The Tree at Iffley Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff go above and beyond to make you feel welcome."
• "Special thanks to the Manager Mr. Namit Julka."
• "The staff are amazingly friendly and treat you like family from the offset."
• "The service from the people who work here is wonderful and they are very friendly and inviting."
• "The staff have been so friendly and kind, the atmosphere is relaxed."
• "The staff were polite and attentive."
• "The staff were very friendly and the food was lovely."

Cons:

• "Staff were rude and room was old and falling apart."
• "The waitress at breakfast was abrupt and sullen, no chat, no smile."
• "Was back in the area for work again so stopped by and spoke to the manager. Very rude and unapologetic."
• "Staff unwelcoming in the evening and entirely absent in the morning."
• "Staff were not present and I waited at reception for 30 min before getting any service."
• "Poorly trained waiting staff."
• "Staff are unfriendly."

Rooms and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The room was spacious, with high ceilings and plenty of storage space."
• "An interesting Victorian building, which is clean and comfortable, in a wonderful location."
• "Rooms are big with clean and comfy beds and adequate bathroom."
• "The en-suite bathroom was modern and clean with plenty of water pressure."
• "The rooms are clean and comfortable and very spacious."
• "Our room was abit dated but very clean and very unreasonably priced."
• "Everything was immaculately clean, Wi-Fi was great and everything worked."

Cons:

• "Ceiling wallpaper coming away in places."
• "Wallpaper coming off the wall black mould on ceiling in shower room and on grouting."
• "Large spider in the bath."
• "The carpets were dusty and dirty the room was very cold."
• "The floor looked like it hadn’t been cleaned and there was a half drunken bottle of water in the room."
• "Everything is dusty and old. I find died spider in the bath."
• "ROOM dirty and damp and stank like a toilet!"

Food and Dining

Pros:

• "The food (I am a vegetarian) has consistently been amazing."
• "The food was fantastic and I loved the multiple dishes you could order on one plate."
• "Food was amazing! Also baby changing facilities very clean."
• "The food was amazing too! We had a wonderful selection and our 80 guests all had very full bellies and lots of praise."
• "Food is tasty and beautifully cooked."
• "The food has always been excellent."
• "The Indian food was delicious and well above average."

Cons:

• "The meal was expensive although the food was good."
• "The breakfast was cooked well and tasty but having to ask for butter and sauces for the breakfast is wrong."
• "The food I ordered was disappointing with the meat in the Chicken Korma really tough and chewy."
• "Vegetarian food was very spicy, staff serving didn't appear to know what Gluten free was, no choice for a sweet only ice cream."
• "For £100 a night... the fact that breakfast isn’t included and is around £15 a head is a joke."
• "Breakfast was a little disappointing too as only cereal was available with little cooked breakfast offered."
• "Cheap croissants, they weren't to freshly baked ones but the cakes soft cheap ones."

Location and Facilities

Pros:

• "The hotel is nestled in a quiet, tree-lined suburban street but is less than 10 minutes by car from the centre of Oxford."
• "Beautiful setting."
• "The Tree is set in beautiful Iffley and has ample parking."
• "Ample parking space. It also has an outdoor play area for the kids."
• "Great location close to the river Thames."
• "Iffley village is a walk along the Thames down to town and if you go the other way you can access the sustrans route to Abingdon, which is a beautiful market town."
• "This hotel is in the quiet village of Iffley."

Cons:

• "All in all a disappointing stay with a massive underground wasps nest out the front in the grass scaffolding around the building and dirty lack lustre dated rooms."
• "The ‘family room’ is right above the noisy pub... I had to go downstairs and beg them to please switch the music off."
• "The bathroom needs updating, there are zero outlets in there and the ceiling was peeling."
• "Cooked breakfast always cold, no toast offered."
• "The entire hotel needs a paint job and a lot of tender loving care."
• "The furnishings let the hotel down as it all needs a luck of paint."
• "The rooms are very dated with some of the least comfortable beds I have ever encountered."