It wasn’t cheap, so had high expectations, sadly these weren’t met. We stayed here during a week’s holiday in Oxford. I’m not sure I would choose to stay here just for leisure but then I didn’t sample the spa facilities, which is one of the hotel’s main claims to fame. Would I come again? Yes, I would certainly recommend it for conferences - provided one is not travelling by public transport. There was a solitary bench I saw but it was in the shade under a tree. I felt as if I would be in the way of the golfers when walking so didn’t linger. Having taken a stroll around the grounds in late afternoon sunshine, I felt it would be good if there were more benches to sit on overlooking the lake and valley. There’s certainly plenty of comfortable indoor seating in a few different areas. The outdoor furniture was rather tatty with peeling varnish on the tables and chairs. It wasn’t clear whether the outdoor seating on the terrace overlooking the lake was open to guests not attending conferences - as it was difficult to find or access without going via the conferring suite. #PICTURESQUE FIZZ SPRINGS RESORT WINDOWS#The Canadian geese that patrol the greens below the hotel can be pretty noisy too, especially if you leave the windows open at night, but I didn’t might a bit of wildlife honking in exchange for a great view! It turned out to be staff setting up the conference rooms on the floor below! Thankfully, it soon stopped when I complained and did not continue during the night. It was very loud and the vibrations shook the room and went on a long time. I was disturbed whilst relaxing from my long drive early evening (before dinner) by what sounded to me like a heavy trolley being repeatedly trundled across a tiled floor. The only downside was that the walls and floors seem somewhat thin. The room was well maintained and very comfortable. My most recent visit in May 2022- I had a lovely room overlooking one of the golf courses and the lake. I’ve not sampled the spa yet but I understand that it is well rated. The menu is fairly basic and the food is just okay, passable but not special. I’ve stayed hear several times for training conferences. Magnificent setting for this hotel and golf hotel in something of an out of the way location, not easy to find without a satnav. I'd definitely stay here again as the area is beautiful. Rather than an small area you take your own balls. Only other slight negative is that considering how good the practice facilities are, it really does miss out on have a fully working driving range. There should never been a case of 3 groups waiting on a tee box. It makes it a little tedious at times especially when groups start looking for balls and then the course just backs up. 8 minute tee times are just too short, you end up with 3 groups on every holes. I've read similar reviews about how long the rounds can take and we has similar experience. The golf course was in good condition considering recent rain and the amount of traffic. Rooms were well furnished, clean and very comfortable. #PICTURESQUE FIZZ SPRINGS RESORT FULL#Just got back from a golf weekend with 8 friends and overall had a great time.īreakfast was decent, dinner was a little bland in taste (we had the full range of main courses and everyone has similar comments) and service at the bar was very good, the staff there are a credit. I give one star because our food was satisfactory, but sadly because of everything else, it is unlikely we will return. Then our table was close to their bathroom and towards the end of our meal, thank God, a smell seemed to emanate from there. The older couple who were sitting behind us also kicked an absolute fuss about the service and quality of their food which was returned. And if this comes from the owner/manager of the establishment, well then. When a customer asks "what teas do you serve?", because there's none to be seen on the menu, and you respond "what tea would you like, we have so many!" is a pretty lousy response for a business trying to sell their product. We were served by the 'manager' of the place who didn't seem to be bothered too much about the quality of it. The food menu was not very extensive, although the food we had was quite nice. One of those lovely country pubs where the brilliant exterior unfortunately does not live up to the interior design.
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