The Riverside, WorldHotels Distinctive

Very nice boutique hotel; character rooms; very friendly staff; good breakfast; plenty of parking; shuttle bus to town but only a 15 minute very nice walk.

Sehr schöne Terrasse mit Blick auf Salisbury

Lovely small hotel - great staff, very nice place to stay.

- parcheggio ampio e comodo
- affaccio sul fiume
- stanza grande e comoda
- letto comodo
- 10 min a piedi dal centro

Shuttle Service to town

The view is beautiful

The staff were excellent ,cheerful and a very pleasant location it is perfect to walk into the city and a free shuttle service from 6pm if you don't fancy the 15 mins walk

Nice garden view

Absolutely lovely hotel,we stayed for 1 night as we were going to Salisbury races which was nearby,the setting is pretty and all staff we encountered were genuinely friendly and happy to help,the family room was large and perfectly air conditioned,breakfast before we left was also delicious.

The Riverside is such a lovely, postcard worthy, looking building that one almost envies the family that must have lived here at one point. Set well back from the road (so no road noise) with ample car parking on crunchy gravel and a mini country house feel as you walk through the arched entrance door.

At the back of the building, rooms look out over the river and the meadows beyond, taking in the giraffe model / sculpture in the garden (?!) and our room had a mini patio with chairs and table, although there is a large solid gazebo by the riverside with comfortable furniture for an afternoon tea or evening drink.

Our room was large and comfortable but, oddly, had no actual windows, with the only natural light coming in through the single door out to the patio. The lighting had been boosted accordingly and we didn't mind too much but it wouldn't have suited everyone.

Staff were welcoming and helpful. Guests are provided with a list of suggestions for eating out in the city (there is no dinner service at the hotel) and a very useful shuttle bus is provided, you just queue up by the front door to catch it in to the city and arrange for pick up to come back, either by negotiation with the driver or by ringing Reception. (Please do remember to let Reception know if you end up walking back so that the driver isn't waiting around).

Our car remained in the car park during the entirety of our stay since it is so easy and flat to walk into the city, with the choice of either following the main road in or turning away from the city and picking up a footpath across the water meadows; both easy and pleasant walks., although I can't remember whether I saw street lamps on the water meadow footpath which might influence one's decision of an evening.

Breakfast in the morning was served just next to Reception - a modest selection of fruit, cereal, breads and yogurt and then hot plates with, unfortunately, the perennial challenge of keeping buffet style breakfast items hot. Guests can order eggs to be cooked to order in the kitchen and many guests seem to be doing this, but one then has to hope that the timing fits in with resupply of the hot trays.

A good cooked breakfast is an excellent way of setting one up for a day of being a tourist and something to look forward to and, to be honest, although our experience fulfilled the first criteria, we didn't feel it was in any way a special experience.

But that was the only negative of what was otherwise a very pleasant stay; Salisbury offers much for the visitor and, if staying here, one can partake of it easily on foot from a comfortable base.

Le petit déjeuner… même si les boissons se résument à du café filtre et du thé.

Very clean hotel, quiet comfortable. Exceptional location with view across the river and meadows to the spire of the cathedral. Quiet good breakfast.

Very nice room, staff were all very pleasant and helpful. Location is quite close to the centre of Salisbury.