The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings
High St, Dorchester On Thames, OX10 7HH
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames
The George is a XVth century coaching inn set in the heart of Oxfordshire. Dorchester-on-Thames is central to many major centres of commerce and historic sites ... more
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| Hotel Details | Hotel Reviews | How to Book & Cancel |
8/10 Overall rating
| Category | Average Rating |
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| 8/10 | Check-in process |
| 7/10 | Your room |
| 8/10 | Working order of facilities / equipment |
| 8/10 | Order and cleanliness of the hotel |
| 8/10 | Performance of staff |
| 8/10 | Overall experience |
| 8/10 | Overall value for money |
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Clare ( Young couple)
from Watford , GB on December 7, 2009
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on November 5, 2009
warm friendly atmosphere. very clean and one of the most comfortable beds i have ever slept in. we had to leave early so we did not have breakfast. hope to stay again soon to try it. Restaurant food was delicious and good choice from menu and days specials
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on September 11, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"The stay itself was fantastic. We loved the George. The only downside was the check-in, for which I have downgraded the overall experience from "excellent" to "good". The manager, who worked with her husband in running the hotel, was absolutely wonderful." (107316493)
Especially considering the age of the hotel, the room was in outstanding condition. Everything was great, really comfy bed and good shower AND tub! Nice and clean. The breakfast was very tasty and the manager was pleasant, capable and most accommodating, despite confusion at check-in.
Despite having a printed confirmation in hand for our stay at the George, our reservation had not been received by the manager from the online booking company, creating stress for us - we were hiking, and in no way able to seek alternate accommodation in another town at the end of the day. Luckily, there was a room. If there had not been a room, I don't really know what we would have done - there is apparently nowhere else to stay in Dorchester. This was the only place that I made a reservation where I was unable to have direct email contact with the management/owners at the time of booking. Perhaps an opportunity for customers to confirm personally with them would eliminate this kind of mix-up in the future. By having direct contact, I was able to confirm via email shortly before we left with all our accommodations that we were coming (seeing as the reservations had been made months previously), and which night - all except the George. By the way, I have made many online bookings before without incident.
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Rosemary ( Mature couple)
from Liskeard , GB on September 2, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"good" (108284320)
staff very friendly
light in bathroom not working
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on August 31, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Would not hesitate to book again." (108529255)
Very clean and tidy room. Polite and helpful staff. Hotel of much character in a beautiful Oxfordshire village (Dorchester-on-Thames). Very quite and peaceful (good nights sleep).
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on July 13, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Quaint hotel in a nice village location. Recommend visit to museum cafe, homemade cakes nice surprise." (108585467)
warm friendly service. quaint hotel. Restaurant Meals were excellent and efficient service.
Only continental breakfast on offer.
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Tudor ( Mature couple)
from Kettering , GB on May 12, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"An excellent experience with pleasant staff. I wish we had been able to stay longer. Lovely room with four poster bed and great continental breakfast of cheese, home cooked ham,and warm croisant. Outstanding value for money." (107356836)
Amazing value for money. Arrived expecting a basic room but were allocated a lovely room with four poster
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Neil ( Solo business traveller)
from Herefordshire , GB on May 27, 2009
great food
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Jane ( Mature couple)
from Codicote , GB on May 11, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Excellent" (107999689)
Room was lovely - as was the town
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on May 5, 2009
Staff very welcoming. Room and all areas of Hotel clean and tidy. Great on site parking. Excellent breakfast.
No hot water!!!
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Neil ( Solo business traveller)
from Herefordshire , GB on April 4, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"A relaxed atmosphier in a pleasent area." (107581805)
Good food and menu in a nice location.
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Paul ( Other)
from Stockport , GB on March 14, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Cant wait to book again" (107401067)
olde worlde
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George ( Young couple)
from Stafford , GB on February 17, 2009
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Only out of necessity did we stay here. Will never return and urge people to avoid staying here also." (107377792)
The young man on reception, was polite and attentive. Good quality food & breakfast. Friendly staff.
