The White Hart Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Family Room | Blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Terrace/patio
Interior detail
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
$128
includes taxes & fees
Jan 7 - Jan 8

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23-25 Holywell Hill, St Albans, England, AL1 1EZ
  • Place, St Albans Cathedral
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Clock Tower
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Verulamium Park
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Ensuite

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Double Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 King Sofa Bed

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About this property

The White Hart Hotel

3-star St Albans hotel steps from St Albans Cathedral
A restaurant, 2 bars/lounges, and a coffee shop/cafe are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, a garden, and a banquet hall are onsite.
The White Hart Hotel offers 15 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 45-inch plasma televisions come with cable channels.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 2 bars/lounges. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Tudor hotel also offers a terrace, a garden, and room service (during limited hours). Onsite self parking is complimentary.

The White Hart Hotel is a smoke-free property.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 10 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1470
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Tudor architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 45-inch plasma TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Chef service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: GBP 15 for check-in between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 10 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-in fee: GBP 15 for check-in between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

White Hart Hotel St Albans
White Hart St Albans
The White Hart Hotel Hotel
The White Hart Hotel St Albans
The White Hart Hotel Hotel St Albans

The White Hart Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 115 out of 346 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 132 out of 346 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 346 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 346 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 346 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is an old building and showing signs of its age. The breakfast was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice historic hotel, very central, close to cathedral and town centre, and many, many dining options.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect one night city break, free upgrade to a double ro
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Caroline

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

Unique experience

Free parking. Great breakfast. Room interesting as old building, comfortable bed and bathroom great Sloping floor though some may find disconcerting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerry

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

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

Lovely hotel

Very cosy quaint hotel. Mind your head on the low beems and doors but all adds to the stay. Beds are very cosy breakfast is lovely
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Janine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights to celebrate my birthday. Our room was on the top floor, very quirky. The room was on a bit of a slope but the furniture was on levelling props. Couldn't see out of the window unless stood on the bed, then could just about see the cathedral. Not double glazed so there was quite a bit of road noise as located on a main road. Mattress could do with replacing. Macerator toilet was rather noisy, however, the shower was the best I've ever used in a hotel, very powerful and lots of hot water. Large TV. Very handy having the free parking and easy walking access in to the town centre. Breakfast was perfect both days and so was the evening meal we had there on our 2nd night. All staff we encountered were lovely and friendly. Would definitely stay here again if visiting St. Albans
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Congratulations to The White Hart and the Staff.

The hotel has amazing resonance with the long history of the local area and the Cathedral. It is perfectly located for all the major features of St Albans. The internal design and style illustrates the long history, back to the late 15th Century. Understand that this does not compare with a 20th Century design; and so much the better for that. The staff were extremely friendly, efficient and always too ready to help; the menus were very good. There is a good private car park immediately behind the hotel.
The White Hart Hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

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

Great hotel, poor bar.

Pleasantly located in St Albans. An historic hotel/pub. Room was pleasant, large. The shower was excellent. Absolutely blasted the water out: no flimsy trickle. However, the room was at the end of a corridor which gave the impression it should have been haunted yet no hauntings or any paranormal phenomena occurred which was disappointing. The bar is below par. Drink elsewhere such as The Boot which is excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Whit

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very old building with plenty of charm. Lots of steps and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

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

Lovely visit to St Albans

Lovely historic hotel in centre of St Albans. Only negative is lack of plugs in hotel room. Ideally some near the bedside table would be useful. Probably not allowed to add more as building is listed. Had delicious home cooked breakfast. Plenty of choices at breakfast too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Vicki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Historic building on main street, but old & new have not come together well in our room. The windows do not close properly and the blackout blinds are not effective, so early light & traffic noise disturbed my sleep. The decor is basic & a bit dated. Also the shower cubicle is too small to stand comfortably.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

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

Central St Albans

An atmospheric quirky hotel. Very few level spaces after the ground floor. Walking in room 16 is like a fairground attraction, try as hard as you might, it is so uneven you can never be sure where you will end up, but it will never be where you aimed for, a trip to the loo becomes an adventure. But it's good fun. A really good hotel, andvery central. And very historic.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Glen

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Historic shouldn’t mean dirty

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Terrible bed!

Mattress was very thin and every spring could be felt. Pillow was very thin.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Early check in for £25 and £25 for the dog and breakfast @ £12 a head do not make this a cheap option. Staff very friendly and helpful. It is an old hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Megan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Huge room and comfortable bed. Very old style hotel with the sink in the room, not in the bathroom which isn’t that much of an issue. The room was soooo hot though. There was a fan at least, but no aircon. Would be very cute to go in winter, but definitely not during this heatwave. Staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hazel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely historic hotel and we enjoyed our stay apart from one thing (but this was promptly rectified) : initially we had a front bedroom facing the road which was busy and noisy all through the night. Fortunately we were able to upgrade to a rear bedroom which was wonderfully spacious and with much better facilities. The staff were very pleasant, polite and efficient, the hotel was fascinating and well-kept, and we would certainly stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jenna

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

wouldn't bother s

This is an old quirky hotel, expect wodden beams and uneven floors, but this adds to the charms What I didn't expect was a shower and tiolet that didn't work, crapets that made me want to keep my shoes on and poor breakfast service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

Convenient but noisy

Convenient for our purposes but noisy room near busy thoroughfare. Comfortable bed and newly refurbished bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025