Guest Reviews & Comments
Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel near Oxford: Oxford Hotels
21 Young couple - 24/11/06	100%
Good Points: The hotel was excellent we realy enjoyed our stay and found it very relaxing. The room was raly comfortable.
Bad Points: nothing
Further Comments: The hotel was really well maintained and gave us a really relaxing time. This was the first stay away from our young daughter in three years and we were glad we chose this hotel. The staff was friendly and efficient and the facilities were excellent. I highly recommend anyone to stay here.
22 Young couple - 16/11/06	50%
Good Points: The Hotel is in a nice setting next to the River Thames. The room was cosy and well furnished.
Bad Points: The bathroom was looking tired and the shower was low so I had to stoop to use it !
Further Comments: There was no acknowledgement from any of the staff. The barman never spoke a word and dinner in the restaraunt seemed to be an inconveience. The food was very average for a 4 star hotel. For breakfast there was no welcome and the service and welcome we received overall was poor.
23 Young couple - 07/11/06	100%
24 Group of adult friends - 28/10/06	100%
Good Points: A hotel full of character which is set in beautiful grounds. Rooms are spacious and of a very high stantard.
Further Comments: We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel. The facilities were excellant and the staff very helpful. Our only criticism was the delay in getting into our room but the management made us feel comfortable and retified the problem. Do take your swimming costumes, the pool is excellant and one depth throughout so ideal for children.
25 Young couple - 01/09/06	100%
Good Points: There was lots of space in the room,really nice views and nice seating areas where you could enjoy a drink both inside and out
Bad Points: Nothing
Further Comments: The hotel was very easy to find and the grounds are amazing you have the River Thames just on the doorstep which you have an amazing view of while you eat it is a nice fresh a clean hotel and nothing is out of place. Once you have been you want to go back time and again i know we do
26 Young couple - 30/08/06	100%
Good Points: We were very pleased with the room. The sheets were crisp and white and the room was spotless.The swimming pool was wonderful.Wish we could of stayed longer.
Bad Points: nothing
Further Comments: We only stayed overnight but will definately be returning in the future. We were very impressed with the hospitality, especially the bar staff and the happy french gentleman who greeted us at breakfast. The breakfast was superb. We cannot fault this hotel and look forward to returning with our family in the near future.
27 Young couple - 25/08/06	90%
28 Mature couple - 25/08/06	80%
Good Points: schￃﾶne, ruhige Lage im Grￃﾼnen, geschmackvolles Ambiente, freundliche Betreuung.
Bad Points: in unserem Zimmer war die Beleuchtung zu dezent, zum Lesen zu schwach.
Further Comments: Eine gute Adresse, um in ruhiger Lage bei guter Verkehrsanbindung in Oxford zu ￃﾜbernachten.
29 Mature couple - 28/06/06	90%
Good Points: parking gratuit, accueil chalereux, petit dￃﾩjeuner sans reproche, diner excellent, situation de l'hotel dans le calme de la campagne, ￃﾠ 10 mn du centre ville, ￃﾠ 20 mn a pieds du Kassam stadium
Bad Points: insonorisation des chambres, propretￃﾩ parfois de certaines portes , service parfois lent au bar, lits un peu petit
Further Comments: tres bel hotel 4 ￃﾩtoiles situￃﾩ en pleine campagne mais tres proche de la ville. Cachet rustique , ce qui change des chaines d'hotels tous indentiques et modernes. aspect tres british.
30 Mature couple - 23/06/06	80%
Good Points: Pleasant peaceful surroundings with excellent leisure facilities.
Bad Points: Having to leave it behind and go back to the drudge!
