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3 star hotels in the business district, Salisbury

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Updated 1 September 2026 · 5 Salisbury hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Salisbury, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.3.

Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast is the one I would book myself.

Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast

Highest rated of the five

Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast

★★★★★4.9 from 114 reviews

Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 114 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property and found under city centre.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast1

    Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast

    ★★★★★4.9 from 114 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Blackberry River Inn2

    Blackberry River Inn

    ★★★★★4.7 from 100 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Locust Tree Bed & Breakfast3

    Locust Tree Bed & Breakfast

    ★★★★★4.6 from 54 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  4. Buttonball Inn4

    Buttonball Inn

    ★★★★★4.5 from 115 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  5. Interlaken Inn5

    Interlaken Inn

    ★★★★★4.3 from 432 reviews

    • Pool
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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How this list was put together

5 Salisbury hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Britt Sorensen

Britt Sorensen India and the Himalaya

Her work season is winter, leaving whole summers free for mountains in the other hemisphere or trekking at altitude in Nepal and Peru. Carries the lightest pack of anyone she travels with.

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