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Old Palace Lodge Hotel

3.0 star property
Hotel in Dunstable with free parking

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Standard Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Fireplace
Old Palace Lodge Hotel welcomes guests with helpful staff and practical amenities that make exploring the area easier. Travelers appreciate the self parking, luggage storage for early arrivals or late departures, and the security of a front-desk safe.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Desk
Iron/ironing board
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room | 1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Desk
Iron/ironing board
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Twin Room | 1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Desk
Iron/ironing board
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Basic Quadruple Room | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Basic Quadruple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Desk
Iron/ironing board
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Double Room

Highlights

Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Desk
Iron/ironing board
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Honeymoon Suite | 1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Honeymoon Suite

Highlights

Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
Desk
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Dunstable is home to Old Palace Lodge Hotel. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Bletchley Park and popular attractions include ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Woburn Safari Park. Mead Open Farm and Woodside Animal Farm are also worth visiting.
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Church Street, Dunstable, England, LU5 4RT

What's nearby

  • Dunstable Downs - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • ZSL Whipsnade Zoo - 7 min drive - 4.3 miles
  • Kenilworth Road Stadium - 9 min drive - 4.3 miles
  • Luton Mall - 10 min drive - 5.1 miles
  • University of Bedfordshire - 10 min drive - 5.3 miles

Getting around

  • Luton Station - 10 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Greggs - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mother Hubbard’s Dunstable - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Froth & Elbow - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Globe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Hoi Wan - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Old Palace Lodge Hotel

Hotel near ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Old Palace Lodge Hotel provides everything you need. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self parking
  • Luggage storage, a 24-hour front desk, and a front-desk safe
Room features
All 85 rooms offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Tubs or showers and hair dryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Coffee/tea makers, daily housekeeping, and desks

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)
  • Fitness facility
The following facilities are closed on Saturday and Sunday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)
  • Fitness facility

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Old Palace Lodge Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Old Palace Lodge Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Old Palace Lodge Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Old Palace Lodge Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Old Palace Lodge Hotel located?

Situated in Dunstable, this hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Dunstable Downs and within 3 mi (5 km) of Genting Casino Luton and Chiltern Hills. ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and Kenilworth Road Stadium are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Old Palace Lodge Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 456 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 150 out of 456 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 456 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 456 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 456 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a good room for the price
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Joanne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here a number of times before bee
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Mercy

Spacious
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peters

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

2/10 Terrible

Natasha

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Looked nothing like the pictures at all. Dark and dingy. Families living in the rooms with toys and nappies all over the windowsill. No lights on at all. Smelt very bad. Couldn’t stay. We left within ten minutes. The room is completely different to the pictures
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I believe that the hotel should put some padding stickers on the door frames so the doors don’t bang when closing them.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen

Was a nice hotel I’m sure, but they is lots of noise from screaming kids now and no place for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very nice room and nice staff. The entrance hall when we areived was very dark and there was stairs that you could of easily tripped over on as so dark.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Patrick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property used for immigration. Dark dingy save your money
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

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

Helpful Receptionists and good rooms.

Very helpful Receptionist, Kylie. Room excellent with comfy bed and TV and coffee making facilities. Parking good and close to several major Supermarkets and shops. Highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

john

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots of children running around the corridors and crying and screaming. Woman sobbing all night I couldn't sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cheap but poor

Cheap accommodation but decor tired. Whole hotel smelt strongly of curry. Very uncomfortable bed and poor shower. It was clean though and staff were nice
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent Hotel. Jane Seymour suite. Fantastic bath bedroom longe area. Verg spacious. Also receptionist Alexandro. Very professional friendly polite service. 👌
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Candice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It’s clean and the room was in good shape. Front desk person was nice helpful. That said, it looks like a lot of the rooms are longer-term rentals. There were several children playing in the parking lot and running around in the lobby area. I also saw toys in some of the ground floor windows, indicating that people were living there. While the room we stayed in looked recently updated, the lobby is pretty rundown. And the restaurant and lounge are closed (with refrigerators and microwaves in what I assume was previously the dining room—probably for the tenants). It’s too bad because it looked like it was a really cool hotel/tavern/restaurant at a previous point in the past. Not planning on ever being back in this area, but I wouldn’t stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Oliver

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid.

Appears to be used as a migrant hotel. Ver poor state of repair. It looks to have once been a good place, not any longer. Spent an hour there and drove home.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had 2 rooms. One was OK, the other was appauling! No furniture, useless shower and not clean. Add on no food or drink facility worth giving a miss until they restore this once great hotel back to a standard expected.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Night before a flight

Lovely hotel, nice rooms. Shame the bar and restaurant is not open anymore as they were really nice last time we stayed
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

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

Work trip

Very nice old building I booked an upgraded room , it was super clean and had air con the shower was a rain style and it was massive , the bed was comfy and the tv was big .. although there is no food or drinks available you can literally walk round the corner to Dunstable Main Street and eat and drink what ever you want
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

A Rees

Liked: Cleanliness
Bar closed. Smells off curry in the corridors, doors always knocking.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I know we have had a heat wave but room was so hot i barely slept. The windows barely open. The fan was just blowing warm air around. Also am not sure but felt they are now using hotel for single mums. Although not a problem as i was there once. But i feel people should be aware if this is the case. Didnt have a problem with this as was hardly there. I had clumps of hair over our carpet not mine i hasten to add. Was disappointed as have stayed here before a few years ago but has gone downhill
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

David

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

helpful staff very good value

staff are great and helpful the only issue i had was other family guests of a minority background letting there kids run around and bang about until quite late, but to be very fair to the staff due to an issue with my room lock (which they sorted) they did offer to move me to a different room. all i actually did was turn up the TV a little loudwer than i normally would
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant, recently renovated hotel in a quiet location in Dunstable. Rooms were clean and comfortable, bathroom was great. Only downside (for a recent reno) - no USBs in the room. Almost everyone carries a USB rechargeable device these days, and it's remit of hotel not to provide USB ports, and require us to carry an adaptor. Also, my room had no bedside lights whatsoever and no way to turn off the room light from the bed. Currently no food or drink on site. Though there are walkable options.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AC didnt work in the room and he room stank of cigarette smoke
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gary

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Is this a 4 star property? Very dated and run down
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Joanne

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

Don’t bother staying here at all!

Hotel is used for refugees and should not have paying guests there too. No restaurant or bar and apparently this isn’t important! No basic toiletries in bathroom, no drinking glasses or fridge. TV and phone didn’t work. How on earth can this be a 4 star hotel. I questioned all of these points to member of staff and received no response.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

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