I've just had a 1 night stay at this hotel and found it to be a very good, well run hotel. It is in the centre of Blockley, which is home to BBCs Father Brown. There is a car park around the back, the road leading up to the car park has enough room for one vehicle to go up and down it at a time. There is limited spaces available, so try and arrive as close to your check in time as you can, as all the spaces will be taken very quickly. The service was fast and the young lads running the hotel were informative about what time the breakfast was, the WiFi postcode and the menu for dinner. My room was a decent size for what I wanted it for, as I was travelling on my own and only stating for the 1 night, it suited me down to the ground. The bed was a 3 quarter, so loads of space to lounge about on. The bathroom was on the small side, but enough room to move around in. There was a little bit of black mould in the bathroom, I think this may be caused a fault in the extraction fan, as this was noisy when you turned the bathroom light on, the extractor fan turned on as well. And there was no one above me, as I was in the converted barn/shed, in the courtyard. The windows are single glazed, so be prepared to hear a bit of noise from the bar area, it does go quiet at midnight. Breakfast itself was not bad at all. There is a continental option to choose from and there is also a cooked breakfast, which is also included in the price of your room as well. Overall, not a bad little hotel, it's clean and tidy and the 2 young men who run the hotel are in the ball, when it comes to...
Read moreHave just returned from a long weekend stay. I asked for an easily accessible room as my wife has to have assistance with walking. On arrival Tony was extremely helpful and carried our bag back up the slope to our room which was right by the car park. Only one small step to access the very large room complete with double bed and settee with plenty of room to manoeuvre Also had our own secluded patio.. Clean sheets on the bed and clean towels laid out. The carpet was filthy so we had to keep our shoes on. The bathroom was also filthy, toothpaste on the tiles from previous occupants. The light fitting over the shower was hanging from the ceiling and the toilet cistern broken. General décor in the room very tired. Desperately needed redecorating. In the 3 nights we were there the waste bin in the bathroom was not emptied and the toilet roll not replaced. On the plus side location was excellent very very peaceful. Service was good, staff friendly and a very nice cooked breakfast each morning. Ate in the bar first night ( normal pub food.) If rooms were cleaned properly this would be an excellent...
Read moreJust returned from staying 3 nights at the Crown Hotel Blockley must say i was a little disappointed with this hotel . Having read the reviews before booking it looked a good find but once I arrived it was totally different all photos were nothing like the room I had . The first thing you have to do is to somehow try not to damage your car while driving through a very narrow gate opening cars parked on the other side does not help the car park is on top of a very narrow hill and not easy to park there . I requested a room with a shower only as one of the traveling party had mobility issues on arrival the way into the room there was some steps and once inside there are more steps to go into the bathroom and yes there was a bath with shower above not what I had asked for . The room was tired and needed a revamp as in plastering and painting windows are very old carpet had seen better days bed was hard and the TV was smaller than my computer screen . Choice of food not that great either . breakfast was good and all staff were very polite and smiling every time and...
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