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The Great Western Hotel

3.5 star property

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

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
Station Approach, Taunton, England, TA1 1QW
  • County Cricket Ground
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Museum of Somerset
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Woodlands Castle
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Bristol (BRS-Bristol Intl.)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Premium Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Superior Double Room, Non Smoking

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

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Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

The Great Western Hotel

3.5-star Taunton hotel with coffee shop/cafe
A bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a coffee shop/cafe are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free English breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, conference space, and concierge services are onsite.
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.

The hotel offers a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Event facilities measuring 538 square feet (50 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a garden, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Great Western Hotel is a smoke-free property.

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 transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • 538 square feet of conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

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

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • 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

Property 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
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

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. 305 out of 453 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 109 out of 453 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 453 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 453 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 453 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Brent

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gerwyn

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

10/10 Excellent

William

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

10/10 Excellent

michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Candida

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love this hotel. Its has such a cosy feel, its always very clean and even though its next to the train station, noise is never an issue. Breakfast was also delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled 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

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

8/10 Good

Nick

Business traveler
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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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