About The Kingswell Hotel & Restaurant
The Kingswell is a recently renovated country hotel which features 20 individually styled rooms, an on-site restaurant, and an outdoor terrace with gardens. The hotel is just over 20 kilometres from Oxford near the village of Didcot.
Rooms at The Kingswell feature flat-screen TVs, en suite bathrooms with complimentary amenities and coffee and tea-making facilities.
The hotel also features free Wi-Fi, on-site parking, a 24-hour front desk, facilities for hosting meetings and events, a bridal suite, airport shuttle services at an additional fee and a shared lounge/TV area.
The on-site restaurant is led by an award-winning chef and serves a diverse menu ranging from traditional pub food to more complex dishes.
From the hotel it is 20 minutes by car to Newbury Racecourse, 30 minutes to Blenheim Palace, and about 90 minutes to the centre of London.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Outstanding food a surprise for many
A number of previous
guests were pleasantly surprised by the exceptional food at the hotel's on-site
restaurant, with almost every reviewer who ate there commenting on this aspect
of their stay. Some even said they enjoyed the best steak of their life at this
restaurant.
positive:
Exceptionally comfortable rooms
The rooms at this hotel receive mostly positive comments, with previous guests praising the quirky yet appealing decor, the inclusions such as tea and coffee-making facilities, the comfortable beds that ensure a good night's rest, and even the bathrooms, which reportedly have good showers according to most.
positive:
Great atmosphere with warm service
Previous guests say the atmosphere in this hotel is one of the highlights, with a warm ambience created through friendly service, the peaceful setting, the beautiful building in which the hotel is situated and the cosy, elegant decor.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Some noise from nearby highway
Previous guests mention
that the hotel is quite near a highway, which can mean some noise, though most
say this was not too bothersome or disruptive.
negative:
Low lighting in places
There are a few comments
from previous guests about the low lighting in parts of the hotel and in the
restaurant, which was not an outright negative that affected the quality of the
accommodation but a minor nuisance for some.
negative:
Breakfast a let down
While the food at the restaurant is reportedly exceptional, the breakfast
comes up under par in comparison with other meals. Many guests were dissatisfied
with the selection on offer and the quality of the food served for breakfast.