Room ok if a little dated TV in room did not work, when reported to a member of staff they seemed nonchalant and didn’t care. Said it would be looked at tomorrow (after I left) I was charged for the stay again on checking in which I had to chase hotels.com & try to find a staff member in the morning that could eventually do a refund. Most unfriendly and unhelpful business that I have had the misfortune to stay at
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Pam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good. Would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was small, bed was uncomfortable, bathroom huge but tired looking at a bit dirty. Room was right next to the road, so very noisy. Hard to get around the bed, bashed my legs several times. But have stayed in other rooms before that were better!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

D

Liked: Cleanliness

No hot water

No hot water. That’s all I’ll remember about the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller

Great place to stay

Stylish comfortable welcoming and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Lodges comfortable enough but walls very thin.

I have stayed before, previously in the main house. This time i was in one of the lodges, detached from the main building. My problem wasn't with the hotel or staff, however the walls between rooms are very thin, my neighbour decided to have a 2 hour telephone converstaion that i could have joined in with! At 6.30am her alarm started to go off, unfortunately she had already left the room so it continued to sound without anyone there to turn it off.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A good stay. Only downside was gap in the bedroom window which you could put your hand through leading to excess traffic noise which was disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and efficient
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Simon

Disappointing!

We had room 54. Unfortunately it had an odd musky smell and we had an horrendous night due to the front door of the room banging due to wind that evening. The front door has what can only be described as too much room between the door and sill surrounding it so it is not a tight closing door. Nothing like a bad nights sleep when away.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Guilherme

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent hotel and staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
heating did not work
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tracey

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel and restaurant. joanne in the restaurant very helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024