Premier Inn Oxford South - Didcot

Friendly welcome and quick registration. The rooms have been refurbished and are very comfortable . The bathroom is clean and modern. Hotel very quiet

Hotel fine.
The attached restaurant Beefeater was awful , cold , paint coming off walls , ripped upholstery and dirty knickers in the toilet. Staff miserable and un friendly.

I stayed here for two nights Fri-Sun and my mother in-law who had an accessibility room also. it was simple to pay the parking £4.50 /night on arrival which I knew about in advance. the reception staff were very helpful. both our rooms were very clean and looked recently decorated . storage a little limited with only a few shelves for clothes but fine for our short stay. we ate one evening meal and 2 full breakfasts in the Beefeater . A sign recommended booking in advance which we did , this turned out wise as a few people came in for a table and were told they were fully booked. the meals were excellent and the staff couldn't have been better decoration in the beefeater was in need of refreshing but I could look past this as my whole experience was positive and would stay there again without hesitation

Room was clean and tidy, bed comfy, breakfast was good, but....we booked a meal at the attached Beefeater, one of the starters arrived 10 minutes after the rest and my youngest sons main arrived as everyone else finished theirs. It wasnt even busy, food was nice but I would think twice about eating g there again.

We stayed here recently and were really impressed with the room. It looked like it had recently been re-furbished. The bed was really comfy - a large walk in shower - plenty of charging points as well as bedside USB sockets and very clean. There was a fridge and coffee machine which we’ve not seen before in a Premier Inn. Didn’t get to use it but the hairdryer looked good - not the usual “hold the button” down type which are not very good. There was a large flat screen TV on the wall and even an ironing board. There was a £4 charge for parking but considering parking charges in the area and how cheap the room was we didn’t think it unreasonable. We didn’t have breakfast there.

The room (no: 5) was comfortable on the whole, albeit the hairdryer didn't work at all, plus the loo seat was ill-fitting & loose & there was visible staining in the loo pan.

The immediate surroundings of the hotel gardens & car park area were all in need of some attention as there was litter strewn around, grassed areas were messy & overgrown, wooden posts outside the restaurant area were broken & all the windows were in need of a good clean. The pathway view from the windows in room no: 5 was a complete mess with overhanging foliage, litter, scruffy & dirty windows & window ledges.

Most disappointingly though was the breakfasts which I had paid for in advance when booking the room.

The Vegan options were extremely limited, barely any choice at all. The hash browns looked soggy & not crispy; the half tomatoes looked undercooked with no colour to them. We asked the staff if there were any mushrooms & they said they'd run out of them, even though it was only about 9am.
The bread was ok for toasting, but there were no vegan pastries to choose. There was only soya milk for tea/coffee/cereal, (no other plant milk alternatives were available, like the most popular one: oat milk), there were no vegan yoghurts.

So options/choice for vegans was abysmal, yet the price is the same as non-vegans who are provided with a much wider choice & variety for the same cost!

This is NOT equality NOR fair for non-animal flesh/secretions eaters to pay the same price as animal eaters.....yet not have the same volume of options to choose from!

My mum is not vegan , but she is vegetarian & she was incredibly disappointed with the state of the 'cooked' breakfast. She selected a croissant & tried a small piece of it....she said it was squashy & undercooked.
She had a hash brown but only had a small bite of it & said it had a strong onion flavour to it, which is not nice to eat for breakfast. She also put a small amount of the scrambled egg on her plate & when she tasted that she said it was rubbery & had a horrible taste to it. We spoke to restaurant staff about the scrambled egg & we were informed that the reason that the scrambled eggs were swimming in a couple of inches of water was because they had been frozen scrambled eggs!!! How disgusting is that !!

My mum's hash brown, scrambled egg was only luke warm too.

The 2 x vegan sausages that were brought out to me, (that I had to ask for, as they were not readily available to choose), were definitely done by a non-vegan 'cook' as they were not actually cooked correctly, there was no colour to them, they were pale looking & when I tried a bite of one I couldn't eat the rest as it was awful.

