The Balcony Is the Part Guests Remember
The balcony is the part guests remember. You push open the doors, drop into a chair with a coffee, and the course runs away in front of you, close enough to hear a well struck drive. Reviewers write about sitting out there watching the golfers until the light goes, which is not a sentence anyone writes about a roadside chain room.
Then there is the size. Rooms here run to about 26 square metres, and the word guests reach for is huge. That buys you a proper armchair rather than a perch on the end of the bed, a desk you can actually work at, and enough floor for a family to unpack without climbing over each other. Add free parking a few steps from your door, 150 acres of Fenland to walk off a long drive, and a clubhouse a couple of minutes away, and a night on the road starts to feel like a short break.
Book it for the space and the quiet: a big balcony room over the fairway, free parking, and a golf course, driving range and children's play area all inside the same gate, ten minutes from the market town. Look elsewhere if you want to walk to a restaurant after dark or arrive without a car, because this is open countryside and the bus does not come to the door. Boston West Hotel works well for drivers who would rather have room to breathe than a postcode.
Rooms With Room to Move
The refurbished rooms are calm and quietly done: padded champagne headboards running the full width of the wall, a patterned feature panel, botanical teal curtains and white bedding with a grey runner. Most are single storey, and the good ones give onto a balcony with the course beyond. Ask for a course-facing room when you book, because a handful look over the car park and roadside instead, and that is where the occasional noise complaint comes from.
You get a choice of shapes rather than a ladder of grades. The Superior King is the one to pay for if the balcony matters. The Deluxe Quadruple and the interconnecting Comfort Family rooms are the reason families keep coming back, since everyone fits in one booking. There is an Accessible Super King with a wetroom, wheelchair access through the public areas, twelve rooms on the ground floor and a lift to the first, which is more thought than most countryside hotels give it.
Everything Else Is a Two-Minute Walk Across the Grass
The clubhouse is where the site comes alive. Six West Restaurant and Bar sits a few minutes from the bedrooms, refurbished in bright greens and yellows with big windows onto the grounds, and it is where breakfast is served when it runs. Beyond it are the 9-hole parkland course, the 20-bay covered and floodlit driving range with TopTracer, and a 6-hole foot golf course that gets more families than golfers.
For children there is an adventure playground and an outdoor splash zone, open roughly Easter to September, sitting between the playground and the driving range. Two things to plan around: you check in at the golf club and guest services building rather than at the hotel, and breakfast is a paid extra that has run at weekends and in season from 10am, which is late against a 10:30 checkout. Ring ahead on 01205 290670 to confirm both for your dates, and neither will catch you out.
Why Book Boston West Hotel?
This suits a particular trip: you have a car, you want space and quiet, and you would rather be looking at a fairway than a main road.
A balcony over the course
Ask for a balcony room and you get two chairs and a view straight over the fairways. Guests write about sitting out watching the golfers, and it is the single thing they mention most.
Rooms people call huge
About 26 square metres, with an armchair, a desk and room for a family to spread out. Repeat guests say it is bigger than where they normally stay.
150 acres inside one gate
A 9-hole course, a floodlit 20-bay range, foot golf, an adventure playground and a summer splash zone. Nobody has to get back in the car to find something to do.
Free parking at the door
Park a few steps from your room and leave it there. Handy on the way to the coast, and a relief after the lorry traffic on the A16 and A17.
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Interesting Points About Boston West Hotel
- The hotel and the park are two different names for two different things. Away Resorts relaunched the wider site as Appletree Holiday Park on 14 July 2022 after investing more than £3.5m, but the hotel deliberately kept the Boston West name and the course is still Boston West Golf Course.
- The course was halved to make room for the lodges. What was an 18-hole layout is now 9 holes, par 36, alongside a 20-bay covered and floodlit TopTracer driving range and a 6-hole foot golf course.
- You do not check in at the hotel. Reception is in the golf club and guest services building a short walk across the site, staffed around the clock, and that is where late arrivals are handled.
