Holiday inn Oxford in Cherwell

Had both dinner and breakfast here whilst staying at the Holiday Inn, part of the meal deal package. Good choices for dinner and a good choice for buffet breakfast. Service was a little slow on the evening even though the restaurant was quiet - it was a Tuesday so not peak day for meals out. Definitely worth what we paid.

Stayed at the holiday Inn 3 nights but only had breakfast. This was excellent. You could order freshly cooked from the kitchen or have the breakfast buffet. The staff were helpful and attentive, the coffee good. The restaurant is light spacious. This was Xmas Day service!

Very helpful staff. Concerned and attentive. Breakfast well cooked and presentable. Evening meal was very good. We have enjoyed our stay and made good use of the hotel’s easy access to the park and ride.

El peor desayuno que he tenido nunca fue medida de COVID, así que tuve que pedir la noche anterior. Cuando llegamos a las 9 de la mañana, no teníamos nuestro pedido. Comida sorprendentemente mala. Teniendo en cuenta que está cocido a pedido, ¿cómo puede el huevo estar duro como una piedra y el tocino poco cocido? El resto también es terrible. Personal desinteresado. Todo esto por 14. Desgracia

Desafortunadamente, no hay un lugar alternativo cercano para comer y beber. Nunca volveré a parar aquí. El desayuno es el peor que he tenido en cualquier Holiday Inn. La selección de bebidas es muy limitada, cara e incluso tienen el descaro de agregar un cargo por servicio obligatorio del 10%.

We visited ‘The Junction’ restaurant when we visited Oxford. Located on the ground floor of the Holiday Inn Hotel this restaurant has a lovely group of staff all of whom go right out of their way to make you welcome. A lovely environment in which to enjoy a meal. The food we had was beautifully cooked and really well presented. Their ‘meal deal’ of two meals with glasses of wine for £39.99 is excellent value. Lovely service....lovely staff ...and good food. Thank you.

Food was fairly good , if a little overpriced.. Service average. Watch out for the 10% service charge added to your bill as standard.

We ate dinner here one evening and had two breakfasts during the weekend of our stay. The breakfast was the standard Holiday Inn menu. Dinner had a good selection of choices and the food was decent with reasonable portion sizes. Prices were normal for a city centre hotel but pricey for the location. The exceptional factor from each visit was the service - on every occasion the staff were superb - friendly, professional and helpful. So overall the food was decent enough, service superb and prices a little high.

We had breakfast here for 3 days. The cooked breakfast was oily the rest was good. Some tables had milk in teapots. Odd. On the second morning a line of eight guests stood at the sign saying wait to be seated. Five staff looked at us and never even said 'Be with you in a moment ' After a few minutes we all found tables among the many tables set for breakfast. On the third morning a bus boy took away one used plate from my table and even after being asked he left a second in place and never touched the next table.

Only 2 star rating. One for the food- the meal we had was excellent. One for the room which was comfortable. Tea making facility in the room but if you want a biscuit then you have to go to Waitrose nearby. (£110/night no biscuit. I think that is poor). Service at the bar was very slow - lack of staff? Bill included 2 items that I had not purchased. Even though this was corrected it leaves a memory. Not my favourite hotel. Location good if you like to stay on a roundabout. Travel Lodge next door probably much better value.

We chose this location as it was close to Blenheim Palace and the park and ride for Oxford centre. The room was clean and had all that we needed. We ate in the restaurant on the first night and the menu was varied, the food was substantial enough for us not to require a dessert.

A little out of the way from the city centre the hotel is a modern example of the holiday inn chain. Staff very helpful and rooms clean and well equipped. Only criticism would be the limited choice in the hotel restaurant.

Food was ok, but there's limited choice, what I ate was fine but as you'd expect it's expensive. Breakfast was nice though

We like the holiday inn as you know what you are going to get - before you get there. This Holiday inn does exactly that. A multi- nationality workforce, but all polite and friendly. Good efficient service

O restaurante fica junto ao hotel e serve algumas opções de pratos, drinks e cervejas. Para quem está hospedado é uma boa opção, já que o centro fica um pouco afastado. A meatballs é ótima e a cerveja gelada.

We ate here while staying overnight at the neighbouring Travelodge All food was served promptly, hot, and worth the money.

El restaurante abre a las 6:30 pm y comimos aquí por 6 noches consecutivas y no nos decepcionó.

Pide una habitación ejecutiva con vista a la parte de atrás, ya que es tranquilo y agradable para nosotros el sueño ligero. Personal muy profesional. A pie de la cercana 'Park and Ride' y dejar su coche en el aparcamiento del hotel para ahorrar los gastos de estacionamiento de la ciudad de Oxford consejo allí.

Lovely leisure centre with pool, spa, steam and sauna rooms. Changing room was a bit dirty and the spin drier out of order. The bedroom we stayed in was on 3rd floor and was one not refurbished and needed an update as was a bit tired, shower not great. Breakfast was nice with lots of choices.The location of the hotel was brilliant as a 5 minute walk to the park and ride bus to Oxford city centre. We could leave our car free of charge in the hotel car park. I was a bit disappointed that the hotel lacked a wow factor for a 4 star hotel, also didn't really feel it was value for money.If we ever return to Oxford we would stay elsewhere.

Eleven of us came here tonight for a murder mystery dinner as part of a friend's hen weekend. The room we were given was a corporate meeting room complete with flip chart and screen - not really the right ambience for a dinner event. The starters were fine, but when the main course was due, things started to go badly wrong. We had pre ordered our meals and pre paid as part of a weekend package through an event's organiser. The list of chosen dishes held by our lead person was identical to that of the department manager but the kitchen seemed to be working to a different script. There was no cutlery with which to eat the food and no apparent hurry to correct the situation. Two of the party did not get their main course until after the rest of us had finished eating.We had drunk 6 bottles of wine between us and were happy to accept a significant discount on these in compensation for the earlier poor service. The management were willing to do this but presented a bill of £230 for the food! As we had pre paid this was strongly contested. After some considerable discussion and a complete lack of willingness from hotel staff to take responsibility - "it's another department "- we finally were assured that nothing was owing. The food - when it and the necessary cutlery arrived - was fairly good but the evening was spoilt by lack of attention to detail and a lack of acceptance of responsibility for apologising and putting things right.

It was a sad place to be.. and really expensive to boot!! very bad all around. I think the best thing was there was a KFC walking distance.. and I don't even like KFC that much.. but it was better than the Holiday Inn...

This is to be highly recommended as a location for discovering Oxford, using the near-by park and ride, or to break a journey. It is a well-run hotel, with well-trained and attentive staff. Quite an extensive restaurant menu with an interesting range of vegetarian dishes. Rooms are well-maintained and serviced, and given the proximity to a major road system, it provides for a quiet night's sleep. I shall return when back in the area.

We stayed in the hotel over valentines weekend and decided on the Friday evening to eat in the hotel restaurant. The meal was one of the best I have ever eaten. My wife enjoyed her's so much that she had the same meal again on the Saturday evening. The staff are friendly, the service excellent, the atmosphere excellent. Very difficult to find fault. The staff need congratulating on providing such a wonderful experience

Stayed for 2 nights whilst visiting family. Not sure what I was expecting, but was surprised. The room was immaculate as was the bathroom with both cleaned to a high standard. I am usually picky with bathrooms, but the bathroom we had was immaculate. All members of staff were very polite, friendly and when asked for a pot of milk for the room as I don't like the small packs provided it was provided without a problem . We ate on one evening and again not sure what we're expecting, but food was lovely and with the added bonus of selling Starbucks coffee! Keep up the good work and will definately return.