Further Comments: We had a really nice relaxing break at the Four Pillars - it's a quality 4*hotel set in spacious grounds right next to the river Thames. Bright and modern with excellent leisure facilities, it's worth coming here just for the pool, spa etc. The room was very clean and well equipped. The staff we encountered seemed very helpful and friendly. Hotel meals, drinks and snacks a bit pricey but that's a common critisism and this place is no different in that respect. The food though was fresh and tasty and the breakfast choice and quality excellent - fortunate as there appears to be no alternative eateries within easy walking distance. Just down the road is picturesque Sandford Lock on the river Thames which is well worth the stroll. There's also a family restaurant type pub place there but get there early if you're hungry as they stop serving food at 8.30 pm, they also don't serve sandwiches on Saturdays and the service is atrocious - settled on the Catherine Wheel just up the road, a good local pub!
31 Other - 14/06/06	80%
Bad Points: We stayed in a ground floor room and had a very bad nights sleep the first night because of the heat, I asked reception for another room on a higher floor or a fan for the second night and she said she would see what she could do, and that turned out to be nothing, she never even got back to me about it.
Further Comments: Nice hotel, but there are plenty just as nice that i feel would be more responsive to their guests needs, so next time I would use another hotel
32 Mature couple - 13/06/06	50%
Bad Points: No flexability on time for breakfast 8am was the earliest
Further Comments: I would have liked the Hotel room to have been available as per my confirmation instead of being told that the Hotel was full and that internet booking is just not practical and then being fobbed off with an inferior hotel in the same group.c
33 Business Trip - 07/06/06	90%
Good Points: The spacious and wellkept grounds, the unobtrusive design of the hotel
Further Comments: Really lovely quiet setting,with good food and very friendly, professional staff who were eager to help. Not sure if the road number off A34 was correct so I missed the junction once but the welcome and ambience of the hotel was worth the extra miles!
34 Young couple - 01/06/06	70%
35 Young couple - 16/05/06	80%
36 Young couple - 24/12/05	88%
Good Points: Though quite a modern hotel it still had a country feel to it
Bad Points: its not the cheapest
Further Comments: Very friendly and helpful staff and an all round good place to stay
37 Business Trip - 20/11/05	94%
Good Points: Very comfortable and welcoming
Further Comments: I was very impressed with this hotel and would definitely stay here again. My room was very comfortable although it was quite a hike from reception through many different corridors and meeting rooms.
38 Group of work colleagues - 30/10/05	60%
Good Points: Spacious room, clean.
Bad Points: Poor bedside light fittings, batteries in remote needed replacement
Further Comments: Pleasant atmosphere, but disappointed in poor maintenance of room fittings and lack of air conditioning. Breakfast bacon far too greasy for this day and age!
39 Group of work colleagues - 23/10/05	54%
Good Points: Layout of hotel and room size
Bad Points: Staff - All staff were miserable and appeared to be lacking knowledge. Reception staff were not competent. They all had a poor attitude towards guests. Just a polite smile would have made all the difference.
Further Comments: 1) My colleague had to wait 15 minutes at reception after signing in to be allocated a room owing to the incompetence of the reception staff. Eventually a Manager was called and a room allocated. To make matters worse, the key did not fit the lock to his room and a once again a senior member of staff had to be called to resolve the problem. She was obviously no happy about being calleed out and made this abundantly clear to all concerned. 2) At breakfast we had finished our meal and were chatting over a cup of coffee. The Restaurant Manager cleared the table. He told us that he needed our table and asked us in to move. 3) The bar area in the hotel was not comfortable and welcoming. We actually walked to a local pub rather than use the hotel bar. Conclusion: The Hotel is fine but for a 4* establishment I would expect better and more polite service from the staff. I would also expect them to be better trained. I have known better service from a Travelodge! Neither I nor my Company will be using this hotel again.
40 Mature couple - 04/09/05	100%
Good Points: Large clean room & helpful steff
Further Comments: The hotel was very calm & peaceful The grounds were stunning
If you are unable to book a room at Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel then the nearest UK hotels around the Sandford-on-Thames area are: The Sportsview Guest House Review, : Royal Oxford Hotel Review, : Kingfisher Barn Holiday Cottages Review,