Boar’s Head Hotel

Rooms are comfortable and impressive. I attended a formal event in one of their ballrooms and I was a bit worried when I found that the food was buffet style. The quality of the food was excellent and in line with the high expectations I have of their dining room. The speed of service was disappointing as it took 50 minutes to reach the buffet table, clearly not enough capacity here. I am going to give the hotel the benefit of the doubt and assume the single buffet station for 350 people was a poor choice made by the customer. Serving this size group with high quality food is not easy and the Boars Head succeeded.

First of all it’s the Boar’s Head Inn and Spa, I think; not hotel. Anyway, we stayed three nights in a wing separate from the main building. We had two queen beds; mine was hard and my daughter’s was softer, just right. Check in was efficient. All employees were professional. We ate once in the casual dining facility which was over priced and mediocre. The spa was marvelous! We each had a basic 50-​minute massage which was definitely worth the money but a little pricey but it is a «spa and resort». It was easy to get around the grounds and the town. We only got lost once. Don’t know if I would stay there again or just at a regular hotel. I made our reservations through Kayak.

Spent our anniversary weekend at the Boar’s Head. There were a few hiccups with scheduling activities and upon arrival, but the hotel made it right. Highly recommend the restaurant and the spa. We did the date night package, which includes dinner at the restaurant and dessert and a movie in our room. Was a lot of fun. Would definietly recommend the Boar’s Head if you are looking for a weekend away from DC.

Lush manicured greens, large ponds, and restored cottage looks. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice Boar’s Head Hotel was. Large estate. How large you say? They have golf carts to get around. Our friends room (that we temporarily crashed for several hours) had a large king-​size bed with ample space all around, with a little nook between the bathroom and bedroom.
I liked the room décor (soft green and white) and the barn-​style closing bathroom door. The bed had ample pillows and was not too lumpy. We couldn’t hear anyone when we were there, but to be fair, we were also on the corner top floor. I can see the hotel has made an attempt to keep their high ceiling (with fire sprinklers kind of running a little everywhere). Room service (ordered green tea) was polite, but a tad slow.
They’re known for their peanut soup (which, for anyone who’s had SE Asian food, is like a runny version of sate), but definitely worth a go. Would stay again.

Came with my wife for a conference. They mistakenly charged my wife’s credit card for some meals and then refused to reverse the charges! Truly astonishing, unprofessional and dishonest behavior. This was our 3^rd time staying at this hotel, but it will certainly be the last. And we will definitely let the conference organizers know as well, so that next year they can book someplace else. Someplace that won’t mistakenly charge guests and then avoid helping to solve the problem.

We loved our room in Ednam Hall. Spacious and comfortable. The general landscape was quaint and picturesque. The amenities were average at best. Took multiple hours just to find the ice machine in the building, for example. That should be a rather obvious thing. And the only full day we were there, a place we primarily chose from many
options because of the adult only pool, they had rented out the adult only pool to a private kid friendly party. This was very disappointing. The external events conflict significantly with the out of town guests. And any inn (or hotel or bed and breakfast) that charges $ 200/​night should obviously provide some continental breakfast however limited in scope. Requiring business casual attire for dinner is simply self-​important and unimpressive, as opposed to the pretension that rule tries to create. Overall I’m giving it a 3-​star.
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Very prompt and professional response of cleaning staff.
I was a guest this weekend at a wedding.
When I left on Sunday, unfortunately I forgot my brand new iPhone 6 in the room!
The cleaning staff, must have found the phone and tracked the room back to the wedding reservation. In doing so, someone then called the bride, and gave her my phone. It was returned before my plane took off. I can’t tell you what this means to me in terms of faith and trust!
The hotel was beautiful, the grounds were so serene. Our room had a very luxurious feel as well.
Great weekend!

I would not stay here again. Slamming doors and hearing everything in other rooms kept me from sleeping at all. Same goes for quiet time on the balcony. No peace and serenity here. No coffee maker in the room ruins a peaceful morning on the balcony and the hair dryer was the cheapest one ever created. While the grounds are beautiful and the beds are comfy the other aspects ruin the getaway.

