The Chequers Inn

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(980 Ratings)

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Inn in West Oxfordshire District

2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath

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About this inn

A 15-minute drive from the center of historic Oxford, this three-story inn is located on the edge of the Cotswolds. Wi-Fi is free throughout The Checkers Inn, and there is free private parking on site. New owners from 20 December 2018.

Amenities at The Chequers Inn

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Non-smoking

Pets allowed

Heating

Bar

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Accessible Parking

Family friendly

Smoking allowed

Key access

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

4.4 mi

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

13.3 mi

Stratford Butterfly Farm

31.4 mi

National Trust - Stowe

21.4 mi

Available Rooms

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7.5Good

(980 Ratings)

"Location,staff, friendly welcome"

Verified guest

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

7.5 / 10.0

Good(980 Ratings)

Inn in West Oxfordshire District

2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath

Reasons to book

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

High-end valueWell priced for this area

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

4.4 mi

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

13.3 mi

Stratford Butterfly Farm

31.4 mi

National Trust - Stowe

21.4 mi

Available Rooms

About this inn

Amenities

Free WiFi/internet

Free Parking

Non-smoking

Pets allowed

Heating

Bar

Balcony/Terrace

WiFi/Internet

Accessible Parking

Family friendly

Smoking allowed

Key access

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Cleaning products

Ratings and reviews

7.5 / 10.0

Good(980 Ratings)

100% verified reviews

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely family place

The owner and his wife were lovely, and the place was great for a quiet, relaxed weekend to escape the city.

7.0 / 10.0

It was easy to get into the city.

The staff were very pleasant

The rooms needed updating. It seemed I realise it was February but the breakfast item weren’t ready!

6.0 / 10.0

Not bad, considering the price it could have been better.

Nice property, bit of a shock to find its Indian cuisine which isn't an issue.

It was dated. Mattress has seen a good few nights and I could hear chatter in the bar clearly from the room

10.0 / 10.0

We’ve stayed here before so it’s known to us. Babu is your congenial host (who loves a natter especially on cricket and

Location,staff, friendly welcome

Nothing TBH

8.0 / 10.0

lovely place friendly staff lovely pub/hotel

it was a lovely place and the couple were friendly who were covering the place. the tea bags were not replenished on our second day and nor was the toilet rolls - a lovely building but was dead no one in hardly

the room was lovely but we stayed 2 nights and the second morning there was tea bag’s they ran out and not restocked in the room

5.0 / 10.0

Nuch better around.

Ideal location and plenty of parking.

Breakfast choice was poor. I was only offered cereal or cooked. Cooked ready in 3 minutes and was minimal. Also seemed microwaved. Room was very dated. Staff did nothing but moan about the problems they faced.

10.0 / 10.0

For short stays it was wonderful.

The lounge sofas and atmosphere

Nothing

6.0 / 10.0

Not worth the fee

Parking

Staff were not overly welcoming. Before saying hello they stated we need extra for the dog. Which I expected but they did not say hello or welcome just pay for dog. Never checked in again after I complained about excessive noise from extractor fan in kitchen below my room. Room very small due to added shower unit and felt very cramped in a small space. Cobwebs and broken window handle don’t did not fully shut.

8.0 / 10.0

Great location with good food

Bar area was great. Breakfast and dinner were lovely (although dinner a little expensive for pub grub). Comfy bed and great shower

Room was quite tired and needs updating.

8.0 / 10.0

Good location

Good location in the centre of the village, close to Oxford and The Cotswolds. Pub does food, but we didnt eat there. Quiet location. Nice pub. Comfy bed. Good price.

Room was very small, not much room round the bed, but had everthing you would need in a hotel room.

7.0 / 10.0

Chequers short break

Great location, comfortable room.

Room cold on arrival, only 2 sheets of toilet roll. Breakfast very limited choice and poor quality.

7.0 / 10.0

Midweek stop over

Warm friendly atmosphere, welcoming hosts ,good food and Football available on the TV.

Room although clean and tidy are showing signs off wear

8.0 / 10.0

Friendly Hosts

We had a very pleasant stay. The rooms were comfortable, the beds warm, and the hosts were exceptionally welcoming and attentive. Their hospitality really made the visit enjoyable. The only challenge was the downstairs bar and restaurant, which proved difficult to keep warm due to the cold weather. Despite this, the atmosphere remained friendly, and the effort from the hosts was clear. Overall, a cozy stay with excellent service.

7.0 / 10.0

Great location just cold.

The breakfast was ok. The full English could have been better.

The lack of heating. The pub and rooms were chilly. We had to turn radiators up in our rooms. The main bar area was cold, the radiators were just warm. The log for was not effective.

3.0 / 10.0

Could be a great venue but was disappointing

Nice location easy for Blenheim and Oxford, quiet village which is pretty

The place felt a bit unloved, lots of dust, dirty air vents, broken floor tiles, broken windows and a radiator that didn’t work to name a few things. It didn’t feel terribly welcoming and we didn’t feel very relaxed there. The breakfast was poor with only instant coffee There was a dead fly squashed on the wall in one room, a broken window pane, and the extractor fans for the kitchen were below rooms and very loud. The shower rails were dusty, air vents full of dust and it all needs a good clean

6.0 / 10.0

A decent place to stay but I felt it was a little over priced especially as the rooms are quite smal

Decent breakfast. Good location to get to Oxford Town Centre by bus.

