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The Moat House

4.0 star property

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Property grounds
Interior
Interior
Superior Double Room
Garden

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Lower Penkridge Road, Acton Trussell, Stafford, England, ST17 0RJ
  • Cannock Chase
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Stafford Castle
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Birmingham (BHX)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Room, 1 Bedroom

Family Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Twin Room, Accessible

Twin Room, Accessible

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Family Room

Superior Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Stafford

Located in Stafford, The Moat House is a 4-minute drive from Cannock Chase and 9 minutes from Stafford Gatehouse Theatre. .This hotel is 8.5 mi (13.6 km) from McArthurGlen Designer Outlet and 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from Weston Park.

What's nearby

  • Cannock Chase - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Stafford Castle - 9 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Stafford Gatehouse Theatre - 9 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Staffordshire County Showground - 11 min drive - 10.6 km
  • Shugborough Hall - 13 min drive - 10.7 km

Getting around

  • Penkridge Station - 6 min drive
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Central Co-op Florist - Wildwood - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Weeping Cross Fish Bar - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Chris's Fish Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Horse & Jockey - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Moat House

Hotel with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Cannock Chase
The Moat House offers 41 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 41 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Orangery Restaurant serving guests of The Moat House. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Orangery Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 8 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Orangery Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Living room

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Living room
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless 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 allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls and an off-leash area are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and window guards

Property is also known as

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The Moat House Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 593 out of 850 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 202 out of 850 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 850 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 850 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 850 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

caroline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff all very helpful and friendly. Great breakfast, and dinner/bar menu was superb. The chef uses locally sourced produce and the beer was fresh. Thank you to all at TMH!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

gillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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

Lovely rural hotel

Lovely and inviting hotel in lovely country surroundings. Had a superior room on ground level which was very clean and created a calming atmosphere. The evening meal and breakfast were superb in the stunning conservatory area. Highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Not the wedding venue it could be.

Rooms decent size, nice view of the lake. Lots of parking available. We were there for a wedding, the choice of wine’s behind the bar is poor (from a quality perspective, there was 4/5 different red bottles available). Very little range in price, no premium options. Breakfast was included but we missed it as only served till 10 - on a weekend. I left my charger in the room and it never got handed in to lost property. Be careful to double check you’ve left nothing behind.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Night was amazing, great staff and service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
We chose this hotel because it was the middle for both parties to reach in the country. The hotel was nice the room was spacious & tidy. The bed was comfy the pillows were far too hard. However there is spare ones in the wardrobe. They was supposed to replenish our room the following morning but missed the glasses the water etc. a quick chat at reception rectified it. The pub was nice with a a real fire & if you ask them to re light it they do. The staff were very friendly. The food was of very good quality the chunky chips were plentyful we had two meals in the bar area & all four of us were very happy with our meals. A little over priced. The breakfast wasn’t up to a great standard. It should not be of average for a lovely hotel. Coffee & tea cold fresh orange wasn’t great. The eggs needed to be cooked with so much less grease, the scrambled eggs were horrible. The bacon not done enough. I could go on. There wasn’t a great choice if you didn’t want the full English. A shout out to the young lady serving us called Millie. She was lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sue

Travelled with partner
The breakfast was a let down. rather poor. Hot food was luke warm and poor quality. Tea and coffee not piping hot as should be.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We stayed for 1 night. Beautiful hotel. Staff very welcoming and friendly. Room clean and tidy and plenty of room. Booked evening meal. We had the Christmas dinner which was absolutely beautiful. We would definitely recommend and stay at this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with partner
Our seventh stay at the Moat House. So nice to see familiar faces as this shows the MH retains staff. Friendly reception staff, bar staff and attentive restaurant staff. A particular mention for Alex in the bar and Amy in the restaurant please. We were surprised on our return to the room on day 2 that it had not been serviced. We were told that we should have put a sign out requesting service. This was new to us and ought to have been mentioned on check in. We could not redeem our LP points on checkout as, apparently, we can only do this ‘at the till’. As everything went on one tab and we didn’t pay either at the bar or in the restaurant this appeared to be rather petty and irritating. Apart from the above of course we will stay again. The restaurant is wonderful with skilled chefs respecting the food and mindful of their customers.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ed

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Family stay

Hotel was very good. Service and staff were excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Adam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Rubbish Staff, nice breakfast

Very poor nights stay. The staff (not the guest, the staff!) deemed it acceptable to slam doors and shout down the corridor to each other after 2300 and then again at 0700. Had quieter nights sleep at a Travellodge. When I asked why, they were apparently trying to fix the boiler…… Then fix it quietly so you don’t wake my young family at 0700 on a Sunday morning!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Utterly gorgeous setting. Breakfast staff were so lovely and kind.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the M6 The Moat House makes for a lovely staging post. Restaurant specialises in steaks. It’s stylish and popular with locals so booking is important. The hotel is an upgraded historical lodge and has stylish decor throughout. The room was spacious and comfortable. My only mild disappointment was the breakfast was a bit small. Overall strongly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024