Marlborough Arms

Amazing room (Room 10)! Enormous comfortable bed, and lounging area. Great Bathroom. Staff were excellent and very good breakfast included in the price. On site parking was good too. It was my wife's birthday, and there was a complimentary chilled bottle of Prosecco and a card on arrival, which was a nice touch. Elena (sorry if that's spelt wrong) was a wonderful host and very helpful to us.

The bedroom was on the second floor , smaller than some others offered but perfect and quiet looking out over the courtyard which suited us better as not on the main road though they seemed lovely too ! The room was was very clean , fresh and colourful in the rooms with tasteful furnishings and well appointed , a very comfy large kingsize bed , good sized bathroom with a lovely deep bath and strong shower , warm once I got the heating sorted out in the room and the fabulous fire was lit on request once the weather turned foul with torrential rain , which we much appreciated as we needed the fire downstairs for extra warmth which made all the difference to the comfortable and interesting lounge where we enjoyed playing chess in front of the log fire until the early hours on our last night . The staff in all areas were very friendly and helpful . We had an excellent breakfast range and very kind , polite and thoughtful staff . Very helpful and accommodating of our dog too . He loved his doggie treats and he lay in front of the fire after all the excitement of different places we stayed . This was our last two nights . We look forward to staying here again ! We loved it there . We had not had a break in six years so we luckily chose well . The location is close to small shops , a decent Coop , arty and other quirky shops and boutiques for browsing or shopping but not cheap ! Blenheim Palace was the highlight for us and within walking distance about ten minutes or a short drive or bus trip from the hotel . The bus is right outside ! Makes it easy to get back to Oxford or other surrounding towns or villages . Lots of lovely restaurants and pubs nearby to suit all tastes . We would recommend The Woodstock Arms for food , coziness and good service and a great menu … we stayed their comfortably too inbetween for two nights as well as The Feathers Hotel for the first two nights which was delightful and discrete and very comfortable too .

Location is perfect on main street & very central to lovely village. Easy access to Blenheim Palace (although closed when we were there for an EU summit) if you haven’t previously visited, which we had. It wasn’t too busy - maybe due to Blenheim being closed! Hotel is an old coaching inn I believe so quirky & historic building. There was parking on site.

Lovely large bright airy room, comfortable bed. Comfy lounge areas and pretty courtyards. Breakfast service was fast with the kitchen all set to go early in the morning - super for getting to Blenheim Horse Trials early. When they say dog-friendly they do mean dog-friendly - everyone was very relaxed and kind. Parking around the back was easy too. The staff were wonderful. They made everything effortless.

The Marlborough Arms was in the perfect central location. It was a beautiful hotel with an amazing feel and one of the nicest hotels I’ve stayed in. The rooms were so spacious and extremely comfortable and clean. The staff were so polite and so helpful. Lastly the breakfast was delicious. I’ve never left a review on a hotel before but this hotel was definitely worthy of this review and I would definitely recommend and would book this hotel again. Many thanks Steve