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The Duke on The Test

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Exterior
Terrace/patio
Interior
Pet-friendly
Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping

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Greatbridge Rd, Romsey, England, SO51 0HB
  • Paultons Family Theme Park - Home of Peppa Pig World
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • University of Southampton
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Southampton Cruise Terminal
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Southampton (SOU)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About this property

The Duke on The Test

Luxury bed & breakfast with restaurant and bar/lounge
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free bed & breakfast has a bar/lounge and coffee/tea in a common area. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a garden, a fireplace at reception and a front desk safe are on-site. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
The Duke on The Test offers 12 accommodations with a safe and designer toiletries. This individually decorated and furnished accommodation includes desks. Beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Additionally, rooms include portable fans and blackout curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Duke on The Test. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from River Test. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant. This property offers pet-friendly amenities, such as food and water bowls.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • English breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a car charging station and a terrace
  • 7 minutes by car from New Forest National Park and 9 minutes from Paultons Family Theme Park - Home of Peppa Pig World
  • Dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. The luxury The Duke on The Test also features a terrace, a garden, and coffee/tea in common area. Free self parking is available. A complete renovation of The Duke on The Test was completed in July 2022.

This 5-star Romsey bed & breakfast is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy English breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The Duke on The Test has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • On a river
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 3 accessible parking spaces
  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1500
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Renovated entire property - July 2022
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch smart TV with digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 20
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 20

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Saturday (3:00 PM - 10:00 PM) and Sunday - Sunday (3:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Pets cannot be left unattended
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25 per night.
  • Cots (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately GBP 15 for adults and from GBP 15 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 20 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 20 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 mobile payments; cash is not accepted
Mobile payment options include: Google Pay and Apple Pay
This property's front desk is open during the following times:
  • Monday - Saturday: 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 13904774

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

The Duke on The Test Romsey
The Duke on The Test Bed & breakfast
The Duke on The Test Bed & breakfast Romsey

The Duke on The Test Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 96 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 96 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 96 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 96 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 96 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Brilliant place to stay and eat

We were very impressed with The Duke on the Test. The food was excellent and the accommodation was also excellent. Can’t fault it will definitely stay again and recommend it to our friends
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful 16th century pub and rooms. The staff are very friendly and cant do enough for you. Our stay was excellent and we will definitely stay here again. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

MICHAEL

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

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

10/10 Excellent

mark

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

Excellent

Excellent accommodation, fantastic food, helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

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

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

You won’t be disappointed

Always excellent. Safe off road parking. Staff and quality of the place is amazing
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Northwich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very enjoyable stay made perfect by the excellent staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great food, lovely bedroom a pleasure
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alun, Weymouth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well located for Romsey and surrounding area. Clean and comfortable room which also had a patio area which was nice. Large restaurant area with indoor and outdoor options though a shame it didn't open a little later on Sunday.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, generally very good and comfortable stay but the bedroom was a little on the warm side (even with the window open) and the wifi never really worked. Staff were friendly and helpful. Evening food was very good and the staff were very attentive to whether or not guests had any allergies. Breakfast was also good and well cooked but quite limited in there being no self-service continental option - you had to order this as your breakfast option from the menu. All in all, an enjoyable stay in a good location. Would recommend to anyone looking for accommodation in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms with comfortable beds. Good location easy to get to Southampton, Winchester or Portsmouth
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Clint

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay enjoyed everything about the Duke on the Test
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed this hotel/ pub the room was very smart clean and well maintained. The restaurant was excellent did not have venture to Romsey And breakfast completed a great booking
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully renovated pub, with near new hotel accommodation added. All done very tastefully & with excellent attention to detail. Mostly, all the staff were fantastic! Special mention to Penny, who always made sure our dog was also enjoying the experience! It truly is dog friendly too, although we really liked the fact that the rooms were spilt between non dog and dog specific. The location is superb too - walking distance into Romsey, partly along the Test River. First time visiting, but will return. Totally recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We weren’t made aware before our stay that the kitchen closes at 4.30 on Sundays and only charcuterie boards are available. It was ok for us but don’t know what vegetarian guests do! Everything else was good about our stay. Comfy clean quiet accommodation and tasty breakfast options.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Benny

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

Overall an ok stay but some issues

It was overall a pleasant place to stay, but some issues. Firstly it's primarily a restaurant really. So it feels like it's less of a hotel, and like they don't exactly often expect people staying there for very long. Maybe just a night or two. So it doesn't quite feel like they have all the usual things that you'd expect with a hotel. There's no air conditioning. So during the summer, it was almost unbearable in my room. I stayed there for 8 nights, and it was so hot that it was difficult to sleep at night, despite having my window open during the day, and also having a fan. And I said to the management about it, (both during and) after my stay, and whilst they were apologetic, they didn't/weren't exactly doing anything for it to be a better stay for me regarding that. And like no suggestion of any compensation about from the staff or the manager afterwards for example. The staff were otherwise friendly though. The surroundings of the hotel are nice, and the my room was otherwise nice, and the photos are accurate.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Five star pub restaurant with rooms

We were looking for a base to tour Hampshire. The Duke was superb. This is the perfect pub, restaurant with rooms. The food was amazing, rooms high quality, all tied together by wonderful service delivered by a brilliant team.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Five star pub restaurant with rooms

We were looking for a base to tour Hampshire. The Duke fitted the bill. This is the perfect pub, restaurant with rooms. The pub is superb, the food was amazing, rooms high quality, all tied together by wonderful service delivered by a brilliant team.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024