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The Saracens Head Hotel

3.0 star property
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Exterior
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Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Market Place, Southwell, England, NG25 0HE
  • Southwell Tourist Information Centre
    1 min walk
  • Southwell Library
    1 min walk
  • Southwell Minster
    3 min walk
  • East Midlands (EMA)
    66 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, Non Smoking

Double Room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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King Charles Suite

King Charles Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Four Poster Room

Four Poster Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Double Room

Family Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Southwell

With a stay at The Saracens Head Hotel in Southwell, just steps from Southwell Tourist Information Centre and Southwell Library. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Southwell Minster and 1 mi (1.6 km) from The Workhouse, Southwell.

What's nearby

  • Southwell Library - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Southwell Minster - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • The Workhouse, Southwell - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Southwell Racecourse - 4 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Sherwood Forest Country Park - 17 min drive - 18.3 km

Getting around

  • Fiskerton Station - 3 min drive
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Rose & Crown - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪The Final Whistle - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Reindeer Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Kelham Hall - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Riverside Pub & Kitchen - ‬16 min drive

About this property

The Saracens Head Hotel

Tudor hotel with free breakfast and a restaurant
The Saracens Head Hotel offers 27 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Stay in one of 27 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this Tudor hotel include wedding services and a ballroom.
At The Saracens Head Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 2 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM.
The Saracens Head Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–9:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Conveniences

  • Ballroom

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms - 2

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from noon - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Saracens Head Hotel Hotel
Saracens Head Hotel
Saracens Head Hotel Southwell
Saracens Head Southwell
Saracens Hotel
Saracens Head Hotel Southwell, United Kingdom
The Saracens Head Hotel Southwell
The Saracens Head Hotel Hotel Southwell

The Saracens Head Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 56 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Margaret

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is very tired. It is really hardly open at the moment with no bar operating and downstairs lounge space available but dark and unwelcoming. The room was dingy. We were given 2 paper cups, no glasses and no soap or shower foam. The bath ran brown.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

Simon

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a disappointing experience.
It was disappointing the hotel is a tired and dog eared, breakfast was poor better on the second day than the first I booked with the option of cancelling but they moved the cancellation point 24hrs sooner without letting me know.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Ian, Winchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely building in the centre of Southwell. Unfortunately the owners have had to severely curtail the services on offer so have reduced it to a bed and breakfast only, so no bar and no restaurant except for breakfast. Nevertheless there are plenty of alternative restaurants within a short walk in the town and the hotel are happy to direct guests to them.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Raymond

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Irish rover.
The hotel was very disappointing it seemed more a bed and breakfast the dining room and bar were closed also the hotel locked the doors at 8pm, fortunately 20 yards away there is another hotel serving reasonably priced food and drink, our room no 9 was a little dated also on a unusually hot evening the heating in the bathroom was on constantly, the hotel says that toiletries are provided we had in our bathroom hand wash and conditioner for your hair the shower was cobbled together with a cheap showerhead on an ornate set of taps, the chair in the room was broken also no hand sanitiser was provided in the room breakfast was served by a shoeless gent. So altogether an unusual experience,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Dominique St Clair

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Seriously over-priced accommodation for what you get. On arrival the receptionist was on the phone - there was little acknowledgement of my arrival even after she’d ended her call. The room was checked before I was given access;l I was told the bedside lamps were missing (“people take things”) but a replacement lamp was not offered. General maintenance of the hotel was lacking - carpets smelled musty, door lock was awkward and clearly replaced but not poorly executed, paint over light switches etc. Nowhere to hang clothes or place suitcase in room. No hairdryer in room. Chose hotel as it had a restaurant attached but on arrival was told it was closed. Breakfast was varied enough but coffee was undrinkable; cutlery was smeary and fruit bowls on buffet table were covered with placemats “to keep the flies off”. Asked if taxi could be ordered and was given a list of numbers. Was glad I was only staying one night. A hotel likely steeped in history in much need of an overhaul.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again
Very good overnight stay. Only negative was the seemingly microwaved scramble eggs for part of breakfast. Otherwise very attentive staff and the quality of stay was value for money at this very historically interesting old inn.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel
Stayed one night. Owner and staff friendly and helpful. Lovely room, clean and excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
Characterful hotel spoilt by bland rooms
The hotel has a lot of character but the rooms, at the back of the hotel, are characterless. The corridor and the rooms are painted white, which definitely does not go with the rest of the hotel. It's stark like a 70's motel. We stayed on one of the hottest days of the year and as the windows only open about 5 inches, we had to rely on a fan provided in the room. It wasn't a comfortable that night. The shower was modern but no shelf was provided to have washing items conveniently located during a shower, everything had to be placed on the floor. There was no handrail for the shower, a necessity for older guests like ourselves. We were only told that the hotel was having problems with staffing when we arrived and no food was available for the night of our stay. There is plenty of eating establishments close by but Southwell does seem to be affected worse than some towns by Covid. Don't hotel managers/owners watch "The Hotel Inspector', time and again she highlights the failings in an hotel that impact badly on the customers experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very average accommodation
Facilities and rooms rather outdated and tired looking. Very average
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel with old world charm
A fantastic old world hotel, we have a four poster bedroom which exceeded our expectations. The bathroom was large and well appointed, it was covid safe. The staff were both pleasant and helpful. We would visit thus hotel again when in that area
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

G

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful host
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Interesting quirky hotel
Lovely, quirky old hotel. Room was interesting, with a 4 poster. Sadly the pandemic means some soft furnishings were removed. Food was ok. Service was good enough but might be improved.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
King Charles Suite
Lovely quirky old building, needs a bit of TLC in places although the food & service was superb. Loved the history and it was a great staying in the King Charles suite, very comfy bed and huge bathroom. Floors are a little uneven being such an old building so you need to watch your step. A lovely stay and we'll definitely use this hotel again if we stay in Southwell.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Great hotel with amazing service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff and lots of parking available for my business night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I liked a comfortable bad, clean room and polite & helpful personnel.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020