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Reviews of The Royal Oak

4 out of 5
The Royal Oak
The Square, Yattendon, Thatcham, England

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 98 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 141 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Welcoming, helpful, kind staff. Rooms could use better lighting.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Georgina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a lovely property in the countryside. Staff was friendly and property gorgeous. We would definitely recommend and stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel with great food
Nice room, excellent food and lovely countryside location
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and restaurant in a quiet location
Great room, nicely decorated, clean and comfortable. Service was excellent and the food at the pub was brilliant. Staying there again next week!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
They gave us a room just above the main door, and it was extremely noisy every time the door close.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful find - exceptional
Absolutely lovely stay at The Royal oak. Beautifully decorated throughout, with a really warm and homely feel. Staff were welcoming, dinner and breakfast were first-class and my room was spotlessly clean with a great bathroom and comfy bed. Would definitely return, I stayed for work but it would be a lovely place for a weekend away.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great find.

10/10 Excellent

Shivani

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good experience Helpful staff Good cooking
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Tobias

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is England, a beautiful village. just soak it up.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real gem
Stunning hotel in beautifully quaint village
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Cicely

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Having stayed in large corporate hotels all week , it was great to come to a small friendly and personal pub. Food was very good room was spotless and beer was good too!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A class act….it was almost enjoyable stay. Great value.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Penny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food is really great and such a cosy pub! We were kept up by noise from downstairs but maybe we were unluckly
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
It's a great pub with large ensuite rooms. The food is good and reasonably priced too. It'd cost the same to stay in a big chain hotel with none of the character.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Royal Oak - Fabulous!!
Absolutely wonderful one night stay at The Royal Oak. Delicious dinner. My daughter raved about the pizza... Breakfast was absolutely delicious too. Roaring fire in the pub and lots of comfy seating. Wonderful place to stay if you are looking in this area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from The Royal Oak on 6 Oct 2021
Dear Heidi, That is so lovely to hear! Thank you for your feedback and we do hope to welcome you again soon. With best wishes, Victoria

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

k

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Royal oak
Good quality accommodation with excellent staff and food.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from The Royal Oak on 16 Aug 2021
Thank you so much for your feedback, delighted you enjoyed your stay! :)

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from The Royal Oak on 13 Aug 2021
Thank you! :)

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Little Gem
Great room(only 10)-awesome walk-in rainfall shower; pub/restaurant had amazing food-never expected; breakfast was included and top-notch (best avocado toast on thick seeded bread with eggs and bacon)....beautiful outside patios and prices are so reasonable. Will be pleased to come back many times!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from The Royal Oak on 21 Jul 2021
Thank you so much! We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from The Royal Oak on 7 Jun 2021
Thank you! :)

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic trip to the Royal Oak. Great food, room was lovely, spacious and super clean!
Bedroom
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

NSmith, Reading

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We arrived at 2pm when at the time we had been advised we could check in. We were told quite bluntly we couldn't check in until 3pm, then were left to carry our bags around the property to find somewhere to wait. Drinks service whilst we waited was poor. 3pm arrived, carried our bags back to reception, and the staff member walked past me without offering to carry any of the 3 bags I was struggling with, only carrying 1 when asked to help. We got to the room, but it was still being cleaned, and we were told another 30 minutes. Options to hang around with our bags again were refused, and we were then offered the room next door to change in, and finally it was accepted that we were not getting the service we should, and offered a free round of drinks before dinner. After this, the food was excellent and the service in the restaurant was good. Breakfast was also excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Agneta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from The Royal Oak on 1 Sept 2020
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

MattB, Kent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in one of the Superior rooms, which had a lovely big bathroom and bathtub. Plenty of space in the room and a comfortable bed. The room was quiet and had good ventilation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from The Royal Oak on 27 Jul 2020
Thank you for the lovely review, we're so glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a present for my daughter and son in law to enjoy pre arrival of a little one! They had a lovely time, staff could not have been more accommodating and friendly. They enjoyed lovely walks with their dog, The Royal Oak went out of its way to ensure it is dog friendly for guests. It is also to be congratulated on its pub food. Delicious but also a menu which catered and took care of guest with allergies.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
I cannot rate this hotel high enough. Everything was perfect, the staff, the food and the room. Saddening we were their last customers until the virus is dealt with. I wish all the staff well and will return as soon as you are back open.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will return
Staff were excellent, friendly and very accommodating. Food was equally excellent and freshly prepared in the open kitchen area off the restaurant- a special mention for the home made pizza cooked in the special oven.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the surroundings, room was lovely Shame breakfast only started at 7:30, I wouldn’t be able to stay again which is a shame as I’m away on business and my day starts at 7:30am
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from The Royal Oak on 2 Oct 2019
Thank you! :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic and highly recommend in s lovely quaint village location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely restaurant and outside area within a beautiful walled garden. Food was great. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were very pretty and had a cottage feel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Lovely place, nice ambience and people. Bathrooms need a little bit of a make over but that's being picky. Good food too. Ace.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from The Royal Oak on 24 Apr 2019
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was more than I had hoped for. Absolutely charming, impeccable service and friendly staff and the food was great. Will definitely be booking again. Wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from The Royal Oak on 6 Mar 2019
Thank you!

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Expensive to eat there
Nice place but expensive to eat there when away with work, plus i hate the way they add 10% service charge to the food bill. I stop in a lot of hotels, big and small, and none of them add a charge on the food. Its a bit above its self. Also dont appreciate the time it takes to get breakfast and out of the door.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019