Do you like beige? Yes? Then this is the hotel for you…read more Everything about this place is mediocre; the functionally bland rooms with their tiny en-suites, the price, the food, the location, the frustratingly slow wifi and the colour scheme. Beigeness. And that's not even a real word. The website description starts with the excitement inducing sentence: 'This welcoming hotel is less than 5-minutes drive from junction 15 of the M4 and 2 miles from central Swindon.' QED. Incidentally, waiting 90 minutes for room service is not pleasant. I actually gnawed part of my arm off due to the hunger. No doubt the restaurant was busy and it's near Christmas and blah blah blah. On the plus side the staff are nice enough and very helpful. In addition, there is a swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and gym for all your fitness needs. Oh, it's also close to a steam museum... So, if you're the sort of person who likes to stay in cheap, clean and vapid environments for a night, don your M&S khaki trousers and drive your Toyota Corolla down the M4 for a fun-filled yawn-fest. This place achieves in providing you with everything you need but nothing you really want.

This is an excellent hotel contrary to the snide review made in 2014.. The staff are excellent, the…read morefood is good and there is a gym, pool and sauna included. The rooms are clean and en-suite, some are a little small but perfectly acceptable. Prices reflect demand so mid week they are high due to business usage. Weekends are very reasonable. so if you want comfort, good food and recently modernised surroundings that is what you will get.

A regular visitor for a good number of years, service and facilities are always pretty good. First…read morevisit since the hotel refresh and pretty cool it looks. With Christmas parties in full swing we were offered a sixth floor room to keep noise at a minimum and Nathan excelled himself with attention to detail and making sure that my partner felt no need to visit Wetherspoons for breakfast! Great breakfast and poached eggs for my partner don't get that at certain hotels. Am I still a Jurys first customer... of course.

We used this hotel as a base for a brief 3-day portion of our vacation during which we spent a day…read morein Oxford and also made my wife's bucket-list visit to Highclere Castle. We also were able to take a day to explore Swindon, which itself turned out to have pleasant surprises in store. But this hotel was a great value in a location well suited as an anchor point for a visit to this region. We arrived late and finding exactly how to reach the front entrance was a little challenging with the urban street routing and just the general way the UK engineers their traffic flow (let's just say that the thoughts of the traffic engineers in the UK are not my thoughts). But we finally found the road to the front of the facility. The person checking us in was efficient and helpful. We found our room with little problem. The parking here was limited, but there was fortunately room for our car in the garage even though we arrived late in the evening. They did offer a suggestion for cheaper off-site parking had their garage been full or had we wanted to save a few pounds. But we preferred the sheltered, limited access location on-site. The hotel was up to HI Express standards in general. Our room was adequately spacious and clean. The bathroom was slightly cramped, especially the shower, but this is not unusual for Europe. The bed was reasonably comfortable and there was minimal nightime noise, which allowed for a good night's sleep. The WiFi worked well throughout our stay. The breakfast was more than adequate for our needs and the breakfast room afforded adequate seating. The cinnamon rolls go fast, but the hot food availability was more than sufficient with eggs, meat, beans and potatoes. Breads, cereal and yogurt were also available. The reason for choosing this hotel was the price. At around £75 per night, this was very attractive for what it offered. The experience was what I expected if not a bit better than I expected, making this a very good value. I also received my IHG points, which is important to me as a Platinum Member. We would use this hotel again if we make a return visit to the area.

The rooms were so big. Nice big windows with cool views. TV, desk, three beds in our room. One…read morecouch, pull out bed and two very comfortable twin beds. Shower and a bath. Two spinning chairs. Closet with Tea, hangers, blow dryer, and mirror. Two reading lights beside the bed. This is a great hotel.

Nice old pub at the top of the town. Has a good range of real ales and a variety of rooms with…read moredifferent atmosphere. Beware, however, the prices for real ale are top dollar.

What a wonderful surprise…read more This is a Best Western Hotel (posh type of BW though). They have a Spanish charcoal oven for the steaks and what a difference that makes. Obviously the meat needs to be good, it is, but cooking in this way just elevates a good steak to an excellent steak. Anyway, starters was a modern take on a prawns cocktail; fresh and mighty fine. I've never had a few large battered prawns nestling on top of a standard prawn cocktail but it works! The main course was an 8oz rib steak (plenty big enough; I tried the 10oz sirloin but it's too lean) with chunky chips and a fiery pepper sauce. Mushrooms and tomatoes are also there. I can't offer any negative points. Really top notch food. The house wine is also good enough. It's worth a go!

I love this hotel, which has actually tuned me into Best Westerns at most of my travels. The…read morebreakfast here is always fresh and has a lot of variety. The staff is very friendly and the grounds are beautiful. My only complaint is that the bar is too expensive for cheap beer. Don't expect four star accommodations, but expect four star service. Please do yourself a favor and go to the Heart in Hand down the street for a pint.

Fab-u-lous. Decided to book a room here as it was recommended in the telegraph and apparently…read morefrequented by Kate Moss (didn't spot her :() Had a really great dinner just before kitchen closed at 10pm which included the best rabbit pie I've had in my life. Great value Cote du rhone village which went down like water. Finished with a warm hazelnut brownie. Great value for food but also lovely rooms! Great entry way to the Cotswolds. P.S. Get the Gloucester cheese soufflé !!

The Five Alls is a great local pub and restaurant with rooms. The food is excellent and the…read morelandlord and staff are great and everyone from the locality meets ,eats and drinks here. Best pub I have been to, in the area!

My favourite relaxing pub in Swindon. Food is decent with a really good value specials board (£9.95…read morefor rib eye steak and chips). The serve House Doubles at the bar so you can try some favourite spirits economically (a double for the price of a single). There's a great open fire and den on the right as you enter. Perfect for Sunday evening whiskey.

Lovely location and beautiful gardens. We enjoyed our stay at the Lamb Inn. The highlight was the…read morewonderful breakfasts and dinners at the restaurant. Staff was amazing and service was top notch. We had to depart early in the morning each day and they were very accommodating to open the kitchen early for us.

I lived in England for several years and on several occasions, I stayed at this hotel and ate in…read morethe restaurant. This is a brilliant place and is like stepping back into time.  It has terrific ambiance, and the food is great. It is almost like coming inside a Harry Potter film set.  The place is extraordinarily beautiful and if you are in Oxfordshire I highly recommend a visit. One gets a well-heeled clientele here.