The Wiltshire Hotel, Golf & Leisure Reviews Summary
Category: Hotel
Address: Vastern Wharf, Swindon, SN4 7PB, United Kingdom
Phone: +441793849999
Rating: 3.9
based on 134 reviews.
Accommodation
Pros:
"Our room was large, with a good size TV, tea and coffee making facilities and the bed was comfortable."
"Rooms were clean and comfortable."
"Rooms are spacious and clean."
"The room was lovely and big, it was clean and bed was comfortable."
"Rooms were in good size and clean."
"The hotel suite was very clean and neat with an extremely comfortable bed that we would have loved to take home."
"We had a huge suite which was clean and tidy."
Cons:
"Rooms fine but no mini bar & only a small shower cubicle."
"Room basic. Bed rather past it's best and only two thin pillows to a double bed."
"I stayed here with my sister and my room was filthy!"
"Their was blood on the walls, pillow cases and dirty smears everywhere around the room!"
"Rooms are very outdated and being on the ground floor, you can hear everything that is going on upstairs, lots of footsteps."
"The milk supplied in the room was sour."
"The bedding was dirty."
Staff & Service
Pros:
"Staff go the extra mile to make you feel welcome."
"Staff were absolutely amazing and couldn’t be more helpful if they tried."
"Restaurant staff in particular were outstanding and offered one of the best services I’ve experienced."
"Team members were welcoming, friendly and helpful!"
"Staff are trained to a high standard and are very friendly catering for all your needs."
"Staff were very friendly and helpful."
"The staff were so friendly and helpful."
Cons:
"Wasn't greeted by the reception member of staff when we arrived, simply just given the key!"
"Staff very unhelpful and not understanding of my disappointment."
"Service at the bar terrible. Husband was ignored about 5 times and he isn't hard to miss."
"Upon checking out we were completely ignored by the young female member of staff on her mobile behind the reception desk."
"Absolutely appalling customer service."
"The customer service is shocking."
"The attitude is unbelievable, rude and unprofessional."
Facilities
Pros:
"Great golf and leisure centre."
"Lovely leisure swimming pool with jacuzzi steam room and sauna."
"The facilities ie pool jacuzzi ect were clean and well worth using."
"Enjoyed the outdoor space, and also the pool and gym."
"Good range of amenities, large changing rooms, large pool, late night availability of amenities."
"Swimming pool lovely and open during covid."
"It has its own gym, swimming pool, sauna and steam room."
Cons:
"The course is also in a poor condition as there has been no maintenance on it."
"Its now run down and not looked after."
"The Jacuzzi hasn't worked in months pool closed several times."
"Horrendous experience here. Facilities out of order for months at a time with no explanation or date of when they’ll be fixed."
"Cleanliness of changing rooms has deteriorated with dirt and litter a common occurrence."
"The jacuzzi and sauna were out of action."
"Spa area only has swimming pool and steam room other facilities are out of order."
Food & Dining
Pros:
"Our overnight package with two rounds of gold, three course meal, bed and breakfast was good value."
"We've had really great breakfasts and evening meals in the bar too!"
"The food we had could easily pass as 5 star quality."
"The restaurant menu includes a lot of good fresh seasonal dishes."
"Food was lovely, perfect amount and piping hot."
"All meals were excellent."
"The food was the biggest surprise - good ingredients used and the portion sizes were just right."
Cons:
"The food in the restaurant was ok, spoilt a little by a mistake by the unsupervised and apparently fairly new waitress meaning not all dishes arrived together."
"The dinner menu for the golf breaks is very limited and a bit like a 'kids eat free' menu!"
"The meal tasted lovely but service slow."
"Many of the main courses had to be returned as they were cold."
"The food was dire and extremely expensive."
"The once good food had become mediocre at best."
"Breakfast was OK but the waiting staff were uninterested in us as they were socialising amongst themselves."
Value & Pricing
Pros:
"It is also reasonable in price."
"Prices are reasonable."
"Exceptional value!"
"Delightful location by the golf course with attractive pricing."
"Based on price, I would recommend a stay here if it's for 1-3 nights."
"Good value 5 star service."
"Overall quite positive and would stay again."
Cons:
"7 months awaiting a refund for the payment taken twice for a golf break."
"Still waiting for a refund after they over charged us for the room!"
"Was told I would get my money back, but never have received it."
"Appalling venue, overpriced and understaffed, with very poor customer service."
"Played the Wiltshire today and getting back to somewhere near its former glory, but beware it's £45 a round and definitely not worth £45 a round."
"Will not be going again. This price certainly deters the casual golfer."
"Rooms service/ food not available after 9pm so we needed to order take out food."