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Reviews of The Lion Wendlebury

3.5 out of 5
The Lion Wendlebury
Wendlebury Road, Wendlebury, Bicester, England

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 224 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great location. Very rural and quiet. The service was great, staff bubbly. Food was tremendous too. Definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Lion Management on 23 Apr 2024
Hi Jason,thanks for the review!we look forward to having you back again!Ryan

6/10 Okay

Owen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a fine building which, in my opinion, shows lots of untapped potential. Overall the property was fine BUT: Furniture was sort of "chic" but some older pieces like our dressing table and the table we used in the dining room could be better in keeping if sanded down and painted. We were only offered various cooked breakfasts from the menu, whereas an included light cereals and toast- which is what we wanted - was not on a menu or originally offered. Evening meal was a bit pricey, we thought. Fish and chips was £16.95 and the cheapest and the desert was £7.95 . We thought a brief and lighter "Travellers Menu" whould have been an appropriate addition. Our room was quite big and pretty well equipped yet the dressing mirror with a small dressing table was parked in a dark corner and at a height where the lady only saw half of her face to put on make-up - this is a common issue we think.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

GUY

Perfect pub/hotel! Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit of a find
A one night stop to visit a relation. Great food although a bit more choice, ie fruit, on the breakfast menu would have been nice. Comfortable, quiet room and having our dog with us was not an issue. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Sid on 7 Feb 2024
thank you for your feedback i will pass this on to the team

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with a very good restaurant.
The Lion is an excellent place to stay - great food and really nice rooms. The rooms have a really good level of equipment with a coffee maker etc. The restaurant was very good, really nice food and good service. Breakfast was very good - but not great for business travellers, as it doesn't start until 8am. Bringing this forward to 7.30am would make all the difference (but maybe not to those going to Bicester Village!) I would also really recommend adding a couple of electric car chargers - it would be easy to do just inside the gate, and would make a huge difference - it is one of the things I look for in all hotels nowadays.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Sid on 7 Feb 2024
thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Sid on 7 Feb 2024
thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Sid on 7 Feb 2024
thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Elia, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from REservations on 1 Dec 2023
Many thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Reservations on 1 Dec 2023
Many thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with family
Cosy pub, very happy with our stay. Food was a bit on the expensive side. But a great place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Reservations on 19 Nov 2023
Many thanks for your review

10/10 Excellent

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent venue & food
We really enjoyed our stay at the lion. Location to Bicester was perfect. Room was exactly what we booked . Dinner was excellent … that burger was first class & the crumble was awesome. Class venue .
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Reservations on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Lucinda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well provided fir in the rooms, thank yiu
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Reservations on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you for your review

6/10 Okay

V

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay was ok......only one person taking orders for breakfast so had to wait a while. No remote for the tv.....manager said nothing he could do so no tv all weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Reservations on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Beautiful building, friendly and welcoming staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from reservations on 27 Oct 2023
Thank you for your lovely review. We hope you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice pub!
Really nice pub with nice rooms in a newly built outbuilding. The restaurant was very good with dinner and breakfast both being excellent. My only (very slight) issue is the build of the flooring in the new building is a little poor, being able to hear people moving up and down the stairs. That being said there aren’t many people moving around so not too bad Certainly will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Reservations on 21 Oct 2023
Many thanks for your comments

10/10 Excellent

Gesina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay in a lovely, cozy room with access to the garden. Only complaint is the mattress could be upgraded as it was worn and springy. Otherwise it was a perfect stay and we loved the ambience and village feel.
Response from reservations on 14 Oct 2023
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect retreat
We stayed here for 3 nights for a birthday treat. It was wonderful. Everything from start to finish has made us want to come back. The pub/restaurant was lovely- friendly staff who go above and beyond. We ate here every night and our meals were fabulous. Breakfasts are great and set you up for the day. The locals were so kind and helpful and really made our stay. They gave us advice on places to visit and how to get there- including the brilliant bus service (S5 goes straight from Wendlebury to Oxford) Our room was beautiful. Spacious, comfortable and clean. Despite being so close to a duel carriageway we never heard it- the location is perfect for a quiet getaway, while being in close proximity to the beautiful Oxford and for those who love shopping- Bicester village.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Reservations on 5 Oct 2023
Dear Laura, Thank you for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A delightful place. A very spacious bedroom and bathroom. And a good choice of cooked breakfasts.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from reservations on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Jacob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay, just difficult to check out early
A lovely place to stay. Where to check in is slightly confusing and could be better signposted. Friendly little cat wandering around site too. Only minor problem was nowhere to drop key off for an early check out. I had to leave my key in the room after searching for a Dropbox / letterbox for 10 minutes as had to leave before 7:30am. A suggestion would be somewhere to leave these. There was also not much direction on details in the room I.e. no breakfast menus or local information or anything surrounding check out. All minor and a lovely stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Reservations on 25 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable room. Excellent food. Friendly and hospitable staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Reservations on 26 Sept 2023
Many thanks for your review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Weekend
Needed somwhere to stay near Oxford and this fitted the bill. Worked well and the food, especially the evening meal was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Reservations on 25 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Reservations on 19 Sept 2023
Many thanks for your score

