The Swan Taphouse

I had a lovely one night stay, beds very comfortable and food in the pub attached was delicious. Would definitely book again.

Terrible stay. No signal or Wi-Fi in the room. No shower in the room just a bath tub. Skylight in the room which let the light in. Was told kitchen closes at 9.30 went to order at 9 and was told the chef has finished. I was also blocked in the car park in the morning by staff.

Good value

It was a very disappointing experience. Our rooms were not as expected and certainly did not resemble those shown online whilst booking. The price was very low and it was obvious why. The rooms were very dark and mine was positively eerie. The beds were clean and comfortable but that was little compensation for the poor state of the place.

I really enjoyed our stay at the swan. Staff nice, when booking in he took us to our rooms, and was chatting,it's the little things that count. Looking forward to returning hopefully for longer. Thank you for the stay .

Perfect location Definitely go back

A mixed view. Perfect location, lying just a short walk from historic Ironbridge, staff were polite, room was almost functional (I had no real shower, one of those tap mixer things, but no shower curtain, no over head hook and no space to stand up due to the slopey roof) - but clean and comfy. The public areas of the "hotel", corridors etc are really shabby, bordering on dirty, and first impressions last, as they say. The pub area is nice, good food, average selection of beers, end a special mention for breakfast. Another plus is that the price is good for a room in that location by the river. I would go back, but only for a night, so all in all, more pros than cons.

Had dinner there last night. We’re greeted by two young members of staff who were highly professional and immediately set a good impression. Menu is good and the food did not let us down. Had the side of Mac n cheese as a starter followed by the bbq glazed chicken which was superb, all accompanied by a few drinks. Would highly recommend The Swan to those looking for food in Ironbridge. Would also recommend that the owners look after the young couple who are absolute naturals at front of house hospitality

Book a room above a pub for a Friday night in August, and it’s caveat emptor, so I won’t complain about the loud, beer-fuelled, sweary conversations going on just below our charmingly single-glazed and ill-fitting window until past midnight. I will, though, about the staff having what sounded like their own drunken revelry whilst clearing up, not appreciating that sound travels upwards and in an old building you can hear EVERYTHING in the rooms whether coming from inside or outside. When they eventually departed around 1.30am, one mindfully said ‘can you be quiet: we have residents’, which his colleagues laughingly ignored, carrying on loudly yabbering, again, right below us. Banging doors inside ceased around 2am and started again at 6am. I’ll also note the pub’s outside lights, which shine into the room, not going off until around 1am, maybe later. Coming on the back of the hot water running out that evening when my bath had, oh, about four inches in it, it was only ever on for four stars. A magnificent breakfast could have rescued a third star (I have to recognise it’s good value at c.£50; one star would be unfair). It was very good, but took almost half an hour to arrive, so, sorry, two stars. And, to be fair, it was a very comfortable bed to lie awake in.