"We stayed for two nights Fri/Sat and Sat/Sun in the Hotel part and also had our breakfasts there each morning, AND an evening meal Saturday . 1. a The house itself: Undoubtedly a very old building which provides a great ambience, full of character. This includes the wonderful low ceilings with wooden beams. The house lived up to our expectations from the six hundred ? year old building, as did the rooms. b The room we stayed in: We stayed in room 22 and it was a much quieter room than any that we had in many more modern hotels. Whilst neither ceiling, walls nor floor was square and level purely due to the age of the building, a superb shower and very comfortable bed with clean linen more than made up for it. We had a good sleep at night and great shower in the morning. 2 Food: a Breakfasts: There is no laid out buffet, instead orders are taken individually which is perfectly fine. But here is where it was slightly tricky to rate: On Saturday morning, it took well over 1 hour if not 1.5 hours for the two cooked breakfasts to arrive, despite only one table of four having ordered ahead of us. Saying that, the host was very apologetic and when the breakfast finally did arrive, it was superb! On Sunday morning breakfast only starts at 0900hrs , the breakfast still took about 45 minutes to arrive, but when it did, it was the wrong order. The member of staff, again, was very apologetic and after another 15 minutes, the correct order arrived. It tasted somewhat more greasy, having been differently cooked not part grilled to the one from Saturday both mornings, I made the same order . This was a slight pity, but we were hungry. Dinner: The dinner on Saturday 1700hrs , in contrast to breakfast, was both efficiently served and tasted excellent. The availability of grilled options added to the excellent taste. We were a party of three and the manager was kind enough to reserve a table for us. Definitely recommend dinner: Great taste and reasonably priced. 3. Staff: Great. Very friendly and helpful; they all tried their best to make up for any shortfall at both breakfasts. Could not do enough to make the stay pleasant. 4. Conclusion: I think, the Vine should definitely be advertised as The oldest Inn in Stafford , providing good accommodation and hearty meals to the traveller. It has great ambience; indeed a privilege to stay in such an old building. We would definitely wish to return but would not wish to wait so long for breakfast. Overall, a great place, centrally located and, again, providing good accommodation and hearty meals. Still got 5 stars as we did enjoy our stay."
