So tired from traveling that you’re conversing with ghosts, soliloquizing with skulls, and ready to leave your fate in the hands of a friar if he promises one sip will send you into a deep, deep sleep? Then please let your day be rounded with a sleep at these Stratford-upon-Avon hotels.
The best hotels in Stratford-upon-Avon
To sleep, perchance to dream? These Stratford-upon-Avon hotels are like a midsummer night’s dream—without all of the fairy bewitching.
Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon, an IHG Hotel
When you want a place to curl up and read Antony and Cleopatra, the luxury Egyptian cotton linen and spa-inspired bathrooms at Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon are an even better couple than the Roman general and Egyptian queen. It’s also across the street from Shakespeare’s New Place, so you can stay between the sheets longer without missing a moment at the museum.
Image Credit and Location: Hotel du Vin, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Hotel du Vin Stratford-upon-Avon
If wine is indeed a little silver well where truth, if truth be, doth dwell, then you’ll find a whole lotta truth in the extensive wine cellars at Hotel du Vin Stratford-upon-Avon. With only 46 suites, there’s no chance that anyone will empty the bottles before your arrival, even if Sir John Flastaff is in the Taittinger suite beside you.
Mercure Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Hotel
When it comes to Shakespeare hotels in Stratford-upon-Avon, Mercure is writing The Taming of the Suite. Not that there was anything wrong with their classic rooms or suites in the first place, but Mercure is working hard to mold it into what they believe guests will love ahead of a reopening in 2025. It’s hard not to love its address, that’s for sure: the Mercure is set between Tudor World and Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall.
Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel
Some say that the grounds which Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel rests on were the very same that staged the first performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Whether or not that’s true, should we not visit Alveston Manor all the same? Not only for its Elizabethan-inspired appearance, but for its care and dedication to serving the finest British food in its restaurant and curating spa treatments that would soften even Egeus’ angst.
The Welcombe Hotel, BW Premier Collection
The views from The Welcombe Hotel’s golf course are so spectacular that, even with your worst front nine finished, you’ll feel you’ve shanked in so far, that should you mulligan no more, returning to the tee box would be just as tedious as to take the maximum score. Thankfully, you don’t have to hit your prophesied par to live like a king in the Countess’ Suite, which comes complete with hand-painted murals and a private library with original Charles Dickens novels on the shelves.
Image Credit and Location: YHA Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
YHA Stratford Upon Avon
Sharing a dorm in a stunning Georgian manor house should be a stress-free experience, as it is at YHA. The library, shared lounge, and games bring a sense of belonging that all road-weary backpackers can find comfort in. There’s even free luggage storage available if you wish to explore the streets around Stratford-upon-Avon in search of Shakespeare’s stomping grounds. Let’s just hope that you and another guest don’t get into a misunderstanding involving identical suitcases; a comedy of errors could ensue…
The White Swan Hotel
There’s a chance that Shakespeare himself enjoyed a pint or two at The White Swan Hotel. The granddaughter of the Inn’s original owner married one of Shakespeare’s childhood friends, but we’d assume that the law of friendship bids them to conceal whether these two gentlemen of Stratford visited the pub. You’ll have plenty of time to reflect on that yourself as you soak up the grand double suite’s roll-top bath.
Image Credit: Fuller's. Image Location: The White Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Such stuff as dreams are made on
What is the best hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon? That’s like picking a favorite Shakespeare sonnet. We have a feeling you’ll love your stay in Shakespeare’s birthplace no matter where you stay. Download the Trainline app and purchase a ticket to a first-class carriage where you can brush up on your Shakespeare en route from London to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Header Image Credit and Location: Hotel du Vin, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK