The Evenlode Hotel

United Kingdom , Oxford
Witney, Old Witney Rd Eynsham
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2026

Andy

Clean room excellent staff

Business

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Alison

Convenient location comfortable room

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Toby

Lovely room. Convenient location. My daughter was staying here by herself and the staff really looked after her.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2025

Hadleigh

Staff were very friendly, room was a bit noisy towards the end of the night when all the restaurant staff were leaving.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

Stephen

Room was very nice staff at the hotel very good also have booked another stay provisionally food and beers and wine 🍷 all good overall very comfortable and hospitable
Mr and Mrs Smith

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Nicola

Lovely rooms excellent staff and good food

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Lesley

Nice clean and modern room, staff were friendly and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

Wayne

Clean rooms

Business

4/10

Poor

31 Oct 2025

Rob

Whilst expected a pub hotel to be noisy up until 11pm on this stay people were talking loudly until 00:30. No staff on site after closing so no recourse.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

26 Sep 2025

Claire

The bed was comfortable. No fridge and the table nearly collapsed when I went to lean on it to write a card. The room was very hot and we could not open the window due to the noise from the road.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Pamela

Great spot to stay

Comfy beds. Great bathroom and friendly staff.
The kitchen was already closed when we arrived. They helped us order pizza and gave us plates and stuff to eat in the bar.
Super friendly. Would recommend

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

CHRISTINE

Friendly and welcoming staff

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Craig

We had a mid week stay, so the venue was quiet, does host weddings, and could be noisier at the weekends, Note - Does not currently do breakfast at all. I wasnt sure either way when booking, but there is an awesome venue 300 yards away which was handy

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2025

Andrew

Nice pub and rooms

Had a nice stay at The Evenlode. Enjoyed the food. The room had everything we needed. Power sockets in good places, always important. Check in was easy, as was check out. Staff were friendly. A little concerned that the shower seemed to have two bottle of hand wash rather than shampoo and body wash. Overall a good stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2025

andy

Nice clean room.the reason for the average score is there is no breakfast and the food on a sunday stops at 6pm.we arrived just after six with no food available anywere near the property.Fair enough if they do this every sunday but tell the customers on the website before they book. on the monday evening food was available and was very nice. all in all a nice pub and hotel .

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

David

Everything was great from arrival to departure
Theresa the housekeeper went the extra mile to get me a couple more f extra Nespresso pods which was greatly appreciated
Dinner was great
All staff were very helpful and pleasant
Highly recommended

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2025

John

Property was conveniently located for our needs. Continuous flow of traffic made it difficult to sleep as it was just off the main road. Bed was comfortable and clean. However, carpets were in need of cleaning both in the room and public areas. Also the dining chairs were covered in grease stains. Disappointed that no breakfast was available whatsoever and did not know that beforehand. Would not have booked here had we known that. Evening meal was very tasty though.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

Charlotte

Very good

Lovely place. Sunny outside areas. Great food. Welcoming friendly staff. Clean, comfortable room.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2025

KATHRYN

Some tweaks would increase star rating

Check in - quick but limited information given apart from how to check out by leaving key in postbox on wall in hall.
Food - asked if food was available in pub - was just told yes but they didn't do breakfasts on Sundays. No mention of timings or offer of menu (also website not working so unable to view menu).
Room - good temperature but draught from windows - ok when curtains closed. Windows need a good scrub /repainting round frames. Spiders and webs in corners of windows (living in hole in frame where the cord for the sash windows is). Some crumbs/dust on bathroom floor. Nespresso machine dirty (dusty in water reservoir) and dirty water came out when i ran the machine with no pod in). No instructions for machine in room. Was advertised as sound proof room but could hear some noise from pub (not loud) and some sort of machine/generator/road noise (for long periods of time).
Beds - (we had twin) were very comfy but would prefer they had mattress cover/protector on.
Location - on main road and tricky getting into/out of hotel during busy times. Would have been useful to have been told about the back entrance which takes you through village which is very pretty. Handy for Oxford - Peartree park & ride (£5 for parking and bus for 2 people) about 10 mins in car .
All in all, had a decent sleep and it was handy for visiting Oxford, Burford, Woodstock and Blenheim.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2025

