Guest Reviews & Comments
The School House Hotel near Swindon: Swindon Hotels
1 Business Trip - 28/02/06	100%
Good Points: Very good, clean condition. The hotel is an interesting building, a former victorian school. Staff were perfect.
Bad Points: None
Further Comments: This hotel was an interesting and worthwhile experience. I will certainly have no problem staying again.
2 Mature couple - 24/02/06	100%
Good Points: Friendly, Quiet and comfortable
Bad Points: maybe cheaper restaurant prices
3 Group of adult friends - 22/02/06	100%
Good Points: Clean, comfortable, large rooms and quiet
4 Family with older children - 21/02/06	92%
Good Points: The old school was in a beautiful setting. It was nice to see the original features ie high open ceiling.
Bad Points: fan in the bathroom noisy - not sure this could be improved.
Further Comments: The owner was very friendly from the start when he booked us in. He took time to talk to us about where we had been and why we were visiting. He also spent a long time explaining a recipe to my 13 year old son. The evening dinner was excellent. Breakfast was also excellent with everything there one could want.
5 Leisure Visit - 21/02/06	80%
Good Points: quiet easy to find good directions no problems
Bad Points: Ver comfortable and no problems
6 Mature couple - 17/02/06	60%
Good Points: spacious rooms and a beautiful building
Bad Points: in need of redecoration tiles falling of the walls in bathroom ect
Further Comments: the owners were a lovely couple easy to talk to but the food was very expensive and did not like the reciept sent through email we were over charged for wine. i would rather pay as we left. the area was nice very quite which we like.
7 Family with young children - 08/02/06	100%
Good Points: The view from our room, the architecture of the building, the home-like cozy atmosphere!
Further Comments: The owners of the hotel are a very cheerful and considerate couple. Upon arrival we were greeted and directed to our room where we found the accomodations very adequate. Our questions about the surrounding area and possible attractions were answered intuitively and with easy to understand directions. Our complimentary continental breakfast was well presented and nutritous, and accompanied with a soothing background of classical orchestra. The owners have thought long and hard about how to present their facilities in a warm and welcome way and have succeeded wonderfully!
8 Young couple - 08/02/06	86%
Good Points: Fantastic hotel, nice quiet location
Further Comments: If you are looking for a break away from it all, this is the place, nice hotel, nice and friendly reception and staff, rural setting, fantastic food, we will be back.
9 Business Trip - 07/02/06	86%
Good Points: The friendliness of the hotel owners and staff. The original features maintained in the hotel. The warmth and comfort of the room.
Further Comments: the hotel is very comfortable and retains many of the original features of the building which adds to the ambience of the place. Being a small hotel means it is extremely friendly and very quiet and peaceful, perfect for a working business stay or a leisure break. The food in the restaurant was excellent.
10 Mature couple - 01/02/06	98%
Good Points: THE QUANT CHARM OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE AND THE MOST EXCELLENT CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST.
Bad Points: ON THE ORIGINAL HOME PAGE... PUT A CONTACT PHONE NUMBER!
Further Comments: A GOOD VALUE-FOR-MONEY HOTEL THAT HAS CHARM AND CHARACTER. WELL DONE.
11 Mature couple - 01/02/06	94%
Further Comments: Very friendly greeting. Nothing was too much trouble. Beautiful dining room and excellent buffet breakfast. Would definately stay there again and recommend to others.
12 Business Trip - 30/01/06	78%
Further Comments: The rate included continental breakfast with cooked breakfast as an extra. Unfortunately cooked breakfast was not available on the day I stayed.
13 Mature couple - 12/01/06	94%
Good Points: clean,comfortable,
Bad Points: nothing
Further Comments: a very pleasant weekend at my granddaughters christening, made even better by the chance to escape the family and have a little peace to ourselves.the hotel staff were excellent. friendly and outgoing and there was a nice family aire to the place. the breakfast was good,although we only had the continental style breakfast, there was more than enough to fill up for the day.we also dined on the last evening and the food was of an ecellent standard, well presented and very,very tasty. we will definitely use the hotel again if we visit the area in the future
14 Business Trip - 30/12/05	92%
Good Points: Clean tidy,well maintained and presented
Bad Points: Shower facility
Further Comments: Very friendly owners and staff, providing good food and excellent value for money.
15 Group of work colleagues - 20/12/05	42%
Good Points: Nice old building; interesting and tasty evening meal
Bad Points: Check-in/admin
16 Young couple - 14/12/05	68%
Good Points: The old school house was an interesting building and set in lovely countryside. There was an excellent choice of food for the continental breakfast.
Bad Points: I did not think that the staff were particularly friendly. I think the check out time of 10am is a tad early at the weekend!
Further Comments: The hotel was good value at ﾣ51 for 1 nights stay when you think that a travel lodge costs ﾣ45 per night and has considerably less character. However, there was a slight feeling that as a guest you would have to fit in with the hotel's schedule e.g. check out times and breakfast ending at 9.30am on a Sunday. It would have been nice if the person who checked us in had introduced herself.
17 Business Trip - 21/11/05	86%
Good Points: Cosy and comfortable. Good discounts
Bad Points: Better choice of TV channels. Need to offer draft beer.
Further Comments: Hotel was exactly as I expected
18 Mature couple - 19/11/05	98%
Good Points: Enjoyed the good sized double room.
Further Comments: it is a very nice and unusal place to stay in (as it's an old school building). The quietness of the area was a plus point for me.
19 Mature couple - 17/11/05	100%
Good Points: Lovely setting, not a standard chain type hotel, just out of town yet convenient, and with excellent staff and food.
Further Comments: This under-rated but excellent hotel is very special with countryside all around and yet only a few minutes off the motorway. The free wifi and lovely continental breakfast made it special. The evening meal may be expensive but of such quality that it made a special occassion extra special. The room was large and with en-suite facilities and although the bed was hard for our taste it is always a matter of personal preference and we have found the Hilton has harder beds! As one who regularly stays at hotels on business and pleasure this is one that will be top of my lists for further visits whether on business or pleasure.
20 Young couple - 16/11/05	80%
Good Points: the rural location, the building itself, the quality of the restaurant food, and the informal yet professional service
Bad Points: While the room was large, some minor maintenance such as reaffixing tiles to the wall and regrouting would have improved our overall perception, perhaps some new matteresses (although this me depend on individual preferences)
Further Comments: Would I return to this hotel-yes and we plan to do so in the future. It's excellent value, is easy to get to. A little room maintenanace would go a long way and would be more reflective of the rest of the hotel which seems fine.
If you are unable to book a room at The School House Hotel then the nearest UK hotels around the Wootton Bassett area are: Marsh Farm Hotel Review, : De Vere Venues Shaw Ridge Hotel Review, : The Lodge @ The Wiltshire Golf & Country Club Review,