The Tap House

Conveniently located near town and Donington circuit, offering easy access and tranquility. Guests praise the friendly, helpful staff for creating a welcoming atmosphere.

Good price. Comfortable bed and good temperature in the room despite the uncomfortable heat outside. Unfortunately the room was let down by the low standards of cleanliness. There was somebody’s false nail on the carpet. There was an empty shampoo bottle on the floor in the shower, indicating the shower hadn’t been cleaned. The inevitable Gideon’s bible in the drawer has got wet at some point and is mouldy. You don’t exactly expect soundproofing in any hotel accommodation but we could hear every word that the couple next door spoke so don’t expect to be able to hold a private conversation here. And the TV didn’t work so no hope of drowning out your conversation with that. In summary, the bed was clean and comfortable and it served its purpose for a night’s sleep. Don’t expect much more than that.

We stayed here for one night in January 2022. We arrived around 6:30pm and when we got to our room the heating hadn’t been switched on & it was absolutely freezing cold!!! We went to a nearby pub/restaurant for food as The Tap House had stopped serving at 6pm (it was a Sunday evening, we were aware of this, that was fine.) When we returned to our room, it was still cold, even though we’d turned the heating up as high as it would go. It was cold ALL night. There was also a dog in the vicinity - not necessarily on site, but certainly nearby - which took to howling in the middle of the night. We barely slept all night. Upon reading the guest information the following morning we saw that additional blankets are available “on request”. In a room as cold as that one, the blankets need to be stored in the room, not on request when there aren’t staff readily available on site.