“No ghosts”

This ancient hotel, in the centre of my home city of Salisbury, is not quite as old as Stonehenge, but just as fascinating & a lot less draughty! In fact, it wears its 700-odd years very gracefully, & we loved it, having never actually stayed there before. The coaching inn archway leads into a cobbled courtyard festooned with Virginia creeper. Bar & lounge are cosy, dining room elegant but a bit dark. However, we took breakfast (the works, including smoked salmon with scrambled egg: my favourite) in the pretty conservatory. The hotel is full of heavy black oak carved chests, pictures & other interesting antiques. We stayed over Remembrance weekend, & requested a quiet room but were given a suite with small sitting room (with TV) as well as good bathroom (with fluffy towel dressing-gowns) & large bedroom with another TV & tea/coffee & kettle. Prices were lower than less desirable hotels locally. Disadvantages: there's a nightclub next door, noisy on Friday and Saturday but barely audible from our room. Car parking is limited to 6 'Disabled' cars, but there's a £4 per night public car park next door. Few of the staff are locals. Lots of stairs. No ghosts.

“No parking despite expedia report! Expensive breakfasts”

Having rejected three other hotels because of the lack of parking, we saw that expedia reported lots of free parking here - on arrival, there was only metered/carpark nearby. This said ,staff sympathetic and did try to fix this...but others be warned. Breakfast charge of £12 per head (Nov 2011) is ridiculously expensive. Good coffee shops nearby. Good central site for tourism/shopping. Helpful staff - fixing TV etc

“Great place to stay and an excellent dining room - great food and good value for money”

Great place to stay with lots of atmosphere, very comfortable room with a brand new bathroom, though the place dates back 500 years or so.