Novotel Bristol Centre

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Novotel Bristol Centre 4 stars

Customer review rating (ALL Rating) 4.2/5 857 reviews

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Description

Hotel extras

  • Free WiFi, 32-inch LCD TV

  • Play area with video games for the kids

  • Relaxed dining with a contemporary twist

  • Seven flexible, airy spaces for your event

  • Just steps from bus and ferry stops

This hotel participates to Planet 21 and is acting in favour of Positive Hospitality.

Hotel location

Novotel Bristol Centre

Victoria Street
BS1 6HY BRISTOL
United Kingdom

Telephone +44 117 976 9988

Fax +44 117 925 5040

Contact email

  • By plane

    BRISTOL At 15km / 9.32 miles

  • By plane

    CARDIFF At 90km / 55.93 miles

  • By plane

    LONDON HEATHROW At 150km / 93.21 miles

  • By boat

    THE BRISTOL FERRY At 1.5km / 0.93 miles

  • By car

    M32 At 2km / 1.24 miles

  • By car

    M4 JUNCTION 19 At 8km / 4.97 miles

  • By train

    BRISTOL TEMPLE MEAD At 0.5km / 0.31 miles

GPS:51.450786, -2.586452

Companies

  • AXA 7 km / 4.35 mi
  • BAE SYSTEMS 16 km / 9.94 mi
  • ERNST & YOUNG 3 km / 1.86 mi
  • GE 2.5 km / 1.55 mi
  • HEWLETT PACKARD 16 km / 9.94 mi
  • IBM 0.5 km / 0.31 mi
  • KPMG 1 km / 0.62 mi
  • NORWICH UNION 0.25 km / 0.16 mi
  • ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 0.5 km / 0.31 mi

Hotel services

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In summary
On site
  • Car park
  • Restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible hotel
  • Well-being
  • Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast
  • Bar
  • Meeting rooms

GOURMET BAR & RESTAURANT

Entertain your palate at Novotel. Enjoy a range of local and international cuisine, simple yet authentic, in a casual setting.Whether you want to eat or simply have a drink, our restaurant has that extra something you can only find at Novotel.

Your meetings and events

Meeting@Novotel, making your meetings a success. Whatever type of meeting you are organizing, you can optimize the chances of its success by benefiting from the Novotel network Our years of experience have let us build a great expertise in meetings organization. Contemporary four star property situated in the heart of Bristol conveniently located for travel both by public transport and by car.

Room descriptions and layouts

9 

meeting rooms

From 1 to 210 

attendees

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Our accommodation(s)

Spacious, contemporary in design, and adaptable, the Novotel room is truly a place for living, perfect for all your needs.

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Novotel Bristol Centre

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ALL Rating  4.2/5  857 reviews

TripAdvisor Rating  4.0/5  1,842 reviews

Poor stay

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Martin Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

On the positive side the hotel was very well located and comfortable, however there were many issues: 1) On checkin we were advised that our account had been paid in full 2) We received the wrong room type 3) We were woken up twice by hotel recption staff asking who we were and if we were 2 different customers.... 4) the sink in the bath room did not drain 5) the shower did not work 6) We were asked at checkout to pay a balance that we had believed had been paid on reservation Please feel free to call me on 07…31 for furtther information

Was located so well for us

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Anne E. Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

Having stayed in your Cardiff hotel I was so impressed but think Bristol one is a little tired on comparison. We stayed second floor and carpet on the landing was market and there was worn places the bathroom again looked tired and only had one of everything which was not a problem but there was two of us sharing so had to share soap. We had not planned to stay over in Bristol so was pleased there was room for us We ate in g the he restaurant the meal was ok but nothing special but the breakfast and staff were lovely Thank you

Dear Mrs e., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive but also constructive feedback. I agree with your comments regarding the carpet and we are indeed waiting for the go ahead to purchase new carpet. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Nice building but poor service

Customer review rating 2.0/5

S Families - Confirmed reviews ALL

Nearly everything we tried to do at the hotel was more complicated or convoluted than it needed to be and guests were left to try to guess how things worked as they were being inconvenienced. The worst example was when we were thrown out of the dining room in the middle of the three course meal we had booked and paid for in advance because the kitchen had apparently closed at 2130, which meant we only got to have the first two courses. We had no idea this was going to happen. After a four hour drive to the hotel followed by glacially slow and forgetful service (despite the fact there were only four covers that night yet two members of serving staff), this was very disappointing, and it ruined our evening. There were many other examples like this, and it left us under the impression that guests are somewhat in the way at this hotel. It clearly runs to suit the staff and senior management at Novotel, with guests as the collateral damage. We won’t be staying there again.

Dear Mrs Leaton-Gray, Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies of what is clearly very poor service given by the team At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that I will be taking the appropriate measures to address the problem with my management team as I am very unhappy to hear of such poor service. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Good location

Customer review rating 4.5/5

D Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

Good location, facilities, friendly and courteous staff.

Dear Mr S., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Well located but not informed about noisy building work!

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Jonathan Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

The hotel was well located and the staff were all helpful. However I was extremely disappointed that we were not informed about the building works taking place next door. We were woken up at about 6:30-7am by huge bangs and very noisy drilling work next door which continued until check out. We were staying for a relaxing night away as we have two small children. Being woken up like this ruined the break and we were very angry we were not informed before booking our stay. We won’t be booking again!

Dear Mr W. Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. The contractors next door are meant to make us aware of any noise that will impact on our guests and are not meant to start any noisy work before 9am and not at the weekends at all. This will be investigated further with them. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Good part of Bristol, easy car parking

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Chris Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

Generally pleasant, hotel clean. Bedroom had all we needed.

