Macdonald Compleat Angler

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Interior
Reception
Front of property – evening/night
1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
Marlow Bridge, Marlow, England, SL7 1RG
  • Higginson Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Bisham Abbey
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Cliveden House
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room, 2 Single Beds, Accessible

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Suite, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Suite, 1 Double Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Macdonald Compleat Angler

Eco-certified hotel with 2 restaurants and a 24-hour front desk
2 restaurants, a bar/lounge, and 24-hour room service are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, conference space, and concierge services are onsite.
Macdonald Compleat Angler offers 64 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Plasma televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Macdonald Compleat Angler's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Thames River. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and 2 restaurants are available. This property offers pet-friendly amenities like food and water bowls.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at The Riverside Restaurant, a fine-dining restaurant that serves British cuisine
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and luggage storage
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Steps from Thames River and 14 minutes by car from Cliveden House
  • Pets welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
There are 2 restaurants on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms.

Public spaces have free WiFi. A terrace, barbecue grills, and a garden are also featured at the eco-certified Macdonald Compleat Angler. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Marlow hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM.
The Riverside Restaurant - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Sindhu by Atul Kochhar - This restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
The Walton Bar & Lounge - This bar serves light fare only.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish

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

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 26 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Sindhu by Atul Kochhar
  • The Riverside Restaurant
  • The Walton Bar & Lounge

Things to do

  • Fishing

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 3 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1640
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

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

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 26.00 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per night

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

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Guests may experience noise disturbance due to nearby construction work.
  • To make arrangements to bring your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

Macdonald Compleat Angler
Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel
Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel Marlow
Macdonald Compleat Angler Marlow
Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel
Macdonald Compleat Angler Marlow
Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel Marlow

Macdonald Compleat Angler Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 324 out of 703 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 212 out of 703 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 99 out of 703 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 44 out of 703 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 703 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A very convenient location a stones throw from Marlow High Street. However, in real need of refurbishment with very dated bathroom fittings and shabby paintwork in hallway areas. Called room service twice to obtain fresh milk so that we could drink the coffee in the room - no reply. For price charged for room one would expect more. Not the quality hotel I was expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service

DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR CARD!!!

1* this hotel does accept cash which is fine however we already prepaid for the hotel via hotels.com. When they took a card as security they took payment for the room TWICE and the food and drinks TWICE. Totalling nearly £800 a week before christmas. It has taken nearly 2 months to resolve and so many members of staff spoken to!! So much so I started to know their names. The Customer service and promise to resolve is absolutely disgraceful. Avoid giving them your card details.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

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

Fabulous 1 night stay at Complete Angler, Marlow

Celebrating 60th birthday. Great spacious room with balcony overlooking the weir. All staff were very courteous. Breakfast was wonderful in a delightful room overlooking the river and bridge in Marlow. Free parking and very quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martyn

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Edward

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Filthy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

christopher

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Romeo

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely room by the river

Lovely room right by the water. Huge comfortable bed. Good shower. Air conditioning, though we didn’t need it in January, still good to know it’s available. The bar is nice though not well stocked. Lack of anything to eat when arriving late was a little downer. The Staff are first-rate, attentive and efficient. Restaurant has a nice atmosphere right on the river. The porridge is to be avoided, just damp oats.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Gunnlaugur

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Riccardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Floyd

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

Birthday bash

Lovely room with fabulous river view. We had a meal in the Riverside restaurant with 16 other guests and we were looked after impeccably. Great to stay at this well know hotel too.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

PHILIP

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

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

Amazing views

Clean,comfortable beds & spacious rooms with a sublime view in a beautiful town …what more could you ask for?
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a comfortable nights sleep, the room was wonderful and I have no complaints whatsoever.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Faded Grandeur

So disappointed with standards at Compleat Angler - admittedly 20 years since having stayed but Hotel is tired, room 11 deluxe had large cobwebs above bed and in corners of room. Bathroom equally tired - bath specifically horrid with either rust or dirt showing in the grid of safety grip section, TV was ancient and channels limited We ventured into bar - but didn’t stay - dark and again tired Outside the building definitely needs painting Positively- the bedding was clean and bed comfortable - view nice over Thames to Church
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Leisurely charm of a bygone era

There is a relaxed, Edwardian feel to this riverside retreat. Don't expect the reception to be staffed when you check in. Hunt a little for staff amidst the wood panelling, and you will find tranquil repose.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

nicholas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely location but the double rooms are old and COLD. Had to ask for a fan heater as the in room heating was non existent. Not ideal in January.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sally

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyable

Nice room looking over the water. Bit dusty, but comfortable. Service was very slow but the food was a good quality and very expensive. Why do they need to charge extra for tomatoes at breakfast? Bit cheapskate if you ask me, especially when a breakfast is £26 in the first place. Very enjoyable evening however.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our experience of the staff was inconsistent, check-in was fairly lack lustre and no explanation of facilities, dining options or card service was given. Couldn't find bar staff. However the concierge was really helpful. Communal rooms were lovely but the bedrooms were old and tired. ( We had to switch rooms) Even in the upgraded room the shower was broken, TV old and kept switching off, chipped paintwork and a hole in the back of the bathroom door. disappointing for a 4 star. Location is excellent, but they don't have to work on that!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

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

Excellent

Lovely hotel with plenty of charm. Excellent service and great food
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024