The Old Court Hotel

Booked here overnight for a family of three and currently 4 hours into stay. Room is alright visually - basic and clean with 2 double beds, however smells of damp and bathroom looking worse for wear with damp painted over around the walls and ceiling. We knew we would be having an early night in, so we checked before hand that we would definitely have a TV - it was confirmed we would. Well, we do have a TV but it’s broken, it seems nobody at the hotel can fix it and apparently are too busy to discuss any issues with us tonight! We wouldn’t normally mind but we made sure that it was a small but specific request for this occasion…. Save your money and give it a miss!

Dont listen to negative comments Lovely room comfortable bed, staff are so lovely. Breakfast was really nice. Thank you would recommend. Pillows were so soft. Evening meal was really nice. Good location Thank you for making our wedding anniversary so special.

This is an old building, possibly originally an inn, with a large courtyard around the back, which is how you enter. From start to finish, the staff were friendly and helpful. The key to the room was a large old fashioned metal key, which is a good indication of the hotel as a whole. The wall paper looked as though it had been put up by the owners, and the entire room had a "spare room we rent out" feel to it which I had no problem with. I could see the roundabouts (2 of them) from my window but they were far away enough I couldn't hear them even with my window open. It is, however, very difficult to get across to the hotel if you come in by bus. The roads are very busy. I ate in the restaurant one night and the food was delicious. I saw others sitting outside in the courtyard having a beer. I had to leave Witney early and the owner was good enough to pack up my breakfast sandwich for me. I only have 2 complaints. The pillows absolutely should be replaced. They are as flat as pancakes. And the showers should be scrubbed more often as there is indeed some mould in a few places. Not a lot, but there shouldn't be any. The water pressure though was really good!

Sadly for us the hotel was probably the worst we've ever stayed at. It was awful. In the first room we were given there was no wardrobe, no window, the shower was built into the corner of the room with not even a shelf for soap, in fact the complimentary shower gel was left on the skirting board! There were no shelves in the room, the only place to put your things was literally in a hay trough. There was a single bracket on the wall with 3 wire coathangers so we assume this was meant to be our wardrobe? When we refused the room we were told it was the only room they had available so we requested a refund. They did find us another room but pointed out that the room we were initally offered was the one associated with breaks paid for with gift vouchers. We had in fact paid an additional £181 on top of the voucher value £100 in order to have a three night break with breakfast. (a total cost of £281 for 3 nights) This was booked 6 months ago, for a special birthday weekend away. The room we ended up in had mould in the bathroom and thick dust everywhere. The (paper thin) towels had footprints and dirty marks on. On the plus side, the bed was huge & comfy!!! The main hotel stank, The carpets in the corridors are filthy and worn out. The fire door was so rotten that you could see to the outside through the hole in it. The hotel claims to have a picnic area with views and a terrace. What it actually has are tables in a courtyard area (pretty much in the car park) It is also on a very busy roundabout which ought to be mentioned in its write up. The food wasn't very good either. The staff, although friendly, seem so shy they hardly speak. One other couple we met complained of having raw sewage all over their bathroom floor after flushing the toilet. I wouldn't leave a review like this if it wasn't valid. I wish I had been warned.

Before I left I read a few bad reviews which I totally disagree with now I’ve seen it myself , the hotel is in a beautiful little town the staff were so lovely and polite and very helpful , the building itself was stunning it’s got tons of character lots of little random stairs and doors adds to its beauty it’s old so obviousley it’s not perfect but I think that makes it perfect the little bar was cosy had a little fires going the drinks are reasonably priced the food smelt amazing we didn’t eat there for dinner but it was busy so can assume the food is good , bed was so comfortable room was warm and cosy we stayed in room 8 it had a huge jacuzzi bath so impressed and would recommend this place to everyone il defo return at some point 10/10 for us

Nothing pretentious, good value for money stop over hotel, and an Indian restaurant on site!! Rooms fine, good space, cleanliness and breakfast served very promptly and good quality English breakfast.