The Oxfordshire Golf, Hotel & Spa

Went on a golf/spa break. The course was tough but good, could have been due to the very hot weather that weekend. The weekend was excellent.

The hotel was convenient as it is part of the golf club and meant we didn’t have to travel. Check in was fast and the rooms where comfortable however there was no water in the room for a period on the Saturday morning. The food was average but the restaurant was noisy due to a wedding in the function room. Overall it was very average.

The hotel appears to be short staffed, at the end of the round, no one was serving in the bar, but not surprising as hotel and course were quiet the whole 3 days of our stay. Dinner and breakfast were very average for a hotel of this quality. The dining room was lacking any atmosphere or ambience. The staff though are excellent and try very hard to please, especially Ben on reception. Overall, slightly disappointing.

Reception and management staff are very welcoming and helpful. The rooms were good although few of the rooms have a view of the golf course which is disappointing. The Sports Bar downstairs is disappointing as the range/quality of food is variable and the place lacks any views of the course and therefore any atmosphere. The bar upstairs has panoramic views especially from the large terraces and has a nice ambiance albeit the price of £13.50 for G&T is far too expensive for thirsty golfers!! The evening meals were served in the private dining rooms where the food and the service is excellent - wine is a bit OTT price wise but as the package for 2 nights/3 rounds of golf is cheap they have to make their money somewhere!

Charlie The golf was as expected , however the hotel staff, organisation was somewhat lacking, we had two rooms booked, names and cards against rooms all incorrect so all weekend nothing but hassle trying to sign against rooms , refusals to get food or drinks booked against rooms , 1 hour to get food in the spike bar, which was cold when we eventually got, restaurant at night was terrible, only people in the restaurant and the food was cold, one plate inedible , bar closed upstairs for a wedding, only bar available was spike bar, Bar man was lazy and uncooperative , it could be such a good experience, unfortunately not mine , especially when all paid up front. Not a place to re visit . Hope the feedback is helpful Les young

Lovely clean and comfortable room, with both bath and large shower, excellent after a days golf.

Room excellent Bar staff don’t know how to make coffee only one staff 10 waiting poor quality food staff walking all over with the food they don’t know where they going or how orders what

all good comfortable and good value

Hotel room was very nice. The food in the restaurant was good however the service was very average. We waited at the restaurant door to be seated at least 10 minutes before the waiting stafff showed up.

Nice and enjoyable stay at The Oxfordshire,was told the pool and spa was closed for refurbishing but was pleasantly surprised to find it open upon arrival. Had a private room for dinner and got to say food was exceptional.

We booked this venue on the recommendation of Your Golf Travel some 2 months ago and it was only week a prior to going that I looked up reviews on Trip Advisor. I was slightly concerned after reading some of the reviews.

However from the moment we arrived, things could not have gone better.

The 2 receptionists (Angie and Anne) were an absolute delight, both were extremely cheerful and so willing to help and advise. Nothing was too much trouble.

Because some the reviews were about slow play on the golf course (rounds lasting up to 5 ½ hours) we asked for our original table booking for the evening to put back an hour due to our concern of having to rush to shower and change for dinner. Angie said no trouble and sorted it out on the spot.  

Most probably the best reception that we have ever received. (Well done you 2 ladies)

We arrived at about 12.00 noon and as our rooms were not available we went to the spike bar to have a drink and a snack before playing golf at 13.40 pm. Again we received excellent service from friendly staff members. Some reviews claim the drinks were expensive, and while they are not cheap, they compare with the average hotel prices.

The golf course overall was in excellent condition considering the extremely heavy rain that had fallen 2 days previously. Unfortunately some of the bunkers still had water laying in them but that;s understandable.

The fairways and greens were in absolutely perfect condition and the course features a good selection of testing holes. A typical American style layout with plenty of water and lots and lots of bunkers; I would suggest a few too many.

There was quite a lot of walking from greens to tees which might add to the time to play, but our 4 ball still managed to complete our round in 4 hours 30 mins. My wife was wearing a fitsbits which recorded the distance walked on this round and it recorded 7.32 miles. We did have a few waits on some the holes due groups in front. On our second round the following morning we manage a 4 hour 20min. Overall considering it was a new course to us the time to play seemed very reasonable.