Had dinner and breakfast here, both meals had plenty of choice but unexciting, staff were attentive and very pleasant

Great location for a casual stay just outside of Oxford and near transport. The open plan lounge is comfortable if travelling in a group as you are not restricted to your room. There is easy eating and or Dining room food

We were here for two nights. The room was clean and a nice size but no free wifi anywhere in the hotel. It costs £16 per day! We decided to have breakfast on our second morning. I had a bowel of fruit and a coffee and my husband had a small english breakfast. On checking out we were charged £30 for the breakfast!

had a meeting here with friends but at Teatime, 4 pm, no tea was available due to the machine, presume kettle was being cleaned and would be 20 minutes. Why do this at peak time. When coffee arrived we were one short, even though the waiter could see there were 4 of us but couldn't care less. The coffee tasted awful and my guest left it untouched. We requested cakes or scones but absolutely nothing available, very disappointing.Not worth visiting this establishment

I stayed at the Travelodge while on a training course at nearby Kidlington and because the Travelodge doesn't have a restaurant or bar, I ate at the Holiday Inn. All I can say is that it is way over priced. £20 for nachos, a cheese and pickle sandwich, a Bulmers and Stella. What a total rip off.Can't say much about the food as it was a sandwich and basically crisps with melted cheese. Yes there were other options on the menu but I am a vegetarian and the only other option was a mushroom burger and I don't eat mushrooms. The staff were OK, if not a little slow with service and not knowing what table ordered what food in the bar area. If you want to use their gym and are not a guest, you pay £15 for a day pass!!I am sure the rooms are nice but I can't comment on that as I didn't stay there but avoid the food as you'll have to call your bank manager first to see if they will approve your spend.Say no more.

Stayed her last month, and was very pleasantly surprised. A more modern Holiday Inn. Got upgraded to exec room as a Platinum Amber of IHG Rewards. very friendly front desk staff, comfortable bed. Will stay again if in area.

Buen Restaurant, con variada carta,excelente atención del personal de servicio, las sopas del día muy ricas, tienen vino Chileno

A very convenient hotel, free car parking, right next to the Peartree park and ride, leave your car at the hotel and enjoy the low cost bus ride into Oxford City centre. This is a modern hotel, I live locally but have on a number of occasions recommended friends and family to stay at this hotel, WHY, it is well run, the manager often to be seen welcoming guests, the staff, without exception friendly and efficient. It can be expensive when a special event is on locally but if you see a special offer for a room with breakfast included snap it up, you will not be disappointed.

This place is great for a quick meeting as it has a reasonable lobby. The service is naff and the food mediocre but better than sitting in the KFC next door. If you want a business meeting with no privacy required it's fine. Make sure you check what your food order actually is as I ate 3/4 of somebody else's order before it was pointed out to me I had been given the wrong dish. There are several chicken options so not as crazy as it sounds!

we stayed at the travelodge, but we could walk over to the hilton for any meals. breakfast is great and really good value for money.

stayed here for 2 nights and ate on the first night, after which we decided not to eat there on the second, the food was over priced and over cooked, not good value for money

Restaurant dans le cadre d'un voyage de groupe. Très bon restaurant où nous avons dégusté pour la première fois une mousse de saumon pannée suivi d'un excellent dessert. Personnel attentif au confoert et très aimable

Used facilities at the Holiday Inn whilst staying at the nearby Travelodge. Restaurant and bar were comfortable and able to accommodate the member of our party in a wheelchair. Bar food was a bit limited but breakfast in the restaurant was extensive and well presented. Prices were on the high side but we wanted the convenience.

We come to the Holiday Inn in Oxford quite regularly to use the swimming pool at the attached Spirit Health club. Over the past few years, the food here has been a bit mixed and we have had to send food back to the kitchen: steaks asked for medium rare being served well done; cold chips and so on.The Holiday Inn chain seems to change its menu periodically and although it is chain hotel food with very little (if any) variation from location to location. This latest change is for the better. There are still the usual fish and chip, burger and curry style options but the starters have improved. Salad choices are available for the health conscious and the portion sizes seem to have grown.The prawn filo parcel starter was a little on the small size though and quite expensive for the size of the dish. However, it was very tasty.

Stayed here for a few nights and had two lovely dinners in the hotel restaurant on the first and last evening. First class staff and food. It was a pity we didn't stay in to eat on the second evening as we had a poor meal in Oxford city centre.Comfortable room and hotel is not far from the Park and Ride stop.

Great food selection for adults and kids, good service and comfortable setting - dinner and breakfast were both better than expected.

