Family-friendly Hotels in South Oxfordshire District

Compared to the price of accommodation in oxford, this hotel was much more affordable at £55 on a Saturday night. It is quite a way out of Oxford, but the Park and Ride bus runs quite late, and the hotel is only five minutes away. Reception was friendly and efficient, and the reception are, on my quick visit, looked welcoming. The corridors seemed shabby, and had various smells as I progressed to Room 19, mainly of air-freshners. The room was disapponting, and for me, didn't come near to a basic Travelodge Room. The fittings are old, despite being an Executive Room. The shower is leaky, and neither the lights near the bed work properly, nor the tv remote. The room was cold at first, but it warmed after about an hour, once I put the heating on. The bed was fine - although the duvet is thin. The fittings were tired, and for some reason, there was a display fridge on the floor in the wardrobe area. The building seems to be constructed from chep materias, so the wooden floor boards above have significant movement. This was noticeable the following morning, when the guests above me had a very early start. In the end, I too had an early start. I was surprised by my experience. I'm not familiar with the Ramada brand, but the poor quality was definitely not what I expected. So, I've moved Ramada to my list of brands to avoid.

After visiting quite a few spa hotels for one night spa breaks I can honestly say this way by far the worst. To start- the 'spa'- the pool was freezing, as were the showers. The hot tub was out of order (and seems to be a common thing here looking at past reviews). Everybody we spoke to in the pool was shocked at the water temperature and lack of facilities, a spa should be relaxing not make you feel as though you need to do laps just to stay warm. As a result everyone was trying to use the sauna at once and so it was overcrowded in there. The restaurant- It's more like a conference room that the staff have carried some tables into for the evening, nothing about the room we sat in said restaurant. During our evening meal they brought out bread to the table and upon asking whether I could eat it if I can't have milk they said no and offered me a piece of dry toast instead. Breakfast was also poor. 'Bar/Lounge'- There is no bar here, unless you class the room full of men jumping up and down shouting at football on the tv, and glasses piled high on tables whilst staff stood around. Not exactly the 'spa' feel we expected. It was loud, dirty and overcrowded. Room- The room was clean and basic. All seemed fine until we went to bed, at around 1am the TV switched itself on, very loud and we had to search for the remote. This happened multiple times throughout the night and so by the morning we were absolutely exhausted. I mentioned this to reception and was told there is no fault with the TV. (They weren't the ones dealing with it in the middle of the night!) I raised my complaint to reception, I asked for a manager and was given a head cleaner instead. There was very little acknowledgement of any of my points, the emails following my departure were very defensive rather than just accepting that this is not at all what you expect from a spa. I do not therefore believe it should be advertised as such. I was eventually given a £17 refund along with another email disputing my claims. Terrible place, I will steer clear and advise others to do the same.

With a stay at The Cherry Tree Inn in Henley-on-Thames, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Chiltern Hills and Weekend Warriors Paintball. This inn is 9 mi (14.5 km) from University of Reading and 9.4 mi (15.1 km) from Thames River.Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor tennis court or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.At The Cherry Tree Inn, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms.

Don’t expect much, it is a Travelodge. We were up to just get a bed that would allow pets so with our small dog and 3 adults, it did the job. The room was clean, staff helpful when we asked for something and the charge for the dog still made it a ‘fair’ price. Unfortunately after the first, short shower, there was no more hot water and I ended up having a cold shower, disappointing. You get what you pay for and that would detail the room and pet charge. I would have expected hot water as part of that. Never going to get 5 stars for what it is, hot water would have been 4, nearly a two star rating but it did the job.

The breakfast was very good, the hotel's homemade oat croissant soft aromatherapy, full of praise. The accommodation environment is very quiet, I like this one very much!