Dear Mrs R., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. I am glad that in the most part you were happy with your stay however you have raised some points that we will need to review. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Large room, bed, hot shower which was difficult to turn on and off , wifi kept going off.

Customer review rating 4.5/5

Stuart S. Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

Generally pretty good.

Dear Mr S., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. We will take a look at the points you have raised to prevent them reoccurring in the future. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Very convenient

Customer review rating 4.0/5

Anonymous Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

Well placed if arriving by rail and visiting downtown. Walking distance to most places of interest.

Dear Mr G., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Well Located

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Rebecca Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

When arrived booking had been cancelled without any notification. Luckily had rooms available and managed to pay the same rate as of the time off the original booking. Very noisy doors banging and waking early everyday off the trip.

Dear Mrs J., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. We are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Generally reliable hotel

Customer review rating 3.5/5

Anonymous Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

All good but I was woken up in the middle of the night by shouting in the hotel and loud banging.

Dear Mr S., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us so I am very sorry to hear that you were kept awake by noise during the night. We are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Always stay there

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Owen B. Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

A lovely hotel clean very friendly and good food

Dear Mr B., We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Stay spoilt by regular noise during the night leading to virtually no sleep

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Andy Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

Unfortunately the whole stay was overshadowed by an intermittent loud clunking noise occuring every 10 to 15 mins and lasting 30 to 40 seconds. Noise could still be heard with earplugs in. My wife and I weren't on top form for our son's graduation the next day. We were in room 420 which was near elevator (?source of noise but seemed to come from above.

Dear Mr P., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies regarding issues with noise. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. We are taking the appropriate measures to identify this issue and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Staff need training

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Tony A. Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

I think this is the most impersonal hotel we've ever stayed at. Positives; nice room, comfortable bed, excellent sound proofing, decent breakfast, quiet location, close to train station for those needing to consider this. Negatives; Perfunctory check-in, staff simply not interested. Breakfast experience left us somewhat underwhelmed; We put our things on the table and went for coffee...came back to find someone had thrown our pills in the bin! Eventually, one girl said oh yes, she had seen them and they were retrieved, with the comment "is that already then"?! The coffee machine was not working as it needed to be emptied of coffee grounds...staff needed to be asked to do so. We were brought a pot of tea, which we don't drink by the girl who threw away our meds.... It turned out this was for a different table. She found it all quite hilarious. Would we stay again? No Definitely not worth the prices charged.

Dear Mr A., Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies regarding the issues you experienced at breakfast. At Novotel, we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer; therefore your feedback is very important to us. We are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future. Sincerely, Jonathan Meeson General Manager

Novotel Bristol

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

NKAE2008 TripAdvisor review

Great hotel tucked away 15 minutes walk from the city centre. The hotel is easily accessible by road and accommodates an underground car park with limited spaces. The service at check in and check out was pleasant, proffesional and efficient. Room service was speedy although the pre-authorisation hadn't filtered through to them. The bar was modern and ambient, offering a friendly service. Breakfast was what is expected of Novotel. On the whole we felt acknowledged by staff with warm smiles and attended to sufficiently. A pleasant and memorable stay at the hotel.

We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one.

Bristol Novotel

TripAdvisor rating 2.0/5

clare1750 TripAdvisor review

The beds were very comfortable. Rooms dated and didn't look like the pictures of the room on the website when we booked. It was pretty noisy - A lot of door slamming - Maybe could do with close shut doors to rooms. Expected better quality rooms from Novotel brand

Thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the Novotel Bristol Centre. I am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies. We appreciate your sharing your concerns, and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future.

Treated like a human

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

Bernadette E Business - TripAdvisor review

I stayed for one night last week and had to leave in the middle of the night for a family emergency. As I was checking out I mentioned to the receptionist / night manager that I had booked breakfast for the next morning and if it was possible to get a refund then that would be appreciated. I had to rush off so didn't push it. By the time I got home, I'd received an updated invoice with the breakfast refunded. I was very grateful... it's the small touches that make the difference.

We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one.

Welcoming and comfortable stay

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

Liverpulian TripAdvisor review

Stayed one night recently to see a show in Bristol. Staff were welcoming and helpful and my request for a high floor away from the lift area was fulfilled. However a 'girly weekend' arrived in the two rooms next and opposite ours and the noise was loud and distracting. I asked reception if we could move rooms and they did so with no problems. Breat customer service. Our breakfast the next morning was of good quality and tasty with a wide range on offer from continental to the full english.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I am glad that we were able to resolve your noise issues and that you enjoyed breakfast the next morning. We hope to welcome you back to our hotel very soon!

An excellent hotel

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

Keithhull TripAdvisor review

We were very well looked after in this hotel . The staff were most attentive and helpful. The room was well equipped and very comfortable the situation of the hotel was perfect to see the main sights in Bristol on foot

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We hope to welcome you back to our hotel very soon!

Very good location

TripAdvisor rating 5.0/5

Steve L TripAdvisor review

The hotel is in a very good location for both the main shopping area and the marina / port side area and just a short walk from the railway station at Temple Meads. The staff were friendly and it’s only the other guests who sometimes ignore the COVID rules. The breakfast is exceptionally good and sets you up for a day of exploring.

We very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the Novotel Bristol Centre. It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback. I will share your comments with our team. I am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services. Thank you again for sharing your experience, and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one.

Family Wedding

TripAdvisor rating 4.0/5

JohnexRM TripAdvisor review

We were going to a family wedding and booked Bristol Novotel as being convenient . Reception was well managed and we enjoyed our stay. Bedside lights would have been good to have. Parking was available which is always a bonus. Breakfast and service was good. Would definitely stay again.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We hope to welcome you back to our hotel very soon!

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