The Blue Boar

3.0 star property
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Superior Double Room
Exterior
Property grounds
Bar (on property)
Superior Double Room | Bathroom

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Temple Grafton, Alcester, England, B49 6NR
  • Anne Hathaway's Cottage
    6 min drive
  • Stratford Racecourse
    7 min drive
  • Mary Arden's House
    7 min drive
  • Birmingham (BHX)
    33 min drive

Room options

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Double Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Alcester

Located in Alcester, The Blue Boar is in the historical district, within a 10-minute drive of Anne Hathaway's Cottage and Stratford Racecourse. .This inn is 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Royal Shakespeare Theatre and 4.8 mi (7.8 km) from Swan Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Anne Hathaway's Cottage - 6 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Stratford Racecourse - 7 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Shakespeare's Birthplace - 8 min drive - 7.5 km
  • Royal Shakespeare Theatre - 8 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Swan Theatre - 8 min drive - 7.8 km

Getting around

  • Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Station - 6 min drive
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bulls Head - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Turks Head - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Huff Cap - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Blue Boar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Holly Bush - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Blue Boar

Inn with free parking, in the vicinity of Anne Hathaway's Cottage
The Blue Boar offers 14 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Alcester inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the inn's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Blue Boar has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Hungarian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25.00

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Blue Boar Alcester
Blue Boar Inn Alcester
The Blue Boar Inn
The Blue Boar Alcester
The Blue Boar Inn Alcester

The Blue Boar Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 157 out of 365 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 143 out of 365 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 365 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 365 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 365 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Good, would definitely return
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
From arrival were welcomed & shown to our room which was excellent. Very clean. Meals were also excellent with a good choice of menu. It didn't help only having a short stay as we would have liked to sample more from the menu. Breakfast was perfect & cooked to order. Staff were friendly & very helpful. The outside area was well kept with beautiful flowers, a lovely tranquil area for quiet contemplation. Would definitely recommend this hotel & will definitely be going again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was our second visit, many years apart. The Inn was well kept, friendly, accommodating. The room was so clean and lovely. The food was fabulous. A very excellent place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jemma

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
High quality stay
Wonderful place to stay. Lots of extra touches. High quality accommodation, would definitely recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

david

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointing
Stayed here whilst attending the nearby Midlands Air Festival. The rooms are generally prefixed with the word “superior” but there’s nothing superior about them. The room that we had was small, noisy (facing the road) and the bed was extremely uncomfortable - the mattress was clearly worn out and you could feel the springs through it. Not somewhere that we’ll be returning to
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very enjoyable stay
We enjoyed our stay at the Blue Boar. The staff were very friendly, the room was comfortable and large. The restaurant had an excellent selection of very good meals. Breakfast was good although a little early for us, it was served from 7 to 8.30. Overall we would recommend it. Very convenient for the park and ride into Stratford.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy chappy
Really enjoyed the stay and the food
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden gem
Spent two nights at The Blue Boar - superb location. Mattress on first night a bit uncomfortable but moved to a second room for next night, which was excellent. Ate in restaurant on last evening and Indian platter was a revelation, which we’d recommend. Will certainly be going back.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Chris

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bad experience
Stayed for 3mights. No aircon in the rooms, extractor fan in bathroom not working and full of dust and muck. They don’t make the bed just pull the quilt over. Had an Indian meal that was sent back as was too salty.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leo

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast and wonderful staff! Room was very comfortable, and had everything we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, seemed recently refurbished. Good dining choice, chose the Indian menu on both occasions. Nice servers in the restaurant. Will try to start here next time.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Francine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food and service was excellent. The only negative was the noise in our room while the dining/ bar was open. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was very pleased with my stay the room and staff were excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Davd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable rooms & Great food
Great little pub/restaurant with very well kept and well appointed rooms. Being an old building the access to the bedrooms is up a narrow, steep staircase but since last year it appears the bathrooms my father and I had have been updated. Food is exceptional with wide choice of A La Carte, Indian Favourites & Pub Classics. I will definitely stay again when in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely!☺️
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay and eat
We had a great two night stay and enjoyed breakfast and evening meals. The menu is much better than your normal pub food and the Indian dishes are worth trying. Cannot be faulted for the comfort of the bedrooms bar and restaurant, service provided by the staff and quality of the food and drink
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Blue Boar Alcester A Great Stay.
The staff was very helpful and the choice in the restaurant was exceptionally good. We had an amazing stay and will be returning again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Karolina

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The carpet was dirty, the room was freezing cold. Arrived after 10pm and the heating was turned off and the windows were wide open. No mat in the bathroom, no handtowels, only 2 big towels on the bed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our experience
Our room was not a comfortable temperature as the heating was on very low and could not be adjusted. The bar area was also not a comfortable temperature and we had to wear coats. Our room was directly above the bar area where a group of musicians played from 8pm to 11.10. We decided to stay up to listen to the music which was enjoyable but someone who just wanted a good nights sleep would not have been impressed. The building is old and the floor boards in our room were particularly creaky. This could easily be resolved by investing some money into repair and maintenance. The staff were very efficient and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little country pub! Excellent food and comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024