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Reviews of Taunton Town House

3 out of 5
Taunton Town House
14 Billetfield, Taunton, England

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 181 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On a day of zero-degree temperatures, our room had no central heating and the entire hotel was unheated. We were told every room had just one portable electric heater...and that "was enough". After 45 minutes of trying to get the room warm, we told the front desk (the only member of staff on site) it was still not warm enough. Rather grudgingly, the he passed my wife one extra heater (half the size of the one in the room) which she had to carry up 4 flights of stairs herself. We went out for dinner (hoping to get warm) and on returning to the room at 8pm, the room was still only just above 15 degrees centigrade. The beds had a thin duvet on them. Having a serious illness and knowing it would be too cold to sleep, we tried to contact the front desk to get some extra blankets but there was no-one available and I think there was probably no member of staff on site at all. The room had been poorly cleaned and prepared (water still in the kettle, a wet bath mat left on the floor) and a lack of quality was evident everywhere (cheap, astringent soap, a barely warm shower with weak pressure, cheap bedding). That anyone can be charged nearly £100 for this experience on a Tuesday night in December, is extraordinary and we will be seeking a full or partial refund. Please avoid until there is evidence of drastic improvements.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would not recommend this hotel ,to my friends or family
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

D

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Pamela

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Very close to town but hotel is very small and because I was alone it felt a bit creepy
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Located just a 5 min walk from town centre. Old building with some charm. Very clean and tidy. Car park next to hotel. Can be noisy as location by a busy road. Our fan was broken, no spare !!!! so had to have windows open. Thank goodness for tear plugs !! Bathroom ok, a little aged , towels ok cleanish !
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

doreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and helpful staff. Excellent location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Awful customer service- would not recommend
The stay wasn't great, it started with a 15 minute wait for someone to come to reception to check me in only for them to barely apologise for the wait. This was after I had called numerous times, rang the bell (as advised), and even sent a message on hotels.com. Furthermore, I had time to look at which room I was assigned and effectively check myself in before someone came to reception. I was told about breakfast but there was 0 detail provided about price/time/what was provided without asking clarifying questions. I'm glad I didn't go for the breakfast as I never saw anyone in the breakfast area & when I did, they were waiting for the breakfast to be laid out (this was after breakfast was meant to have started). The hot water started to run out mid shower & the bed was extremely soft. The room was also far too warm with only windows to let the hot air out. However, once the curtains were shut, it blocked all the fresh air from coming in. Honestly, go for another hotel as it's really not worth the money
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very clean, comfortable and in a great location for the town centre. Staff are always very helpful and professional, stayed many times and always excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient close to town
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jamil

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

martin

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Cdr Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Sam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have all ways enjoyed staying there , The early end to check in , is a problem. The reception agreed to leave a key in a discrete location. They have started chargeing for breakfast, which came as a surprise, so i got a meal deal from Tesco's instead. I all ways ask for a printd receipt on leaving to make sure all room charges have been cleared .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

shoaib

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was cold , the heating was switched on in the morning only after a phone call after 7 am--temperature overnight was 5 degrees! No hot water to shower---barely luke warm. No receptionist on site until 8 am. Called emergency no to request switching on heating which was done. However, subsequent calls to report lack of hot water went unanswered. Reported lack of hot water to receptionist but he did not seem to be interested in resolving the issue---by then it was time for me to leave.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Sharon member Hotel s.com
Good location i have stayed her a couple of times as easy for town centre but disappointed the room was cold on arrival and a very small room .lucky it was one night .The receptionist was very lovely though and did her up most to make us comfortable. THE ROOM WAS VERY TIRED.As a silver member of hotel's. Com very disappointed. DISCOUNTED services for a discounted experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Family Focused
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

V.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was a good looking establishment, was clean and tidy. Didn’t eat but had the facility. Unfortunately the bed was far too soft for my liking. But very helpful staff on duty during my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Sian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in a great location old but nice. A lot of stairs so not so good for my elderly mother.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

D

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Terence

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good value stay
we needed to attend the funeral of My wife's Sister and the comfort and care we received was just the help we needed
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Huw

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
One night stay for business. Very clean and comfortable, soft beds. Very helpful when I fell ill during my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lee

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Diviyesh

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay unless you absolutely have no other alternati
Guy on the front desk wasn't helpful, in fact grumpy, felt like someone has forced him to do his job. Grumpy git!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

N

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Taunton Tainted
Hotel was very nice, as was the receptionist and the barman. However, the breakfast experience was steaight from Fawlty Towers with most guests getting a poor service. No breakfast menu apart from a choice of eggs which were nice, but other items weren't provided but not explained. S simple menu would have made a huge difference
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

JOHN

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Tom

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Nikki

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Best not to bother if you appreciate good service.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Room With character
The room was large with a comfortable sofa and a satisfactory bed. Clean and in easy walking distance from town centre. It may have been dated but fitted with the characrer of the house. The breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Adrian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Expensive for what you get
Good but unfortunately breakfast was disappointing. The young girl was disinterested and forgetful. Poached eggs were overcooked. No 24 hour desk / reception
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Smart, but not great value
Considering how much I was paying I was not really satisfied: the room was decidedly cramped (and that was with one person in a double room), the kettle lead was not long enough to reach any nearby power point; and I'm pretty sure there were no radio stations available on the TV
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Judith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little disappointing
Nice room, clean good facilities. No food available!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy
Really lovely one night stay en route to Devon. Had a very good night sleep after a straight forward check in by a lovely friendly young lady. Lovely breakfast, perfect for us to enjoy the day before evening meal. Thank you to the lovely team there
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Taunton House Hotel on 22 Jun 2021
Thank you for your kind comments Jane. I hope you had a lovely trip to Devon.

8/10 Good

Carol T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good stay
Decor slightly strange but that’s ok. We would stay again. Hopefully when we can use restaurant and bar to make it even better.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The staff is very friendly, the bedrooms are really beautiful ans comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
October stay.
When booking, this advertised cooked breakfast and food available in the evening. The breakfast was toast and cereal and when we asked about evening meals we were told if we were unable to get anything else they would see what they could find! The staff were not very friendly or helpful and were walking around not wearing face masks inside the building. There was no hot water in the evening and no apology for this.I was very glad we only had one night booked.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

2/10 Terrible

V C

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020