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderfully presented rooms. Good quality classical features but modern. Amazing walk in shower. I liked the toiletries and that they were full size with a polite request to leave them or they would be chargeable. Plenty of water and tea/coffee provided. Bed was a bit soft for me and sofa bed for the kids was quite small but adequate. It was a particularly hot day and we were on the ground floor, the only 'window' in the room was a door, leading to a pathway at the back of the beer garden. It was on a safety latch but I was concerned leaving it open during the night, so it was rather warm. I did not ask for a fan but it would be useful to know if one is available if needed. We had an evening meal & breakfast there and enjoyed both. Easy access to Bicester Village and road links but far enough away in a lovely quiet village. No problem parking at the hotel during our visit. I would definitely stay here again & recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Reservations on 29 Aug 2023
Thank you for the comments and review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Birthday Celebration
Food and service was brilliant. All staff attentive and food very good. We were in a superior room on the ground. Very disappointed with this room, very tired looking in need of decoration and replacement of mouldy voile. Ventilation very poor, fan was provided but didn’t work properly, first night very uncomfortable. Cleanliness very poor, lots of dust and stains on surfaces. For our second night the fan was replaced and room serviced. Fan worked well, cleanliness still unsatisfactory though. In my opinion the cost of the accommodation was excessive and not value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Reservations on 28 Aug 2023
Many thanks for your review, and I am glad you enjoyed the food and service. I will pass your comments regarding the room to the management team

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Reservations on 13 Aug 2023
Thank you for the lovely remarks!

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant quiet hotel located a short drive from the Bicester Village outlet.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Reservations on 10 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 15 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear that you had an enjoyable stay with us.

8/10 Good

Gillian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 28 Jun 2023
Thank you for your review. We hope to welcome you back to the hotel soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 7 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review. We hope to welcome you back to the hotel soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 27 May 2023
Thank you for leaving us with such a lovely review. We hope to welcome you back to the hotel.

2/10 Terrible

Ruth

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Reservations on 22 May 2023
Thank you for your review. Are you able to explain the issues you faced at The Lion so that we can look to address them?Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Jasen

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 14 May 2023
Thank you for leaving such a lovely rating.

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Reservations on 1 May 2023
Thank you for your Positive review.

8/10 Good

Elisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet location just minutes from Bicester village. Nice pub and restaurant on site.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 14 Apr 2023
Thank you for leaving such a lovely review. We are pleased to hear that you had an enjoyable stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
Lovely hotel,staff extremely helpful. Bed very comfortable,powerful shower. Breakfast and Lunch delightful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 14 Apr 2023
Thank you for leaving such a lovely review. We hope you will visit us again soon.

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was attractive and furnished to a high specification. Less keen on a la carte breakfast without a continental breakfast option.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 7 Apr 2023
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear that overall you had an enjoyable stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from The Lion Wendlebury on 4 Apr 2023
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Ajay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from The Lion Wendlebury on 4 Apr 2023
Thank you for you for your

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely pub and really nice large modern room
Response from Reservations on 1 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay.We are delighted to hear that you had a fabulous time and look forward to being able to welcome you back in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lots of character and friendliness
We stopped there for a shopping trip to Bicester, which is very close, though not within walking distance. Great hospitality, lovely pub, on-site parking. We ate there and the food was really nice and hot. The room was a deluxe one which was very spacious. Clean, warm with a lovely big, comfy bed. I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. More expensive than a hotel chain, but so much more cozy and characterful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Reservations on 19 Dec 2022
Thank you for taking the time to review our hotel

10/10 Excellent

Norashikin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely stay in Bicester
Beautiful hotel tastefully decorated with that “ye olde england” feel, heavenly comfy beds and polite courteous staff. A few broken lamp shades & broken tap but these are minor things.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Reservations on 19 Dec 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Reservations on 19 Dec 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Reservations on 19 Dec 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Country Stay
Was just passing through but wish we were staying for longer, great country Inn. Decorated to a high standard, would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Reservations on 19 Dec 2022
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Reservations on 1 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2nd stay at this pub and still enjoyable. Really good sized room and very nicely furnished. Pub is a good one with decent good choices with a good breakfast menu for an additional £10 which is pretty good value if not included in the room rate.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Reservations on 1 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Reservations on 1 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Reservations on 1 Nov 2022
Thank you for your feedback