- There is no swimming pool at the hotel. The water on site is an outdoor splash zone beside the adventure playground, open roughly Easter to September, which is why a pool photo sometimes appears on listings.
- The hotel is pet-free even though the park is not. Dogs are welcome in the lodges and caravans, up to two per unit, but not in the hotel bedrooms.
- Hubberts Bridge has its own railway station about 400 metres from the entrance, but it is a request stop on the Poacher Line with roughly three trains a day, so almost nobody arrives that way.
Rooms & Accommodation at Boston West Hotel
Superior King Room
2 guests · 1 king bed · about 26 m²
The balcony is the reason to pay the difference, and couples who take one rarely spend the evening anywhere else. Doors fold back onto a rail and two chairs with the fairways beyond. Inside it is a king bed, a proper desk and an en-suite with both a bath and a shower. Say course-facing when you book, or you may land on the car-park side.
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Deluxe Quadruple Room
4 guests · about 26 m²
Four people, one bill, no camp beds. This is the shape that suits a family breaking the journey to Skegness or four golfers sharing, with the beds already in the room rather than wheeled in. It carries the same generous floor area as the rest, so nobody is stepping over a suitcase to reach the bathroom.
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Comfort Family Room with En Suite
Family room · sofa bed · interconnecting available
Two of these can be joined together, which is the answer when grandparents come too or teenagers want a door between them and you. On its own it takes a couple plus children on the sofa bed, with the play area and splash zone a short walk across the grass. The reason families rebook, judging by the reviews, is that everyone gets a wall to themselves.
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Standard King Room
2 guests · 1 king bed · lift access
The straightforward pick when the balcony is not the point. Same king bed, same en-suite with a bath and a shower, on the upper floor with the lift doing the work. It suits travellers who are in for one night before an early start, and anyone visiting when the forecast means you were never going to sit outside anyway.
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Accessible Super King Room with Wetroom
2 guests · super king bed · wheelchair accessible
The right call for guests who need the whole room to work, not just the doorway. The unit is wheelchair accessible throughout and the bathroom is a wetroom with grab rails and a level floor. Public areas have wheelchair access too. Ring ahead before you book so the team can confirm the route from the car park and the guest services building.
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In Your Room
- About 26 square metres of floor space
- Private balcony in most rooms, with seating
- En-suite with bath and shower
- Flat-screen TV
- Desk and chair
- Kettle with tea and coffee tray
- Hairdryer, towels and linen
- Heating
- Free Wi-Fi
- Non-smoking, including on balconies
Golf and the Grounds
- 9-hole parkland course, par 36, open to all abilities
- 20-bay covered and floodlit driving range with TopTracer
- 6-hole foot golf course
- 150 acres of grounds to walk
- Adventure playground
- Outdoor splash zone, roughly Easter to September
- Not available: Swimming pool
- Not available: Spa
Food and Drink
- Six West Restaurant and Bar in the clubhouse
- A few minutes' walk from the bedrooms
- Breakfast is a paid extra, served in the clubhouse
- Breakfast has run at weekends and in season, from 10am
- Vending machine in the hotel
- Confirm current food service on 01205 290670
Arrival, Access and Parking
- Free on-site parking
- Check-in at the golf club and guest services building
- Guest services staffed 24 hours
- 12 ground-floor rooms
- Lift to the first floor
- Accessible room with wetroom, wheelchair accessible throughout
- Wheelchair access to public areas
- Two meeting rooms for up to 120 people
- Not available: Bus stop at the entrance
- Not available: Pets in the hotel
Location and Getting Around
Hubberts Bridge is a scatter of houses, a pub and a level crossing about three miles west of the market town, out where the Fens flatten into fields and the sky takes up most of the view. The hotel sits back off the A1121 in its own 150 acres, which is why guests describe the nights as properly quiet, and why the first thing you notice on the balcony in the evening is how little there is to hear.
