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Reviews of Donnington Grove 3 stars

Grove Road, Newbury, RG14 2LA, United Kingdom

#7 of 16 hotels in Newbury

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 1437 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.7

  • Free WiFi

    8.0

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  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    9.0
    Perfect except for the breakfast. Cooked to order would have been worth the £15
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of the rooms are quite claustrophobic, which was the case for us. But was soon given a lodge with no extra charge as they wanted us to have a comfortable stay, which we did.

    Quietness

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2024

    8.0
    Last minute excellence
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room - Summer House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Stunning location and beautiful rooms

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location and price

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room - Manor House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit dated especially the rooms. No fridge

    Setting was lovely

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2024

    8.0
    Enjoyable stay
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    All good

    Good sized clean quiet rooms, comfortable bed with everything you need within

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 September 2024

    9.0
    Just amazing!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room - Manor House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I loved everything!!

    The most beautiful place to stay and amazing grounds. Very comfortable beds. We are from Australia and it felt like we were staying at an English castle. Quiet and peaceful. Lovely walk to Donnington castle. So much to explore and see. Squirrels, a fox, swans, ducks, waterfalls, a little bridge… The staff were very helpful and friendly. I could talk about this place all day…so good!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2024

    7.0
    Great service, short stay, but it ticked the right boxes
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to note as my stay was very short.

    I booked the wrong date, which I didn’t know until I arrived, I did drive 450 miles so was very happy the front of desk said he had 1 room available and was happy to jig a few thing around so I could get my head down. I arrived close to midnight and left at 7am so didn’t experience much more than my room, but I had a great nights sleep and off I went. Staff were brilliant, couldn’t fault, thank you.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful views and great room
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    n/a

    The room was clean and well kept, as advertised. The staff at both check in and check out were friendly and helpful. I really enjoyed my stay.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room - Manor House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were extremely helpful especially the lovely lady in the restaurant who arranged a takeaway pizza for me !

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2024

    7.0
    Absolutely suited my needs as a solo male traveller.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor wifi. Room decor very dated and tired Shower good but bathroom had cracked tiles and looked dated

    Location and setting great. Comfortable bed. Spacious room

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Could have been cleaner...

    Beautifully situated within a golf club; we had a beautiful view on a pond with swans, surrounded by woods. Nice, airy atmosphere!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely setting. Really kind staff. Clean rooms! ❤️

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2024

    8.0
    Lovely rooms in the summer house & very good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room - Summer House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast - need more people to help, kept on running out of food

    Lovely stay, fab room & lovely staff

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    8.0
    Great location and beautiful property
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We were over the other building in room 13 but found it difficult to unlock the outer door. Very frustrating.

    Location. Nice products in the room. Very clean

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2024

    9.0
    A great location, picturesque clean, comfy and pleasant stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Restaurant refused to take cash for meal (not sure it's even legal), this is only sign posted in the bar area and wasn't communicated to us when we went to eat. Service in restaurant was slow due to what appeared to be a lack of staff.

    Beautiful location and building to stay in, set in a golf course. Staff were very helpful and room was spacious, clean and comfy.. Bar and Restaurant situated downstairs as part of the golf club, food was good.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2024

    8.0
    Loved the location, facilities and surroundings. The room was outstanding value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room - Summer House
    • Stayed 1 night

    The small issue I had was with the bar and restaurant staff in the evening when we had dinner. They were all friendly enough, but all seemed very young and inexperienced. There were four members of staff waiting tables, serving drinks and taking orders but there didn’t seem to be any cohesion between them. If you wanted a drink it took an age for anyone to even acknowledge your presence at the bar. The food was good when it came, but it took a long time to arrive. I think they just needed a more experienced manager to organise them a little more.

    We booked to stay in one of the summer houses with river views. The room was exceptional. Really spacious, with plenty of storage space, a very comfortable bed and great bathroom. The view was great, with windows spanning 180 degrees also letting in plenty of light. We had a huge shared terraced area with chairs and patio tables which also had views down to the river. We also had allocated parking for the summer house, which made life easy when packing and unpacking. The terraced area outside the restaurant was also very nice, with views down to the driving range and river. We had a really nice lunch there with our friends.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful surroundings
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room - Summer House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was a little chaotic, I think we arrived at a busy time.

    Beautiful well kept grounds. We had a pair of rooms in The Summer House that were large, clean & comfortable. Enjoyed the walk up to the castle.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2024

    8.0
    Great location, dont use the restaurant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Service in the restaurant. One member of staff very rude, the other kept going AWOL causing delays in service

    Beautiful setting on golf course with views over a lake and garden. Room spacious with outside seating area. STaff at reception very welcoming and happy

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2024

    7.0
    Really lovely location, wonderful staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room - Manor House
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food service took a long time even though it was quiet. We weren’t in a rush so it wasn’t a huge problem for us.

    Beautiful building and location. Very peaceful. Staff were brilliant. Very friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower in the room did not work the second day..

    Views and walks

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    View

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room - Manor House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very hot unable to open windows had 2 fans running room too hot.

    Fabulous setting restaurant was very good staff very helpful good price

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2024

    7.0
    Pleasant stay in a convenient and park like setting. Shame about the wifi.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Wifi was very poor and I could not get any work done. Bathroom was cramped, especially for a wheelchair user.

    Location was lovely with park setting and staff were friendly and helpful. Excellent shower and room was comfortable and clean. Breakfast was decent.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2024

    9.0
    Excellent very enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Surroundings, service

    Stayed in May 2024

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