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The Saracens Head Hotel

2.0 star property
Swindon hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Exterior
Double Room, Ensuite
Single Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
Garden

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Childcare
  • Non-smoking
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
Main amenities
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Babysitting
  • Terrace
  • Banquet hall
Feel at home
  • Babysitting services
  • Terrace
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free self parking
  • Kids' menu
The price is $75
includes taxes & fees
$62 per night
Dec 30 - Dec 31

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Separate bedroom
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps up to 3)

Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps up to 3)

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Separate bedroom
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room, Private Bathroom (room)

Single Room, Private Bathroom (room)

Highlights

Heating
Separate bedroom
Detached private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite

Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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includes taxes & fees
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About the neighborhood

Map
Market Place, Swindon, England, SN6 7AG

What's nearby

  • Coate Water Country Park - 11 min drive
  • Wyvern Theatre - 12 min drive
  • Swindon and Cricklade Railway - 12 min drive
  • Museum of the Great Western Railway - 13 min drive
  • Swindon Designer Outlet - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Oxford (OXF) - 45 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS) - 82 min drive
  • Swindon (XWS-Swindon Train Station) - 20 min drive
  • Swindon Station - 21 min drive
  • Kemble Station - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Kingsdown Arms - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Highworth Hotel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Rose & Crown - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Heart in Hand - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Saracens Head Hotel

Enjoy your visit to Swindon with a stay at The Saracens Head Hotel. The restaurant is the perfect spot for a bite to eat, and after visiting the outdoor tennis courts for a workout, you can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Fellow travelers love the helpful staff.

Languages

English

At a glance

DONE

Hotel size

    • 12 rooms
DONE

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 12:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
    • Express check-in/out available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Check-out time is 10:30 AM
DONE

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
DONE

Children

    • Babysitting
DONE

Pets

    • Pets not allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Free onsite extended parking
DONE

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge

Traveling with children

  • Babysitting services
  • Children's menu

What to do

  • Horse riding nearby

Facilities

  • Terrace
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Fees & policies

Policies

This property does not have elevators.
This property accepts credit cards and cash.
This property is professionally cleaned.

Also known as

Saracens Head Hotel Swindon
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Frequently asked questions

Does The Saracens Head Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, The Saracens Head Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at The Saracens Head Hotel?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed.
Is parking offered on site at The Saracens Head Hotel?
Yes, there's free self and extended parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at The Saracens Head Hotel?
Check-in start time: 12:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:30 AM. Express check-in and check-out are available.
What is there to do at The Saracens Head Hotel and nearby?
Practice your swing on the tennis courts. Additional recreation nearby includes birdwatching.
Are there restaurants at or near The Saracens Head Hotel?
Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.
What's the area around The Saracens Head Hotel like?
The Saracens Head Hotel is located a short 14-minute walk from Pentylands Country Park.

Reviews

7.2

Good

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Poor

Just give it a wide berth!
The mould on the shower ceiling aggravated my asthma and gave me a chest infection. I had to leave this place mid stay due to the health problems it was causing me. Awful bed, not clean, they wouldn’t provide any kind of refund via Hotels.com. I will be reporting this place with the pictures I took to the authorities after the festive period.
Mark, 6-night business trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

2/10 Poor

Tired and shabby but cheap.
Little more than a doss house to be honest. Dirty, smelly rooms with mouldy en-suites. I cut my stay short after developing a chest infection from their mould infested shower ceiling in room 11. They won’t be interested in this review so it’s probably not worth it in the end. But if it stops one person wasting their money in this place, it’ll be worth the effort. The cleaners seemed nice, but not able to deal the frankly Sisyphean task of maintaining these rooms. The sinks are caked in scale, the toilets are in inaccessible positions for the most part for anyone taller than 5 foot and the rest of the room is just so dirty and shabby that’s it seems pointless to even mention it (see pictures instead). The mattresses are without a trace of hyperbole the worst I've ever attempted to lay upon (as I can’t actually say sleep on as there was precious little of that happening). I had to cut my stay short in the end after contracting a chest infection from the active black mould patch on the ceiling of the shower in room 11. Still, it’s cheap. So if you’re prepared to take your very life and sanity in your hands to save a buck (like I thought I was prepared to do) give it a go.
Black mould ceiling of shower in room 11
Chipped and dirty side table
Terribly managed planning in en suites.
Back of the door
Mark, 4-night business trip
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6/10 Good

