Location: Excellent location in the heart of Salisbury within 1 minute's walk of the Market Place and 3-5 minutes from the cathedral.
Layout: Downstairs is basically a large pub plus dining room and breakfast room. Guesta are given keys to unlick the hotel area whether going up by lift or stairs. This is to protect the hotel area on Thursday-Saturday nights when the place stays open late and acts as a popular night spot.
Complaints: I noticed that all the compaints of TripAdvisor seemed to be made by people who stayed at weekends and complained about the noise. The hotel is very up front about this, and even states on their confirmations that it is noisy Thursday-Saturday nights, but quiet at other times. If you want a quiet night, don't stay there at weekends.
Rooms: Comfortable, well refurbished and fit for purpose, well above 2* standard. They also offer good vaue for money and give double rooms for single occupancy at single rates when not full.
Service: Charming and firndly throughout.
Breakfast: The only disappointment. Maybe I stayed when a new breakfast cook was starting. I like individually cooked breakfast but this was bizarre, with hideous sausages (what meat are they?...not pork I suspect) and everything else griddled to death, presenting a curiously stripey offering. I don't often leave half my breakfast...I did this time. Now I know not to have cooked next time..
That aside the rest of the stay offered a good experince and I would certainly go back.
- Cathedral Hotel Salisbury