When I used to live in Northern VA, I LOVED this getaway spot! We have celebrated our anniversary (while dating) with a hot air balloon ride. It was a Gorgeous early morning! We went in 2009. The staff was exceptionally welcoming and made our stay worth Every.Single.Time. We came here to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, baby moon weekend away, and went our last time with our daughter who was almost 2. Boars Head is a favorite spot for us! It’s a nice family friendly spot. While here for Memorial Day Weekend (anniversary), the golf course had a party and guests from BH was welcome to come. It was fun being part of the community there as «out of towners.» I’ve never experienced anything poor here! Staff is always changing our beds and doing everything in a timely manner. You never run into the cleaning staff and if you do like we did as we were coming into hotel. They were prepping our 1 year wedding cake for our celebration! It was perfect! They spent time cleaning our rooms and making it presentable! I’ll love to return! Another thing, we never experienced any loud noise at any of our visits. It’s a nice town to stroll through!

My wife and I went for a getaway weekend. We ordered the date night package, which comes with a full course dinner at the Old Mill Room, dessert to go, and a complimentary movie rental. The entire experience was fabulous. We were upgraded to a suite, which was almost the size of an apartment (above one of the gift shops). The suite was amazing– huge bathroom, two rooms, two TV’s, and a bar and sink area. The dinner was incredibly delicious and fancy. We were glad it was included in the package, because the prices are quite high, but it is worth the quality of food. The staff was very accommodating. We used the gym the next day, which was actually a fancy country club. Check out time as 12 noon– very nice. All in all, we had a great time. Very highly recommended if you don’t mind spending a little extra for an extremely nice resort.

What a great visit. The staff at every turn were helpful and accommodating. The suite in the 600 building was very nice. Overlooking the hillside and lake with two patios.
Christmas decorations abound, food was good, room service was also quite good and reasonably priced. Pre arrival emails were extremely accommodating and helpful.
Bed was very comfortable, bathroom is well designed and very functional while being very aesthetically pleasing.
We can’t wait to return!

Beautiful property! When we got here our reservations kinda got lost in their system and they were almost full except for 3 rooms. Ashley and Daniel worked around and got us 2 rooms for the 4 of us and got us settled in. We ordered room service later that night for the kids and they said about 30 minutes and they were so much faster than we expected! Beautiful hotel and great customer service!

From reading the reviews I see this place hasn’t changed. My boss took us here a few years back for lunch and it was so disappointing. The food on the buffet tasted either warmed over leftovers or burned and overcooked. The staff was very busy setting up tables and chairs for dinner reservations and banged and interrupted our meal the entire time we were there, when they weren’t jerking our plates away from us before we finished eating. Pathetic for the fru fru blue blood air it portrays.
Out of towners beware!

Lovely place, great staff, amazing facilities. Just wish they could hire more staff for the fall season in central VA, between the UVA games and changing leaves and everything else. But the new manager, Samantha, is great! As was everyone else working there.

I coordinate a bachelorette weekend for my sister at the Inn. There were pros and cons to the whole experience, which leaves me giving a «so-​so» rating.
The Pros:
I sent an email to the reservation staff to determine the availability. Staff almost immediately got back to me and asked for my phone number — once I provided it, they called and were able to get me set up with two rooms, answering all my questions along the way. When I needed to move the getaway back by one weekend, I was able to call and do so with no problem — no added charges or trouble or anything.
I then called the spa to get my whole group set up for services. Natalie was amazing — set up everyone with exactly what we wanted and staggered us so we were able to spend all morning at the spa together.
When we arrived, checkin was very easy. The front desk staff was patient and kind, again answering all of my questions.
The room was very beautiful. Clearly remodeled and updated. The back patio looked out over the pond — an amazing view. The mattress was unbelievable comfortable. The building was older, but the AC (VERY important to me on vacation) worked very well.
At the spa, the massages we all received were perfect. The therapist asked what each of us needed/​wanted and tailored each massage just a little to meet out needs. One woman in our group was 7 months pregnant and her therapist gave her a very nice pregnancy massage and was knowledgeable about what an expecting mother needed in a massage.
There are two pools onsite — one is the Inn Pool for adults only. We walked by there, but it was too quiet (no music, no one talking, etc) and headed over to the pool at the sports complex. This one was much better — lots of seating both in the sun and in the shade, music playing, etc.
Our second night, we were in downtown Charlotte and we’re having a hard time finding a cab. We called the hotel and they sent the shuttle to get us at no charge.
The Cons:
When we arrived, a few people walked out of our room to go sit on one of the swings out next to the pond. They only sat there for about 10 seconds — the smell of goose feces was so overpowering they couldn’t stay. The excrement hadn’t been cleaned in so long, it had all pooled in one section of the pond — right in front of where they were trying to sit.
Our first night we went to eat at the Bistro 1834, one of the restaurants on site. The drinks were good, the food was average, and the service we received was terrible. Out waitress was slow and rude. Nothing happened during the meal to explain her demeanor — she just didn’t appear to be enjoying her job.
For breakfast the following morning, we ordered room service. It was overpriced — but all room service is. However, the quality of the food was not even average. Totally disappointing.
While our massages were amazing, the manicures and pedicures were sub-​par. There was nothing special to qualify either as «spa» services, and the Polish wasn’t even applied well for any of us in our party. Total disappointment.
Overall, I would say that the place is nice. But it wasn’t the overwhelmingly positive experience they advertise.