Good hotel food Salmon) at a reasonable price but what made it was the level of service. Efficient, friendly, professional. Well done!

lush conference area, lots of refreshments! great service by staff and very professional! would return again for business and lesuire

stayed for one night, very friendly staff, lovely clean room, very much enjoyed the cooked breakfast would stay here again

It's been a while since we visited the restaurant, it's handy if you are staying in the Holiday Inn or even the travel Lodge across the car park, but the food was average with my "Prize winning" steak pie over cooked so that I couldn't cut the crust, sitting in a lake of gravy. Why they can't just put a lttle gravy on and provide more in a little jug I don't know. The garlic mash was not that enjoyable. My wifes beef borguinion was the first I have every seen without any onion at all. Disappointing

Slightly out of town but plenty of taxis available for the £12 - £15 journey into town. There is a park and ride next door but it rained heavily at the time so taxis were the order of the day. Rooms were warm and clean, large enough to spread ones things around. Very clean bathroom with full set and value of £105 per Saturday night was reasonable, would stay again.

Staff friendly but nothing stands out wouldn't necessarily recommend it but neither would I put anyone off

Was visit in the Holiday Inn for business, thought I'd grab a drink before my seminar, figured 15 mins was plenty of time... Wrong!27 minutes to get my drink... It appears only the 'man in the suit' can make beverages... 7 people were served beer/juice/cola in the time I was waiting... Very poor service.. Which resulted in me missing the seminar as I was unable to enter 10+ mins after it had started.

Great meal for adults and children alike. All found something they liked and it all went down very well indeed. Aggie, our waitress could not have been more friendly and helpful and the added attraction of being able to use our Tastecard on all food was an added bonus. Will visit again!

Stayed here quite a few times on business recently. First few times in the restaurant it was not bad. The service is good but the food quality is disappointing. If you want to play it safe the steaks are quite good, but often a little over cooked. The real issue, is lack of variety. The menu just doesn't change and you don't even get the option of a Chef's special. Choice of starters is particularly poor and it all feels just a bit like the 70s food wise.Watch for the wine prices - over priced for what it is.Overall, probably a safe option if you cannot be bothered travelling to an alternative, but it really is just middle of the road and as such a bit over priced as well.

We booked in for a over night stay as its closer to the center of Oxford. The reception staff were polite . The room was great loved the bathroom( had a big bath ) the bed was comfortable and the room was clean.. we visited the bar after our night out and had a few late drinks which only residents can use after hours which was nice. Overall a great hotel .

I have not been to many hotels when I can honestly say I was happy with every aspect of my stay.When we arrived I queried the fact that the room price had changed 24hrs after we had booked it, no problem was the reply (no interrogation or questioning) which I thought was excellent and appreciated as we were in a hurry. Every member of staff was friendly, the room clean and spacious? Great shower, lovely breakfast and the sauna and pools just the ticket the morning after! Taxis £9-£10 into town centre with no problems getting one either way.Park & ride about £1.80 5 minutes away and pretty frequent.Overall an excellent experience.

The Holiday Inn is - by its very nature and situation - somewhere where business people can meet and greet one another, but because it is also well situated with reference to Oxford - the Park and Ride stop is a few hundred yards away - it's also good for locals to use. I dealt with Christina and her team in arranging a small gathering after a family funeral, and I have to say they surpassed my every expectation. I was expecting more of a finger buffet than the beautifully prepared three-course buffet meal that we got, and we had a discreet corner of the restaurant away from the hustle and bustle of the bar. We were a small party, only 12 of us, and the bill was extremely reasonable. We were well looked after, and I shall certainly use them again for our next family gathering.

Buffett breakfast at the Holiday Inn Oxford is excellent value for money. The staff where very pleasant and helpful despite being very busy. The tea was fresh and hot, served in an individual teapot also good quality freshly brewed carafes of coffee are available. Soya milk was available when I asked. There was a good variety of the usual hot and cold food, bacon,eggs cooked as requested and freshly cooked pancakes, also beans sausage mushrooms and hash browns. the hot food was frequently replenished and toast and freshly baked bread and pastries were freely available. There was a good variety of cereals and fresh juice as well as salad and cold meats, together with a cheese selection included in the price. It was good value for money at £12.50 per person. A good place to go for an early brunch.