William Cecil

4.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Bar (on property)
Exterior
Terrace/patio
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services

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St Martins, Lincolnshire, Stamford, England, PE9 2LJ
  • Place, Stamford Meadows
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Browne's Hospital and Museum
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Burghley House
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Double or Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Deluxe Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Suite

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

William Cecil

A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, a 24-hour front desk, and express check-out.
William Cecil offers 26 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Stamford hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at William Cecil. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Stamford Meadows. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant. This property offers pet-friendly amenities like food and water bowls.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include meeting rooms, a terrace, and coffee/tea in a common area
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Burghley House and 8 minutes from Rutland Water Nature Reserve
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. William Cecil also features a terrace, a garden, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star Stamford hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The Dining Room - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The Dining Room

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

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

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 25
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 30 per accommodation, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 28 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 cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 30 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 28 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

William Cecil Hotel
William Cecil Hotel Stamford
William Cecil Stamford
The William Cecil At Stamford Hotel Stamford
The William Cecil At Stamford Hotel
William Cecil Hotel
William Cecil Stamford
William Cecil Hotel Stamford

William Cecil Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 245 out of 462 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 139 out of 462 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 49 out of 462 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 462 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 462 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

PHILIP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful hotel, really comfortable room, friendly staff and excellent breakfast. We also ate in the restaurant in the evening and the food was outstanding. We will definitely be coming back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Imogen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were lovely, great stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room with lots of lovely touches like fresh milk coffee pods and homemade biscuits. Excellent breakfast and fabulous position
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jo

We really enjoyed our stay and will definitely return. We walked into Stamford in the evening for drinks and dinner. The breakfast was delicious. We walked around the grounds of Burghley House in the morning which was stunning. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Vernon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent choice Hotel, staff were welcoming, friendly and efficient. Room was very nice, comfortable. Would stay again. Only criticism is the full English breakfast could do with a ramekin of baked beans, as very dry without them
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely hotel, staff all excellent, breakfast good choice. Beds very comfy & lovely toiletries & touches. Thankyou
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful historic hotel in a great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

MRS THERESE P PARKINSONL

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean comfortable room
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel, the staff, the food where all brilliant. They made us really comfortable and welcome. We will be staying here every time we come to Stamford. If you have the opportunity I highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in a good position. Beautifully decorated for Christmas. Very clean. Staff very friendly and happy to help. Lovely variety of breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gil

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

A little Gem, fab rooms and easy parking

We loved this place , fab location and great rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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

Romantic weekend

Lovely hotel in a beautiful town, perfect for a romantic couples get away
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
like everything about this hotel big shout out to racheal on receeption.will be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay from the moment we arrived. Staff so friendly and helpful and the room was lovely, felt very special.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location to walk into Stamford. Nice old hotel with history attached. Well appointed rooms, easy parking and nice breakfast. The room was a bit on the small side for the price and the shower cubicle was smaller than we are used to but overall very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ian

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

Great hotel

Very friendly staff and amazing food
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
all the staff and management were very helpful at all times and took time to interact with all guests. Very convenient just a 10 minute walk into town.Breakfast had a large selection of choices and always willing to change things if you wanted to
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert A.

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good, relaxing stay. Would recommend and return.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful rooms, but No 19 was directly over the kitchen, so could hear loud radio at night and in the morning before breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kai

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

Great place and staff

Very helpful even finding a phone charger when I forgot mine
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very enjoyable stay in walking distance of Stamford town centre and immediate access to the grounds of Burleigh House.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Garrie

Liked: Amenities
We had a really nice room and the food in the restaurant was wonderful. We will certainly visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

roman

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

Lovely hotel

We loved our stay here, room very clean, bed comfortable, radio on when we walked in nice touch , staff friendly, breakfast outstanding .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great building , lovely room and bathroom, great for parking, having a drink in the lounge was very relaxing and the food was excellent. Will stay again when working in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

George H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved my stay here. Felt luxurious
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024