Name: Donnington Grove Hotel & Country Club
Address: Grove Round, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 2LA, GB

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Christine

Hotel in stunning grounds. Spacious, staff very welcoming and helpful. Food very good and nice to have a choice for breakfast and cheaper option than full english breakfast. Very good value for money.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2026

Rebecca

The hotel itself was clean and the grounds are gorgeous. However, it is very outdated compared to the photos and there was no way to alter the temperature in the room so it was very warm. The toilet wouldn’t flush every-time and the shower head wouldn’t stay up so was angled very weirdly.
I booked through hotels.com and paid and was then asked to pay again at the desk as I hadn’t paid so ended up paying double as I book the room so long ago and when I showed the email the lady at the desk stated that I would get that money back and needed to pay again. Hopefully the issue regarding the payment will be resolved but overall the hotel isn’t worth the money but the staff are lovely.

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2026

Daniel

The fact I didn't stay there would love to know how to get my refund please

Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2026

Alex

Staff were helpful. The property has so much potential, but is a little tired.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Renon

We loved the older Country Club charm.
It was beautiful to look out at the water from our room and walk to the castle ruins. The dining is charming as well! Great spot for quietness.
We will come back!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2026

Clarissa

Lovely location but the decor is looking a little tired

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Robin

Lovely surroundings for a delightful short visit. Wonderful staff and enjoyed my stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

James

Staff excellent. Quiet room. Parking excellent.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2026

nicholas

Yes

Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Dec 2025

Joe

The rooms certainly need an upgrade, and perhaps facilities for a late night drink and something to eat. But the grounds are lovely and it’s walkable from most big tourist areas.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2025

Joanne

Awful

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2025

Charles

Very pleasant overnight stay. Excellent food and service from friendly staff. Attractive setting. Spacious room with comfortable bed. Warm despite the cold weather. Pleasant short walk to Donnington Castle with superb views over surrounding countryside. Decor and fittings in the room looking tired but generally clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2025

Robert

Our room was absolutely lovely. Large, airy and comfortable. Excellent shower but we did not like the extractor fan which came on when the lights came on automatically and stayed on for about 20 minutes- not good in the middle of the night.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

jill

The staff were very friendly, especially the receptionist. This is an old Manor House that is listed, so they are restricted by what improvements they can make.

It has a lot of character and charm and was very reasonably priced.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

hazel

Summer house 1 lovely as usual...cleaner as lovely as always!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Steven

Nice quiet stay, excellent location & food was awesome

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2025

Sue

We had a lovely stay and massage thank you

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

19 Oct 2025

Carol

The room was very run down with a threadbare carpet and no bulb in one of the bedside lamps. The room was at the top of the building and no help was offered with carrying my luggage up the stairs.
The bathroom was antiquated and the dodgy plumbing kept me awake as it made a tremendous noise every hour or so.
The staff were cheerful and friendly but seemed inexperienced and there were very few of them.
The hotel is set in beautiful grounds but could do with major improvements.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Romain

Best staff ever and the location is amazing 😍

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

hazel

Picturesque...hotel and cleaning staff excellent

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

Glen

We stayed in the summer house and the room was large overlooking the driving range. Such a good spot

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Gill

A beautiful country mansion surrounded by the golf course and yet so close to Newbury town centre.
Old style elegance with modern facilities.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Robert

Enjoyable stay

Lovely stay at a lovely location ....great big room with great view ...

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

Michelle

Pleasure from the past

When my taxi pulled up to Donnington Grove, I was instantly impressed with this gem out in the country. I had a beautiful room on the top floor, enjoyed the cool evening air coming through the windows, and sitting in the late afternoon watching the geese bathe and play. It was a truly relaxing part of my England vacation!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2025

James

Waste bin was found to be half full in bathroom.
No VAT receipt available on departure, was told it would be forward, have chased up, still nothing 2 days later

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Ian

Away for work

Stayed here for 1 night for work. Long drive up to property through golf course. Okay greeting from person on reception. I was in room 304 which was up a lot of stairs (at least 3 flights) and there was no lift (which was okay for me). Room was huge as was the ensuite, but all very tired decor and needed redecorating. Bed was comfortable, WiFi was okay, TV was old and control was not great. Tea and coffee making facilities were in a draw and had to unplug another device to plug in the kettle. Lots of Canadian Geese in the grounds which did make an amount of noise both at night and in the morning.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

hazel

FAB STAY

Fantastic stay!.. got an upgrade aswell.
Food was fab.
What a lovely place to stay!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Frances

