Name: The Pointer
Address: 27 Church Street, Oxford, GB

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

David

Lovely location and staff very friendly and helpful

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Gill

Lovely quaint property with nice furnishings in a lovely village.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Mrs LM

This is a quirky hotel in a lovely village. Our room was in the house over the road which is part of the hotel. It was a very stylish spacious room with a big bed and beautiful large bathroom with full sized shower, twin sinks and a roll top bath. Plus extra large bath towels and dressing gowns. We arrived on an extremely hot day with the temperature outside in the low 30’s but someone at the hotel had bothered to close our blinds and leave a very welcome fan already cooling the room which was very considerate. We ate in the pub restaurant/bar, the food was good and the young bar and serving staff were helpful and friendly as was the housekeeping lady we met the next day. Unfortunately we had to cut our trip short because of the extreme temperatures the following day but we will certainly return again another time to this hotel as we were extremely impressed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Karen

We had a very good time at the Pointer would stay again. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom was extremely spacious and clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Shiraz

Better pillows would be very helpful.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2026

Michael

The room was a good size although I would have liked a double room But the twin was the only one available for my stay. It was well maintained and kept. all you needed in the room. How ever I did tell the staff the fan in the room did not work about 10 minuets after I arrived but nothing was done about it.
The only down side to this particular room is it is situated above the main entrance where the soft closer on the door did not work (if it had one) and every time the door was shut it banged and I could clearly hear this above in the room.
A further point is the single bed was not to comfortable very ridged and did cause me to have a bit of a restless sleep.
but all in all it was good.
I would stay again but ask for another room if available.
thanks

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2026

Simon

Lovely hotel/ pub. Staff were super friendly , room quality excellent. Would just note that it's an old building so ceilings very low.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2026

Philip

Room was immaculate, the bathroom was a great size and well maintained. The bed was extremely comfortable. The breakfast was extra but well worth it. I will be staying here again when in the area.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Laura

Business/CPD trip. Everything i needed was on the premises. Staff on friday night were very busy, but always attend to your needs.
Cottage was squeaky clean. Thank you sooo much!
Lively and vibrant Pub (nice to see it so busy ☺️). Dinner and breakfast absolutely delicious. Service outstanding.
Hope at some Point (er) 🐾🤩 i will have to come back. Thank you all the staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

ROD

The Pointer was very clean, the staff were lovely, friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious, clean and comfortable.
The only negative was the online check in. The staff don’t actually receive it, so a waste of time doing it. Also the online checkout showed that I still owed for the room, but had been fully paid on booking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

fraser

Great overnight stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Sonja

Beautiful room loved evening meal unfortunatly I needed to have breakfast at 8 am due to Work commitments but the Chef didn‘t arrive in time so I had to leave about 8.20 am without breakfast

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Shem

The Room was presented lovely and the bathroom even better, all staff were very pleasant

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Rose

Wonderful room with fabulous access to pub over road, great evening meal and breakfast with superb service. Thank you.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

Nicola

Great stay, friendly busy pub

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Lovely stay all around!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2025

Martin

Nice breakfast

Really nice breakfast. Ok room. Toilet seat, shower controls and grouting all in need of attention.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

COLIN

Lovely room across the road from pub ,amazing bathroom one tiny complaint it was difficult to get to an electric plug only one possible to use was behind a piece of furniture which had to be pulled away from wall

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Philip

Superb accommodation amazing restaurant great staff and attentive management 10/10
Well done !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2025

Geoff

The room was well presented, spacious and clean. There was a stain on the carpet but its nothing serious. The room was above the pub entrance and it slammed shut everytime it opened.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2025

Matthew

Spacious rooms, needed a dust!

The rooms are spacious and cosy. The desk area could have done with a dust and the shower fitments were a little leaky, but mainly a great place with fine food in the bar/restaurant!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Daniel

Lovely stay at The Pointer

Me and my wife had a lovely stay at The Pointer. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food and facilities was very nice.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Jamie

Lovely and friendly , clean and comfortable room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

Andrew

A lovely place for my American guest to stay in . She loved it! Thank-you to “The Pointer Team”.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Sally

Loved it

Lovely Pub, Lovely Food, Friendly staff, really good size room and would definitely stay here again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Robert

A star plus excellent all round

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2024

Tony

Convenient for our needs and food was great. Need to keep bar open longer on a Sunday night as it was shut at 22.00 which was disappointing.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Paul