Gordon

Sham about road noise

Checkin was quick and friendly, very nice lady. Room had excellent shower and heating and was very fresh, could do with secondary glazing as constant road noise from A40 hence not much sleep,

Business

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2025

Tara

Pros-
Lovely sized & decorated room with Georgian windows
Lovely staff who provided thorough check in info & sorted our noise complaint (re cons below)
Great sized TV with Netflix, iPlayer, normal channels etc...
Comfy bed
Clean sheets & towels
Bottle of tap water, tea bags, milk, 2 rice crispy bars
Lovely shower wash & hand soap in bathroom

Cons-
Toilet had been used and not flushed when we arrived
Music from downstairs (or somewhere in pub) started at around 8am (on a Sunday, when pub was closed at this time until midday) waking us up. I called the pub, told the staff member & they turned it off within the next 10 mins.)
Bathroom radiator, so hot was genuinely like a sauna & both burnt ourselves on it. (Tried everything to turn it off or down, including turning switch off, nothing worked.
Shower head seriously grim.. green.. really had to mind over matter the process of showering & made an effort not to get water on face/in mouth.
Kettle and espresso machine dirty.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2025

Eleanor

Good value

Lovely stay at Evenlode. Lovely rooms, well priced.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jan 2025

Tina

People blatantly vaping in the bar and no staff challenge this

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2024

Janette

Blenheim visit

Evenlode Hotel looks very inviting from the outside and to be fair the bar was OK. The staff were pleasant. The menu is limited.

The rooms are fine with all the things you would expect such as tea and coffee making facilities but the hot water was tepid, so didny have shower.

The worst part was the breakfast. In most hotels there is cereals f,ruit, fruit juice, toast and coffee facilties together with marmalades, jams etc. None of this was present. If you offer breakfast it should include all this as a basic.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2024

Michelle

The place looked great but was rushed to check in before 10pm as staff were leaving for the evening. Bar and restaurant closed.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Iona

Definitely recommended

Excellent!! Warm welcome followed by delightful service at dinner. Delicious mushrooms and pie - and plenty of it.
The room is furnished in a modern style with everything I needed, including a comfortable bed. All this followed by my favourite breakfast - eggs Benedict cooked to perfection.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2024

Paul

Not a peaceful nights rest

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2024

Marvin

See my selection above.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2024

Jenna

Restaurant for our evening meal was fantastic- as were the staff who were welcoming friendly and helpful.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Would Suffice for a brief stop over

used it for a business trip as working near by, I arrived about 7pm, showered - ate - slept. It looks nice from the outside, the bar / restaurant not too bad in evening. No breakfast - just a cereal bar with the tea / coffee in room. Bathroom not nice, smelly drain & mouldy shower. Window was cracked and stuck with tape. No one present in morning to check out, so good luck getting a receipt if you need one

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2024

John

Just what we needed after a long day out ....a clean ,comfortable room and the dinner in the bar/restaurant was excellent

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2024

Chris

The location was ideal for what we had come to the area for, the staff were very friendly and helpful and the portions of food for both lunch and dinner were far too much for the average person.
On the down side, no breakfast. A chewy bar is not my ideal way to start the day and I would have much preferred a feather filled pillow

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2024

Dean

Break

Not really clean... dissatisfied with toilet and bathroom.
Bed was tiny for a double

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2024

rory

Overpriced and under services

A high £161 overnight with no breakfast. And no breakfast available either. Smallest double beds and poor linen. Shame as the pub and style is great. But value very low. . Won’t be going again

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2024

Carol

Lovely room. Very friendly & helpful staff.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

18 Dec 2023

Martin

Not good.