We were in the summer houses which were very spacious, clean and comfortable. The showers were the best ever.
My husband did his morning walk up to the Castle and really enjoyed it.
The full English breakfast was superb with delicious sausages and that set us up for the day. Overall a wonderful stay and we are sure to return. Highly recommend

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

RICHARD

great property very old but very classy. bed needed upgrade, carpet needs fixed or replaced.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Michael

Food options were limited, Bed comfort excellent , internet access good, transport access good,
Paint work looked tired and stains on bedroom carpet, woodwork on doors and frames was rotten.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Ok for a night or 2

The room we were in could do with a decorate, or at least a decent clean. There were cobwebs covering the ceiling in the bathroom and around the lights in the bedroom.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2025

Sue

Beautiful old house and excellent location. It does need money spending on upgrades though, specially plumbing and in some areas decor. There were several guests who had room changed, we ended up in the room with doggy shower after someone else vacated it - it was better than the room with the bees nest. Staff were brilliant and coped with the various issues well despite being stretched.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Mark

Break for 2

Excellent accomadation amazing surroundings and decor great fish and chips

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2025

Leo

We enjoyed every meal in the restaurant at the hotel. The service was excellent. I don’t recall the last time we dined out that the waitress and waiter were so nice. The dishes we tried were so good!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2025

Fred

We truly enjoyed the room, the staff, the food and the beautiful property.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2025

S

Gothic style hotel in superb, quiet surroundings

Comfortable stay is a period property in beautiful grounds. Only 2 downsides to spoil the perfection - fire alarm fault at 2300 on 1st night and a tiny kipper fillet at breakfast in the morning otherwise faultless.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2025

Lloyd

Nice hotel in a great location.

We had a nice stay, the staff were nice, the room was a bit tired, comfortable bed, plenty of space in the room, quiet, great view from bedroom. Great location for local sites and Newbury races, plenty of parking. Lovery grounds to walk in, a Golf driving range on site, as well as a Golf course. within the grounds. We would come again, possibly with friends to play Golf in the Morning and go to the Races in the afternoon. We didn't have food at the property so cant comment. Good restaurants nearby and a nice theatre nearby. You could have a great weekend here if you plan it right.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2025

Wayne

Great value for money , very enjoyable stay . Will be back.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Clean room, helpful staff, lovely bar food

Business

4/10

Poor

14 Jan 2025

Nigel

Shabby e.g. threadbare carpet in room

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Steven

Very nice hotel. The staff were friendly and very helpful. Check in and out was quick. The room was very large as was the bathroom

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2024

Julie

Beautiful old building decor a bit tired. Plugged my phone charger in and socket hung off the wall. Mat with rolled up edges in the room by the bed . Constant trip hazard

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2024

Aaron

A charming place.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2024

Aaron

A charming property.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2024

Geoff

Old and tired

Good size room but decor old and tired. Bathroom window didn’t shut properly. One of the room radiators did not work.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2024

Nicholas

Great value for this historic property. Breakfast great, and dinner was also better than expected. Would recommend at this price point for sure

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2024

Peter

Donnington Grove

Room was large and comfortable, but a few issues- poor wi-fi , TV didn’t work and no heating controls ( so room rather warm). Servicing was excellent, location beautiful and food good. ( We were told the room was due for refurbishment) Building is stunning!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2024

John

Huge room

Huge room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Chris

Really nice quiet place to stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2024

Mark

Good stay great venue. Food excellent
Staff polite and courteous
Eve on reception 5* excellent service with a smile.

4/10

Poor

02 Oct 2024

Nick

Stayed in room 202. Room was extremely hot, windows open constantly, yet temp in room still above 25 degrees. Hotel carpets threadbare in places. Mould on silicone around bath etc

At 6am when night staff change over, there is a Bluetooth speaker at the bottom of the staircase and this was always at a very high volume which woke me every morning.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Pauline

Lovely grounds, quiet, convenient access and parking. Good front desk - notified me beforehand they would be grass cutting for a golf tournament and upgraded me so I would not be disturbed early in the morning.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Stephen

Set in an amazing location, we stayed in room 4 of the summer house with a great view of the grounds. The room itself was big but comfortable, the bed was incredibly comfy, the bathroom was also big, no bath but a wet room with a shower you can stand under for ever.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2024

Mark

Highclere visit

Lovely view and relaxing holiday with friends.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2024

