Originally Posted by SportsTech

With all due respect to the hotel staff and the posters in this thread, this hotel is a dump. Most of the rooms are shabby, the smoking rooms STINK (and yes, I've been stuck in one after reserving a non-smoking room), the lobby lounge is formica from the 60's, the restaurant is mediocre - each of my 3 stays there has been a disappointment. Why 3 stays? Because I was (mis)informed that the Hilton Newbury Centre was even worse - which turns out not to be true. Newbury Centre is NOT in the centre of the old town (it's actually behind a shopping mall), but it's a much nicer hotel with a good bar and a decent restaurant. All other things being equal - and they aren't, since Newbury Centre may be more money - I could never advise a stay at Newbury North. If you don't like the Newbury Centre, and can tolerate (gasp) no points, try the Regency.