Down Ampney Vacations

Was very annoyed that when we checked in, we had to pay a £50 deposit for the room which we were told that we get back as soon as the cleaners have checked the room, we were not aware of this beforehand, plus, when we checked out, we were told its 2 to 3 days before the money goes back on our card, the bathroom and bedroom were very clean, apart from cobwebs on the walls in the bedroom, the bathroom seriously needs updating, all the screws were rusty and looked a mess where the rust had ran, and there was no plug for the bathroom sink, so you couldn't have a wash or shave in the sink, there's also a lack of plug sockets in the bedroom, there was 2 single sockets near the desk, obviously 1 is used for the TV and the other one we had to use for the fan as the room was so hot, but we also had to keep unplugging that if we wanted to use the socket for the kettle, and to charge our phones in turn, We paid nearly £100 a night for this and was very disappointed, we have stayed in far nicer hotels for less, we also went to go for a walk around the back of the hotel to the lake, however just around the corner at the end of the hotel there were gypsy's parked up, The cleaners and the staff were nice and polite, but the rooms seriously need more maintenance,

Nice country pub, not far from sywell aerodrome, good pub food and decent beer.

Fantastic value for money and the location from the motorway way super handy. We checked in late at night as we needed to night stop as we were exhausted from driving. The staff were friendly and very helpful. The breakfast was fantastic and had so many options for all tastes!