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The Great Western Hotel

3.5 star property

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Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle
Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Station Approach, Taunton, England, TA1 1QW
  • County Cricket Ground
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • West Sedgemoor Nature Reserve
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • The Cygnet Health Care Stadium
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Bristol (BRS-Bristol Intl.)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Premium Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Premium Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Non Smoking

Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Taunton

With a stay at The Great Western Hotel in Taunton, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of County Cricket Ground and West Sedgemoor Nature Reserve. .This hotel is 11.6 mi (18.6 km) from Exmoor National Park and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from The Cygnet Health Care Stadium.

What's nearby

  • County Cricket Ground - 9 min walk
  • Museum of Somerset - 3 min drive
  • Church of St Mary Magdalene - 3 min drive
  • Somerset County & Military Museum - 3 min drive
  • Woodlands Castle - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Taunton Station - 4 min walk
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Ale House - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Crown & Sceptre - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Kings Arms - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Coal Orchard - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Skewer House Taunton - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Great Western Hotel

Hotel in Taunton with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
The Great Western Hotel offers 15 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 15 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional amenities at this hotel include a picnic area and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's coffee shop/cafe, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and coffee/tea in a common area. Planning an event in Taunton? This hotel has 538 square feet (50 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English, Polish, Romanian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Conference space (538 square feet)
  • Meeting rooms - 4

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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The Great Western Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 299 out of 442 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 106 out of 442 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 442 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 442 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 442 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, good clean room goood breakfast. Will be back again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

David

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liam

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel good food and friendly and attentive staff. Rooms are very nice too. Unfortunately the bathrooms let it down. The shower screens are too short so water goes everywhere and floods the bathroom and the sinks are not bathroom sinks, they are designed for small toilets and there are no hooks on the doors. They are so small you can't get the kettle in to fill it up and if you do something like washing your face, again water goes everywhere, not good. Shame because the rest of the hotel is lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service from the team. Didn’t realise when booking that the hotel is owned by the YMCA and operated as a social enterprise. Brilliant to see a hotel ran by apprentices who clearly have a passion for the hospitality sector. Keep up the good work 👍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Every member of staff we encountered was so polite, friendly and helpful in particular ALEX who would go the extra mile It was a quiet place to stay which was warm, quiet and everything was close at hand. The menu was limited in choice but was very tasty and enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked building and location nesr railway station was perfect, good access to town too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They worked hard and asked when we left if they could do more
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Dale

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Judith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My one complaint: not enough sockets for hair dryer etc and in the wrong place. Kneeling on the floor to dry your hair is not fun!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Amenities
A very pleasant stay, staff are very friendly, fantastic breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
We were given an accessible room. I don’t feel these should be given to people who don’t need them. The shower room was unpleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Geoff

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nobody on the desk on arrival had to walk around looking needed to phone if getting back to hotel after 10pm so porter could open door. So called bar in darkness when we got back at 10 very limited drinks. Room needed blinds and blackout curtains to keep light out. A overpriced hotel will not be going back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historic building, good location. Central. Lovely, young, helpful staff. awesome breakfasts (Inclusive). Rooms a bit basic; comfy beds; quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANN

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love it here ! Rooms are charming. Great breakfast . Staff are amazing !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient and nice hotel. The staff were especially lovely and really supportive with our small daughter!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Laurence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
It was okay for one night but not worth the price they are charging
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top hotel
Stayed here to see the mighty Quo in Vivary
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Great
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All you need and near the train station
Great classic hotel with nice GWR memorabilia and a really generous sized room .. Great staff always happy to help .. breakfast service was super fast friendly and delicious
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024