Prince of Burford

Property situated at the top of ‘The Hill’ at Burford and about a 10 minute walk down to the centre. Although it is adjacent to the main road and a roundabout we didn’t find any issues with traffic noise during our two night stay as we had a room at the back so you may need to be aware of this if you have the front facing accommodation. The room we had was the Burford which is quite spacious ,clean and appears to have been recently refurbished. There is a good sized and powerful shower in the bathroom which also has plenty space. Coupled with a large wardrobe and an excellent double king sized bed which was very comfortable made for a good nights sleep. The one issue in the room is the amount of additional nick nacks that have been added which take up a lot of space. Once we had relocated the large plants,ornaments,bowls and vases as well as a collection of old books etc from the surfaces we were at least able to utilise some of the space available. I think here the emphasis should be on what the customer wants and we felt that if most if this was removed then at least it would be possible to have a chest of drawers in the room as clothing storage in this regard was very limited. As regards the food the breakfasts were certainly more than adequate and the full English in particular certainly a good way of setting up for the day. Our only down side with the food was on the one occasion we purchased a few ‘Nibbles’ at the bar in the evening,where the Hobbs House focaccia, cold-pressed rapeseed oil, sherry vinegar was very disappointing with the dip containing around 90+% vinegar and making it almost impossible to eat. We did mention this to both the server and the DM but neither appeared particularly interested in addressing the issue. However in the main the staff were very attentive and friendly and coped admirably when a coach load descended on the bar area unexpectedly on the Saturday afternoon. This property is part of the Butcombe chain - it’s certainly not the cheapest in the area unless you avail yourself of the loyalty scheme which will give you 20% off room rates as well as a few other extras - it was certainly of benefit to us and as it’s free to join is to be recommended . In summary a good stay at the property for a couple of nights notwithstanding the points identified above ,and is certainly somewhere we will consider again when in the area.

Good room, good service, good location, good beer, good food and friendly staff.

Friendly staff and a good breakfast served, fish and chips were OK but mushy peas was just thin liquid slop which I could have drunk through a straw. The room (number 14) was far too small for 2 and the 6 foot plastic palm tree in the corner did not help, negotiating past the bed avoiding the enormous tv on the wall and the huge plant was a problem and it felt claustrophobic. There were piles of old books placed everywhere in tge room along with numerous amount of plastic plants in pots. As a guest I need to have LESS of YOUR nik naks on display and more space to put MY own things to make my stay comfortable. Note to management " less is more".

Lovely a**osphere and stay. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Jake was excellent, definitely an asset to the hotel. Well done!

Amazing stay for new year. Room was beautifully decorated and bed was very comfortable. Breakfast was excellent (proper coffee!) and we had dinner in the dining room on New Year's Day and the food and cocktails were really incredible. Will absolutely stay again.

Excellent location for a Cotswolds Chris**as trip. The staff was so attentive - Sarah took very good care of us our entire stay. The food was delicious - breakfast (inclusive of our stay) had massive variety with fresh ingredients. Dinner in the restaurant was also very delicious. We were very pleased with our rooms (Windrush and room 11) -- everything was exactly as we had hoped. Thank you!

Specially asked when checking in for a quiet room away from the road. Was given a room right next to the main road and was kept up all night by the car noise and also zero heating. Absolutely freezing. There was no WiFi or coffee in the room either. It was very dusty on the room with thick dust over the kettle. A great shame as the previous stay back in February this year was exceptional. The place has clearly gone down hill. Don’t stay here