The Old Swan and Minster Mill - Oxfordshire (county)

This is a 4 star by US standards. They need to upgrade the fitness facilty. It looked like it came out of the 1980's.

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Exquisitely charming hotel and property, staff most friendly and helpful, room was small

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The room is as described - cosy. The breakfast and dinner was amazing. We booked dinner each night. Lovely location to eat. Our room had a private garden which was lovely.

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Very impressed. Will definitely revisit hotel

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A lovely old hotel, with beautiful grounds, comfortable rooms, and lovely staff. Has the feel of a boutique hotel. We spend one night there and enjoyed a great meal in the old swan restaurant, with brandy by the log fire place. The setting was perfect! I can't wait to go back in the summer.

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Wonderful hotel. Super friendly staff who can't do enough for you. Beautiful location, excellent food. Will definitely come again.

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Gorgeous setting, maintains a very cosy feel despite having quite a lot of rooms. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for - this was a little bit of luxury. Food was excellent, very comfy beds! Didn't realise it's dog friendly too - if you like walking it's a fabulous location. We did the Wychwood brewery tour which I can thoroughly recommend, then […] spent the day in Witney, lovely relaxing weekend. Read more

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lovely ,friendly staff, everything was wonderful. but room and bathroom a little on the small side

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This is a true chocolate box building set in a beautiful unspoilt village. The hotel and gardens arewell maintained, the bedrooms being well appointed with nice touches such as home made biscuits and a carafe of sloe gin, and high class toiletries.The hotel staff are very welcoming and helpful, and have a good knowledge of I treating places to see in […] the locality. Breakfast was excellent with a large selection of good quality well cooked food. The dinner menu included gastropub favourites such as steak pie and fish & chips, but also sandwiches, but overall it felt a bit limited and expensive. Having said that the food was well presented and well cooked. Read more

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excellent in every way. if you were being fussy the rooms could do with air con or a fan. other than that it is a fabulous hotel.

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This hotel is like an english village in itself. very quiet and peaceful, set in superb well kept gardens. The staff were first class. The restuarant was of a high standard with prices to match. If this is in your price range treat yourself.

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Fantastic hotel in the most beautiful setting. Staff are wonderful and cannot do enough to make you feel welcome. Food in the restaurant is excellent as is the service. The rooms are small but well presented. The hotel and grounds are stunning. Great base for exploring Oxford and The Cotsolds. We had a great weekend here and recommend this hotel to […] anyone. Read more

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Relaxing time. Good service.

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The hotel and complex was very relaxing, the food was good and the staff very attentive. We really enjoyed our short stay and will return again.

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I ruined an expensive pair of high heels by getting them stuck in the brickwork of the car park. Reception in a totally different part of the hotel - having to traipse luggage all the way over there, then back to the other part of the hotel to find my room which was along corridors, up stairs, down stairs - when i later found it would have been so much […] easier to have walked round the outside and in through the back. Read more

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Had a wonderful stay for my wife's birthday weekend. Close enough to visit oxford and Cotswold villages, but also an amazing place to just sit back and relax. Will be returning but with our Springer spaniel in tow next time!

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Lovely hotel in beautiful grounds. Staff very helpful and food excellent.

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Lovely characterful hotel with friendly and helpful staff in a beautiful location. We took our poodle who was made very welcome. There was a bed for him plus water and food. We also took him to dinner and breakfast. A truly dog friendly hotel.

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We had a room in the Minster Mill with contemporary furnishings. Entrance way to room very narrow, with a badly positioned wall light which you walk straight into. Difficult to negotiate with suitcases. Bathroom well appointed, however the ceiling was so low anyone taller than 5' 8" would not be able to stand upright whilst taking a shower. None of […] these would prevent us from returning. Restaurant in the Old Swan was excellent but pricey. Staff were attentive and knowledgeable. Properties are in beautiful setting and very quiet. Read more

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We have really enjoyed our stay in this hotel. The hotel is very pleasing in a lovely location. The room was nice. We especially appreciated customer service. Also local guides came handy as we didn't have time to plan activities during our stay. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to my friends or visit again.

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The hotel is beautiful but our room in the modern wing had absolutely no sound proofing. People talking in the next room sounded as if they were in the room with us! We were moved to a room in the old building for our second night and the management couldn't apologize enough. I do think, however, that, for the price of the room, these sort of issues […] should have been ironed out long ago. If I could guarantee a room in the old building I would go again but I would not risk a room in the new wing under any circumstances. Read more

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Very good hotel

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A beautiful location with a very nice renovation of the old mill building in to modern funky rooms yet with character. The staff were all very friendly, helpful and chatty, the bed was incredibly comfortable and the evening meal we had there was very good. The breakfast spread they put on was exceptional, possibly the best i've ever enjoyed at a hotel […] in the Uk. This is possibly a bit more than I'd normally try to spend for two nights away but the food and level of comfort and service made it more than worth the extra £'s. I'd highy reccommend it. Read more

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This was our first stay at this hotel, but on our next return to England, we certainly intend to make it one of our first stops - and probably for two or three days. The accomodation was comfortable, the grounds were beautiful, and the food was excellent.

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the rooms in the mill are rather small, one foot gap on one side of a double bed and about 3 foot on the otherside. Our room on the first floor had a window in the apex that allowed light into the room at dawn, not good if you have a restless night. It was a tight squeeze to get around the door into the bathroom and then there were too many mirrors, […] presumedly to give the impression that the small bathroom was much larger. The shower was extremely difficult to operate, the notice alongside even said as much. Why not have a simple shower? Read more

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It might have been slightly more welcoming had the curtains been drawn in our room, and the heating turned on when we arrived, but everything else was lovely, including the bathrobes and toiletries. Breakfast was slightly chaotic on both mornings of our stay, e.g. I would have preferred not to have had to listen to the owner/manager berating his staff […] about the quality of the eggs, etc. and I certainly don't want to see a dog anywhere near a kitchen/dining room, but generally the quality and quantity of the offering was fine. The serving of drinks in the Mill lounge area was also slightly shambolic, but really I'm just nitpicking. This is a really lovely hotel in beautiful surroundings. Staff are generally very helpful and friendly and it was a real treat to relax by the open fires in the lounge areas. I hope to go back one day! Read more

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