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The Coat and Bear

4.0 star property

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Grand
Front of property
Bar (on property)
Fancy
Grand

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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28 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, England, RG14 5EU
  • Place, Newbury Town Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, West Berkshire Museum
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Newbury Racecourse
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Room options

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Comfy

Comfy

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Fancy

Fancy

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Luxe

Luxe

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfy Accessible

Comfy Accessible

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Grand

Grand

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Newbury

With a stay at The Coat and Bear, you'll be centrally located in Newbury, within a 15-minute drive of Highclere Castle and West Berkshire Museum. .This hotel is 14.5 mi (23.3 km) from Thames River and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Kennet & Avon Canal.

What's nearby

  • Newbury Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • West Berkshire Museum - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Newbury Racecourse - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Shaw House - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Donnington Castle - 3 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Newbury Station - 5 min walk
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 110 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Globe - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Boswells - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Coat & Bear - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Dolphin - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Catherine Wheel - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Coat and Bear

Hotel in Newbury with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
The Coat and Bear offers 26 air-conditioned accommodations with espresso makers and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels.

This Newbury hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desk chairs and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 26 air-conditioned rooms featuring espresso makers and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.
At The Coat and Bear, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Coat and Bear has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 16 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Espresso maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk chair
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 10.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 16 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 10.0 per night

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

The Coat and Bear Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 91 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 91 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 91 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 91 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 91 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at the location for a trip to Newbury Races (Cost approx £10 in a taxi). Very good location with bonus of on site parking. Excellent bar and food choices. Easy walking distance to local pubs and restaurants. Would thoroughly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved it. Warm night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

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

Great hotel

Lovely hotel right in downtown Newbury and close to the train.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at the Coat & Bear while visiting Highclere Castle. I had a room with 2 beds and it was very spacious. The staff was very nice and the food at the pub was delicious. The town of Newbury is very nice and walkable and the hotel is only about a 10-15 min walk to the Newbury train station. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

TERRY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming when we arrived. Flowers put into our room I had delivered along with some treats from hotel for our anniversary. Our evening meal was the best we had for awhile. No faults throughout our whole weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Kelly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Good and modern hotel but the staff is not helpful. No one at the front desk at any time. Restaurant is ok.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel. Clean fresh beautifully decorated rooms. Relaxing ambiance. Huge bathrooms fluffy towels and great shower. Bed so comfortable. Lovely welcome gift of home made cakes and sweets. Dinner and breakfast were both delicious, staff all wonderful. Highly recommend, we will return!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay. Beautifully decorated room, huge and comfy bed. Air con and fridge were a bonus in the hot weather. Delicious breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The dining room and food was excellent with service to match. Rooms are extremely comfortable and beautifully decorated with every facility you could ask for. All staff were polite and attentive.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

dominic

Liked: Amenities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would definitely recommend. Unbeatable location, beautifully kept inn with wonderful, helpful staff. Rooms were spacious, spotless, well furnished, quiet and comfortable. Makes the case for a trip to Newbury!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alasdair

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

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

Outstanding

Fantastic overnight stop, The quality of furnishings, decoration, cleanliness and friendliness of staff were all outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
A truly thoughtful stay! The hotel’s attention to detail was evident from the moment I stepped into my room—greeted by a charming handwritten note and a delightful selection of sweet treats It’s the little gestures that make a stay memorable, and this one certainly did. The hospitality was warm, the room was immaculate, and the experience felt genuinely personal. Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates those extra touches!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall cleanliness, and welcome was very good. The room was cold as air con was left on before arrival. It took awhile to find the car park, no sign posting information to find the parking There shoud be some sort of info regarding the car during booking.It was all very stressful looking for it in a busy town centre with one system's
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife & I decided we needed a "just the two of us" getaway, & this establishment flashed up as a great deal for our time-frame. it's easy to reach off the M4, which was great, & even on a Friday evening it wasn't a bark to get to even though we were expecting commuter traffic. We were quickly checked in & allocated our room (#8, ground floor rear of the court yard, nearest the car park!). We weren't at all disappointed with the quality, size & comfort of this recently decorated haven. Lovely big bed, twin chairs & a small table bearing sweet treats, a proper large wardrobe (made of solid oak), a modern & large flat screen TV (which had spare HDMI & USB ports for streaming or stored entertainments), tea & coffee making facilities (a pod machine no less!) & a lovely high ceiling to give that extra feel of space in spades. Plus there was a delightful handwritten note in the room to welcome us to the hotel; a great personal touch in my book! And then there was the bathroom... The deep free-standing bath was quite the attraction for my wife, who loves a good soak at the best of times, but this was going to be as luxurious as possible. The power shower unit, with deluge/rainfall head & the "handheld" option was just brilliant. A huge unit too, so it was great, with the controls being easy enough to understand, & not convoluted at all. All pristine & clean of course, with a very luxurious colour scheme, from the paint to the tiles; it all screamed class!
Free standing tub, & large hand-wash basin
Lovely big bed
Lovely furnishings
Tea & coffee facilities, plus a large flat-screen TV
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

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

Great place.

Rooms were spacious. Bathroom and shower fantastic. Bed very comfortable. a little bit noisy in the morning as we faced the car park and were next to the staff entrance. Bar and restaurant were very lively. Food was good. Don't expect an intimate gourmet dining experience as it's essentially a bar. Excellent breakfast. Staff friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

peter

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

Everything was perfect.

An amasing stay, everything was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025