This breakfast was the absolute worst breakfast my mum & I have ever tasted anywhere !!

To have paid over £20 for 2 x breakfasts was a rip-off to say the least!

The 'hot' breakfast was barely warm.
Choice for non-animal eaters was pitiful.
The quality of food was appallingly sub-standard, even the fruit juices tasted like processed, flavoured water & not like proper natural fruit juice.

With regard to the self-service buffet situation.... yes, of course, it's nice to help ourselves to what we wish to put on our plates BUT when other customers pick up the tongs to put animal flesh & dried blood, (bacon & black pudding), on their plates, then use the VERY SAME TONGS to pick up hash browns or tomatoes....this results in CROSS CONTAMINATION!!

The tongs aren't labelled for individual food items, so I witnessed the 2 chaps in front of me use a single pair of tongs for picking up multiple items. I spoke to the chaps & said that unfortunately they had now contaminated the non-animal based items, to which they replied: "oh, sorry".

This must happen all the time, so nothing in the hot buffet is actually suitable nor safe for vegans or vegetarians or certain food allergies &/or food intolerances sufferers, especially if people are using the tongs & serving spoons for all the items !!

I'm vegan ethically & DO NOT want to eat food contaminated by tongs & serving spoons that other people have used already on non-vegan 'foods'.

Worryingly, some people may be allergic to animal-based so-called 'foods', so this could be
extremely DANGEROUS to those people with certain allergies if they encounter buffet tongs & serving spoons being used for all the items causing cross-contamination!!

Additionally, I think it's very cheeky & greedy of Premier Inn to expect hotel guests to pay to park at the hotel. I assumed, obviously incorrectly, that the £4.50 I had paid for parking my car, would then be deducted off of my hotel payment....sadly I was mistaken.

Nice room. Charging £4 to park at a hotel you’ve paid to stay in is outrageous! Automated check in, no welcome from staff. Totally impersonal

Check in fine. Couldn't find lift to first floor (A nuisance if a lot of luggage) but neither did I ask - so there may have been one.

Had to pay for parking. I have an EV - deliberately chose this location as it advertises charging points. I arrived back 10,30pm - connected car - and found that I could only stay for 90 mins at charging point or would face overcharge fee of £10/hour. No exception for overnight. So - I had to wait up until car had charged and then moved it.

Car park charges for hotel guests... :(

Worst of all was cleanliness of bathroom. The bottom of the foilet bowl was visibly dirty, there was black mould in the sink overflow, and the bathroom plug hole was dirty/smudged with hairs.

The bed was however clean and comfortable.

I was in room 30 the tele didn't work the signal clearly want strong enough and at just after 9 there was a drill going off above my room then again at 6. 45 am. There was nobody at reception to speak to this morning to complain

Be aware,despite being a guest you have to pay extra for parking,not what you want to find out when you arrive late at night.

Perfect hotel for us well situated for station and bus routes to Oxford.close to Costa coffee and Miller and Carter and apple cart pub.

We had stopped using Premier Plus rooms a while back, as they had stopped being good value, but seeing the 'next generation' Plus rooms advertised here, decided to give them another go. The second armchair in the room is brilliant - we were always fed up with one person having to sit on the bed. The bedroom and bathroom fittings were very nice, and it was good to have air conditioning.

We booked three nights but had to leave after two: the noises coming from the air con vents made it impossible to sleep. A constant gurgling and bubbling - it was like a mechanical milking parlour. (Room 116)
Also, we still miss the old 'Lenny' beds. We're used to a Super King Size bed at home, so 'squeezing' into a Premier Inn King Size also reduces the overall comfort and relaxation provided by the room.
I had checked in before arriving and my app told me to scan a QR code on arrival. Turns out this app feature doesn't actually work. Just causes guest frustration!

There wasn't a phone in the room to call down for a question about the operation of the television.

Great hotel and a good location. We stayed in one of the upgraded rooms which was very clean, well equipped and had everything we needed for an overnight stay. Mattress was comfortable. Rain shower was hot and plenty of usb charging ports.

