Red Lion Hotel  

Very little, except the convenience of the location. However, in view of the number of complaints we had, they were quick to reduce our bill, to compensate, even though we cut short our intended 3 night stay, to just 2.

Our "Superior double room" was in need of a thorough refurbishment. Scarred & shipped furniture, with tired, unimaginative decor. Restaurant food was largely microwaved, and when we complained about it, we were told "Well, we are part of Greene King!" Breakfasts were adequate, although the size of my kipper fillet was so small that the lemon slice' on top' hid half of it. We found that the spare blanket, from the wardrobe, was heavily stained, dirty & unusable, but the final straw was when we noticed that the freshly laundered duvet cover wasn't fully fastened at the foot. When we looked inside we found the duvet itself was very heavily stained, and absolutely filthy. We checked out immediately. Significantly, reception apologised for the duvet and said they were ordering a new one, from Greene King immediately. What, without checking our complaint? It left us thinking that they were aware of this well before they let the room to us. If this is the "Superior" double room, what must other guests have been tolerating?

With the right staff serving, the service was excellent: friendly, warm and professional. The food was very good and the wine and beer excellent.

Lack of attention to deatil in checking the rooms. Depending on the satff on duty, service can vary.

Very comfortable, nice staff, lovely food.

Our bedroom, although very nice, was on the ground floor next to the stair, when anyone used the stair we thought they were coming into the room beside us! Breakfast was a bit sparce, no juice or jam/marmalade for the toast. We would happily have paid a bit more for a proper 'Full English'

Staff were brilliant and restuarant food and service was better than expected.

Room was too small and not like shown on the website.

All staff were efficient, welcoming and friendly, without being over-familiar.

Our room was extremely small for a double. A difficulty was caused by the shower cubicle having nowhere to stand soap or shower gel. The narrow, winding stairs could cause problems for older people less mobile than we and perhaps this should be pointed out in the description of the hotel.

The staff were all very pleasant.

The lack of a functioning hot water supply in the shower room basin was not appreciated. The general feeling about the place was 'heavily used faux olde-worlde style, tired and in need of a refurb'.

The antiquity of the place and the lovely local walks. Both Banbury and Oxford within striking distance.

Location to "The Cotswolds" and Oxford Room. Was comfortable and a good size

The shower was a problem as you got wet turning it on.

Breakfasts - awesome!

We had a very pleasant stay at The Red Lion Hotel - the breakfasts and evening meals were exceptionally good and the staff were all very friendly and helpful. We were accommodated in a lovely large oak-beamed bedroom with stone walls and feature fireplace. The window box outside was full of geraniums which added a pleasing splash of colour.

The room was very clean and the bed extremely comfortable. The food was of a high standard and the choice of evening meals was excellent. The bar kept a varied selection of ales and the wine we chose with the evening meals was very good. The staff were very helpful and attentive and made our stay very pleasurable. The location of the Red Lion was ideally situated for our visits to Waddesdon Manor and Upton House.

The Hotel was excellent, we've stayed in grand hotels with swanky restaurants and spa's, but we think that this is the best hotel that we've stayed in. The staff were really friendly, the room was comfortable, and best of all we didn't have noisy guests passing our door late at night. We would definately return.

Very friendly staff and great breakfast