The Poacher

If you're not driving it's a bit of a walk to the Old Town or the station but it's a good value stay, the staff were very friendly and despite being part of a pub, I wasn't disturbed by any noise

They don't do breakfast but that's a minor blemish

Very Friendly staff, room was clean, access to kitchen facilities. If weather was nice (it wasn't) access to roof terrace.

No heating room was very cold, shower was uncontrollable and scalded, no cold water (very low pressure) in the morning, external access only, no staff out of hours to report faults to.

Clean and friendly

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Grate location, great staff and great beer

It was raining when we arrived

The location was perfect for the event we were attending in Stevenage old town. Easy access to local Suppermarkets, petrol station. Plenty of places to eat out at. Everything appeared to be within a 10 minute car journey. The Poacher is also situated on a bus route too. Which would be a bonus for those not wanting to drive. Presentation from the outside of the Poacher is very cute, clean and welcoming. Theres also a seating area directly infront of the Poacher. The pub itself inside, is spotless throughout. And the staff and locals are soooo...friendly and welcoming. Only regret was that we didn't get to have a round in the evening Bingo. Due to our prior commitments. It sounded absolutely hilarious. They also had 🎤 karaoke after that. So if you've got time, you can pop downstaires into the pub and join in the fun with the locals. Fantastic. The accomadation is above the pub. And it again was spotless throughout. So welcoming and very homely. The outside terrace has a seating area for guests to use. Its situated on a portion of the pubs roof The is also very nice for chilling. It was nice to bask in the morning sun whilst haveing your coffee an toast. Another bonus was that there's a car park, around the back of the pub you can use. However theres also a small local shopping area at the side of the pub. Convenient if you need bits. And there's ample parking bays there too. The Poacher a little gem, in the middle of a residential estate. And we would definitely recommend it to people. And we would definitely stay there again.

Nothing not to like about the Poacher.

We needed a place to stay in Stevenage and this appeared to be reasonably priced for the area with good reviews.

Initial access to the room was through the pub, behind the bar, up some stairs, and the landlady offered an alternative route through a utility room next to our room, this lead to an outside seating area then down an outside flight of stairs into a courtyard area and then off the property via a gate. It wasn’t ideal and as we were only staying for one night had limited luggage. Although the room appeared to be clean enough, we didn’t attempt to take a shower as it didn’t seem that hygienic and opening to the cubicle somewhat restrictive. There was also a distinct odour, possibly drains. Although positioned above a pub in a lively community, the noise level was understandable but didn’t continue much past closing time.

Good location, decent size room, comfy bed

Check in was changed from 3pm to 4pm and I wasn’t informed so after almost 5 hours of driving I had to wait. No hand wash or mugs provided, milk pots expired a few months ago so had to go out to buy. Shower water pressure was the worst I’ve ever had, fortunately I washed my hair before coming or it would have been near impossible as even a normal shower with the trickle of water took ages

Staff were very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Bed was quite comfortable.

The bathroom was a bit small, and not as clean or modern as it could have been.

The room was very clean and tidy the owner Jerry and his future wife were very friendly and couldn't do more for me. I would like to wish all the best

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It was good value. Host was very personable. The room was clean and the bed comfortable. Good location.within easy reach of the Lister Hospital which was the reason for our visit to Stevenage. Plenty of parking available and quiet overnight.

No in house dining facilities the biggest drawback. On the surface the room was very clean but if one wanted to nitpick one could find minor flaws. The shower wasn’t the greatest.

the staff were incredibly friendly and hospitable, Gerry was as described in previous reviews, nothing was too much trouble and the locals in the pub were warm and friendly

There is no food available but three really good takeaways within a 30 second walk of the pub

Gerry manger was very pleasant while staying at poachers pub. Very nice updated pub for being a local pub. All the local people were drinking, having fun and laughing. Will definitely stay again here. Fully recommend Thanks Lee

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Unfortunately they don’t provide breakfast

Welcomed to the room which was clean but it was cold as the heating was on a timer when heating came on it was cosy only the radiator in the bathroom stayed cold , I think if they upgraded some of the furniture in our room it would improve the as some of it was suffering doors not closing properly and handles missing

Friendly staff, comfortable and clean room. Good choice of take aways next door. Free parking. Perfect for an overnight stay

Nice people

Nothing it was cool