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The Noel at Whitwell

3.0 star property
Inn in Oakham with free breakfast and coffee shop/cafe

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)
Miscellaneous

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Main Street, Whitwell, Oakham, England, LE15 8BW
  • Place, Rutland Water Nature Reserve
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Rutland Water Country Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Rutland Zorbing
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Nottingham (NQT)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room (First Floor)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room (Shower/Bath)

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

Highlights

Flat-screen TV
Shower/bath combination
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

About the area

Oakham

At The Noel at Whitwell you'll be within just a 15-minute stroll of Rutland Water Nature Reserve and Rutland Water Country Park. Highlights at this inn include free daily breakfast, a restaurant and free self-parking. .The inn's own lounge bar is a nice place to enjoy a drink. Other amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas and a coffee shop/cafe. Free full breakfast is available daily between 8 AM and 9:30 AM. .With a stay at this 3-property class Oakham inn, you'll be 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from Rutland Zorbing and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Barnsdale Gardens.
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What's nearby

  • Rutland Water Nature Reserve - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Rutland Water Country Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Rutland Zorbing - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • University of Nottingham - 54 min drive - 65.0 km
  • Motorpoint Arena Nottingham - 57 min drive - 65.0 km

Getting around

  • Oakham Station - 7 min drive
  • Nottingham (NQT) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Sun Inn - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Hitchen's Barn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Hambleton Bakery - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The White Horse - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Finch's Arms - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Noel at Whitwell

Inn in Oakham with free breakfast and coffee shop/cafe
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The Noel at Whitwell also features tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and concierge services. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Oakham inn is smoke free.

  • 8 guestrooms or units
  • Conference rooms
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Garden
  • Bellhop
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
The Noel at Whitwell offers 8 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. This Oakham inn provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on request and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

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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
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 8 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

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.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

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  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Wednesday - Sunday (noon - 10:00 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 30 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: GBP 30 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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/debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts credit or debit cards, Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Whitwell Hotel Oakham
Whitwell Oakham
Noel Whitwell Inn Oakham
Noel Whitwell Oakham
The Noel at Whitwell Inn
The Noel at Whitwell Oakham
The Noel at Whitwell Inn Oakham

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Noel at Whitwell?

The Noel at Whitwell offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at The Noel at Whitwell?

Yep, The Noel at Whitwell has a free self car park.

Does The Noel at Whitwell serve breakfast?

Yeah, free full breakfast is available daily between 8 AM and 9:30 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Noel at Whitwell?

No, The Noel at Whitwell does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Noel at Whitwell?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves British cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at The Noel at Whitwell?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:30 AM.

The Noel at Whitwell Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 121 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 121 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 121 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 121 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 121 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Shocked that this place remains open. A desolate air about the whole place. One man keeps the place going and does his best and provides the cooked breakfast. No cereals available. Outside is unkempt and drab. No chef or restaurant facilities so had to drive to pub down the road. Rooms clean, but basic. Tv pixelates, cold tap not working properly. Bar not open on evening of arrival. Seems to be past its best, could be so much better. Not worth the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Donald

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

2/10 Terrible

Desna

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Mark

Disliked: Staff & service
Booked for two night's, arrived to be told kitchen was close due to issues, room was dark, bed uncomfortable, cold tap broken, and towels smelt odd, went out to get something to eat and got back to find pub shut up, admittedly I had been given key code but left in room as wasn't expecting pub to close on a Friday night, so no evening pint, left in empty pub all night, but were told someone would do us breakfast, which was basic, came back later in day to find kitchen still shut so no food again, we had decided to stop in a pub so no worries with food! Decided to leave then as one night was enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
It was ok but the Breakfast was not good, it was lukewarm the sausages was awful and the eggs were greasy Did not enjoy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Colin

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel was disappointing. The shower was not powerful. Breakfast was not good. We had to ask for orange juice and toast. Because we don't like cooked tomatoes or baked beans we got one fried egg, two bacon rashers, one sausage and some cold mushrooms, both days. I doubt we will stay again and we visit Rutland often. Definitely not good value at £108 per night
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Nigel