Mark, 6-night business trip
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8/10 Very Good

Kevin, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Walter, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Better than expected given low cost. Would come back
Amro, 1-night business trip
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8/10 Very Good

Good value
All fine for the money.
Sean A, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

Nice stay
On business
Gary, 1-night business trip
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10/10 Exceptional

JOHN, 2-night business trip
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6/10 Good

Dave, 1-night business trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Perfect spot for working away thank you
William, 1-night business trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Fantastic hotel/bar the room was clean and very spacious and the bathroom was very nice. Staff where extremely friendly and helpful and the bar was a nice environment with food and drink not to expensive, would definitely recommend and will be staying again
Luke, 1-night trip with friends
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6/10 Good

It is a lovely inn with two bars, the choice of food on the menu is very good, it was served piping hot, and good portions. The hotel is in need of an upgrade the mattress was soft and saggy. The room faced onto the high St and was subject to traffic noise, one of the pull down blinds was broken and did not pull up. But for the price paid it was ok
Ian, 1-night business trip
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8/10 Very Good

Nice little place. Nothing fancy at all but the staff were very friendly and the beer was nice. Room was super basic, but was also super cheap so to be expected. Bed was comfortable enough. Would stay again if it I was on my own.
B, 1-night business trip
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8/10 Very Good

Helpful staff and good value for a two night stay and a ideal location
Robert, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Very friendly staff, good sized room with a view of the square. Small but adequate toilet. Really good food and drink.
William, 1-night trip with friends
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8/10 Very Good

A bit tired
Clean but very tired condition but not bad for price
Clive, 1-night business trip
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8/10 Very Good

Emily, 1-night trip
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4/10 Fair

I am an Highworthian, I love the town and love to make visits to see relatives and old friends, and this was the purpose of my recent visit and my reason for booking a weekend at the Saracens Head. I will break my review into two. Firstly, the pub; friendly, enjoyable food, great ale, well appointed with the bars, restaurant, TV / smokers area and gardens, large car park area, as a modern-day pub I would rate it with 4 stars. Secondly as a hotel; we were shown into room 8, a twin room, although I was pretty convinced that I had booked a double, but put that down to me. The bed was comfortable and the bedding nice and crisp and clean, great so far. The furniture in the room consisted of two, 4 drawer cabinets, one with 1 drawer missing, 1 broken, and another with a pull handle missing, the cabinet had been painted but now showed batches of bare wood. The top of the cabinet housed the tea making facility; two random mugs, one spoon and all ingredients stuffed into one bowel. The second cabinet appeared ok, this one housed the TV; but no controller, so. no TV. There was no provision for clothes hanging. There was a single bedside cabinet but no bedside lighting One painted wall was covered in marks and the brown carpet looked quite dirty. Following my complaining I was told that the manager would come in and see me by 5.30, well, he did come in but never came to talk to me, I was passed a message informing me that ‘tomorrow I will move to another room and that I would be reimbur
Colin George, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

Overall pretty good but it's out of date and needs to be updated and the mold needs to be cleaned out of the bathrooms they also need to leave a toilet brush for customers
mark t, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

This hotel is amazing!!!! It has so much personality, great staff, a wonderful pub to go to where one can enjoy a great dinner, other great places to go to within walking distance. And it's right next to a bus stop so it is possible to go further off and just come back in the evening. This was such a fantastic experience, and I can't wait to go back to Highworth and The Saracen's Head Hotel!!!!
Nicole, 2-night business trip
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2/10 Poor

Dated,paintwork scratched,dirty bin and bathroom uncomfortable bed
George, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely hotel very friendly staff
Gary, 1-night trip with friends
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8/10 Very Good

Nice, character property with comfortable bed.
Iqbal, 4-night business trip
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4/10 Fair

It's a lovely building. I'm a heavy bloke and really did not get on with the mattress, very 'soft' (old?)... And it was a bit of a squeeze getting past the sink into the shower... But I booked a cheap room!
Philip, 1-night business trip
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