You will want the car. No bus passes the entrance, and although Hubberts Bridge station is about 400 metres away, it is a request stop with roughly three trains a day on the line between Nottingham and Skegness. Boston station, three to four miles east, has the fuller service and is a ten-minute taxi ride. Set the sat-nav to PE20 3QX, come in on the A16 and A52 from the south to dodge the town-centre traffic, or the A15 and A17 then the A1121 from Lincoln.
For an evening meal within walking distance there is one option and it is a good one: The Wheatsheaf Inn at Hubberts Bridge, about half a mile away and roughly a ten-minute walk along the road, is the nearest village pub. Otherwise the clubhouse is a couple of minutes across the grass, and the market town's restaurants are a ten-minute drive. Boston itself is worth the trip for the Stump, the Guildhall cells where the Pilgrim Fathers were held in 1607, and the Wednesday and Saturday markets that have run on the same square since 1545. Further out, Skegness and the Lincolnshire coast are about fifty minutes east, Lincoln and its cathedral about forty minutes north-west, and the RSPB reserves at Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore, some of the best wader watching in England, are a short drive towards The Wash.
- Boston West Golf Course: On site, a short walk across the grass. 9 holes, par 36, with a floodlit 20-bay range
- The Wheatsheaf Inn: 10-minute walk. The nearest village pub, about half a mile along the road
- Hubberts Bridge station: 5-minute walk, but a request stop with roughly three trains a day
- Boston town centre: 10-minute drive. Market square, independents and the Wednesday and Saturday markets
- St Botolph's Church: 15-minute drive. The Stump, with a 209-step tower climb and views over the Fens
- Boston Guildhall: 15-minute drive. Free entry to the 1607 Pilgrim Fathers cells, open Wednesday to Saturday
- RSPB Frampton Marsh: 20-minute drive. Lagoons and grazing marsh on The Wash, free to visit
- Skegness Beach: 50-minute drive. The nearest stretch of coast, with the pier and the arcades
- Lincoln Cathedral: 40-minute drive north-west, up out of the Fens onto the limestone ridge
Getting to Key Locations
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Boston Stump
15 min drive
Four miles east, roughly a fifteen-minute drive, St Botolph's Church is the landmark you steer by across the whole of this flat country. Locals call it the Stump, and its 272-foot tower, built in stages between 1425 and 1510, once worked as a seamark for ships coming in off The Wash. The church is free to walk into. The Tower Experience is 209 steps up and a separate ticket, and on a clear day the view runs to the coast.
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Boston Guildhall
15 min drive
Four miles east, about fifteen minutes by car and then a short walk from the market square, the Guildhall is a 1390s brick hall with a red statue set in its window arch. Downstairs are the cells where five of the Pilgrim Fathers were held in 1607 after trying to sail for Holland, the reason a much larger American city carries this town's name. Entry is free and it opens Wednesday to Saturday, with last admission mid-afternoon.
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Maud Foster Windmill
15 min drive
Four and a half miles east, roughly a fifteen-minute drive out along Willoughby Road, the Maud Foster is a seven-storey tower mill of 1819 and one of the tallest still working in England. Five sails is unusual, and on a windy Wednesday or Saturday you can watch them turn and buy the flour they grind. The shop is free to walk into and there is a charge to climb the mill itself.
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- Set the sat-nav to PE20 3QX: The entrance is off the A1121 at Hubberts Bridge, about three miles west of the market town. Look for the golf club signage rather than a hotel sign, because reception is in the clubhouse building.
- From the south: Come up the A16 and turn onto the A52, which keeps you out of the town-centre traffic and the lorry queues around the A16 and A17 junctions. Allow about an hour and a half from Peterborough.
- From Lincoln and the north: Take the A15 and A17, then the A1121 towards Hubberts Bridge and Swineshead. It is roughly forty minutes from Lincoln.
- By train: Boston station is the practical railhead, on the line between Nottingham, Grantham, Sleaford and Skegness, and it is a ten-minute taxi ride from there. Hubberts Bridge station is closer but it is a request stop with only a handful of services a day.