Between active hotels and the George hotel-one of the parties failed to secure the booking. Although we booked over a month in advance some double booking occurred and we were almost left without a room, for our 2 night stay for a wedding in Oxford. We were almost stranded. However rooms were sorted out for us-very touch and go. For this we were grateful-but this shouldn't have happened in the first place-we also had to sort the dilemma whilst on our journey down. This was the case for 3 separte couples also on the same day. Rooms were very dusty felt very unclean, shower pre dated 1912 and feebly trickled out, chipped bath and the main light failed to work.Therefore enquiring upon this we were then informed the main electric supply had been cut off to this room because that switch was too dangerous and in fact the room we stayed in was never intended to be used. Run down place-SEEK ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!!!!!!
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Hazel ( Solo business traveller)
from Huntingdon , GB on October 19, 2008
Friendly staff, fantastic old building with real atmosphere, and a superbly comfortable bed.
no bad points, this one really is a gem.
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E ( Mature couple)
from Winchester , GB on September 17, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"We really liked the hotel but as guests we wished we had been offered the choice of having our evening meal in the lovely breakfast room, which we did not know existed till the morning, instead of the bar. Overall, a pleasant stay, and we felt we made a good choice and would certainly return." (107150465)
Character of building, quietness and beauty of location, parking on site, friendliness of staff, beautiful breakfast room.
Menu very limited, due, we understand to imminent change of management, and the evening meal produced (lasagne) was of poor quality, seemed to have been overdone in a microwave. It is not possible to open the window in bedroom (we were in room 2) and this was very unsatisfactory, and we would certainly enquire about this before making a future booking. A telephone number on the website would be appreciated.
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Anonymous ( Other)
on July 25, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Good" (107107523)
Staff welcoming and very helpful. Breakfast excellent.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on May 1, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel just needs a few more details to take from an average hotel, to a good stay." (97762851)
Just a few xtras would have improved the Hotel. Dining area had hanging parts of curtains, a few more details at breakfast,perhaps there was a staffing problem.
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Anonymous ( Solo business traveller)
on January 17, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Room nicely furnished with good quality furnishings - historic building with lost of character. Real wood fire in bar. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Have paid much more for less pleasant and comfortable Bed and Breakfast - would recommend The George for business travel or leisure." (97783714)
Room nicely furnished with good quality furnishings - historic building with lost of character. Staff very pleasant and helpful.
Radiator in ensuite bathroom did not work so bathroom slighlty chilly.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on February 13, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"It would have been handy to know that you had to pay an extra £5.50 per head for an English Breakfast. The continental breakfast really was not up to scratch. It consisted of two types of cheap cheese, toast, cereals and very little else." (97629474)
The old fashioned, coaching type inn experience of the place.
The Bar was completely empty all evening (on a Saturday Night). We were advised to eat else where, and not having any custom in a local bar gave the impression that the bar was not a good place to socialise.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on February 10, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Lovely character hotel in beautiful village. Room was good size. Comfortable bed. Good sized bathroom but no hot water in shower, did inform manager who said he would do something about it. Food was your normal pub type food but was good and plentiful. Staff very friendly. Would go back." (97427134)
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Anonymous ( Group of work colleagues)
on February 6, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"This is a lovely place to stay. Eating in the hotel is flexible and we appreciated it was possible to have a meal after 9.00pm. Unusual for outside London." (97098423)
Lovely room, warm and nice bathroom. Complementary newspaper
No dislikes. The information in the hotel room on the users should include women as business travellers rather than just infer, in a rather old fashioned way, that it is only business men who use such hotels.
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David ( Young couple)
from Oswestry, morda , GB on January 12, 2008
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Would definately stay again there if i was in the area." (97792212)
Very clean room, nice and big.
The room was cold in the morning, old windows.
