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The Kings Arms

2.5 star property
A welcoming town center venue where visitors can savor excellent food and drinks, whether catching up over coffee or enjoying an evening meal

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The Kings Arms sits in the heart of town, creating a warm, inviting atmosphere for guests. Travelers can enjoy freshly brewed coffee in the café, sample the restaurant's food offerings, or relax with friends over drinks at the bar.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

Room options

Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Single Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

South Swindon, a neighborhood in Swindon, is home to The Kings Arms. Thames River and North Wessex Downs reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Swindon Arts Centre and Wyvern Theatre. Heelis and Museum of the Great Western Railway are also worth visiting. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like rock climbing and other activities like ice skating. Visit our Swindon travel guide
Map
20 Wood Street, Swindon, England, SN1 4AB

What's nearby

  • Swindon Designer Outlet
    Swindon Designer Outlet
    5 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Museum of the Great Western Railway
    Museum of the Great Western Railway
    5 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Coate Water Country Park
    Coate Water Country Park
    6 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Wyvern Theatre
    12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Nigel Eady County Ground
    5 min drive - 1.1 miles

Getting around

  • Swindon Station
    11 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS)
    78 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Tuppenny
    2 min walk
  • The Drink Valley (Old Town)
    3 min walk
  • The Hop Inn
    3 min walk
  • Hop Kettle Tap & Brew
    3 min walk
  • The Victoria
    3 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is The Kings Arms pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Kings Arms?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Kings Arms?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Kings Arms located?

Located in South Swindon, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Swindon Arts Centre and Wyvern Theatre. Nigel Eady County Ground and Coate Water Country Park are also within 2 mi (3 km). Swindon Station is 24 minutes by foot and Swindon (XWS-Swindon Train Station) is 25 minutes.

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Reviews

The Kings Arms Reviews

7.4

Good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

8.2

Staff & service

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 108 out of 376 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 129 out of 376 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 78 out of 376 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 376 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 376 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, good value, awesome breakfast. The venue hosts a Friday night disco, make sure to ask whats on if you want a quiet night, or embrace it 😀.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Jasper

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice play to stay, fab cocktails , dancing till the early hours. Such a good night, would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Annabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here a couple of times, convenient, great service, what more could you want for the price. Breakfast also lovely
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great crash over, price and location for Old Town.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
From the first point of arriving wss excellent Evening meal fresh and hot. Helpful directions to the theatre. Including taxi no for getting back to hoel Comfy clean bedroom, lovely breakfast. Even a pleasant cherrio as we left.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Well worth a stay

Fab pub/hotel stayed one night Bed so comfy, room beautiful and clean. Breakfast really good freshly cooked. Staff excellent Would stay again no problem .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice enough for a short stay

Nice enough rooms and pub. There were a few locals in there when we got there. Staff in the evening were very friendly, the breakfast crew not so much.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for work, excellent choice of Pubs cafes & restaurants for eating out which are literally on the doorstep
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and convenient, good food in the bar. We stayed mid week and it was quiet overnight. Overall just what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Umpteenth stay at the Kings & it seems to get better every time Staff are off the scale of helpful, Manager first class Food was lovely as I ate at the Kings last night & the breakfast was its usual terrific
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rosina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were really friendly and understanding about my food intolerances. Breakfast was served promptly. The room was clean and well furnished.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property is a very old coaching inn. It was spotlessly clean but the shower was faulty and we were given 1 bath towel for 2 people. We felt the plinth for the shower stuck out dangerously for when using the bathroom. Very comfortable bed. Friendly, helpful staff. Good breakfast. Good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room good but very cold on the first night with no extra blanket available. Heating put on after speaking with staff the following day. Booking in system wasn't working so I had to come back a bit later to book in and collect key. Breakfast choice good and very tasty. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jacqueline

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This Hotel is a night club!