Karen

Super setting for the hotel

Friendly staff
No lift so beware ! No usb points for phone or laptop so take a plug !
As solo traveller room service would be a nice option
Bed comfortable but rooms cleans but could do with updating
The hotel itself is a huge old building very impressive from the outside and the grounds and lake there are stunning
Staff in the bar restaurant were excellent

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2024

William

Hassine and Chai as always (we're regular clients at Donnington) at reception are first class professionals - always helpful and obliging. We loved the new terraced area near Beaus Bar and the grounds in August are superb. We'll be back again soon.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

hazel

A PERFECT STAY

Amazing!..stayed in a summer house..great views over lake and putting area..private patio area...spacious comfortable accommodation...great location and food amazing, so compliments to the chef!.. housekeeping also spot on...all in all a great 4 nights trip...will defo be back!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Karen

Lovely hotel and surroundings. Comfortable and quiet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2024

martin

Good value for money, staff were really helpful

Business

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2024

Cheryl

A couple of nights away with mum. Visited Highclere, Newbury & Winchester in terms of location it was great. Staff were very helpful. Hotel room needed quite a bit of TLC.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2024

Angela

We choose one of the lodges in the walled garden due to it having a kitchen and private outside area to sit. Very roomy and bed excellent. Would have preferred to have a shower not a shower over the bath but to be honest we knew that as we booked. Overal the lodge eas clean, spotless bedding and towels. However the plates and utlery had not been washed properly so i washed those. The oven ould also do with a clean. The gardens were lovely and it was very convenient for highclere castle and newbury town centre. Dont bother with the restaurant its overpriced and not the best menu or great food

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Stunning lakeside venue.

The hotel room and grounds were amazing... real old world charm, with polite and helpful staff. Beautiful lake and river short walk away, Also the castle on the hill with stunning views acrid Newbury... very picturesque.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2024

Christine

Pleasant stay with smiles

Amazing customer service

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

Elisabeth

In Pleasant Grounds

Lovely quiet setting. Relaxing and comfortable. Good shower.
Decor a bit dated but it is a historic and unique property which is nice.

Golf on the site. Hairdresser and spa treatments. Great theatre nearby. Walking trails including up to 15th century Castle ruins.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2024

Christina

I had a wonderful 2 night stay with my father.
Booked this hotel from NewZealand.

Warm Welcome , friendly staff & very unique interesting building.
Views amazing from the room 302

Beautiful heritage building set in park like grounds with golf club.

All staff excellent & Zoe very helpful with queries later evening ; night time.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2024

Mrs.J.A

We were there overnight for 1 night and had been at th theatre so unfortunately didn't get to experience any of the other hotel features as we had to leave relatively early the next morning

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

28 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Noise noise noise

A return visit but a room booked in the main house. The room was large with an outstanding view but was tired, with outdated decor. However both nights we cld not sleep due to the noise in the lobby that travels upstairs via the open atrium. A party event was on, on the second night -which carried on until after 12pm and prevented any sleep. The hotel needs to: provide soft door closures as the toliet door kept banging sending vibrations up thru. Door seals on room doors- ours didn't have a seal and wld only close when locked leaving a gap around. Some sound proofing within the atruim itself and finally inform customers at time of booking an event is on allowing a decision as to whether you wish to stay or not. Unfortunately we were informed that we couldn't change room due to being fully booked and on speaking with reception in the am , informed that young people like to party and have no consideration- not true and it is the hotels responsibility to ensure all guests have a pleasant stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2024

Gary

Great staff and room for the price

Hotel was great especially for the price. Service by staff was good and evening meal was also good. Location looked wonderful although didn’t get to explore.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2024

Victoria

A lovely escape. wonderfully quirky with beautiful grounds. The facilities in room are great for the price. Can’t fault it!

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Ozer

Great stay thank you...

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2024

Chris

Top draw Stay

Fantastic Place & Location

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2024

Robert

Cobwebs in room on ceiling and spiders

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2024

David John

Great

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2024

Mark

Lovely quiet place with relaxing surroundings

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

Cliff

Great suite, friendly staff

Friendly staff, huge room(s) (honeymoon suite) at excellent rate. Furnishings of an older style which work in the building. Room warm and comfortable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2024

David

The hotel was nice reception could be better signed and the door unlocked.
The room was good bit of a treck for breakfast in the morning. I had some really bad neighbours noisy at night and in the morning 6am. This was reported so hopefully they where sorted out.

Business

4/10

Poor

05 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Too hot

It was unbelievably hot - heating system broken. Other guests we spoke to had the same issues. We hardly slept.
Restaurant food and service was very good.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

Really lovely

Really lovely location, comfy rooms.

