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The Live and Let Live

3.0 star property
Inn in Hitchin with free breakfast and a restaurant

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Bar (on property)
Lobby
Exterior
Standard Double Room, Ensuite
Exterior

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Room options

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Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Pegsdon Way, Hitchin, England, SG5 3JX

What's nearby

  • Luton Mall - 14 min drive
  • University of Bedfordshire - 14 min drive
  • Luton Town Football Club - 15 min drive
  • Wrest Park - 16 min drive
  • Woburn Safari Park - 20 min drive

Getting around

  • Harlington Station - 10 min drive
  • Luton Airport (LTN) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Angels Reply - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Baan Thai - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Green Man - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Barns Coffee Shop - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Shack - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Live and Let Live

Property highlights
Take advantage of free breakfast, a restaurant, and a bar at The Live and Let Live. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self parking
  • Multilingual staff and smoke-free premises

Languages

Arabic, English, Greek, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • 1 restaurant

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Live Let Live B&B Hitchin
Live Let Live Hitchin
The Live Let Live
The Live and Let Live Inn
The Live and Let Live Hitchin
The Live and Let Live Inn Hitchin

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking at The Live and Let Live?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Live and Let Live?

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Live and Let Live?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Live and Let Live located?

Situated in Hitchin, this inn is 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Lilley Dog Walking Field and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Chiltern Hills. Wrest Park & Gardens and Top Field are also within 6 mi (10 km).

The Live and Let Live Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 105 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

3.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here it’s such a let down. Unclean unsanitised unhelpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Beatrice

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Room was just ok, was clean but a bit tatty, very loud water pipe noise when next door room flushed their loo. No soap only shower gel. Internet details given in the room did not match to any service available, so unable to use it. Went for breakfast at arranged time of 9.00am to find room locked and nobody in sight! Didn't turn up until 9.20, breakfast was very good when we did get it. Whole place could do with a tidy up. But on the whole not too bad.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Catherine

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired and dated
Arrival and check-in were pleasant and I was shown to my room with a jug of fresh milk and cold water; good start I thought. The room was very hot (however it was an exceptionally hot that week)but there was no offer of a fan. The room decoration was a little dated, however it was the bed with no headboard, lumpy pillows and broken draw fronts at the bottom and the rentokil box that really put me off. Despite the appearance of a tin of tea bags and there was only teabag in the tin! The evening meal was pleasant, however breakfast was a disappointment. The display of Aldi cereal and £1 carton of orange juice was too much like having breakfast at home to charge £85 per night for. I have nothing against budget supermarket food, however I would expect more from a B&B or at least the investment in some containers to offer better presentation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had high hopes for staying here, unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. Room was large enough but every thing a bit old and worn out. Bleach stain on chair, marks on the walls, rusty towel rail, toiletries open and half empty . Asked if we could arrange an early breakfast but no-one turned up .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Darrell

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PIcturesque with a friendly smile.
Wow What a lovely place. Great if you want to ramble around the hills.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is in a lovely setting. But standards have clearly been allowed to lapse over a long period of time, and it shows. Although the staff were welcoming and friendly, there were sticky stains on bedside tables, no loo seat, no soap, and one bed was supported by a book to replace a missing leg. The chrome towel rail in the bathroom (a 'wet room') was so rusty that one leg had entirely been eaten away at the base. Tea and coffee were supposed to be provided in the room; there was about a tablespoon of coffee in the jar supplied, so old that it had congealed. In the dining room, all the chairs were originally covered by a shiny fabric; it has now worn away in patches all over, much like mange. The outdoor areas were messy and untidy. A general feeling of hanging on by the fingernails.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

scott

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I would stay again
Lovely comfy bed and nice linen Single glazed windows so lots of traffic noise No milk in mini fridge to make a drink Nice relaxed atmosphere A bit of dust and few cob webs and bugs in the room but not dirty No complimentary shampoo and body wash but took my own anyway
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Room / chalet was clean and tidy but there was no towels and no Kettle in the room initially . back to reception to get sorted
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed, if only it was a good as the photos suggested!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice homemade food. Clean and tidy room
Nice clean room, good food
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Needs Improvement
Was served an undercooked (raw) burger as an evening meal. Gap around the door frame was so big, it was like sleeping outside. Walls were ridiculously thin (I could hear the TV from 2 rooms away). Was asked what time I wanted breakfast (8.30am). It didnt appear until 9am, but it was too late by then as I had a meeting to get to. Wouldn't recommend and won't be staying again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Won’t be returning.
The room was ok by an average standard, but the shower was small and the cleanliness was dubious. I chose not to eat in the main pub as this wasn’t appealing at all and only ised this for breakfast. For the price I paid, this was not worth the money and would have expected a lot better standard. Breakfast was below average.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely food, and the staff and locals were friendly there's a piano in the bar, and I played for around 30mins - what a bonus for me!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Jasdeep

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice country hotel.
Nice room(no. 3) with en suite shower. Toiletries were good quality. There was no TV in my room when I got there, I mentioned it to the lady on the bar and within minutes someone came and brought me a TV from another room. Food in the pub is lovely, both evening and breakfast meals were delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and relaxing
Very friendly and helpful staff wonderful meal and value for money would definitely recommend a stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Like everything!
Food was amaizing, we had a nice walking next to the hotel. Like that place a lot! And they are pet friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Disorganised check-in, tired hotel
This hotel only has 7 rooms, yet when we arrived needing two next to each other (due to travelling with children) the staff had seemingly no idea which rooms were already full. It took nearly 20 minutes to sort out which two were ours - and instead of a double and twin with an extra mattress, we had got two doubles, with the 3rd bed nowhere to be seen. From comments by the owner, I think someone else had been allocated our rooms by mistake. The rooms have been done out nicely, but are starting to look a little tired in places - and I was most perturbed to find a mouse trap behind the furniture in ours. The enormous squashed spider rolled into the roller blind was also unwelcome! Service was pretty slow and forgetful throughout - with washing up taking priority to getting the 3rd mattress in - even 2 hours later.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Suman, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not great
The photos look lovely & we were looking forward to staying here but there were too many little niggles to give this place a good review. When we arrived the TV was not tuned & the lady who worked there asked if it was alright if she could sort it out when we went out later. As the room was advertised as having a TV & we were only there for one night it was a bit annoying but we were prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt. The rooms were like chalets or a motel & were flimsily built. You could hear a lot of noise from the nearby busy road & the wifi didn't actually work in the room. I couldn't get any signal either so there was no way of accessing the internet to plan our night out unless I went out & got close enough to the house to connect. As one other reviewer said the bathroom was tidy but not very clean which is the perfect way to sum this place up. There was a bit of mould in the shower & the toilet roll holder was broken and nobody had been bothered to fix it. When we got back the TV was working but the picture was terrible. I wanted to take a shower but couldn't get it to work. With the help of another guest I eventually worked out there was a pull cord in the ceiling which was not very obvious. You'd think one of the staff would've mentioned it - basic hospitality. The breakfast in the morning was fine but nothing special. The coffee was terrible, probably instant. There were a lot of dead flies in the window. More care and attention to detail needed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018