A superb building surrounded with beautiful architecture and history. My wife and I enjoyed a lovely glass of wine in the norman gardens which was just fabulous. The room had a fantastic view of the gardens and so much natural light, we both really enjoyed our time spent here. The food, service, staff and the hotel as a whole was amazing. We certainly can not wait to come back.

Had an amazing stay at this beautiful hotel, the room was outstanding and will be sure to come back again, I was met at the reception by a lovely girl named Hollie who made this experience even better. Such a great hotel, right in the heart of Taunton

This is a great hotel right in the middle of town. We stayed for 3 nights in a cold April and had a good time. The room is large, and there is enough storage for a few days stay. There is an iron, ironing board and hair dryer, and kettle with tea and coffee (and milk). The bed is very comfortable, and the pillows are especially good, not the foam-filled ones you often find. There are plenty of power sockets, and drinking water is provided. The room was nicely serviced each day. The bathroom has a large walk-in shower, and the decor is fresh and the sanitary ware works well (although the sink has separate hot and cold faucets). The water pressure could be better, but it is not enough of a gripe to mark down the rating. The towels are unusually soft and fluffy for a hotel! It would be nice if body lotion was provided. Breakfast is served in Brazz and is excellent. There is a buffet with hot and cold items, and a menu with a good selection of cooked breakfasts, including veggie. The restaurant is also good for dinner (see my separate review). There is an NCP car park next to the hotel (we paid using the app), with 4 22kW EV chargers, and there are some gardens that we did not look at because the weather was not good. Overall, a great place to stay in Taunton.

Not good - tepid HOT water and shower didnt work - smelly room. I love the fact that its historic and realise that is why there is no double glazing. The 'antique' bathroom fittings would have been nice if the taps had turned so you got more than a dribble of water & if the shower had worked. This not working meant we had to have a bath but no HOT water - just tepid - not good. The the plug chain came off the plug - with no glasses near how the get the plug out ??? Oh dear. (we had been up at 5am hence too tired to do anything but manage and get into bed!) Then into the cold room which was because we had had to open the window to get rid of the smell. A small but adequate room but 4 sachets of thin UHT milk for 2 of us - certainly no nespresso or such machine - just a kettle, 4 sachets coffee, 4 tea bags. I found the bed small but comfortable. There was a noisy skateboader outside early in the evening n the echoing public courtyard so if you want a quiet room make sure you ask for it. It was not too noisy for us. Great fun watchign the pigeons eating the wisteria flower buds - it was just starting to come out when we arrived. Breakfast room decor grim but staff lovely and I found the food very good - for our taste. Pity about demanding my credit card twice and a ghastly room - I wont be back !

My hubby & I stayed at the hotel for our anniversary recently and all I can say is what a wonderful and beautiful building…the staff also make this place just perfect. We were greeted by a lovely hand written anniversary card ( a lovely personal touch ) along with a beautiful, fresh and comfy room! We dined in the brazz restaurant for our dinner and it was delicious and fairly priced, with cocktails flowing and beautiful tasteful food we had a lovely evening and can’t thank Molly enough for her lovely hospitality. We have never been here before but certainly will be returning it was great, the atmosphere was lush. Overall such a nice getaway and we certainly will be returning here, all the staff were commendable and really hard working and the building well, that certainly speaks for it self!