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2024

Polly

Spacious, warm clean and lively grounds. Staff all friendly

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2023

Emma

Great one night stay

Great stay, comfortable room in beautiful surroundings and yummy breakfast :)

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2023

Daniel

Very clean. Staff friendly and helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2023

l.b.kennerley

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Business Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2023

William

Stopover for Newbury weekend.

Lovely venue and location, nice room and breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2023

Hugh

It is historic but modern.
Staff are always trying to help resolve issues if they arise

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2023

Martyn

Lovely Hotel in Beautiful Setting.

Just stunning and beautiful in terms of its setting, large country park and golf, you go over the river on a bridge to the first view of a Gothic (Strawberry Hill) Mansion.

The Parking arrangements were a bit ad hoc outside the hotel with the odd person pulling up and getting golf clubs out (for the nearby driving range) As a Blue Badge holder I was surprised that there was no disabled parking spaces at all, I had to park some way down the drive which was not ideal.

Reception was friendly and staff showed us down to our room which overlooked the front of hotel. The room was large and warm, big windows, super en suite, there were tea and coffee facilities, water, hairdryer, iron and iron board, so very happy with room.

Being picky the tv was old, the remote did not work and the carpet was a little threadbare by the bed, but it didn't impact upon the general satisfaction with the room and hotel.

The grounds are just superb, whilst we were there, Canadian Geese were settled in front of hotel, the river had swans on and there is a plan in reception of public rights of way around the Estate.

The Bar and Restaurant downstairs was quiet, but this was down to the time of year. The Beverages were reasonably priced and we did eat once in the restaurant and although the menu was quite limited, the food we had was of good quality and again reasonably priced. Menu does state 7.5% discretionary gratuity added to bill. We would stay again at this lovely hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2023

Angela

Loved the setting and grounds.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2023

Priya

A lovely hotel in a beautiful, peaceful setting. The grounds are simply breathtaking and the village of Bagnor & the Watermill Theatre are a short drive or taxi ride away. As this is an older building however there was no AC to my knowledge which meant the room was hot in warm weather. Unfortunately I did not receive many VIP benefits at this hotel, just a discount at the restaurant. Late check out was not possible and I did not receive an upgrade either.
However, overall this was a great hotel to stay in and a great experience, there is lovely decorations inside and the restaurant is lovely. The staff at reception and in the restaurant were all so kind and friendly!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2023

Verified traveler

Outside looks amazing but inside is tired and in need of refreshing. On my stay the room was full of ladybirds approx 200 appeared in the room over night.

Business

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2023

David

Lack lustre

Our room in the out house was tired and dull. The shower shelf was rusty. The tiles stained. Decor was dated. We were quite disappointed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2023

Laura

Would stay again

Lovely hotel, spacious comfy room and very friendly staff. Only issues - wifi dropping out constantly in Lakeview, lots of rust in the bathroom and breakfast staff weren't particularly attentive although very friendly

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2023

Matthew

Good

Good all round, no problems at all. Room clean. Car park easy.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2023

Kerren

Beautiful Venue

We booked in to Celebrate my husbands 70th Birthday and it was Thoroughly enjoyable could not fault anything about our stay!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2023

G

Good for an overnight stop.

We chose this hotel because of its closeness to the Watermill Theatre. We found the staff on reception a bit dismissive, we weren't given much in instruction about where we were staying or where breakfast would be. The room smelt a bit damp when we got there but was Ok in most regards.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2023

Andrew

Highly recommended

Beautiful place to stay and great for golfers

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2023

Jesus

The property is beautiful and staff very friendly and accommodating! The building looks historical and the golf course looks great!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2023

Roy

Amazing

Amazing hotel with amazing grounds

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2023

Richard

Room was not too bad - nothing special, but clean and tidy. I thought the restaurant was good value for money and the food was of a good standard. Impressed by the young staff at the restaurant particularly the young lady serving at us a dinner and the young man serving breakfast. All in all - great for one night but probably wouldn't stay for longer.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2023

A

Pretty hotel and grounds, comfortable rooms.

Pretty grounds and hotel, very welcoming staff. Very comfortable large room in the old building, slightly tired looking but nonetheless lovely and perfect for our needs , post racing at Newbury.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2023

Philip

View of river and golf course was beautiful when sitting outside on the room’s patio. Completed with outstanding service from the desk clerk who walked several hundred yards to our cluster of residential units to bring ice.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

Winnie

In a very beautiful setting and so relaxing which is what we want , price is so very good , would come back if in this area again , many
Thanks

Leisure Partner