Set amid the shops on Alton's main street "Not to be confused with Alton (the home of Alton Towers) in the Midlands" the Swan Hotel is a historical building that dates back to 1377.
Situated in spacious grounds, Alton House Hotel is the largest hotel in Alton featuring ample free parking and free Wi-Fi. Alton town centre is just a 5-minute walk.
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Situated in the heart of Hampshire, The Angel Hotel is just 20 minutes’ drive from historic Winchester. The hotel has a cosy ale bar, a traditional restaurant and rooms with free Wi-Fi.
Blacknest Golf and Country Club near Alton features a fitness centre and a garden. The property is located 10 km from Jane Austen's House Museum. There is a restaurant.
Pamela
United Kingdom
Apart from my replies to the questions, the staff were all lovely and very efficient, but Agnes went out of her way to be helpful
Set in Alton, 5.8 km from Jane Austen's House Museum, The Three Horseshoes East Worldham offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
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Claire
United Kingdom
Beautiful quiet location. Lovely facilities. Clean. Fridge, coffee machine and tea and coffee provided. Heater provided. Some toiletries provided. Immediate response, on the phone number provided, when the wrong code was sent to access keys, very polite and helpful.
Nice little town with a high street full of shops, cafe's...
Nice little town with a high street full of shops, cafe's and restaurants. We enjoyed walking through the town, its not picturesque but surrounded by countryside.
We enjoyed breakfast in a café and the staff were lovely and friendly.
Jane Austin county.
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Anonymous
United Kingdom
8.0
Scored 8.0
I did not go into Alton ; I travelled to Alton for personal...
I did not go into Alton ; I travelled to Alton for personal reasons and needed an overnight stay but the South Downs is good for walkers Cheriton _Jane Austin 's home and other stately homes Arlesford is a small town close by. Lovely river walk and has independent shops
Anthea
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
A bustling English market town (the Friday market is held...
A bustling English market town (the Friday market is held through the High Street). served by buses from Aldershot, Petersfield, Winchester and Basingstoke which stop almost directly outside The Swan. The mainline train station is a fair walk from the The Swan & town centre, but taxi's are on hand (business hours), if you don't fancy the walk. A good range of shops (Sainsbury's, Iceland, Co-op, charity shops, tattooist, Greggs, fancy goods, hardware store, newsagent, other pubs, live music venue 'The Lounge Bar' in the community centre, etc).
In the oldie-worldie open street town centre - much better in my opinion than the covered shopping centre's like Basingstoke -fresh air much better for people. Parking is at a premium, with car parking behind The Swan (for Patrons) or behind the town centre shops with public conveniences and a park nearby. A good place to stay if you're interested in The Bluebell Railway as Alton train station links directly to it too.
Excellent stay for a place to visit for a day out, weekend/long weekend or a holiday base for visiting other nearby attractions, with things to do if it's wet.
MadRat68
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
An interesting town with lots of history.
An interesting town with lots of history. Huge number of hostelries, and seemed to be a good range of places to eat. As is common in many towns currently, lots of vacant premises and closed shops. Still things for us to discover though so will return.
Maureen
United Kingdom
2.0
Scored 2.0
No help offered with bags yet toom to floors up.
No help offered with bags yet toom to floors up.
Not the upgraded twin room we booked. Given a standard room which was a cramped attic room with just skylight.
No heating in late October, 8C outside, on a chilly night, has to put cloths on in bed!
Extraction fan in bathroom not working - smelly - and more cold when opening the small skylight.
No hair dryer as per room details.
Very shabby worn carpet.
Ask for restaurant menu at reception but told to use QR in room but it linked to a Christmas promotion, err! When found, several levels deep on the website, the menu was too small to read on a phone - hopeless - so went Pizza Express down the street where food and service was excellent.
Bacon served at breakfast was under done, very rubbery. Rasher oddly folded half so would never cook well. Needed another 20-30 mins in the oven.
Greeted but not offered toast at breakfast until end.
Staff only doing the minium and nothing to meet expectations.
At checkout we were not asked about our stay - err!
