What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee of approximately GBP 13.95 per person.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM until 11:00 PM, and check-out is by 10:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is centrally located in Chester, steps from Chester City Walls and 11 minutes by foot from Chester Racecourse. It is 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from Chester Zoo and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Chester Town Hall.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, but specific age policies for free stays are not provided.

The Pied Bull Inn in Chester

Average nightly price at The Pied Bull by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$75
February	US$85
March	US$82
April	US$92
May	US$114
June	US$104
July	US$110
August	US$110
September	US$109
October	US$98
November	US$108
December	US$109

What guests think

At The Pied Bull, travellers highlight a charming, historic inn in the heart of Chester, with friendly staff, very clean rooms, and a lively pub, while recurring downsides include street and bar noise, thin walls, and some uncomfortable mattresses.

Shops, the theatre and the city walls are a short walk away. Breakfast and the on-site pub fare are often enjoyed, although some find breakfast pricing high and a few dinners mixed. Expect characterful rooms in an old building with many stairs and no lift, and note there's no on-site parking. Overall, it suits travellers who value atmosphere and convenience over absolute quiet.

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Facilities

Historic pub with a lively on-site bar and own-brew beers; some rooms open onto a courtyard/patio. Multiple reviews note many stairs and no lift, and there is no on-site parking (guests use nearby public car parks).

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10

GR Mackling

15 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Had a main-floor courtyard room this time, which saved our having to tackle the stairs. Got to enjoy the beautiful back patio and other spaces.

8

SUZANNE

31 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a good location. They sent us the the post code for the nearest car park. Which was great. The room was spacious with high ceilings. We had a meal in the bar / restaurant which was very nice. A nice stay.

8

Emyr

4 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good central location. Walking distance to everything. 31 Rooms in various parts of historical building and annexe at reasonable prices. Good food service and atmospheric pub.

10

Ray

2 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

An excellent city centre choice in an historic old coaching inn. The room was comfortable clean and the breakfast good albeit limited to an English breakfast /cereals. Great bar and choice of drinks. A really enjoyable stay and excellent staff. No parking but everything you need is within a short walk. Restaurants, market, theatre is 2 minutes walk, main shopping street 5 mins stroll.

8

Christopher

11 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great, central location. Nice room, staff helpful and a good breakfast. Only downside was the number of stairs to our room on the second floor. I would suggest that if you have mobility issues, contact the hotel and request a ground floor room.

10

Simon

10 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great pub in the centre of Chester for an overnight stay and hearty breakfast.

8

HOWARD

17 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly welcoming staff. Old historic hotel clean and well maintained. Double room good size and very comfortable. The tour of the brewery in the basement was very enjoyable.

8

Sue

2 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean rooms. Sadly 38 steps on the stairs to my room which was near the top of the hotel and no lift! Situated central to Chester which I found convenient but some might find the night time noise a nuisance. No parking on site which again might prove difficult for anyone with mobility issues. Pleasant stay but if I stayed again I’d make sure if a ground floor room.

6

ANNE

29 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This place is ok, well placed near the centre of town. It was my second stay here; the first time I had a perfectly nice quiet room towards the back of the building. This time I was in Room #1 which is directly above the bar area and very noisy. I was told the hotel was full and there were no other vacant rooms. If you do stay here, try to ascertain which room you will be given. Otherwise it was fine, I particularly liked the rain-head shower.

8

Andrew

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Building is beautiful, with lots of charm. There is a bar underneath that is fantastic. The location is central with everything on your doorstep. The room was a lovely room on the top floor, incredibly clean, however the walls in the room were paper thin, I could hear the person next to me talking all night. I get that it’s an old building, but there needs to be soundproofing in the rooms before I could justify staying again. I’m sure my neighbour could hear me just existing in the room next to him, so I don’t blame the other guest. Can’t comment on the breakfast as I didn’t get it, but from what I saw it looked nice.

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Cleanliness

Rooms and public areas are frequently described as very clean or spotless. A few isolated comments mention odours or missed items.

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Sandi

29 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Bedding was itchy area was noisey dirty socks under the bed

10

Jill

16 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent position and the cleanest hotel I’ve ever stayed in. Both the room and public areas were spotless. Friendly staff

10

Roy

26 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was spotless. Staff were very helpful

10

Julie

19 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean , lovely staff . Excellent stay

10

Paul

25 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We absolutely loved our stay at the Pied Bull. Staff were lovely and always around to help with anything. Room was fantastic spotless and very cozy, comfortable bed. Breakfast was lovely, there was a menu and a choice of Full English Breakfast, Full Vegan Breakfast and Breakfast Sandwiches, we had the Full English and really enjoyed it. We would definitely recommend the Pied Bull we loved it here!