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William ( Solo business traveller)
from Wareham , GB on November 19, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Hotel booked by mistake (there is another George hotel nearby). Was very pleased by the style of hotel, greeting, accomodation and good range of food." (97439224)
Old world charm but clean and smart accomodation
all fine
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on October 26, 2007
Location
Poor breakfast choice
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on July 20, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"excellent" (99113459)
quaint, old-fashioned, traditional experience
nothing major - just need the grill on the restaurant extractor fan hoovered - but dust is better on there than in the air
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Anonymous ( Other)
on June 30, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"See above. Also: somebody should mend the fixing of the piece of metal that is supposed to keep the plastic or glass shower wal in place." (99409221)
Large room, very pleasant bathroom, good lighting
The window was unopenable. It didn't matter much because it was cold out, but on other occasions... One could not make outgoing telephone calls, and I regard that as a very serious drawback.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on June 20, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"the building was lovely and old/quirky. Service was a bit poor. Location is lovely." (99115473)
the lovely old building
the toilet didn't flush properly and we weren't given enough loo paper!
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Dinah ( Mature couple)
from Beith , GB on May 22, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"I was disappointed in the food. Breakfast was lovely and plenty to eat but the main meals were typically pub grub and very expensive for what they were. " (99292265)
Accommodation was well appointed. Television was just a small portable with no satallite channels. Plenty of hot water but poor pressure from shower. Overall the room was pleasant and comfortable.
The fact that it was outside from the main hotel and the weather was very wet so we had to have an umbrella every day going for meals.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on May 21, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Everything was fine. The staff were very friendly and helpful.The food was excellent and plentiful." (99169048)
The character and ambience of the area. Also the historic nature of the area.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on May 15, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"The hotel was very pleasant and the staff very helpful. The services were excellent and i would certainly recommend this hotel in the future." (99922990)
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David ( Mature couple)
from Broughton astley , United Kingdom;GB on May 11, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Food- quality was excellent, but slightly expensive and no table-d'hote menu available for dinner. Good selection at breakfast, but unfortunately some dishes on the menu were not available. Overall a very pleasant stay, good value and would recommend this hotel." (99177701)
Spacious and clean room and friendly and efficient service.
Small TV in room and bathroom fans where noisy.
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Kenneth ( Mature couple)
from Rye , United Kingdom;GB on May 10, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"We needed somewhere to stay in the Oxfordshire area for a three day cycling break. This hotel suited perfectly. Good ground floor accomodation. Meals were excelent and no hastle, liked the idea of simple bar meals or full restaurant if desired. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful." (99228757)
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Michael ( Solo business traveller)
from Tunbridge wells , GB on May 8, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Overall a pleasant place to stay and the food was good, particularly the breakfast. The public rooms were excellent. Good value for money." (99145123)
The room was spacious and attractive. All members of staff were helpful and friendly.
The bathroom was somewhat dated and although adequate could have done with a bit of TLC. e.g. the washhand basin was cracked. Also the carpet was at the end of its life.
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Anonymous ( Mature couple)
on April 27, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Charming village position, but the Thames was further away than we were led to believe. Olde worlde room with tilting floors which was to be expected in such an old establishment but really could do with an upgrade of bathroom fitments and bedroom furniture. Tea tray in room rather poorly stocked - only enough milk for one cup each for the afternoon break then non for an early morning wake up cup that cheers." (99656253)
Friendly staff. Lovely dining room and lounge.
Creaky floorboards and noisy saniflow loo system in our particular room. We were offered an alternative room but no energy to repack and move.
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Anonymous ( Young couple)
on April 25, 2007
Excellent service, very good food and standard of accomodation was very high.
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Graham ( Mature couple)
from Whitchurch , United Kingdom;GB on April 22, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"Room was in a good position providing a nice view. My wife said that the cooked breakfast was the best she could remember! We were both very comfortable in the room and would have happily stayed longer." (99501245)
The room.
The tV picture was poor, but to be fair we didn't watch, or want to watch, TV. And that's all that we could say was wrong.
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Michael john ( Mature couple)
from Holmes chapel , GB on April 19, 2007
The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames - Reviews & Ratings"We were delighted that Dorchester was a small, quiet town, most unexpected so near to a major road and the Oxford conurbation. We enjoyed the easy footpath access to the River Thames." (99350866)
The position of the Hotel in the centre of Dorchester on Thames opposite the Abbey.
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