Kidlington hotels

Pros: Staff couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful. Never seen such a clean room and en-suite! Wonderful hotel. Would definitely stay again. Location was great for our visit to the Palace and for exploring Woodstock.

Cons: Slightly funny smell when entering the reception, possibly the age of the property? The rooms and elsewhere weren’t effected by it and were perfect.

Pros: So comfortable, friendly staff, so relaxed after one night, and they accepted dogs for a small charge of £10

Cons: The fact I had to go home, would have loved to of stayed a few days

Pros: Fabulous breakfast

Cons: Bar closes at 9pm not a huge selection of drinks

Pros: This was the second time we have stayed at the Marlborough and it did not disappoint. The accommodation is very comfortable and clean and the staff very friendly and efficient. It is conveniently located for visiting Blenheim Palace. We would not hesitate to recommend this to anyone else and hope to stay there again in the future.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Plus: historic feel to the property; decent sized room (in our case); pleasant staff.

Cons: Really poor value. Two of our three rooms were each c. £200 per night and for this price I expect a warm room (radiator had been turned off - and when turned on it scarcely warmed up. We were given an electric heater but this is what happens in £80 b&bs, not £200 hotels). Bathroom really needs a refurb. Breakfast was good but again some of the items were really lowish b&b standard: orange juice from concentrate and cheap tea). If we’d paid (say) £100-£120 for the room we’d have been happier but at this price there are far better hotels in the area.

Pros: Excellent welcome - owners on hand and very accommodating. Breakfast was fantastic real value for money with top quality ingredients.

Pros: Nice traditional Inn, staff were extremely friendly. Breakfast consisited of nice wholesome ingredients and the location for Blenheim palace was perfect!

Pros: The room was spacious and pleasant. The location was great and parking was easy.

Cons: The hosts were busy with paperwork and not very friendly. We were treated respectfully but not kindly.

Pros: Excellent

Cons: Light bulbs replaced and razor plug in bathroom made to work. Spiral staircase should be warned about in website

Pros: Fluffy towels and a spacious bathroom.Best Full English breakfast we had anywhere in a long time and lovely orange juice and tea! Hairdryer, ironing board and iron all provided.decent size TV with good picture.

Cons: No tea making facilities in room. Room very hot but we just turned radiator down. Dripping cistern in toilet but we just closed the door. Didn't disturb our sleep. Scary step staircase but it is a very olde worlde Inn style pub with and above the pub. No noise heard though .

Pros: Blenheim palace is amazing with a great walk and the black prince was a friendly local pub!

Cons: What a beautiful location, we had a lovely walk around the palace however we believe that this establishment is taking visitors for granted. The room was tiny, they've clearly divided one decent room at some stage and created two very small rooms! The shower door wouldn't shut properly, we could hear the conversation from the room next door, there was a disturbing fluid stain on a decorative bed pillow, the bed was very uncomfortable and the food was poor especially the vegetarian breakfast. To summarise, we won't be coming back, we are now in an Oxford hotel and wished we had stayed here last night and just visited Woodstock for a few hours.

Pros: Brilliant stay at The Star. Lovely room, food and staff

Cons: Could not fault anything

Pros: Very lively pub; comfy bed.

Cons: Staircase to room was difficult!

Pros: Great Pub, good room

Cons: Only gripe was 2 poached eggs taking half an hour to come out when I was the first order at breakfast at 8am.

Pros: Lovely building, very quirky even the 4” gap under the door of our room (1) made us laugh a little. Breakfast and all food excellent, staff very friendly

Cons: Unfortunately there were pubic hairs around the shower facility and the bar was very noisy of an evening. And I mean VERY noisy Could hear every word or noise from outside - our room was on the front so even though soundproofing was fitted to the windows we could still hear all the rowdy drunks and smokers shouting outside

Pros: All excellent, although the option of more tea/coffee at breakfast would have been appreciated. I feel sure we had only to ask, but to be invited would have been good, or provision of pot/cafetiere appreciated. Otherwise very attentive staff & well served breakfast with good options Location excellent. Provision of tea/coffee making facilities in the room was excellent.