The service was better than the food. Douglas, the waiter at the restaurant at the Boar’s Head Inn is wonderful! He was attentive & surpassed my needs.
I ordered the lamb loin & it was okay. I had not had lamb in 6 months & it is one of my favorite foods. But I was not in awe with my meal. I would not recommend the lamb loin but the service was great.
For dessert I ordered the snicker’s crème brûlée, which was very good. I’m not a snickers fan but definitely a crème brûlée fan so I wanted to try something different. It was good & came with cookies. While enjoying my crème brûlée, Douglas also brought an assortment of dark & milk chocolate as well as more cookies.
Great service! Just not so great lamb loin!

My company held a women’s conference here recently so I stayed overnight. I had a beautiful huge room. It must have been recently remodeled. It was very comfortable. I think each room has their own balcony. The bath amenities are Gilchrist and Soames. All of our meals were in the restaurant or catered just outside of the big conference room and it was all delicious. The desserts were so good. Really the hotel did a superb job looking after us. Getting to and from the hotel and airport was also easy. The hotel will send a shuttle to pick you up, all arranged in advance of course. The staff were very nice.
My colleagues who got to the hotel and stayed extra nights, liked the spa and the bucolic and calm surroundings. It’s really such pretty countryside. A great place for rest and relaxation.

Stayed one night in the main building. The room was freshly remodeled, and clean as new. Nice size bathroom with new upscale finishes. One of the most comfortable hotel beds I’ve ever slept on.
Buffets at lunch/​bfast are tasty, offer a wide array of options, and were well worth it. The bread pudding was terrific.
We didn’t get a chance to use any of the other resort amenities, but we very much enjoyed our stay. I’d certainly recommend the hotel to others.

Came to the Boar’s Head on the spur of the moment recently upon leaving a certain expensive spa in West Virginia early due to a poor experience. Loved it! We will return again and again.
Our room was in the Hunt Club building and cost about $ 150 for the night. Comfortable firm king bed with comfy terry cloth robes. OK, the door to the shower allowed some water out from under it, but given everything else (and a bathmat that soaked up the water) what do I care?
Loved the brick patio out our second floor french doors. My wife and I enjoyed out morning coffee on the rocking chairs. Coffee came with our full breakfast at a bargain rate of $ 13 each via prompt room service. Her poached egg was over-​cooked and the staff had a replacement to us in 10 minutes.
Combine the strong value of the Boar’s Head Inn’s great newly refurbished rooms with the fantastic meal at the Old Mill Room (reviewed under that listing) and we will definitely be long-​term return customers. Especially with the reasonable distance from Northern Virginia and the good values of the spa services ($ 130 for a 80 minute massage).

Went here during restaurant week with my girlfriends and had a poor experience with their food and service.
The cream sauce for my pasta was broken and I had to send it back. The waitress was unapologetic when I made my complaint and had a flat demeanor the whole time she was serving us. As for dessert, the poached pear with blue cheese was overstuffed with cheese and tasted disgusting [and I am a fan of blue cheese]. The combination of the soft pear with the pungent cheese did not go well and my friends and I had to send that back as well and get the chocolate cake instead. Our group of 6 left very disappointed with the meal.
I have been told that their brunch buffet was decent so I would possibly come back to try that but dinner is out of the question.
Food: 1
Value: 1
Service: 1
Overall: 1