Parking on site is for a fee, which I don't agree with when you're staying at a hotel.

Breakfast at the Beefeater was good, although there were a lot of kids running around.

I would stay here again if I was visiting the area.

Don't have hot breakfast. It was terrible. Only worth 5 pounds
Bacon like leather and eggs like rubber . Had to wait 10 mins for fresh eggs.

We arrived on the 11th July and it was very hot. Fortunately we had paid a but extra for a better room and was delighted to find it had air con and a small fridge. We have stayed in many hotels and I have to say the air con worked brilliantly and was virtually silent. Oh, and the room was immaculately clean, the bed really comfortable and the shower was top notch.

Let me start by saying I am normally a fan of a Premier Inn, it is often our go to brand when looking for good value stay somewhere, so I had no hesitation booking my daughter and mother-in-law in for a week while my daughter was working nearby.

In short, it was awful. Having booked the cheapest non refundable rate with meal deal, a day before the stay I received an email telling me of construction work at the hotel throughout my stay. Of course, no time or option to change the booking, we drove up to be met by a daily parking charge, which, given the hotel is not too accessible was unexpected (4 quid a day).

The hotel itself is not clean, particularly the reception area and “restaurant”. The staff have are clearly being forced to work in the restaurant, being rude and unhelpful throughout the stay. The usually decent Premier Inn breakfast was so disappointing my daughter resorted to a cup of coffee and a pot of yoghurt each morning and the the less said about the dinner, the better.

Boiling hot week but no AC in the rooms (apparently some rooms do have them though) and no one on hand to replenish the water dispenser in reception.

This is the worst premier inn experience ever and has really put me off booking there again. Avoid like the plague.

I stayed here for my Silverstone grand prix trip. It's 45 minutes drive away so not too far and far enough away not to stay getting a proximity to the circuit charge. There is a fuel station right next door with an m&s. Fuel was set cheap but happened to be out of stock at the time, only diesel available. There is a 24 hour McDonald's behind this. Perfect if you get back late and they're not serving at the beefeater anymore. It's right next to the road but I heard zero road noise. The rooms were more than big enough and very well kept. Only thing is a few cobwebs as the windows are right next to bushes so just close them. You do need to pay for parking but it was 12 quid for 3 days so not an issue. It's very well signed outside to remind you. You do need to book for your meals as its a very busy restaurant depending on the day. The breakfast is the usual Premier type but very well stocked and super fresh plus cooked on demand if you want poached or boiled eggs. Staff are excellent but absolutely flat out so try not to give them a hard time. I will certainly be using them again for any trips in the area. There is another "pub grub" restaurant just across the road if you fancy a change from them. The evening meal I was a tiny little bit more disappointed as the menu pictures as usual oversell the actual product. The portions are small for the price. Maybe forcing you to want desert as well? Obviously breakfast you can eat until your belt breaks but the fixed menu just a heads up. Probably the best Premier Inn I've stayed at though.

Boiling hot rooms , it’s hot outside and it’s like being in a sauna
Getting ready for a wedding was uncomfortable because I was sweating so much
Room itself is lovely and big - but where was the aircon ?
Sockets are half way up the wall I heard they used to be desks there so your devices left hanging in the air - I just moved the table to it
No hotel lobby so nowhere to meet other guests and socialise except for the pub style tables outside the restaurant which you can’t do in the winter
My key card stopped working 9 times over 2 days it was extremely irritating constantly going to reception to sort it out as the hotel corridors are long
There is no lift either
Rain shower was ok but the removable shower head had zero power and water was hot and cold
Avoid the beefeater restaurant - absolutely vile
Ants up the walls , then I had severe diarrhoea after breakfast. Breakfast was disgusting- horrible , staff appeared fed up and indifferent

We stayed in one of the premier plus rooms which was superb. Very comfortable bed, amazing shower and efficient aircon. Coffee machine and little bar of chocolate was a nice touch, along with nice cold water in the fridge. I have marked it down 1 point as all of the premier plus rooms are on the 1st floor with no lift- does premier inn not consider people with mobility issues may want a premier room ?