Cons: Room was excellent - the only suggestion (& I am being really picky here) would be to provide the possibility of watching the TV whilst sitting in the arm chairs rather than lying in/on bed. The restriction on parking was no real problem as it happened but some ability for residents to have parking available until departure would be a real bonus!

Pros: Lovely character property. Extremely clean. Kind and helpful staff. Delicious breakfast. The best property we stayed in in the Cotswolds! :-)

Pros: Very clean comfy rooms great location in the centre of Woodstock friendly staff had everything we needed.

Cons: Sofa bed could have been more comfortable

Pros: Pleasant modern room and plenty of extra pillows and blankets.

Cons: Would have liked more toast and bacon with the breakfast

Pros: Nice room, warm and quiet. Great breakfast.

Cons: Bathroom was freezing though as it didn’t have any kind of radiator.

Pros: Breakfast was very good, hotel quaint and quirky.

Cons: Black out curtains in bedroom needed. The place is very old and everything creaks but that adds to its charm.

Pros: Location, nice room, good en suite facilities, clean and comfortable.

Cons: Stairs to room at the top a bit tricky with a case (but these reflect the age and character of the building), would have liked a more extensive breakfast menu.

Pros: Great location to Blenheim Palace, walk of a few minutes. Cosy room, no real view from the window (overlooking back yard) but not a game changer . Very good breakfast.

Pros: room was lovely dinner was great breakfast could have been a bit better service was fantastic from every member of staff menus were good wifi was strong

Cons: there was nothing i didn't like

Pros: It’s so old and cosy

Cons: My bed was small and uncomfortable, the room was dim, it needed stronger light bulbs.

Pros: everything, staff very friendly. And clean.

Pros: Service

Cons: Our room was very dusty. It was not pointed out to us that we would not be in main building up very steep stairs.

Pros: We had superior Rom parkinwhich was super. Food very good Great gin. Staff gave very good service but without being intrusive

Cons: Parking away from hotel Need another sitting room if more than two groups of people

Pros: Excellent location to visit Blenheim Palace. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Woodstock has a very traditional feel of a typical market town.

Cons: The furniture in the room was all dark wood and appeared dated. Not a bad thing if you like this sort of style. I have to say it was very in keeping with our visit and did not have any influence on our comfort.

Pros: Location , food and hospitality

Cons: Bathroom could have done with a bit of maintenance

Pros: Convient for us to visit Blenheim palace event

Cons: Had a folk evening but it finished at 11:30 although it said closed at midnight for New Year’s Eve a bit strange

Pros: The location was perfect for Blenheim Palace. The breakfast was delicious.

Cons: The staff seemed a little off. Not unpleasant but not at all welcoming or friendly. The room was freezing! we had to leave the heat up for 5 hours before the room was warm enough to sleep in. The beds were comfy and the parking is great. I thought it was a little expensive for a very basic room and a not so friendly service.

Pros: Excellent location for Blenheim Palace and Woodstock

Pros: Comfy bed. Good in-room facilities

Cons: Noise from staff above our room both late at night and early morning

Pros: Staff, rooms and food

Pros: Breakfast was excellent.

Pros: enjoyed dinner and breakfast and friendlyness of the manager and staff - enjoyed the open fire place - hotel was easy to find

Cons: located a little too far out of Woodstock which meant we had to use the car to visit Windsor central as opposed to leaving the car and walking we didn't realise this at the time of booking - also free WIFI only worked in the bar area not in your room - no real problem but just a little inconvenient

Pros: friendly helpful staff, good beer.

Cons: noisy pipework

Pros: Staff helpful, friendly and 100% willing to help. Food excellent and great value. superb.

Pros: The staff were t.he best part as they were so friendly and the food was lovely

Cons: sheets and blankets on the bed rather than duvet

Pros: The service

Cons:

Pros: The staff were fantastic, couldn't do enough to help. They booked taxi's and recommended local places. The local area is amazing, definitely worth a trip

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Pros: Friendly and helpful staff

Cons:

Pros: Nothing

Cons: It was a motel with small dowdy rooms attached to a pub. breakfast in the bar. It is 1.8 miles from the centre of Woodstock. Not worth the AA stars.

