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The Elephant at the Market

3.5 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3.5-star Newbury hotel

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Double Room
Interior
Double Room | Bathroom
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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8 Market Place, Newbury, England, RG14 5BD
  • Place, West Berkshire Museum
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Newbury Town Hall
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Newbury Racecourse
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Farnborough (FAB)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Room options

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Twin Room

Twin Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

About the area

Newbury

In Newbury .With a stay at this Newbury hotel, you'll be steps from Newbury Town Hall and West Berkshire Museum. Also, Kennet & Avon Canal is within half a mile (1 km) and Newbury Racecourse is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • West Berkshire Museum - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Newbury Town Hall - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Donnington Grove Country Club - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Donnington Castle - 3 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Newbury Station - 6 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Hatchet Inn (Wetherspoon) - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Boswells - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Globe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Nando's - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Elephant at the Market

Enjoy the free WiFi at this 3.5-star Newbury hotel
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Self parking is free.

This 3.5-star Newbury hotel is smoke free.

  • 14 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Elephant at the Market offers 14 accommodations with hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Newbury hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.25 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 9.25 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

Property is also known as

The Elephant at the Market Hotel
The Elephant at the Market Newbury
The Elephant at the Market Hotel Newbury

The Elephant at the Market Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 81 out of 176 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 176 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 176 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 176 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 176 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

Good place to stay with parking. Comfy big bed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Not what I expected!

The place was okay, but not what I expected. We booked a deluxe double and it was hardly that! The decoration to the walls haven’t seen a lick of paint in many years and one of the walls had more cracks in it like a dried up reservoir! We booked a full English breakfast for our duration which was very nice. But I have never had to pay for my beverages as an extra as these wasn’t included in the price. Two hot drinks and two orange juice was £13.90 per day. This was more than the breakfast. To be honest this did but a dampener on our stay as I never saw it in the small print, that’s if it’s actually is. I would give the Elephant at the Market 3 out of 10 as the food was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lawrence, Selsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I’ve stayed before and it’s usually good. This time there were a couple of things wrong - a blind that was broken and the shower was tepid. I mentioned it to the manager who said she’d get it fixed and will offer me a discount on my next stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Barry Hale

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
In general, ok, but the room is small and our window shade broke trying to close it and there was no one around to fix it, even at around 8:00pm. The location is very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Waited 40 minutes before being checked in. I was in troubadour room. The mirror was dumped on the floor not even on the wall, bathroom sink had hair in it. Not ideal when you want to bush your teeth. Was sat having a tea and notice mould and very old spilt liquid. Very uncomfortable bed, itchy and hard. Shame as was recommended to me but from the moment I walked it it was awful. Better off on the park bench
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable and quiet, great food!

I'd booked in error date wise and despite having to change literally on the day i was supposed to be checking in, i still got a very nice room comfirmed very quickly, 2 nights of quiet comfort in the out building rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Iain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location in Newbury.

In an excellent location on the Market Place in Newbury. Ideally placed for visiting the canal and the town centre. The room was in a converted block at the back of the hotel and was comfortable and spacious. Breakfast was cooked to order and very good. Staff were friendly and helpful. There is secure parking at the back of the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Gemma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay

The room was nicely decorated and very spacious, with huge bed and full bathroom Very reasonably priced. Clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good clean small room, ideal for staying for a couple of nights. Right in the town centre and provides parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Renee

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Philippa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good value stay in a central location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen Mclay

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good: Attractive building very conveniently positioned. Pleasant bar and dining areas, friendly staff. Poor: Bathroom. Toilet seat and cold basin tap not fixed properly, plus a leak behind the basin. Bedroom window wouldn't stay open, had to wedge something to prevent it closing. Finally, and perhaps I'm being naive, but I presumed that the room would have air conditioning. I think, on such a sweltering weekend, this was essential.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Reece

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

J E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Needs a full makeover

Booked a deluxe room and don't believe the one we were given was a deluxe room. The room was very shabby! Chipped paintwork and plaster coming off the wall. Only stayed a night so could not be looking for something else. Told the reception on checkout my concerns as assure me the hotel is due for a full makeover. I would check if it has been before booking and make sure it is a deluxe room. A Travelodge would be a better choice until it has. However all that said it is very central and has on site parking so for one night it just ok
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Nina

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was once a lovely place to stay, as have stayed in the past... This time it was dirty, had to ask for extra towels and glasses, also had to ask for toilet roll, and asked for more coffee and tea as only x2 on arrival in room.... Asking staff for anything took at least an hour to receive.... Could do with staff who care about there jobs and where they work.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Steve

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely disappointed with the room, it was of a very low standard, it was nothing like the room advertised. The standard of cleanliness in the room was way below an acceptable standard and was nothing like the room you advertised. When we booked this room we booked it in good faith expecting to stay in a clean lovely room as advertised by you.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
It was great that it had free parking, the room was nice and the bed was very comfortable. Ideal positioned for the shops and pubs, it looked a bit tired in places and some damp and water staining on some of the walls, but not in our room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Larry, NORTH VANCOUVER

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Whole building is on a bit of slant which makes moving around your room interesting. Restaurant food was not good. Beer was warm. Hamburger was tasteless. Pancakes were hard to cut.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025