Fire alarm at 6am on a Sunday which can happen anywhere but all fires doors still closed still after 10am so exiting room with luggage was challenging.
Dreadful. Never again. A Premier Inn is twice as good at half the price.
Carl
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Lashamn gilder sotiety is the best experience, the steam...
Lashamn gilder sotiety is the best experience, the steam train also very nice, Pourtsmouth marine museum is also a very nice day trip, we had 4 packed days with activetys, recommend traveling to Alton
Staff were very good - friendly, helpful and thoughtful. We had three rooms and they were flexible about check-out on two of them but understandably the third room had to be vacated on time as it was booked by someone else. That's a nice touch to say you don't need to check out too early if we don't have a booking on your room. Breakfast was very nice and the staff / chef were very ameniable to a few additions we needed (some fruit in the porridge). The hotel was warm and cosy.
The hotel is located an hour away from Gatwick airport in a quiet village full of small shops. It is very nice to walk around and enjoy the very friendly atmosphere and enjoy all the shops. The hotel offers free parking to its guests as well. The english breakfast is great. The hotel staff are very friendly and welcoming. The size of the room is good and includes a kettle with tea/coffee, a flat screen TV, private bathroom, heating and extremely comfortable beds.
This hotel is in the heart of the city, and you are moments from the high street with lots of amenities. Although you are still able to get a good nights sleep. The staff are super helpful, friendly and very accomodating. Beth is great!
I have stayed there a further 5 more times since my first stay, and will use this hotel whenever I am in Alton.
Beds are comfy and high, the bathroom is clean, and a home away from home.
Perfect location for the Alton Watercress Line. Very cheery and helpful staff, especially on parking, staff member moved their own car for us to park. Room clean, bathroom clean and lovely hot shower. Bed a little soft at the head area and a little small, but still fine. Unairconditioned but working fan provided, and large window to open, a peaceful, stay with no issues, very pleasant.
There is nothing good about this property.
It’s unsafe for a girl to stay here as there is no main door lock or anyone on reception.hence anyone can come up as its on top of a pub a lot of drunk people there making noise and there is a way through that pub to hotel .a drunk guy been knocking on all 5 rooms and shouting darling darling . There r no cctv at all for safety
This isn’t the first time I have stayed at the Swan Hotel and it won’t be the last. Every time I am there it is a pleasant experience with great rooms, and welcoming staff. The food is of a good standard and has a traditional pub style vibe which makes you feel at home. I would recommend the Swan to anyone staying in Alton as they always provide good service.
Lovely room, large bathroom , good shower and plenty of white towels . Warm & spotless . It was just so comfortable & quiet as it was at the rear of the hotel.
The dining room was inviting & all the glasses on the tables sparkled ! The food at dinner & breakfast was fantastic ! Plenty of parking too!
The staff were very supportive and could not help enough. I have stayed at the hotel many times before and they understand my medical requirements and supported my very well. Parking was nice and easy and they have sufficient spaces allowing you to get in and out of your car.
Breakfast was good though service was quite slow. The hotel has been recently modernised and is well decorated.
The golf facilities were excellent and the golf professional very friendly and accommodating.
The location is beautiful in wooded Hampshire countryside.
The Swann is an old hotel with bags of character bang in the middle of town. The staff are friendly and very helpful . Our room, number 10, was at the back of the hotel and was well presented and clean. Nice comfortable bed. We would stay there again
Situated in a quiet and peacful rural location, the farmhouse mini-hotel offers tranquility, first class hospitality and excellent meals cooked to order. If you should arrive by train, as I did, the hotel is 20 minutes easy walk along the flat.
The breakfast was cooked exactly how I asked it was amazing I like the bacon crispy without being burnt it was 100% perfection,you honestly couldn’t fault this inn as good in my opinion as a top hotel recommend to all
Amazingly helpful staff with great service and friendly attitude, warmly decorated, clean rooms. A great location in the middle of Alton. Would definitely be back again.
Lovely Hotel within walking distance to everything in Alton we needed.
All staff were very friendly and extremely helpful.
Definitely stay there again!
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