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Reviews of The Highworth Hotel

1 Westrop , Swindon, SN6 7HJ, United Kingdom

#6 of 19 hotels in Swindon

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Review Score

Based on 189 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    9.1

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free Wifi

    8.0

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  • Reviewed: February 9, 2024

    10
    Fantastic hotel and food
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff very very friendly, the food was exceptional and the rooms were beautiful.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 22, 2024

    10
    A lovely friendly hotel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    N/a

    Clean and spacious

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: December 13, 2023

    10
    FM
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Everything was good and nice

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: November 13, 2023

    10
    Amazing stay, room was excellent, so spacious and lovely decor. The staff are so friendly too.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The entrance to the car park is very tight so if your not confident I wouldn't try it.

    The room was amazing. The best family room I've ever stayed in, in the UK.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 13, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I recommend it, I had a very nice time

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: September 27, 2023

    1.0
    Do not recomend at all
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was a wedding on downstairs which we were not informed of. Their DJ started during dinner and it was so loud we couldn’t even hear each other cross the table. You had to walk through their wedding party room to get out into the garden. Our room was right above theirs and it was vibrating with the noise they were also running up and down the hallways. Next morning we were looking forward to breakfast but when we came down there was food and drinks everywhere that hadn’t been cleaned from the night before. We therefor had to sit outside and the restaurant was disgusting and I mean food everywhere it was awful. We weren’t apologised to or offered any compensation. In future you need to warn your guests if you have events on and if you cannot control the noise you should not be offering stays on the same nights. This really ruined our weekend and we were so upset.

    The room was nice

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 23, 2023

    10
    Absolutely amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We could only stay one night!

    Breakfast was delicious, staff were friendly and couldn’t do enough for you. It was clean and comfortable.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 12, 2023

    10
    Beautiful big rooms bloody lovely sausage.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff are lovely. Really great breakfast. Sausage is bloody lovely. My dog approved too.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 10, 2023

    1.0
    Delightful staff, good evening menu nice atmosphere
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast starts at 8am so too late for many business customers. The car park entrance is so narrow it is almost impossible not to scrape a mirror or worse!!

    Lovely old building beautifully decorated good layout and nice garden

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2023

    2.0
    Probably the worst hotel experience I’ve had in Europe.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    When I checked in I was taken up to the room and when I entered I realised the room hadn’t been cleaned after the previous guests!! The room was very hot and no air conditioning and the window was broken and wouldn’t stay open. There was no water provided, no tissues. The room wasn’t serviced at all after I checked in. The letter in the room said it was because of COVID… how long can that be used as excuse? The breakfast was packets of cereals with second grade fruit (pear, apple, orange or banana) that you had to cut up yourself. One morning there was no hot water. No staff on duty so tried to phone number given but no one answered.

    Staff were very nice and polite.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: May 25, 2023

    6.0
    just needs a bit of TLC
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    cobwebs in room, flickering light bulb in bathroom, couldn't use this. kettle lid broken, no back on remote control for TV. loose toilet seat. i think the accommodation would benefit from a little TLC. No food served on an evening (tuesday)

    very pleasant welcome and staff were friendly. very quite, free parking although access is very tight.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2023

    10
    This is a wonderful hotel, great staff, very comfortable beds and great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not complaining as we were fine but there are very steep stairs up to the suite and this would be very difficult to access if you had mobility problems. The entrance to the car park is so lovely and it the original arch. It is very narrow and again, we were fine but if you had a large car you may want too park up the road.

    The hotel is really lovely, the staff are exceptional, courteous and welcoming. We booked the suite with a sitting room with pullout bed and up a few stairs into a lovely huge bedroom. The pull out bed was very comfortable and the bed in the main bedroom was one of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in. Linen high quality as all finishes. Will definitely stay again when we are in the area and so glad we found it. Free parking. Breakfast was perfect, continental and full english, cooked to perfection. We couldn't believe how large the suite was, plenty of room for 4 with room to spare. A real treat.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing in the extreme
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    No evening meal available as the hotel does not do foof on a Monday or Tuesday. I had t go outside and find a local restaurant. Breakfast, included in the price was not available until 8am. When I said that was too late, I was told continental breakfast would be laid out - though there was no fridge I ws told bread would be there. The following morning bread, cereal were on display but there ws no juice, milk, water or ability to make tea. I had to elave without anything as there were no staff around, despite the flyer on the tabel saying breakfast Monday - Friday from 7am. None of these meal times were clear when I booked and if they had been I would not have ckosen this hotel. It is not set up for business travel