Menu for the evening meal was quite basic and a bit over priced.

8.0 / 10.0

A nice place to stay.

Secure free parking, the rooms are a good size and are clean. A good bar and restaurant. The wifi works well. Nice helpful staff.

Access to the rooms is a little tight and tiried.

6.0 / 10.0

Convenient place to stay

The location was really good. We had a good curry in the pub with a pint.

The breakfast was OK. Would have been much better if there had been better coffee available. The room was rather small

3.0 / 10.0

Host was OK, but the whole thing is extremely poor

Host was ok but the whole experience was very poor

The facilities were poor, exit was through a back door where the exit and yard were dirty

10.0 / 10.0

Ideal as I went to a concert in Oxford and ideal location as I travelled on to London following day.

All staff were helpful and friendly

All good

6.0 / 10.0

Disappointing stay

It was a lovely pub in a good location and the food was good. Bed was comfy and the room was ok. The bar area was pleasant with comfy sofas.. The lady that did the cooking was very nice, although we only saw her a couple of times.

The gentleman that was front of house wasn't very welcoming. When we arrived just after 12 the pub was closed and I had to call to gain access even though on the website it said it opened at 11. I asked for a cappuccino and was advised that the coffee machine was broken, he said he was waiting for the plumber. He advised that the rooms weren't ready, I was too early, but we only arrived early to meet up with members of the family. As each couple arrived he again said rooms weren't ready, he was quite dismissive. We returned to the pub at around 5 and the whole time the pub was pretty much empty apart from a couple of other guests. There was no atmosphere whatsoever. The pub has an open fire and my sister asked if he was going to light it, he said he was waiting for wood. There were 3 ale pumps on the bar, he said they had run out and the brewery don't deliver at the weekend. It wasn't the homely pub that we expected and later on in the evening whilst serving dinner we found him to be a bit direct which came across as rude. When I paid, he chucked my receipt on the bar. In the morning when we went dor breakfast he was better and thanked us for staying. Overall we found the stay a bit disappointing, the rooms had the potential to be nice, but lacked refinement. Drinks were also quite expensive and the prices on the menu weren't the same as on their website.

8.0 / 10.0

Great stay. Lovely little place

Beautiful building. Lovely room. Small but perfect for a solo traveler. Friendly staff and great evening meal

Bar drinks limited

8.0 / 10.0

Good stay ! Good value ! Great location for Oxford & Blenheim ! Would stay here again. Thank you.

When planning our trip we were only looking for good value accommodation with no frills, particularly as we would be out every day and only needing somewhere to eat, shower and grab a bite for breakfast. The Chequers is not a 5-star hotel, but a pub with rooms, and for this the price was good. Having never visited this area before we stayed for 3 nights on this occasion. The location was excellent for visiting Blenheim Palace, just 10 minutes away. In addition, the car journey to get to the nearest Oxford Park & Ride was also only 10 minutes away - and this was certainly the best way of getting into Oxford where traffic is awful, very slow in the city centre and also expensive to park. The Park & Ride bus runs until quite late in the evening, meaning you don't need to rush out of the city, but could stay for an evening meal or even a show before heading back to The Chequers. Chequers staff were friendly. The room was comfortable. Breakfast was sufficient (cereals, juice, toast and full english). The addition of this being a pub with rooms allowed for drinks in the bar in the evening, rather than the usual feeling of having to stay in your room. Meals were also served in the evening which we took advantage of on 2 of our 3 evenings. The indian menu/meal on our first night was much enjoyed. We went for the english "pub grub" menu on our second night which was fine (but not fine dining). For both nights the price for the meals charged was good. Overall we enjoyed our visit to Oxfordshire, and would plan to visit again in the future to re-visit Blenheim Palace (you definitely need 2 full days to see/do everything there, and the ticket covers you for return visits within the year so makes it good value). Oxford was great, too; deffo all about the university, (but then, so is Cambridge), and there is more to see next time.

Evenings - sport TV in the bar does not help lift the atmosphere; gentle music in the background would have been better (though not country music all of the time, please). If guests want to watch TV they can go back to their rooms. Candles, or even the rechargeable battery table candles would have added a warmth to the restaurant area with these on each table and along the window sills. Even if the wood-burner fire isn't lit, a red/orange light bulb placed within the fire would have added to the ambience of the lounge area of the bar as the evening darkened. Breakfast - music, or dare I say, even breakfast tv, would have lifted the atmosphere a little, just as some background noise, and to cover the noise coming from the kitchen.

7.0 / 10.0

Fairly happy customer

Friendly and sociable owners. Nice clean rooms. Ideal location for Oxford. Reasonably priced.

