About Boars Head Hotel
With its history stretching back to the early 17th century, the Boar’s Head Hotel is a family-run establishment that is centrally positioned in the market town of Carmarthen.
All of the 16 rooms at the Boar’s Head Hotel are decorated in a tasteful fashion and feature an en-suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries. Each guestroom also comes equipped with a colour television, direct dial telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.
Free Wi-Fi is accessible in all areas of the building, while the hotel also provides private parking for its guests.
Serving an expansive menu throughout the day including a lunchtime carvery, the spacious restaurant and lounge area of the hotel is the perfect place to unwind with a meal and drink.
The hotel is surrounded by a large array of shops and restaurants. Further afield, both the Kidwelly Castle and Laugharne Castle can be reached within 20 minutes by car.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Great central location in Carmarthen
With a prime position in the centre of Carmarthen, the Boar's Head Hotel is surrounded by a wide array of shops and restaurants - something that was greatly appreciated by nearly all former guests. The hotel is also conveniently placed for travelling to nearby attractions such as Kidwelly Castle and the Dylan Thomas Boathouse.
positive:
Polite and efficient staff
Most previous visitors to the hotel were pleased with the customer service that they received during their stay. The staff members, according to overall feedback, are both polite and accommodating in dealing with requests.
positive:
Food a tasty treat
The on-site restaurant was regularly highlighted by former guests as a great asset of the Boar's Head Hotel. The food was generally regarded as reasonably priced, plentiful and tasty.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Property showing its age
Although the rooms have undergone some recent refurbishments, other areas of the Boar's Head Hotel are showing signs of age - based on the comments of past visitors. This aspect is highlighted by the omission of a lift within the property.
negative:
Noise can prove to be problematic
Noise, according to the accounts of various previous guests, can be an overbearing problem at times when staying at the hotel. As the accommodation houses a lively pub, noise from revellers can apparently go on late into the night.
negative:
Tricky parking situation
Numerous former visitors have noted issues when it came to parking at the Boar's Head Hotel - especially during busier periods. The amount of parking spaces at the hotel is supposedly limited, and some have had to resort to finding an alternative place for parking.