10

Alexandre

22 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property, very welcoming staff, clean and comfy room

10

Nick

3 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent hotel, great bar, good food, lovely room with comfy bed and good shower. Well kept and very clean and tidy

8

Tracy

23 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was very clean and tidy and the staff that i cam into contact with were very helpful and pleasant.

10

Derek

6 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was easy but had to wait till 3pm Very clean staircase going to room Room also very clean Bathroom very good with a large walk in shower Breakfast was amazing All fresh food and very hot

10

Tara

16 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was spotless , great location would definitely recommend.

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Rooms

Characterful rooms, some with four-poster beds and modern showers; a few are small or basic. Street/bar noise and thin walls are recurring issues, and several guests mention creaky or uncomfortable mattresses plus occasional heating quirks.

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10

Shirley

21 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed in a four poster room at the side, do reasonably quiet. Room quaint, bathroom spacious with waterfall shower. Pub historic and cosy.

10

Abbie

8 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very noisy, walls are extremely thin. Bed was incredibly creaky, was difficult to get a good night's sleep. Room was clean, staff were very friendly and helpful.

4

Ian

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good Reception team. Very clean and spacious room. Good WiFi Shower also good. Let down by a terrible mattress/ bed. Disappointed having stayed previously. Additionally no bottle of wine as per booking was given despite my mentioning it whilst checking in.

10

Lucy

22 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was really lovely, warm and felt really homely. It was clean, had what we needed, although in the centre of town, it wasn’t noisy overnight. The staff were really helpful, breakfast was lovely too. Location is brilliant, step outside and you are in the thick of it. Would definitely stay again.

6

Andy

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great pub, accommodation not so good. Breakfast chaotic & unpleasant. Room was the size of a shoebox.

6

Chris

18 Nov 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice room. Some noise from bins outside in the early morning and walls are thin meaning I heard guests next door. Convenient location

8

Andrew

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Building is beautiful, with lots of charm. There is a bar underneath that is fantastic. The location is central with everything on your doorstep. The room was a lovely room on the top floor, incredibly clean, however the walls in the room were paper thin, I could hear the person next to me talking all night. I get that it’s an old building, but there needs to be soundproofing in the rooms before I could justify staying again. I’m sure my neighbour could hear me just existing in the room next to him, so I don’t blame the other guest. Can’t comment on the breakfast as I didn’t get it, but from what I saw it looked nice.

6

Helen

16 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was beautiful. Gorgeous bathroom however, i felt like i was sleeping on the street. The noise level outside the window is awful. Hotel needs to consider double glazed screens.

4

Lisa

10 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The deluxe room was basic. Room was a good size but the bed was uncomfortable with a lumpy mattress. For the price paid I would have expected a better standard.

6

Lindsay

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bar was extremely busy and it took some time for a member of staff to notice me stood there and to complete check in. Also no heating in room other than a plug in heater. Not good.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, welcoming and helpful. There are occasional reports of slow or unresponsive service, strict check-in, and issues with promised perks or problem resolution.

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8

Steve

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent check in & nice clean room but beware of the low beams with it being a very old building. Overall a good experience at the Pied Bull.

4

Eileen

16 Feb 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Great room, unhelpful staff.

10

Roy

26 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was spotless. Staff were very helpful

10

Lisa

16 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

3rd visit great food friendly staff and great location! Will be back

10

Marcus

7 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We only stayed for 1 night as we were attending a function in Chester. Did not spend much time in the pied bull. The room and service was exactly what we needed for our trip.

10

Carl

21 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Brilliant place to stay we loved every minute many thanks to all the staff

10

michaela

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Lovely couldn’t do enough for you staff all pleasant and very considerate will book again made my mums 75th birthday a memorable time thank you all

10

Carolyn

22 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had very bad night sleep very loud vibration behind the bed in the wall , we looked to see whether there was a switch to turn off air conditioning system that we hadn’t noticed ( was still awake at 2:50) there wasn’t. We told the manager )?) in the morning he said Yes I noticed this morning someone hadn’t turned off the fans which make a very loud noise in room 3. Sorry. Well that didn’t make up for the fact we hadn’t had any sleep!!!!!! Shame as the lady behind the bar jolly pleasant as was the young lady serving breakfast in the morning. We wouldn’t sadly recommend the pied bull as we had any sleep !!!!

6

Lindsay

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bar was extremely busy and it took some time for a member of staff to notice me stood there and to complete check in. Also no heating in room other than a plug in heater. Not good.

10

Sarah

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Peter on reception was amazing and very helpful. From start to finish, he went above expectations to ensure we had a great stay

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Location

Right in Chester's historic centre, close to shops, the theatre and the city walls, making everything walkable. Central setting brings early-morning deliveries and nightlife noise in some rooms.

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10

John

29 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A great stay in a great atmospheric inn. Really central for all the sites. A wee bit noisey in the early morning from deliveries to local businesses but not unexpected for somewhere so central in a pedestrian zone.

