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Reviews of The Old House Guesthouse

3 out of 5
The Old House Guesthouse
161 Wilton Rd, Salisbury, England

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a wonderful stay! The hosts were so kind.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Mark on 28 Mar 2024
Thank you for your lovely review Jennifer.Take care

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Friendly and helpful, character, and charm, lovely breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Mark on 28 Mar 2024
Thank you for your lovely review Peter.Take care

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was spotless and the beds were so comfy. Very pleasant couple running the establishment along with the gentleman who does you breakfast in the morning to the exact way you want it. Anytime we are in Salisbury we will be staying there if available.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We are on a 5 week holiday around Europe and the UK and had a one night stay here in the middle of our trip. This beautiful place and the amazing breakfast will stand out in our memories of this trip. Could not have been a lovelier stay!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

N

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review,We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

Mecaela

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review,We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, but low ceilings.
We very much enjoyed our night at the Old Guesthouse. Plenty of parking outside and we walked in for a meal in the old market square of Salisbury which took about 20 minutes each way. The only thing is my partner is over 6ft and the ceilings are VERY low. He kept banging his head on the door frames etc.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mark on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review,We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.Take careMark

8/10 Good

William

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely loved the stay, real quirky house with loads of character, garden was more amazing. Breakfast was plentiful and tast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alaena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was our favorite stay out of three weeks in England! The home itself is beautiful, with tons of character. Breakfast was delicious and plentiful. Be sure to check out the gorgeous garden out back! The owners mother was always out and about helping and chatting and is an absolute treasure of a human being. ❤️
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Meredith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property with updated rooms and very nice bathroom. Owner recommended a perfect walk by the River Avon to the Cathedral. Plus dinner at a pub from the 1300s. All so wonderful. Then, a delicious English breakfast, customized for each of us.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Alan

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful place to stay, lovely hosts and fabulous room and breakfast! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My parents and I loved our stay here! Our host was so friendly and helpful, we had beautiful rooms and a great breakfast, it's in a superb location, and onsite parking is a bonus. I'm hoping to be back next year and will definitely try to stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Warwick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely decorated and furnished room. Our host was very welcoming and helpful. Great breakfast. Couldn’t ask for more
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Mark on 4 May 2023
Hello Warwick,Thank you for your lovely feedback.We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us.It was a pleasure to have you stay in our home.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

FIONA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you - excellent stay
Absolutely superb! Friendly, homely, welcoming and even helped us with some car trouble as we left which was so sweet!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Mark on 15 Jan 2023
Thank you for your lovely review Fiona.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing find this guest house is, a lovely family run business that care about their clients. There has been so much detail given to clients to see and do you will not want to venture out of the guest house. The garden is split in to several different area's but where ever you turn you will see something new, be it a fairy bathing in a bird bath to a hammock hiding behind a shrub, there is plenty of seating areas in all of the gardens. Our bedroom was on the ground floor, very spacious with a very modern en-suite, we were fortunate to have patio doors that lead on to a little courtyard with table and chairs. I can highly recommend the full English breakfast, there was plenty to choose from for the breakfast. Hosts were outstanding and nothing was to much trouble for them. Thank you for making our stay so welcoming, we look forward to returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Mark on 17 Aug 2022
Thank you for your glowing feedback Peter, We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and would love to welcome you back into our home at any time. Take care

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So friendly and helpful esp when my needs changed, they helped me out straight away. Clean updated rooms. Would def reccomend and stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Mark on 17 Aug 2022
Thank you Helen for your feedback, we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with and are welcome back into our home anytime.

8/10 Good

Stephan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Mark on 7 Dec 2021
Thank you for your feedback Stephan. Take care Mark

8/10 Good

Jac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really lovely spacious house,walkable into city
Lovely stay, great hosts, cannot fault the B/&B. Easy walk into city via scenic water meadows or more directly along the road. Sadly feeling somewhat ripped off by Hotels.com as it seems they haven't passed on the substantial saving with VAT currently at 5% rather than 20%
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Mark on 17 Aug 2022
Thank you for your feedback Jac, I would always recommend guests book direct with us and save the commission charged by the booking agents.