We booked a table in the main restaurant where we had a restricted menu included in our package, but for an extra £7.50 per person we could have full ala carte choice. This is something that we took advantage of and recommend to others.

We were served by a delightful young lady by the name of Macarena and she was most helpful and very attentive.

The selection on the main menu was extremely varied and we really enjoyed our choices. I did have a slight hic-cup in that my medium rare rib eye steak when served was cold, but as soon as I raised the issue the manager quickly responded by replacing with a freshly cooked  medium rare rib eye, and apologised and additionally deducted our £7.50 surcharges from our bill. Top service.

There was good selection of wine from which we selected both white and red wine and both were very good.

What with the excellent service from Macarena and the prompt attention from Florin, plus of course the great food and wine; our dinner perfectly ended a truly enjoyable day.

Overall our stay at The Oxfordshire really was a most enjoyable experience and one that we will definitely remember, as well as recommend to all of our golfing friends.

We had a great weekend staying at The Oxfordshire. The weather was amazing and the accommodation and service at the hotel could not have been better.

Everyone loved the course  at The Oxfordshire too. It was in immaculate condition and a real test of golf.

Many thanks go to YGT once again for organising a fantastic golf break at such short notice; it was a birthday treat that was a dream from start to finish.

The hotel is peaceful, clean and serves excellent food. The members of staff, particularly in the restaurant, really look after each guest and there’s a very good choice of food for dinner and breakfast.

The guestrooms are spacious and comfy, and each room has its own balcony, which as a smoker is superb.

The golf though is something else. There are bunkers and dunes everywhere, as well as huge lakes, so you really must apply course management and not be tempted to "go for" too many shots.

The views are stunning while you play too. No matter your score at the end of the round, the experience of the course is a dream and we’ll definitely be returning soon.

Thank you for recommending The Oxfordshire as it was everything we wanted from a golf break and more. 

This is a first class venue with a superb golf course, an excellent hotel and attentive and friendly staff and we will definitely return!

If I was to make any suggestion to the hotel to improve the package it would be to provide a slightly broader range of dinner options. I don’t think offering 3 to 4 options would overly complicate things. Saying that; the food itself was excellent.

It’s a great course - very playable for all levels (we were scratch, 8, 10 & 19 handicaps) and enjoyable.... A good layout, a great halfway hut (which is passed twice) and some really cool holes. The only slight disappointment were the greens - they weren’t ‘bad’ but they clearly just hadn’t been cut for a few days as were fluffy and a bit bobbly...they looked better than they were. We’d definitely go back at some point.

Very good and very hot 🙂

We went on this trip for the golf and weren’t disappointed as the course was very nice, in good condition with well kept fairways and greens. Would definitely recommend the course.

Nice course with some interesting holes, good challenge. Very open, so wind is the defence. Would not want to play it in the rain.

The course is one of the best in the SE and reminds me of the Faldo designed Chart Hills with many undulating mounds bordering the fairways and a large number of bunkers. The signature 8th offers a challenging drive and approach shot with a huge lake running along the right side of the fairway and in front of the green - ditto the challenging par 5 17th!!Despite the water our group ranging from handicaps 9-39 enjoyed the experience as the course offers sensible "bail-out" routes if you can't carry the water. Inevitably work was being done to the greens and fairways - some of which were patchy but every course has suffered after the drought of 2018!

Love the challenge of the golf course. The fairways were in good condition with plenty of grass, and watered. Greens deceptive, but good and slower than we are used to playing. Speed of play an issue, as we were are 2 ball following a society which took 4 and 3/4 hours. The second day was better as we played earlier. Starter and professional staff very helpful. Love the course.

Great course Green in bad way for April Yellow tee to forward no much fun as if they push back 20 yards

it was very tough day high winds but all and all we enjoyed it , day two was a diferent story it poured with rain we didnt end up going out as conditions were so bad and course wes already very wet when we played it the day before , would return hopping for better weather .

We were a two ball and on day one, there was two ladies four balls in front of us and the round took four and a half hrs. 2nd day was better.

Course was in great condition,weather helped by being kind to us. Course wasn’t at all busy which meant we got round at a fast pace. Would definitely think about playing the course again. Food after the round was excellent from the spike bar