Breakfast was adequate but rather small. Evening meal in the pub was enjoyable but also rather on the small side and (some may find this an interesting twist) served in what I can only describe as a prison lunch tray. And if you're tall avoid the top floor rooms as the leaning ceilings can be hazardous on the head as I experienced personally and I'm only 5'7".

8.0 / 10.0

Convient location for Oxfordshire

Safe and comfortable for a solo female traveller

2.0 / 10.0

If you are desperate and need a place to sleep, this will fit the bill. If you have options, move on

We only stayed there because it was the only available B&B that had two beds in the area.

The carpets were filthy. The bathroom was so small that we could barely shower. Ceiling was so sloped that we hit our heads. The breakfast and dinners were very poor. I spit out the sausage in the morning because it was mushy and cold. Also had no taste, which was suspect. No real coffee. Only offered instant coffee to mix in hot water. For the price, we expected modern conveniences to some extent. It felt like it was stuck in the 1950s. They need to invest in the property. It’s a nice property with tons of potential, just in poor shape and not well maintained.

8.0 / 10.0

Enjoyable stay, would definitely stay again

Great location and very friendly landlord

7.0 / 10.0

It was clean and a bed for the night.

Nice location

Breakfast at 7.30am would have been nice to have breakfast for 7am as we had to be away by 7.30 so missed breakfast even though we paid for breakfast included in the price. Wasn’t aware of that at time of booking!!

6.0 / 10.0

Look around

Location was in a nice village, 4 miles out of Oxford.

Very small rooms, cobwebs everywhere,I hate spiders! Nobody not even the locals in the pub. Breakfast was small. Frozen sausage, tinned mushroom.

9.0 / 10.0

Nice one day B&B in a pub with easy access to Oxford

Very clean rooms in a pub serving home made indian food. Comfortable bed, bathroom & room Very Near A40, & Oxford. Car park & cooked English breakfast. Friendly & funny lady owner. Pub facilities - beer & wine.

3.0 / 10.0

expensive for the service provided, not value for money, some easy fixes would make the place better

The rooms were smaller than expected but at least decent and clean

There were some very easy fixes that could have made the place so much nicer. Such as fake plastic plants(why?), real plants but dead in their pots (why?), cheap value instant coffee for breakfast (couldnt finish it) when a filter press and some fresh coffee is so easy to do, a bit of tlc in the bar area and also the actual entrance to the pub (paint the window frames and make it look tidy), the concrete benches outside were not arranged well and also don't look great as a first impression, sign was fallen over outside, some easy touch-up work would give a much better impression. Quality of the food could be better. Accommodation was expensive for size of room. Clean the glass windows in the bedrooms.

10.0 / 10.0

Classy Cassington.

Beautifull location, friendly staff, good bar.

Leaving.

6.0 / 10.0

Nice couple and very accommodating but room and shower facilities are poor

Quite

Room

9.0 / 10.0

Great

The breakfast was good and the staff very friendly!

If the fronts was spruce up as some plants put in the planters in the front garden and round the side that would be nice and signs to wear to go to check-in reception should be would be helpful

8.0 / 10.0

Room was good, evening meal good, expensive charge for small dog.

The bedroom was big and the bed was comfortable. Location good, in a small village. We had the Steak for dinner and it was excellent.

The coffee for breakfast was not good. Breakfast ok but not the best ingredients. Expensive for small dog, £20 per night!!

10.0 / 10.0

Lovely Place, dog friendly rooms, and great food. The Indian food was amazing. Will definitely be back

Homely Inn in a beautiful Small Oxfordshire Village

8.0 / 10.0

Would stay there again

Location

Surprise of finding a bus stop and seating provided outside the front door, minimum of 20 quiet people waiting for busses, due to temporary road works, therefore no parking available. With all the buses and people outside there was no noise. Good room and facilities.

9.0 / 10.0

Overnight stay

The homemade curry selection. It was excellent, so tasty, and gluten-free. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend it. Only stayed 1 night for a break, before driving home

9.0 / 10.0

Lovely stay in a quiet village location with attentive staff.

The room was perfect for us (twin beds for myself and my daughter). Everything was spotlessly clean. It was particularly hot that week so fans were left in the room for us to use. We had all we needed in the room. We couldn't stay for a cooked breakfast as we had to rush but it looked and smelled delicious. All prepared by the owners who were very nice.

FAQs

Does this property follow enhanced cleaning procedures?

Yes, this inn has implemented enhanced cleaning procedures and processes to keep you healthy and safe.

Is parking included with this inn?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Chequers Inn. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this inn?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this inn. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Chequers Inn pet friendly?

Yes! This inn is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at The Chequers Inn?

We found 16 amenities for this rental. This includes free wifi/internet, free parking, non-smoking, pets allowed, and heating.

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The Chequers Inn

Inn in West Oxfordshire District

Reasons to book

About this inn

Amenities at The Chequers Inn

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Inn in West Oxfordshire District

Reasons to book

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

About this inn

Amenities

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

Does this property follow enhanced cleaning procedures?

Is parking included with this inn?

Is there a pool at this inn?

Is The Chequers Inn pet friendly?

What amenities are available at The Chequers Inn?

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