The Crown And Thistle, Abingdon

Ein altes Gemäuer mit Treppen und unebenen Böden, ABER das Vintage-Design macht sehr, sehr charmant. Dazu das BESTE Frühstück, dass ich in UK bisher bekommen habe, mit einem super-freundlichen Service, der einen auch 2min nach Öffnung schon herzlich willkommen heißt. Leider konnte ich nicht länger bleiben.

This is a lovely hotel full of character and in a fantastic location right in the centre of town. Comfortable and clean with some lovely touches in the rooms like dressing gowns, coffee machines and complimentary toiletries etc... A separate restaurant and bar which served a good selection of drinks and we didn't have a evening meal but the breakfast was outstanding. The best thing going for this hotel was the staff who were outstanding with their help and service. A particular mention goes to a young woman called Esti who couldn't do enough for us and nothing was too much trouble for her and her welcoming smile was a constant feature. Well done to everyone working there. I would definitely recommend a visit.

Great food. Staff very good. Room a bit tired but with lovely touches eg L’Occitane toiletries. Need handrails on the steps into the hotel.

We had a lovely relaxing one night stay, the room was well equipped, quiet, the bed comfortable and we had a really nice evening meal and breakfast, good menu choices for both too; my partner has complex allergies and the waiting staff were very respectful of the potential risks there, including remembering them at breakfast the next morning (same waitress) A++

Room was nice, bed sheets and towels were clean, nice to have both a coffee machine and a kettle and branded toiletries as well as travel kits (shower cap, toothbrush etc…). However I had a street facing room and the windows were so thin that the bed was literally shaking when trucks were on the road. Despite earplugs, I couldn’t fall asleep: the bed shaking would wake me up in fear someone entered the room while I was asleep. The aircon/heating was also quite loud. I didn’t try the breakfast since I had to leave before they started serving it (7am weekdays).