The Elephant at the Market

3.5 star property
Hotel in Newbury with a restaurant and a bar

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The Elephant at the Market sits in the city center, welcoming visitors with its bar and restaurant. Travelers connect via WiFi, enjoy continental breakfast, and appreciate the convenient parking. The staff receives consistent praise from those who have stayed here.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
The current price is NT$1,759
NT$2,110 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 7 - Nov 8

Room options

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Showing 4 of 4 rooms

Twin Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed
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About the neighborhood

Map
8 Market Place, Newbury, England, RG14 5BD

What's nearby

  • Newbury Town Hall - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Donnington Castle - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Watermill Theatre - 5 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Highclere Castle - 14 min drive - 12.2 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
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Elephant at the Market

Property highlights
The Elephant at the Market provides amenities like a bar and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge) and smoke-free premises
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at The Elephant at the Market have amenities such as free WiFi. Guest reviews speak positively of the clean rooms at the property.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Tubs or showers and hair dryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, electric kettles, and heating

Similar properties

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

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 9.25 per person

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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

Frequently asked questions

Is The Elephant at the Market pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Elephant at the Market?

As of 2025/11/3, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Elephant at the Market on 2025/11/7 start from NT$1,759, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Elephant at the Market?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Elephant at the Market?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Elephant at the Market?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Elephant at the Market located?

Situated in Newbury, this hotel is steps from Newbury Town Hall and West Berkshire Museum. Kennet & Avon Canal and Newbury Racecourse are also within 1 mi (2 km). Newbury Station is 6 minutes by foot and Newbury Racecourse Station is 15 minutes.

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Reviews

The Elephant at the Market Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.6

Cleanliness

8.4

Amenities

8.6

Staff & service

7.8

Eco-friendliness

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 175 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 175 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 175 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 175 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 175 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice rooms, clean,free car parking which is good for a city centre location. Perfect for newbury races.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not drink / parking excellent
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Gemma

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

ian

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly helpful staff Lovely rooms Food in the restaurant is superb!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Barry Hale

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

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location is convient for walking to many shops. The WFi sign in app is not user friendly. Hint, to specify the year of your birth you touch the present year (2025) and only then will other earlier years appear for selection.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Central location in the town centre and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

CHRIS A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Traditional pub, nice people, good price. Perfect for a one night stay after arriving at Heathrow and heading west.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Great hotel, top location

Great stay at a lovely hotel. Dinner was brilliant
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Lawrence

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

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was good thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristyn Van

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, the staff was very accommodating when I had made a reservation error on my end but fit our family of three in. Ended up staying there twice at the beginning and end of our UK trip! will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Amenities
5/5 for everything. Staff was kind and helpful. Restaurant was delicious and offered great promos for food/drink and even had trivia night. Room and facilities are well kept. Won our group over with the heated towel warmers. Absolutely adorable room. Beds were so comfortable. Price and location right in the middle of all sorts of stores, cafes, etc was unbeatable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Denis

Liked: Cleanliness
Pleasant Hotel, thou our room was in the converted barn, hence water damage to the exterior door and wall. When entering room you had to walk through puddles to enter.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Nina

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

8/10 Good

Larry

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed in the deluxe room, very spacious, clean and cosy! Nice little view over the Main Street (Babar room) - great location and free parking was a nice addition. The lamp table lamp needs a new bulb or changing though, it kept flickering! Otherwise, the stay was faultless
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
friendly and helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very grubby

We booked a 2 night stay but only stopped 1 night due to the general grubbiness of both the room and the rest of the hotel The mattress was unbelievably uncomfortable and should be thrown away Breakfast was served luke warm and I could not believe it when I was told you have to pay for tea and coffee extra The whole experience was awful find somewhere else
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bobbie

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

Nice hotel

Nice room, hotel in great location and free parking at the rear of the building. Arrival was a bit confusing as not sure how to get into the carpark then not clear where reception was or who was a member of staff. Arrived early but was given access to room which was nice. No one was serving at the bar at lunchtime and the ordering app wasn't working so we went for a drink nearby instead.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The pub is lovely - excellent selection of drinks and the food was great. However, we did struggle a bit with the room. At first glance it looked fine, but the bed was quite hard and uncomfortable, and the radiator in the bathroom was set to maximum and we couldn't turn it down! We just closed the bathroom door so the whole room wouldn't heat up. Neither of us slept well however due to the tilt of the floor and the hard bed so I'm afraid to say we cut our visit short! We'll certainly be back to the pub for food and drinks though, can't fault that part!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness
When I booked it was not explained that the standard rooms were in a rather uninviting annex outside the main building, through a wrought iron gate and separated from the car park by a rough wooden fence. The room was dark and rather dreary, though clean enough. The whole place had a rather shabby feel. The staff did not go out of their way to be welcoming. (Rooms in the main building may well give a different impression). I would not choose to stay there again if and when I am in Newbury. Newbury itself is rather nice and, to be fare, the Elephant is in a good and convenient location in the market place.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

steve

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great position in town centre
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025