Is The Foinavon pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Foinavon?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Foinavon?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Where is The Foinavon located?

Situated in Newbury, this bed & breakfast is within 6 mi (10 km) of East Ilsley, The Living Rainforest, and Lardon Chase - the Holies and Lough Down. Thames Path and Chiltern Hills are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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About the neighborhood

Newbury is home to The Foinavon. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Thames River and Chiltern Hills, while Pickavance Lecture Theatre and Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred are cultural highlights. The Living Rainforest and Beale Park are also worth visiting.

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/2/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

2 mins walk to my sons house. Lovely villlage of Compton.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Coral

2021/10/31

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It has a lovely old world feel about it. The beds were clean and comfortable and the breakfast delicious. Connie is a great host.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

2021/9/27

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel didn’t look at all like photographs - room was very tired the en-suite need replacing

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Klaas

2020/3/6

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

Lovely little hotel

As it was wintertime, the hotel didn't open until 5:30, which was the only downside. Otherwise a lovely hotel in a lovely tiny village, with small but good rooms. The pub/restaurant served excellent food (I had fajitas, which was very tasty) and breakfast (scrambled eggs with smoked salmon in my case) was lovely. I was there for work at RAL and this is much much much better than Ridgeway House!!!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Jessica

2020/1/7

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Okay, but not brilliant

Service was fine and breakfast was okay. Bedroom was fairly basic. Bed was comfortable enough, and radiator was able to get the room nice and cosy although it was cold outside. The wardrobe was free-standing and a bit shonky though - the whole thing wobbled when the wardrobe door was slid shut. Biggest issue for us was the shower. It was a corner shower without its own light and the nearest ceiling light was not right outside the shower door but a few feet away so the shower was very dark, and also had no shelf or ledge for soap. My husband warned me it took a while to warm up for his morning shower so I turned it on in the evening and waited. After 10 minutes the water had only reach tepid for my evening shower and once I was in it took another ten to achieve any degree of something that could almost be called warming. The shower drain also didn’t drain properly and the stall, while clean at first glance, didn’t seem very clean on closer inspection - presumably because there’s not enough light in the shower cubicle to see to get it pristine. Pictures of other rooms look better on the website so maybe we were just unlucky. It was fine for a couple of nights and the pub is nice, but it could have been better.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Keith

2019/10/19

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

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/10/10

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/10/6

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/9/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff were amazing, child friendly and clean and stylish food was fantastic.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

2019/9/27

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

A lesson in Hospitality - Brilliant

Stayed here for 2 days due to working in the area. From the moment I arrived,(a bit late and frazzled) I was made to feel welcome and relaxed, offered help with my bags and a drink at the bar. Food was lovely and well priced and the cooked to order breakfast great. I have had occasion to stay locally on many occasions but this was my first visit. I would like to thank all the team for their friendliness and professionalism, it was a lesson in hospitality. I will definitely be back if there is availability next time I'm around the area.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Brian

2019/9/10

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

2019/8/19

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

First class service at all times First class breakfast cooked to order.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

2019/7/26

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

Highly recommend

Mark and the staff made us feel very welcome, we thought we would miss the evening meal due to a commitment but they said they would make sure that we could get food when we got back, which was great. Very helpful and friendly. I would stay there again.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/7/11

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lyn Key

Good food & room lovely but so noisy because over the bar so no sleep till 1230 am & upset because walking 13 miles next day Such a shame

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/5/23

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

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