The Saracens Head Hotel

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

Great pub, good food and friendly people

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

Helpfull staff and easy find and a private car park

Nice clean room and comfortable bed. Perfect for a one night stay. No issues parking as there's a large car park at the back

OK, the venue is not going to be The Savoy. It is basic an ideally placed to get around the town, which I found very pleasent. Parking is good and no problem. However, parts of the room we stayed in were less than adequate. Draws missing and broken, and then put at the back of the room. The condtion of the furniture was of very poor condition. But, what annoyed and frustrated me the most was there was no remote for the TV. When leaving we asked one of the cleaners where it was, as we may have not found it. NO, they told me it was stolen, but not replaced. Its a shame, as the shower room was very clean. The beds were OK, and the sheets were very clean. Would I stay there again? Yes I would, as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

We had a lovely time! Staff was exceptional! We had a beautiful dinner at the pub! The food was amazing!

Lovely pub, good food, friendly atmosphere, Nice rooms, a quirky building which shaws age by design, Over all a lovely place to stay,

Very good and sensibly priced. A very good selection of beer and worth staying just for the beer!

Very good location for the wedding and a reasonable rate for the night. Very comfy bed and good shower. The pub lunch was very tasty and excellently cooked, fish and chips and scampi were delicious. The car park at the back was welcome as limiting parking in the town.

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.

Carpets filthy; smoke alarm went off for absolute ages; no one there after hours of you need something

Nice clean room and comfortable bed. Perfect for a one night stay. No issues parking as there's a large car park at the back

Clean but very tired condition but not bad for price

it was ok for the price i paid. towels and bedding clean but room was a bit tired

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.

OK, the venue is not going to be The Savoy. It is basic an ideally placed to get around the town, which I found very pleasent. Parking is good and no problem. However, parts of the room we stayed in were less than adequate. Draws missing and broken, and then put at the back of the room. The condtion of the furniture was of very poor condition. But, what annoyed and frustrated me the most was there was no remote for the TV. When leaving we asked one of the cleaners where it was, as we may have not found it. NO, they told me it was stolen, but not replaced. Its a shame, as the shower room was very clean. The beds were OK, and the sheets were very clean. Would I stay there again? Yes I would, as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

In need of major decoration and renovation and a good clean up

Very comfortable bed all clean and tidy could do with some tlc for example in the bathroom there's no where to hang towels etc sink plug chain is broken and door will not close needs planing to better fit

Just stayed for a night so hard to form an educated opinion on the hotel. It was clean, probably could do with some modernisation but at this price it was definitely adequate. The staff and the food were excellent though

The food is amazing and lots of great home made food. Defo 5 star plus. The room is okay for the price but it was fine. Internet fine. I would stay again and it has a lovely family and friends feel.

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

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!

Room No. 7 very tired and dated. Mattress so uncomfortable. En-suite had bad smell, not the best hotel stay this year. Didn’t expect too much but was a let down. Check-in and staff all fine.

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

Very friendly staff, good sized room with a view of the square. Small but adequate toilet. Really good food and drink.

Very comfortable bed all clean and tidy could do with some tlc for example in the bathroom there's no where to hang towels etc sink plug chain is broken and door will not close needs planing to better fit

Simple but comfortable, did the job

Just stayed for a night so hard to form an educated opinion on the hotel. It was clean, probably could do with some modernisation but at this price it was definitely adequate. The staff and the food were excellent though

Staff friendly and helpful room needs a revamp, but would book again

excellent hospitality and very freindly staff. Great location for a quick stopover

Lovely hotel very friendly staff

Great pub, good food and friendly people

My stay was very delightful. The location was perfect, very accessible by public transportation. The staff were extremely courteous and kind.

Really lovely friendly staff, very clean and great food in the restaurant. Perfect for a stopover.

Carpets filthy; smoke alarm went off for absolute ages; no one there after hours of you need something

Very friendly welcome, clear instructions on issuing WiFi code, key drop off etc. TV worked fine, warm comfortable room and bed

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

Just stayed for a night so hard to form an educated opinion on the hotel. It was clean, probably could do with some modernisation but at this price it was definitely adequate. The staff and the food were excellent though

Staff friendly and helpful room needs a revamp, but would book again

excellent hospitality and very freindly staff. Great location for a quick stopover

My stay was very delightful. The location was perfect, very accessible by public transportation. The staff were extremely courteous and kind.

Helpfull staff and easy find and a private car park

Nice clean room and comfortable bed. Perfect for a one night stay. No issues parking as there's a large car park at the back

Helpful staff and good value for a two night stay and a ideal location

What an amazing place in a fabulous location! Wonderful!

Staff and cleanliness great but a very tired old coaching inn - but very cheap! No food available but on High St with cafes etc so fine.

OK, the venue is not going to be The Savoy. It is basic an ideally placed to get around the town, which I found very pleasent. Parking is good and no problem. However, parts of the room we stayed in were less than adequate. Draws missing and broken, and then put at the back of the room. The condtion of the furniture was of very poor condition. But, what annoyed and frustrated me the most was there was no remote for the TV. When leaving we asked one of the cleaners where it was, as we may have not found it. NO, they told me it was stolen, but not replaced. Its a shame, as the shower room was very clean. The beds were OK, and the sheets were very clean. Would I stay there again? Yes I would, as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Very good location for the wedding and a reasonable rate for the night. Very comfy bed and good shower. The pub lunch was very tasty and excellently cooked, fish and chips and scampi were delicious. The car park at the back was welcome as limiting parking in the town.

The location, which is close to other bars, Indian and Fish and chip shop.

The food is amazing and lots of great home made food. Defo 5 star plus. The room is okay for the price but it was fine. Internet fine. I would stay again and it has a lovely family and friends feel.

Great pub, good food and friendly people

Room old and in bad condition, bathroom dirty and tap leaking, no remote control for tv, asked for tea and toast at 8.45 am to be told “ we don’t do breakfast in the week “!!!!!!! Even though advertised as inclusive before 09.00

Very friendly staff, good sized room with a view of the square. Small but adequate toilet. Really good food and drink.

Old and querky hotel, very reasonable price and we have stayed here a few times. Bed was quite comfortable and the shower was excellent. A full English breakfast is an extra cost but well worth it. We also ate there on the Saturday evening, and although they were busy, they still managed to find us a table, it was very good food.

Staff and cleanliness great but a very tired old coaching inn - but very cheap! No food available but on High St with cafes etc so fine.

Lovely pub, good food, friendly atmosphere, Nice rooms, a quirky building which shaws age by design, Over all a lovely place to stay,

The staff were friendly and helpful, the food and beer were good and the room was small but comfortable. The shower could do with a refurbishment and the lack of a table and chair was a little annoying, but overall, a nice place and good value for money.

Very good location for the wedding and a reasonable rate for the night. Very comfy bed and good shower. The pub lunch was very tasty and excellently cooked, fish and chips and scampi were delicious. The car park at the back was welcome as limiting parking in the town.

Just stayed for a night so hard to form an educated opinion on the hotel. It was clean, probably could do with some modernisation but at this price it was definitely adequate. The staff and the food were excellent though