Just ok

The gentleman who greeted us was friendly and polite, our room was a good size and clean but quite basic and there were no toiletries provided as stated in the listing. There was supposed to be a bar, restaurant and coffee shop on site- non of these were open. Breakfast fast was ok but consisted of two options, take it or leave it, there was no fruit, cereal or juice just a basic English breakfast. Overall the place was ok for our one night stay but we wouldn’t return
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Penny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Booking error by Hotels.com

Hotels.com didn’t make me aware that the hotel was closed, the owners of the hotel were not expecting guests, as they were refurbishing the hotel, fortunately the hotel owners were great and arranged a room for me to stay. The hotel is in a good location to explore Rutland Water, I would be happy to stay again but wouldn’t book through Hotels.com
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

B

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service

nobody home

arrived, nobody there, place closed, had to find a hotel nearby
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Nice place !

Very comfortable room perfect for a quick stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

Bit of a shame

We stayed for 1 night, arrived late at night, there was someone present when we arrived and they checked us in, breakfast was to be served at 8:30 in the morning. We showed up at 8:40 for breakfast, no one there, we looked everywhere, not a soul, we tried calling the hotel, no answer. Breakfast isnt really included if theres no one to serve breakfast! We had to go somewhere else instead. Only plus point was that the beds were comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

4/10 Poor

Glen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location and very friendly helpful people
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Margaret

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beds and Pillows very comfortable Staff excellent as the food was too
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
The latest owners took over less than three weeks before our stay and the operation is clearly in transition. Management and staff very friendly, food was excellent and room was a little dated.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Amenities
Helpful and friendly staff who had only recently taken over the property and were working on fixing some inherited items. Excellent full English breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Christian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property could do with a revamp, but as the new management have only been in 2 weeks I'm sure this will be done, lovely staff and extremely hard working, a shame Expedia didn't tell them we were coming as the previous owner hadn't run the property properly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

John

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and staff. Food excellent
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I was booked in for 2 nights but ended up only staying 1 as my circumstances changed, it was nothing to do with the staff or property. On the whole my stay was fine , bedroom clean and comfortable. I didn’t eat there so am unable to comment. I suppose the only complaints would be , the shower was awful , it was more like a dripping tap !! And although there was a garden area , it was tucked away across the carpark and no part was in the sun , also the main entrance wasn’t easily identifiable.. but other than that , the staff were friendly and helpful and the property was ideal for my needs just being across the road from Rutland water where I was doing the 2K Rutland swim
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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

Idyllic Pub and Rooms in Chocolate box village

A proper Jewel in a crown of a County. About 10 mins from Oakham and 15 from the A1. Located in one of the many chocolate box villages. Large open bars and restaurant where nothing was too much trouble. Large car park and idyllic upper permenant Gazebo area with tables and comfy furniture. We ate outside under the canopy relaxed by the sound of the waterfall. The place was so quiet and relaxing that we felt we had the place to ourselves. So much so we stayed there all afternoon/evening and didn't venture out until the next day. Both my wife and I felt so at home. The food was absolutely to die for and so much care and attention was given. Cooked to perfection and presented so well. I couldnt finish my steak it was so large. So unusual for me. I was devastated lol but comfortably full and that was without eating the fries. My wife said it was the best duck she had ever eaten. The room was clean and airy. The bathroom clean and well maintained. Despite all the rooms being booked we spent a quiet night. We messed up as we didnt realise that Breakfast was included. After the evening meal experience, we realised we had missed out big time. We won’t the next time we stay, you can be sure of that. A big shout out to the hosts who were incredibly welcoming and fabulous chefs 👍 It would be an incredible wedding venue! In fact now I'm here I'm booking again!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

D

Karen was a brilliant host.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Tamara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such thoughtful room amenities and very spacious. Very tasteful interiors. The food is excellent, worth staying just for that.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024