Boars Head Hotel  

Unpretention, nice old fashioned, comfortable hotel, ideally situation for viewing Carmarthen, its friendly staff and its history as the oldest hostelry in town

Front bedrooms can be noisy since overlooking a main street

Excellent location with a very traditional feel. Staff really friendly and accomodating and breakfast was fantastic!!1 Very good value for money as well!! A good place to explore the local area as well as fantastic shopping on the doorstep. Would definately stay here again!! Maree Woodx

Bathroom could have done with a bit of updating!!

The description included 16th century which attracted us. The location is in walking distance from buses which suited us. Also close to stores, castle, tourist information, the original police station and the old velodrome park. A very friendly welcome at the front desk, and cheerful staff at breakfast, added to the atmosphere of this historical hotel. We would have liked a simple brochure giving some history of the building. One of us is from Canada and enjoys the search for such. The L-shaped room was different and gave some kind of privacy for each bed, and the 2-level bathroom was delightful.

The sashes on the windows were broken therefore we could bring no fresh air into the room - until we found the bible, wrapped it in plastic, and used it to jam open one of the windows. Be prepared to be woken early each morning as the trucks start moving up and down the street outside at 6 am.

The room was exceptionally clean and although it was showing signs of wear there were also signs of maintenance E.G. The bathroom sink was new. The bathroom was massive which was handy for storin buggy and there was a bath which is great when travelling with small children. The hotel reception stag were very friendl and helpful.

The water was scolding hot, I gave up tryin to operate the shower and had a bath instead. Breakfast was a bit odd, no napkins or fresh milk on the tables which meant we had to keep asking for things. Also the coffee wasn't strong enough for us. The bar maid was really miserable to the point of being unfriendly.

We stayed in the Master bedroom for our 20th Wedding Anniversary. What a fantastic room! Lots of hot water, a nice big bath and an excellent breakfast in the morning. On the whole staff were really friendly and helpful. The location is great- right in the middle of town and Carmarthen is a lovely town- it was easy to find as Lammas street has a few hotels and is signed when you arrive in the town. Plenty of secure parking when we stayed too. We really enjoyed our stay and would recommend it.

I enjoyed the antiquity of the building and the fact that it is a proper pub. Also enjoyed the Double Dragon.

Loud fan in en suite. A lot of clumpung around on the stairs in the morning, but I guess that comes with the ancient building.

Very poor service. No internet, heating not working, poor food. Not value for money.

i enjoyed my whole stay at the boars head hotel staff were very friendly, pleasant and will do anything for you when needed, my room was very clean and everything was how i expected to be which was a very high standard. i went down for my evening meal where i was greeted by a polite member of staff, my meal that i had was delicious everything was top notch. breakfast was at 7.30 i dont normally have a full cooked breakfast but i did and it was perfect overall a fantastic stay and i would happily recommend this hotel to anyone. i hope to see you all soon again x

Good Location

Live music on saturday night. Went on until 1am, very loud and was not mentioned in the write-up. Did not take residents into consideration. Spoilt what would be a pleasurable stay.

Very good in all aspects, especially the helpful and welcoming attitude of the staff.

Location

The staff were more concerned about getting you out of the restaurant than the quality of the food at both breakfast and evening.I Have never had an evening meal with only 2 minutes between starter & main and then had the staff setting up for breakfast when there were still 2 parties of people eating.No napkins or water at breakfast but the best of all is we were given re-warmed chips with our evening meal - we know this because we even got free 'crispy bits' with them!! When we queried car parking spaces we were told that there are 15 rooms but only 10 spaces but in all their literature they boast of 15 rooms and 16 car parking spaces.A Very nice looking hotel but with very shabby service.We will never stay here again.

The room had obviously been done up as it was much nicer than I was expecting from the pictures!! Staff were very nice and friendly

We stayed for 2 nights to visit family. The hotel is an old characterful building which has been well modernised. The decoration in our room was recent and the bed comfortable - beakfast was good. The staff were friendly. An excellent town-centre location. There is free parking at the rear of the hotel but it can be a bit of a squeeze - best to park-up early to ensure you get a space. We stayed during the week and had a room at the front of the hotel. There was a bit of noise during the evening but it was quiet during the night and we slept well. We were woken in the morning by the street-cleaning cart and a bus pulling up outside - but this is to be expected for a town centre.

Nothing to dislike really. It's not the Ritz but it doesn't pretend to be.