- Checking in: Park up and head for the golf club and guest services building rather than the bedrooms. It is staffed around the clock, so a late arrival is straightforward, and staff will point you to the right block.
Boston, Lincolnshire, for First-Time Visitors
The market town three miles east is the original Boston, the one that gave its name to the far larger American city in 1630. It is a working port on The Haven rather than a heritage set piece, and it rewards half a day: the Stump, the Guildhall cells, Fydell House on South Street, the Maud Foster mill, and the open-air markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays that have been trading on the same square since 1545.
Time a visit around the Boston May Fair, one of the oldest street fairs in England, which fills the market place and closes the town-centre roads for a week at the start of May. Bike Night takes over Wide Bargate on a summer evening, and the Christmas Festival lights the square in late November. Out towards The Wash, the RSPB reserves at Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore are the local secret: winter brings tens of thousands of geese, wigeon and golden plover onto the marsh, and Freiston once set the national record for black-tailed godwits.
Boston, Lincolnshire, on Foot
A walk through the market town three miles east, taking in the Stump, the market place and the old port on The Haven.
Is Boston West Hotel worth it?
Yes, if you are driving and want space. The rooms are genuinely large, many have a balcony over the golf course, parking is free at the door and there are 150 acres of course, range and play area inside the gate. Skip it if you want to walk to dinner or arrive by train, because this is open Fenland, the bus does not come to the entrance and breakfast is a paid extra in the clubhouse rather than a tray downstairs.
What Guests Say About Boston West Hotel
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Very Good
Space is what guests lead with, again and again: rooms bigger than they expected, balconies they ended up sitting on all evening, and a quiet setting that makes a good stopover on the way to the coast. Staff get warm mentions for being friendly and easy to deal with, and the value comes up constantly. The notes to plan around are practical rather than serious: a late breakfast start against a mid-morning checkout, and a shortage of plug sockets in some of the rooms.
Stopped for one night on the way to a holiday and wished the stay had been longer. Called it a lovely little resort for a short break, with a roomy bedroom, helpful and friendly staff, and an outdoor play area her daughter loved.
Tanya
Booked it for the location and found nothing to fault. Praised a warm welcome at check-in, excellent communication beforehand, and a family room she described as very large.
Went for the big bed and slept beautifully, then spent the evening on the balcony watching play on the course. Thought the room excellent value. Would have liked a few more coffee sachets.
Arrived expecting a hotel and found a whole site with plenty to do for an overnight stay, plus a room she called huge. Flagged that there were no bins near the front car park, and that breakfast does not start until 10am, which is tight if you are checking out.
A returning guest who valued having a balcony to unwind on after a full day out, and found the stay comfortable a second time. Would like more than the single plug socket in the room.
Singled out the balcony as a lovely touch, liked the decor and found the staff friendly and helpful throughout. Rated it very good value for a room of that standard.
Summed it up as cheap and cheerful, clean and good value, with easy access to the town and the surrounding area. Said he would stay again.
Found the property clean and tidy and the staff friendly and polite, having stayed here before. Placed it five to ten minutes outside the town and about forty minutes from both Peterborough and Lincoln.
Good to Know Before You Book
Check in at the clubhouse, not the hotel
Guest services are in the golf club building a short walk from the bedrooms, and they are staffed around the clock, so a late arrival is straightforward. Park up, walk over, and they will point you to your block. It catches people out on a first visit simply because nobody expects it.
Ask for a course-facing room
The balconies are the best thing about the place, and most look over the fairways. A handful face the car park and the road instead, which is where the occasional noise mention comes from, so say which you would prefer when you book.
Breakfast is an extra, and it starts late
Food is served in Six West in the clubhouse, a few minutes' walk away. Breakfast is a paid addition rather than part of the room, and it has run at weekends and in season from 10am, which is late against a 10:30 checkout. Confirm the days and times for your dates on 01205 290670.