Highly recommended

Fabulous service, spotless, comfortable room. Clean, modern with good facilities. Enjoyed meals in restaurant. All round superb. Great location for Blenheim Palace and Oxford, or the surrounding countryside.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2024

Sam

No pointers beeded

Wonderful room, bed was sooo comfortable. Would highly recommend and will stay there again

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2023

L

Fabulous Hotel

One word Excellant Hotel

Business

4/10

Poor

24 Aug 2023

June

Disappointing stay

The food was terrible
We had dinner and breakfadt

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2023

Amy

Charming village location and nice style

This is a really lovely pub and rooms above the pub in an exceptionally charming village. Room we had was lovely - nice products, spacious bathroom. The breakfast was charged separately but was really good - evening meal service not quite the same standard I would say.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2023

Paul

Great service, food and accommodation

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2023

Keith

Overnight stay

Excellent staff Efficient check inDinner and breakfast very good

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2023

Gareth

Lovely country pub with great food in the restaurant. We were room only and breakfast was so expensive we only did it once; definitely not worth the price of breakfast. Nice rooms and lovely big bathrooms.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2023

Sarah

Brill is lovely, hotel comfy.

Booked as attending a wedding nearby. Checking in and out was quick and easy, staff were friendly.
When booking, it didnt give me a breakfast option which was inconvenient as the hotel is in the middle of nowhere. You can buy breakfast at an additional cost but we had paid £139 for 1 night and didnt want to pay an additional £13.95 for a cooked breakfast.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2022

stephen

Lovely setting

Lovely place great setting. It was obvious i was a contractor said breakfast was at 8 said i needed to be gone by then they never offered anything else no packed lunch or discount of evening meal that was my only issue other than that it was brill in brill

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2022

Richard

Lovely room, clean and well appointed. A bit hot and the fan was super noisy.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2022

Fredricka

Cute place

Lovely location, clean room but we did have a terrible time with the radiators. We had to bleed them to stop the awful rattling,so we lost a night's sleep which was a real shame. we were also surprised that the room wasn't cleaned and cleared of dirty cups from the previous day's breakfast things. It would have been nice to have been given a complimentary drink or a discount but we didn't!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2022

Matthew

No wifi in room

Room was nice but no wifi coverage apart from in the bathroom! Milk in the fridge was out of date. Bedside lamp didnt work. Apart from this the place is nice.

Business

2/10

Poor

25 Feb 2022

Kenneth

At dinner staff brought dishes we hadn't ordered and failed to bring those we had. We ate them because the process of ordering had been so difficult that we cut our losses and ate whatever was brought.

At around 2.00 a.m the building's alarm system was activated. There was apparently no staff around either to tell us how to respond or to switch it off and it continued for approx 30 min.

Breakfast consisted of cold croissants, some cereal and fruit left outside the room. In addition milk for the cereal etc. was in a communal container in a fridge on a landing. This is not acceptable in any circumstance, let alone in current climate.

Although we delayed our departure (finally left at 8.50 a.m.) in order to discuss the above with the management and to see and approve the final bill, no member of the management appeared.

I look forward to your response.

Dr Ken Clarke

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2022

Elisabeth

Loved every minute of our stay

The place was perfect. Customer service outstanding. We would highly recommend. The food was also amazing

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2022

Catrin

What a wonderful place to stay! We really enjoyed our time here and particularly were impressed with how nice our room was. The roll-top bath was a lovely touch and the toiletries/facilities were very high end. The pub itself does amazing food and is a gorgeous place to sit and relax.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2022

alastair

Simple and comfortable

Clean and friendly, directly above the bar so a little noisy until after 11, simple room but very comfortable.

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2021

Matthew

Great little find

Great food. Good room.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2021

laura

Amazing stay

Fantastic pub food, easy to park and then such a comfy bed in a lovely quiet clean room. You just can't ask for any more. ps did you know the Great Train Robbery plan was hatched here when it was the Red Lion?

Business

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2021

Gavin

The Pointer

Fantastic very spacious room. Great village location with 2 good pubs and great local walks. Short drives to nearest towns.

Room completed to very high standard. Rainforest shower. Staff very welcoming and accommodating.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2021

Holly and Deb

Fab find

Lovely find. Very comfy bed, lovely soft linens, lots of towels, dressing gowns, plenty of bathroom smellies, coffee machine in the room. We were very comfortable and had a lovely stay. The pub menu was limited but what we had was delicious. If you’re thinking of booking, do it!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2021

BABAK

Very friendly staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

I loved the quality and friendliness of staff