Several things to report on negatively unfortunately.
The room was very hot so needed the window open all night however, it faced the A40 which is a very busy road.
The toilet had \"marks\" in it - it hadn't been cleaned properly.
The pillow cases had stains on them.
There was no iron in the room and no one to contact to ask for one.
Amazingly, the venue wasn't able to offer breakfast - this is astonishing considering that it is a pub. This was not advertised when I booked - if I had known, I would have booked somewhere else.
In the pub downstairs, I wanted to have a drink however, there were empty glasses and rubbish everywhere on every empty table.
There was no effort by the staff - I had to ask about breakfast and there was no mention about food in the evening and finally, the next morning, there were no staff anywhere to be found to check out. I had to just leave the room key on the bar and unlock the door to the pub to let myself out.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2023

Susan

Booked one night for my birthday. I saw the clip board with this information on. No one wished me a happy birthday. No mention of it, staff said “oh we were wondering where you were” as a greeting ……we were 20 minutes early! Very slow to serve. Had to ask for bill three times. Burger has very poor. Very dry and over cooked. Very slow to offer drink. Partner Has to ask three times for a beer. A very sad experience for a birthday treat. Disappointed.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2023

Gillian

it was a little quirky but very welcoming and all the staff were amazing. A pleasure to deal with.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

16 Nov 2023

Verified traveler

Make sure you’re aware, Breakfast isn’t served.

Breakfast isn’t available. For the price paid that’s a big issue.
Quiet once the traffic dies down.
Lovely building and good beers.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2023

Sally

Lovely staff bit noisy at night with traffic on the A40 but that was to be expected. Food In restaurant excellent overall very enjoyable stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2023

Kathryn

Moving time!

Stayed while helping a family member move to Eynsham.
All staff were very welcoming and friendly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2023

John

This was a good place to stay - close to Oxford, the Cotswold and Blenhiem Palace. A lot of parking and a good pub and restaurant. Only negative is that it is on A40 so if your room faces the road it could be a bit noisy in the mornings.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2023

eiden

We loved this hotel/restaurant/pub!! It was wonderful!! Our room wasn’t huge, but it was perfect for us! The food and drinks were delicious! Prices were very fair, as well! Loved the outdoor patio! Definitely recommend!!

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2023

Xavier

Nice room and decent size

Nice room and decent size

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2023

Leon

Very good deal

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2023

Nice place for a stay

great ambiance in the pub / restaurant area, super welcome from the team. Only down for me the old style windows that don't close that well letting noise coming in and cold draft (but not a total issue as the night was quiet)

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2022

Andrea

OK with some disappointment

Room was nice but the shower room did have a smell of musty water/blocked drains which may explain the poor drain away of the shower. Sash windows could be opened but did not remain open as no weights or wedge to prop. Staff in the evening were attentive and pleasant. We ate there on the first night and was not happy to see there is a service charge of 10% automatically added to the bill. Of course you can refuse to pay it, but knowing some people would find that awkward, I do not think adding it in the first place is the way to go. Tipping should be at the discretion of the individual not the hotel!!
Breakfast would have been nice, had it been available. A good convenient location and excellent housekeeping, although I don't need my towels and soap changing each day!!

Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Nov 2022

James

Disappointed

Woke up to no hot water and nobody in the hotel to help. Couldn’t find a phone number to call for assistance. The only one we could find was the the one for downstairs.

The room had the window held open with an old plastic bottle and had a slight smell of what I think was the drains.

Eventually left but without having a shower. Got a call later in the morning from a lady apologising, she said the manager would be in touch but I’ve not heard anything since.

I’ve stopped here a few times and it’s been ok but felt a tadge abandoned on this stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2022

Sally

The Evenlode is a lovely pub with rooms.
I stayed for 2 nights while visiting a friend in Oxford and found the room to be clean and decor a high standard. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I ate once at the restaurant and it was good food with good range of choice.

I was offered help with best route to my destinations and on my return late Friday evening I was greeted to check all was ok.

Highly recommend and hope to stay again some time

Thank you for such a lovely stay

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2022

Paul

Fantastic Place

The Evenlode is a beautiful building with excellent rooms. High standard throughout with great food and drink options.

Bar staff and manager Dave are very welcoming and make sure you are looked after.

Looking forward to revisiting The Evenlode!

Business