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Stay was lovely, the room was clean and comfortable. The host was accommodating and nice to talk too. On-site parking was plentiful and the house was only a 10-15 minute walk from town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Mark on 17 Aug 2022
Thank you for your lovely feedback Sean

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A truly lovely experience
A truly lovely experience staying at The Old House Guesthouse. Immaculately clean and well appointed rooms, warm and friendly hosts, and a delicious breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Mark on 21 Jun 2021
Thank you very much for your feedback. I am glad to read that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back into our home in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Aran

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Mark on 21 Jun 2021
Thank you very much for your feedback Aran.

6/10 Okay

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
JUST OKAY
The hosts were friendly and helpful, albeit the room never got serviced so we had to use the same wet towels the following day and made our own bed, the tea/coffee did not get replenished. The bed was so hard we had two nights of restless sleep and we had no hair dryer in the room. The breakfast was adequate and nicely cooked but there was no selection of fruit, yogurt or pastries. We just had cereal and a cooked breakfast offered to us. Would we stay here again and was it value for money. I’m afraid the answer is NO.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Mark on 21 Jun 2021
Thank you Sue for your feedback. We are currently following Government guidelines in relation to room servicing with trying to minimise contact and reduce transmission. I tried to make it clear on our website that housekeeping is available on request, which I must say, the vast majority of our guests are very comfortable with. I was saddened to read that you had two restless nights due to a hard mattress. We have a selection of rooms with a variety of settings. You had only to speak to me to request a room change and I would have done all that I could to accommodate you. As far as the hairdryer goes, I would draw your attention to our website again, where it states that all non essential items have been removed to try and minimise any contamination risk. Again, if you had only spoken to me, i could have gone to our store room and picked out one of the many hairdryers currently stored away. I was glad to read that you found our breakfast adequate. I don't mean to sound like a broken record but, i would again draw your attention to our website where it clearly states that we have had to suspend all breakfast buffet facilities due to Covid and cross contamination. There is a section at the bottom of our breakfast menus where you are able to fill out any requests. I would have been more than happy to make sure that you had a selection of fruits, yogurts and pastries waiting for you in the morning. Something which other guests didn't seem to have a problem with requesting. I am sorry that we will not be seeing you again, as we would always welcome the chance to try and improve our service and please our guests.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint building. Nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bryan, Belgium

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived on Christmas Day, so I did not expect much in terms of check in. Everyone was friendly. The only complaint, and this was more due to the reviews than the description itself, was the breakfast. The reviews raved about the breakfast, so we had high expectations, but it was just the typical continental breakfast, with yogurt, cereal, fruit, and a few pastries. In contrast, the Inn from the nights prior had to eggs Benedict to order, pancakes, toast with scrambled eggs, etc.. That aside, everyone was very nice and the atmosphere was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely, friendly warm welcome given by the owner and we really enjoyed the old features such as the beams. Very clean with a good, powerful shower.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was as expected, cute and quaint. It was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was very nice and filling.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr nette Gastgeber und das Frühstück war gut und reichlich.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Mark on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review,We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

elke

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wel op een drukke baan, maar eenmaal binnen een oase aan rust. De ontbijtruimte is heel charmant met een mooie tuin achter. De kamer was heel mooi. Wij hadden de deluxe studio met stapelbed voor de kinderen. Groot genoeg. Heel mooie badkamer. Kleine kitchenette aanwezig. Het interieur ook super. Maar vooral de gastvrouw was heel vriendelijk, gedienstig. Een top B&B!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Mark on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review,We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

Marcel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Einfach toll
Freundliche Gastgeber, heimeliges Ambiente und grossartiger Garten
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Josep Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Como en casa
En una estància de solo un día, la Sra. nos ha hecho sentir como encasa.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ditte Bønning

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Virkelig hyggeligt
Virkelig hyggeligt ophold. Venlige værter, rart værelse, pænt istandsat og alt rent og nydeligt. Fantastisk have
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sehr nette, zuvorkommende Besitzer. Tolle Frühstücksauswahl.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erwin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great experience
Nice room, very clean and fully renovated with an eye for details. The owner was very friendly and breakfast was perfect. Definitely recommendable. There is a cosy commons space area as well. Specially when you book several rooms with family or friends, this common space is a Nice surplus.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Mark on 15 Jan 2023
Thank you for your lovely feedback Erwin.It was a pleasure to have you stay with us.Take careMark

10/10 Excellent

Gunnar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Frendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019