Oxford South (Didcot)

Boiling hot rooms , it’s hot outside and it’s like being in a sauna Getting ready for a wedding was uncomfortable because I was sweating so much Room itself is lovely and big - but where was the aircon ? Sockets are half way up the wall I heard they used to be desks there so your devices left hanging in the air - I just moved the table to it No hotel lobby so nowhere to meet other guests and socialise except for the pub style tables outside the restaurant which you can’t do in the winter My key card stopped working 9 times over 2 days it was extremely irritating constantly going to reception to sort it out as the hotel corridors are long There is no lift either Rain shower was ok but the removable shower head had zero power and water was hot and cold Avoid the beefeater restaurant - absolutely vile Ants up the walls , then I had severe diarrhoea after breakfast. Breakfast was disgusting- horrible , staff appeared fed up and indifferent

If you are staying in room five, you may want to take a peg for the smell from the drains in the bathroom. The newly refurbished rooms are really let down by this and the removal of the desk just makes the media wall look ridiculous with plug sockets in the middle of nowhere like they've been abandoned. The Beefeater next door is in need of a refurb and new furniture that's not beginning to fall apart. The change when you walk through from the hotel to the Beefeater is noticeable as if it's been forgotten about. Oh, and as of the end of May 2025, Whitbread plc are still unable to find any orange juice in the whole world, so please be careful if you are on medication which requires you to avoid grapefruit juice as this is part of their 'tropical mix'

The bedside lights need moving so at least you can reach them from the bed.!! And I wish there was some sort of tea towel to allow drying of the mugs,which are horrible,glass mugs that are heavy and not easy if you have arthritis or any sort of problem with your hands