Located in Bicester, The Holt Hotel is in a rural location, a 3-minute drive from Rousham House and Gardens and 9 minutes from Oxfordshire Museum. .This hotel is 6.5 mi (10.4 km) from Blenheim Palace and 7.9 mi (12.7 km) from Bicester Golf and Country Club.
What's nearby
Rousham House and Gardens - 3 min drive
Oxfordshire Museum - 9 min drive
Blenheim Palace - 11 min drive
Fairytale Farm - 13 min drive
Bicester Village - 16 min drive
Getting around
Bicester Heyford Station - 1 min drive
Oxford (OXF) - 9 min drive
Restaurants
Soho Farmhouse - 15 min drive
The Oxford Arms - 8 min drive
The Great Western Arms - 9 min drive
The Cinnamon Stick - 2 min drive
The Bell Inn - 2 min drive
About this property
The Holt Hotel
Hotel with free parking, near Rousham House and Gardens
The Holt Hotel offers 87 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Digital television is provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 87 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional features at this hotel include a fireplace in the lobby, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, DuVall's Restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM on weekdays.
DuVall's Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Weekday full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 16.50 for adults and GBP 8.25 for children
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas
Restaurants on site
DuVall's Restaurant
Highwayman's Bar
Things to do
Library
TV in common areas
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Free newspapers in lobby
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Wedding services
Business services
Conference space
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Garden
Picnic area
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No elevator
Wheelchair-accessible parking
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1 building
2 floors
At least 80% lighting from LEDs
At least 80% of food locally-sourced
Banquet hall
Comprehensive food waste policy
Comprehensive recycling policy
Fireplace in lobby
Smoke-free property
Vegan dining options
Vegetarian breakfast available
Vegetarian dining options
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided
Entertainment
TV with digital channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Limited room service
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Cleaning products are eco-friendly
Desk
Heating
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Iron/ironing board on request
LED lighting
Phone
Safe
Water-efficient toilets
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per night
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 16.50 for adults and GBP 8.25 for children
Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Holt Bicester
Holt Hotel Bicester
The Holt Hotel Hotel
The Holt Hotel Bicester
The Holt Hotel Hotel Bicester
The Holt Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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We loved the Holt and will certainly be back. The beds are bit firmer than we like, but that's a matter of taste. Everything else was picture perfect - Samuel behind the bar is knowledgeable and friendly, and the restaurant food is exquisite!
Jeff
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
8/10 Good
Peter
Business traveler
Sep 11, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice spacious refurbished room, good bar food and service, free easy parking. Will stay again
Peter
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
David
Sep 1, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff lovely but way overpriced. Paid £180 for an incredibly tiny room which was hot & stuffy & had no air con. The road outside was noisy all night. The hotel was fully booked so couldn't move to another one or given an option for discount or anything.
We had a good stay at the hotel. The place is going through a refurb at the moment and after our first room didn’t quite meet expectations, the promptly moved us to the new part of the hotel that was lovely. The evening meal and breakfast were excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
Lovely place to stay with a very nice breakfast to wake up to. The room was spacious and well equipped, and the bed was very comfortable. The staff were all friendly and helpful. The hotel is situated road side on a junction but there was no evidence of this from our room. It was very quiet. If I had to criticise anything it would be the carpark. It was a little on the small size if like us you have a large estate car, but I think there may have been additional parking out back. All in all a great place to stay.
I booked this stay for 2 gentlemen on business which included breakfast. When the gentlemen arrived for breakfast the lady told them that breakfast wasn't included and they would have to pay £32.00.
At 8am the guys called me to clarify the situation, I spoke to the lady and advised her that on Hotels.com all rooms included breakfast which she said they didn't. I then sent screenshots of the Hotels.com website showing that all rooms included free breakfast, which she said wasn't true.
I then sent one of the guys a screenshot from the confirmation showing it said free breakfast included, which he showed her and she reluctantly let them into the breakfast room, which by this time they were late for their appointment.
Extremely poor customer service and very embarrassing for the 2 guys. I suggest that all members of staff understand what agreements you have in place with 3rd party booking companies.
we found the Holt hotel to very clean, comfortably beds and friend staff would recommend.
Deb
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
6/10 Okay
Mark
Jul 29, 2024
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful place but..
The hotel itself is a lovely building, the grounds are beautiful and well kept. Inside the restaurant the edges of carpet are filthy with dust and spiders webs.
The hotel room itself was nice, however the bed was very firm. The bathroom was clean but the main head shower did not work and made an awful noise.
The food was excellent, our evening meal and breakfast were both delicious. However restaurant service was not the best.
Our main problem was the gentleman on reception we found him very rude. Even after he had charged us again when I was sure we had already paid. Thankfully I located the email as proof. He eventually gave a refund after insisting that I move room before issuing the refund. He was not apologetic and his customer service skills were definitely lacking.
All in all glad we only stayed one night. Don’t think we would return.
Clean, cozy traditional Inn. Great breakfast and restaurant. Very clean and modern. You’ll have to be driving, but across the street from a Tesco gas station for snacks and gas if needed. Just lovely!
We were there for the F1. I would suggest offering a F1 ‘package’ as by the time we were back we couldn’t eat - why not offer so prepared sandwiches or cheese and crackers as part of a ‘package’ rather than just saying ‘we stayed open as late as we could’