    The room was clean and spacious

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 8, 2023

    10
    Lovely little hotel!
    • Business trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Superior Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff were excellent and very helpful. The room was immaculate and had everything you could need, the included breakfast was great. The interior of the hotel was lovely and you felt like everything was clean and well cared for.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: February 19, 2023

    10
    Simply an excellent stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All staff were excellent especially Chloe at breakfast . Cooked breakfast is to order and chef cooked everything to perfection. Room ( high society ) was spacious and decor was lovely . I really Cannot fault any aspect of our stay . ( If i had to pick up on something negative , Perhaps tidy up the car drive way leading to the carpark , this was shabby, tired and untidy and not in keeping with the rest of the property as everything was else was so nice !. )

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: December 31, 2022

    10
    Lovely few nights. Will definitely be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Quaint, super friendly staff- nothing is too much. spotlessly clean

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 27, 2022

    10
    we really enjoyed it
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    it was all fine

    very comfortable bedroom and extra wide bed hood for sleeping well. Furniture and rooms downstairs looked good and hotel had a Georgian feel

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 7, 2022

    4.0
    I would not stay here again.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Restaurant closed. I was directed to two local restaurants (both were full) or told I could get a take away and take it to my room, which is what I ended up having to do. At breakfast, which was specifically included in the price, I was told if I wanted a cooked breakfast I would have to wait at least 20 minutes because the chef hadn’t turned up. The continental alternative consisted of toast or cereal only and there were no plates so I ended up eating toast off a paper napkin. I also noticed the fire escape was blocked with linen bags.

    Clean, comfortable, well located. Friendly staff.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 1, 2022

    4.0
    Room was clean and comfortable just let down with restaurant and bar being closed.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Restaurant and bar closed weekdays do not state on booking

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    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing at all. It was excellent.

    The decor was beautiful. The new management team of a fortnight were superb. An excellent breakfast and very welcoming staff!

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: October 25, 2022

    6.0
    Did not meet the what was advertised on the booking.com webpage
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    We were disappointed by how things turned out differently to what we thought was booked on booking.com. We booked the 'suite' for 3 guests and were told later by email (and AFTER having paid what we thought was the bill for a 3-person booking on booking.com) that we need to pay an extra 25£ at the hotel for the 3rd person to cover the cost for the linen and doing up the sofa. The photos of the suite showed a nice generous layout (over 439 feet2) with a spacious seating area with the sofa that appeared to be in a room spared away from the one with the double bed giving the 3rd person more privacy. The photos also showed two sets of generously sized windows, one in each of the sub-rooms. In reality we were all stuffed into one dark(ish) room under the sloping roof with some height restrictions. With the sofa bed made up one could hardly move for lack of space. This 3 guest suite came up as a bookable option on booking.com when one applies the filter for pets allowed and the hotel states that they accept pets.. But we were told (later via email and AFTER having paid) that the room is not suitable for a dog but that they would make an exception for us if we don't open the window - we could at that stage only be thankful as we had no option to change travel plans on short notice but it was stressful. I would not hasten to go back. Note: One may not take a dog into restaurant. This is OK as one can go into the bar area but that appears less nice and was another disappointment especially for the breakfast. Parking is indeed tricky due to the fact that the passage past the side of the hotel is extremely narrow.

    The restaurant meal was very tasty. Restaurant service was very friendly. The bathroom was clean and spacious

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: October 14, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely rooms. Very helpful staff. I will stay again when I'm the area.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: August 27, 2022

    10
    Comfortable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All was good

    Clean, lovely room. Staff helpful

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 27, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Drive into car park quite scary when sun is low and in your eyes. Otherwise awesome

    Room well appointed Food excellent Staff great

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 26, 2022

    10
    excellent
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the breakfast was very good quality

    Stayed in August 2022

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