This venue is a live music venue and nightclub Friday & Saturday. The venue are up front about this and list it appropriately on their website but hotels.com do not. I had gone based on hotels.coms information which is miss leading. It was only at check in I discovered this, over 150miles from home. I am not exaggerating, I am not being ott, they turn into a night club from 9pm - 3am every Friday and Saturday. Music thudding until 3am. Our room was above the outside smoking shelter in a Friday night …. Not great. The venue is tired and was undergoing renovations when we visited. Room was okay. Staff were friendly, attentive & polite. Breakfast was great and allergy friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Chose this as a nights stop over when traveling home from a holiday in Cornwall. We chose to come this way back as we were fed up of sitting in the none stop stop start qué we were in on the M5. Lesson learned don't travel on a Friday to Cornwall or back to Stafford on the M5. The staff here are really pleasant and helpful we also liked the fact you get a 10%discount on food and drink when eating there. There is a night club on site we never new about but as our room was well away from the DJ and music which goes on late on a weekend we didn't here a thing so really good. The food is excellent and the breakfast choice is good and filling as well. İt's quite a large Pub/Hotel so there is plenty of space for everyone, all in all we had a great night's stay here and will stay again when in the area or when the M5 motorway is at a standstill. We really liked the place and it's so handy for the centre of town and shops and the fact you can park at the rear of the hotel is also a bonus, just a brilliant place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Not very relaxing

Pleasant enough room above a pub (apart from the didgy stains on the blanket) but almost no sleep... loud pub DJ until gone midnight (althpugh no one on the dance floor and bar almost empty) , then people shouting/ drinking in the smoking area (directly below bedroom window) until the small hours and then what sounded like a tumble dryer (?) in the landey room along the corridor on a very long cycle making a hell of a noise... finally dropped off to sleep about 5am, overslept and missed the breakfast then housekeeping knocking on the door hurrying us along before we'd even reached check out time (then standing outside talking while we packed up)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Mr

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place and good value for money

Overall it was pretty good to be fair, though I think a few things could be improved. The check in was straight forward and you're given a printed sheet to put in the front of the car to cover parking in the pay & display at the rear of the building. The room was small but comfortable and clean and nicely decorated. There were fresh towels and plenty of tea & coffee. The food we had was really nice and fairly priced, and the breakfast was good too. The only complaint I would have with the breakfast is that nobody told us where everything was and what we could/couldn't have, and we were sort of left to our own devices. The server at breakfast was also a little off and almost uninterested. We also had a rather blunt exchange from another staff member regarding room payment while we were eating our evening meal which was a bit off. One thing we didn't know until we arrived was that it turned into a night club at 10pm until 2pm! That was ok for us and we stayed up and listened to the dj while we drank, but for some it might be reason to avoid the place. The access to the rooms isn't the best as the stairs are quite steep and shallow treads, but it is an old building so I can understand this. We rang the hotel ahead as my wife has a heart condition, so we needed a room on the first floor which they obliged us with. There is another floor above so worth checking if you need to. All in all a nice place with decent food and a pleasant atmosphere, service could be better. Good vfm
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice but could do better.

Firstly we couldn't find the carpark. Unless you know where you are going it is extremely difficult to find as it is not signposted. When we checked in we found out that there is a nightclub in the pub below between 10pm-3am on a Friday & Saturday night. There was nothing in the description that said this when we were booking. The music itself was fine and we were able to sleep as we were away from the actual dance area. However, we were woken at about half 3 with staff banging the doors closed. Not once but twice. This was on both nights. When going upstairs one of the bits of carpet had come off the stairs & was a huge trip hazard because the steps are narrow in depth. The room itself & ensuite were decorated nicely. It was very compact but was enough for what we needed for the weekend. However, it was boiling. The towel rail in the ensuite was permanently on & even when we turned it to * it still kept pumping out heat. We got the window open once with great difficulty. When we tried again the next morning it just wouldn't budge. The ensuite is designed beautifully but is to be honest a bit of a death trap. When the shower is on water goes every where. It is tiled floor & even with the shower mat it did little then become absolutely drenched. The breakfast was lovely but we found it difficult to have to choose the night before. We also had to give a time between 9 & 10am for when we wanted breakfast. We found this odd. Has good potential but not likely to stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Eve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Had to get out of bed, get dressed, pack up & find somewhere else to stay as ‘this is a nightclub’ was explained as we left for an alternative, that really was a hotel. May be different whenever the nightclub isn’t open, but noise also came from the next door club & smokers in the yard, which was on the back of the property, through only old sash windows, which didn’t prevent any noise. Bed/mattress was soft & old, floors outside & upstairs creaked loudly, and the tipsy revellers passing our room to theirs, were loud & obnoxious, when asked to be less noisey. Big mistake/never in 35 years of travelling have I checked out of a property at midnight, after securing an alternative. Will seem full compensation, via Expedia.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place

Was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect x
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lutz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice Hotel in a ugly old town…..
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Julia L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The pub at the King's Arms is excellent; they have a brilliant chef, and breakfast is included. On the down side, the room was extremely small, and the sink isn't in the bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The management at this property is fantastic! The manager, Gemma, is a star!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024