The hotel is pet-free, the park is not
Dogs are welcome in the lodges and caravans elsewhere on the site, up to two per unit, but not in the hotel bedrooms. Some travel directories still list the hotel as pet-friendly, so check before you travel if you are bringing a dog. Smoking is not permitted anywhere, balconies included.
There is no pool and no spa here
The water on site is an outdoor splash zone next to the adventure playground, open roughly Easter to September, which is why a pool picture sometimes appears on listings. Plans for an indoor pool were part of an earlier scheme and have not opened. What you do get is golf, the range and 150 acres to walk.
Cancellation depends on the rate you pick
Terms differ by room type and rate, so some bookings stay flexible while others need prepaying. The exact policy for your choice is shown before you confirm, so read it against the room you have chosen rather than assuming. Payment is by Visa or Mastercard.
Children are welcome, with a couple of rules
Guests over the age of one can stay, and anyone eighteen or over is charged as an adult. The splash zone and adventure playground run seasonally, roughly Easter to September. Interconnecting family rooms are the sensible booking for a group with children.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The hotel is at Hubberts Bridge, about three miles west of the market town on the A1121, postcode PE20 3QX. It is the hotel building inside a larger leisure site that was renamed Appletree Holiday Park in 2022, and the golf course is still Boston West Golf Course. Same gate, different names for different parts of the site.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is at 10:30. You check in at the golf club and guest services building rather than at the hotel itself, and it is staffed 24 hours, so late arrivals are handled without difficulty. Late check-out can sometimes be arranged for a fee, subject to availability.
Breakfast is not included in the room and is served in the clubhouse, not the hotel. It is a paid addition taken at Six West Restaurant and Bar a few minutes' walk away, and it has run at weekends and in season from 10am. Guests do flag that this is late against a 10:30 check-out, so confirm the days and times for your dates on 01205 290670.
Dogs are not allowed in the hotel bedrooms. They are welcome in the lodges and caravans elsewhere on the wider site, up to two per unit, which is why some travel directories wrongly list the hotel itself as pet-friendly. Assistance dogs aside, plan on leaving the dog at home if you are booking a hotel room.
Parking is free and there is plenty of it, right outside the rooms, with the main complex car park alongside. There is no height barrier published and no charge. It is one of the practical reasons people use the hotel as a stopover on the way to the Lincolnshire coast.
There is no swimming pool at the hotel. The water on site is an outdoor splash zone beside the adventure playground, open roughly Easter to September, which is why a pool photo occasionally turns up on listings. There is no spa and no gym either.
Yes to both. There is an Accessible Super King Room with a wetroom that is wheelchair accessible throughout, twelve rooms on the ground floor, and a lift to the first floor, plus wheelchair access to the public areas. Because reception sits in a separate building a short walk away, it is worth calling ahead so the team can talk you through the route.
It is difficult, and a car is the sensible answer. No bus passes the entrance. Hubberts Bridge station is about 400 metres away but is a request stop with roughly three trains a day, so most people arriving by rail get off at Boston station three to four miles east and take a ten-minute taxi.
Six West Restaurant and Bar is the clubhouse restaurant, a few minutes' walk from the bedrooms across the grass. Opening days and food service times vary with the season and are not reliably published online, so ring 01205 290670 to check before you count on eating in. The nearest pub off site is The Wheatsheaf Inn at Hubberts Bridge, about a ten-minute walk.
Yes, and you do not need to be a member or a good player. The course is 9 holes, par 36, open to all abilities and open year round, with a 20-bay covered and floodlit driving range fitted with TopTracer and a 6-hole foot golf course alongside. It is a short walk from the bedrooms.
Other Places to Stay in Lincolnshire
Sea Side Hotel, Skegness
Pick it over Boston West when you want to walk out onto a beach and a promenade rather than a fairway, and you would rather not drive to dinner.
Ivy Hotel, Skegness
A resort-town base an hour east, better if the coast is the whole point of the trip and you want the arcades and the pier on the doorstep.
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Big balcony rooms over the course, free parking at the door, and 150 acres to yourself ten minutes from the market town. Golf breaks and half-term weeks go first.
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