Pros: There was ample parking, the room was clean and comfortable and the food was excellent. we were visiting Blenheim Palace so the Hotel was within easy reach (3min) of Woodstock and the Palace.

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Pros: Big selection of good food on offer, both hot and cold. Enjoyed the full English breakfast very much. Our room was in the other building but that was not a problem when going down to breakfast. We were seated by the window and there was a good view of the main street in Woodstock.

Cons: We were advised to get down to breakfast before 9am because they would start to get very busy after that. We were there around 8.30am and the waitress told us she would be back to take our order for cooked breakfast. We waited and waited and waited, while others arrived later (some after 9am!) and were immediately serviced and received their cooked breakfast while we were still waiting to order, despite going up to a waiter and telling him that we required service. We eventually managed to get a waitress's attention and told her we wanted to order and she didn't seem to even be surprised that we hadn't yet got our cooked breakfast, let alone apologise for ignoring us! It was around 9.30am by the time we had finished breakfast and left the restaurant!

Pros: Absolutely fabulous romantic experience

Pros: Breakfast was amazing.

Cons: Got charged £10 for parking retrospectively on check out. Would have parked somewhere else if I’d known.

Pros: good breakfast and service

Cons: restaurant lacked atmosphere

Pros: Very comfy bed and bedding, the room was very clean and spacious too. Breakfast was very good and served promptly, which was great because we had to leave early to attend an event.

Cons: The bathrooms of two of the three rooms we had booked were absolutely freezing in the morning and we couldn't turn the heated towel rails on.

Pros: Great location and reception we're very friendly

Cons: Bed was uncomfortable and very noisy pipes due to it being an old property.

Pros: Location

Cons: Charging £10 to park my car

Pros: Lovely room. Very comfortable and cosy with a good bed and plenty of hot water. Friendly Head lady on at breakfast. Plenty of gluten free options.

Cons: Very slow breakfast. Waited along time for the breakfast to arrive. Not very comfortable restaurant or bar area. No evening menu until the restaurant opened at 1900 and then very limited choice.

Pros: The room was clean comfortable and surprisingly modern, refurbished sympathetically. The bed was very comfortable with quality linen. Very friendly welcome and old fashioned customer service standards

Pros: I didn't have breakfast as I was meeting friends elsewhere . Location is great, and it has parking. The room was at the back of the hotel, rather than overlooking the road, so it was quite quiet. It;'s more of a pub with rooms, but suited me fine

Pros: Friendly, comfortable, clean and had character.

Cons: N/a

Pros: The hotel was nicely decorated but still a traditional feel to it, friendly staff when we checked in and at the breakfast - both girls were on their own and busy but did a good job. Our room was nice, good facilities, tea making, bathroom a bit old fashioned but perfectly good. Very central to the town so perfect for what we wanted.

Cons: For our purposes, we were happy with what we had. We were pleased to get a parking space in the small parking behind the hotel so were lucky.

Pros: Excellent location and excellent food

Cons: Door lock did not work from inside room and staff were indifferent

Pros: Location was excellent, food was really good

Cons: Maybe a few more staff at busy times, and a choice of menu options eg chips instead of mash.

Cons: Light didn’t work over sink in bathroom, no hairdryer when arrived, rectified later, plug off wall by bedside. No ambience in restaurant. Bed hard and noisy.

Pros: Could not fault the breakfast, excellent and staff were very helpful, cheerful and attentive.

Cons: The check in time was very inconvenient...4.30pm, especially when we had travelled for 2hours 30 mins. We needed to freshen up before we had to beat a deadline of 4.20 at Blenheim Palace for their Christmas Lights. Also Breakfast time could have been a little later.8.30 last serving. Even though we were advised of booking in time, we thought at least we could have gone into the premises for a coffee or drink or light bite, even if the rooms were not ready.