This wants to be a nice hotel, comfy bars, roaring fires, cosy slopey floors, beautiful quirky bedrooms with exposed beams and good art. Sadly nothing much delivers – except for beams and slopey floors and you’d have to work pretty hard to get rid of them. The receptionist was warm and friendly and we headed straight for the bar with... more

We have just spent a night at this hotel as we were attending a wedding in Southwell. This hotel is overpriced and has no redeeming features. Although I complained to reception staff regarding the shower in the bathroom and other points they seemed not to be interested. The whole hotel needs a lot of money spent on it and really... more

We had a room in the old part of the hotel, overlooking the T junction. The room was very tired and the bed was extremely uncomfortable. The noise from traffic outside was unbearable and we hardly slept. The staff were also very junior and despite their best attempts were unable to help us with all but the most simple of... more

We had a fabulous time at the Saracen's Head..I can't recommend this hotel highly enough. We will be back! more

My partner and I have just had a wonderful stay at the Saracens head, Southwell. the room was comfortable, clean and very traditional abit creaky but it is an old building. Dinner was very good with efficient but friendly service. There is lots of things to do in Southwell particulary Gonaldsonfarm shop (but take your credit card) more

I have been a visitor to the bar and restaurant of the Saracen's Head on many, many occasions, but stayed as a guest for the first time, last weekend. I anticipated it being a little tired around the edges but the ambience of the lounge bar and general character of the place more than compensated for dusty paintwork and taped... more

Oh Dear! Just wanted a relaxing break before winter really sets in. Country hotel, log fires.... You know the sort of thing. Got a 2 for 1 offer on the hotel's web site and booked there and then leaving a 50% deposit of £55. On arrival were shown to a room with a bed which was 6" narrower than the... more

Daytime OK We arrived in time for lunch and enjoyed a simple well-cooked meal in the oak panelled restaurant. Old English atmosphere. Night time NOT OK We returned tired from outside event and just wanted to sleep. Instead we had probably the worst hotel night ever. Apart from the noisy drunken inmates (not the hotel's fault but this is the... more

Not terrible, but just sort of the typical standard of the Hotels you find in the UK - terribly overpriced,worn at the edges, with restaurant staff who are obviously only there on holiday jobs and haven't been told what to do by the management. The heating was full on and the hotel was terribly stuffy and when we said we... more