10

Lucy

22 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was really lovely, warm and felt really homely. It was clean, had what we needed, although in the centre of town, it wasn’t noisy overnight. The staff were really helpful, breakfast was lovely too. Location is brilliant, step outside and you are in the thick of it. Would definitely stay again.

10

Ray

2 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

An excellent city centre choice in an historic old coaching inn. The room was comfortable clean and the breakfast good albeit limited to an English breakfast /cereals. Great bar and choice of drinks. A really enjoyable stay and excellent staff. No parking but everything you need is within a short walk. Restaurants, market, theatre is 2 minutes walk, main shopping street 5 mins stroll.

8

Sharon

9 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here a few times and always have a pleasant stay. In the centre of Chester on the high street near shops, bars and restaurants.

10

Diane

27 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Theatre was right next door

8

Nicky

18 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Right in the centre of the city. Reasonable rooms at a good price.

8

Sue

2 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean rooms. Sadly 38 steps on the stairs to my room which was near the top of the hotel and no lift! Situated central to Chester which I found convenient but some might find the night time noise a nuisance. No parking on site which again might prove difficult for anyone with mobility issues. Pleasant stay but if I stayed again I’d make sure if a ground floor room.

10

Stuart

20 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here before, great location, clean and friendly.

10

Steve

5 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It's very convenient in the centre of Chester to access the old part of the city.The cathedral was particularly good

8

Andrew

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Building is beautiful, with lots of charm. There is a bar underneath that is fantastic. The location is central with everything on your doorstep. The room was a lovely room on the top floor, incredibly clean, however the walls in the room were paper thin, I could hear the person next to me talking all night. I get that it’s an old building, but there needs to be soundproofing in the rooms before I could justify staying again. I’m sure my neighbour could hear me just existing in the room next to him, so I don’t blame the other guest. Can’t comment on the breakfast as I didn’t get it, but from what I saw it looked nice.

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Dining

Breakfast and pub meals are often praised for taste, with many enjoying a hearty Full English and house beers. Several reviews say breakfast is pricey, and a few found evening dishes average.

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Carol

17 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything was excellent except for the price of the breakfast, hence we didn't have breakfast and opted to eat out. It was one fixed price for breakfast which didn't represent value for money for someone who would only eat cereal and toast

8

Pauline

31 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Positives: Amazing Location in the city centre. Great food options nearby. Clean spacious room. Negatives: Shower was very low. Evening meal wasn’t that great.

10

Wayne

6 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel was very good but food was not up to standard.

4

Fergie

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We arrived around 10 minutes early for check in, and were told to come back. They did offer to take our bags. Having looked at the website for the restaurant and food looked pretty good, so decided to eat in. I had the burger which was mediocre at best, and my wife had the fish and chips. The fish was greasy and overcooked, and the chips undercooked.. not nice at all. We booked a superior double room but little things let it down. The mattress was extremely soft and lumpy, if you wanted to use the plug sockets for the hairdryer you had to crawl under the dressing table. There was nowhere to hang a towel in reach from the shower, and nowhere to put your toiletries other than on the floor of the shower. The extractor in the bathroom was extremely noisy and stays on for at least 10 mins once turned off. A better view from the window for a superior room, other than a brick wall would have been nice. We prepaid for breakfast and didn’t really want to go but thought we would give it a go, again underwhelming. Will not be returning.

8

Simon

16 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Fantastic location, good clean hotel in town centre. No hot water at 6.30 pm for a shower before going out for dinner and breakfast a little pricey.

10

Andrea

25 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed over at The Pied Bull and absolutely loved it. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere was welcoming and full of character – you can really feel the history of the place, but it’s cosy and relaxed at the same time. The staff were friendly, attentive and clearly take pride in what they do. The food was excellent – hearty, well-cooked and full of flavour. Everything came out hot and beautifully presented.

10

Paul

25 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We absolutely loved our stay at the Pied Bull. Staff were lovely and always around to help with anything. Room was fantastic spotless and very cozy, comfortable bed. Breakfast was lovely, there was a menu and a choice of Full English Breakfast, Full Vegan Breakfast and Breakfast Sandwiches, we had the Full English and really enjoyed it. We would definitely recommend the Pied Bull we loved it here!

10

Andrew

26 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This hotels Location is perfect Right in the centre We had evening meal here and the food was great and the beer even better as they brew their own We had breakfast in the morning, which is the best breakfast we’ve ever had The room was comfortable and clean

10

Thomas

12 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location great breakfast

10

Phil

15 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location and proper English style Country pub. Friendly and welcoming, good range of beers, wines and spirits. Food superb particularly the full English breakfast. Room spacious and comfortable with modern shower and bathroom. All round too stay, thanks.

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8 $79	9 $101	10 $88	11 $83	12 $82	13 $113	14 $191
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