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Whately Hall

3.0 star property

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Lunch and dinner served, international cuisine
Property grounds
Junior Suite | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Indoor wedding
Deluxe Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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17-19 Horse Fair, Banbury, England, OX16 0AN
  • Place, Banbury Cross
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Spiceball Country Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Banbury Museum and Gallery
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Oxford (OXF)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Classic Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(39 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Comfort Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Comfort Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Twin Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Classic Twin Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Triple Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Superior Triple Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Double Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Single Room | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Junior Suite | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Junior Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Suite | 1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Superior Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Whately Hall

Hotel in Banbury with 24-hour front desk and restaurant
This hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and coffee/tea in a common area. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk are on-site.
Whately Hall offers 69 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Whately Hall. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Banbury Cross. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and a restaurant are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy international cuisine while dining at Berkeley
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance and a porter
  • Steps from Banbury Cross and 9 minutes on foot from Banbury Museum and Gallery
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Whately Hall. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Banbury hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Berkeley – This restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves lunch, dinner and light fare.
SWIFT – This restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and light fare. Open daily.
Horton Bar – This bar serves lunch, dinner and light fare. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking options include a carport

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15.95 for adults and GBP 7.95 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Berkeley
  • Horton Bar
  • SWIFT

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Lift (100 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (100 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1632
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from December 31 2025 to December 31 2025 (dates subject to change):
  • Bar/Lounge(s)
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 15.95 for adults and from GBP 7.95 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 14740890
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Children stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Whately Hall Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 312 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 353 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 179 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 101 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 1004 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Amenities
Had a great stay, fab room suite , plenty of room for 4. Plenty of storage, stunning shower. With the hot weather a fan would of been a great additional extra.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shirley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful stay

Our room was beautiful, spacious and very clean. We had a separate 'T.V' room with a sofa bed for extra guests so learnt of room for 4 adults. If I had to be picky there was only one packet if normal Nescafé coffee. For whatever reason the restaurant closed at 7 pm despite the web site saying 9 pm. Breakfast was really nice - sausages were fabulous.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historic property with a great garden, good value for money with several options of restaurants nearby - fully recommend it
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Graham

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Whatley

Very dated Bed uncomfortable No air con Breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Donovan

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Sasha

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was in poor condition which is a shame as the hotel building and area is really nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Our room was very comfortable unfortunately there was a large damp spot on the ceiling in the bathroom which needs addressing also had to ask for our room to be refreshed as there were no signs to leave out but once asked for was quickly rectified would happily stay at this property again as the overall stay was great
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Emma

Disliked: Cleanliness
The overwhelming smell of cigarette smoke in the bathroom. Had to put a towel under the door to try and stop the room smelling. Did mention to management to be told he couldn't smell it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Craig

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beautiful old building, with some areas in hotel looking lovely e.g. restaurant & bar. Some areas looking very dated & worn which can make some things feel grubby (even if it was clean). There was a strange store cupboard unlocked & constantly open which also made things seem messy. Breakfast ok. Hotel very central to Banbury so great location if wanting to be central. Lovely garden out back of hotel. This is a 3 star hotel & was cheap, so you get what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Alistair

Rooms weren’t clean and hotel looks dated. Staff lovely and bed comfy.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
The decor of the hotel was dated. It all looked looked a bit tired. All of the floorboards creaked. Bathroom was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was fine. Asked for a quiet room. Couldn’t have been given one any noisier, right over door and car park entrance so couldn’t have window open and made the room very hot. Bedding was too heavy for time of year. At least a fan was supplied. Tv was good. Bathroom was very tired and grotty. Sports bar was closed and we had intended to eat/drink in there on arrival so ended up going elsewhere. I didn’t expect much from reviews as we know they were updating but would have hoped they would have tried to accommodate a request for a quieter room. We wouldn’t go again which is a shame as we were visiting family and could have been a repeat customer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Room was clean and tidy. Hotel in general needs some maintenance. Staff were friendly, hotel is nice and central. Overall good stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent Reception Staff
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Lee Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
We had to be moved twice in order to get an acceptable room but to be fair to the man on reception he got there eventually. Potentially a fab hotel but it needs a bit of TLC attention to detail.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quirky hotel

Quirky old hotel with creaky floorboards in the corridors. Obviously extended over the years as evident in the various level changes as you navigate through the mazy corridors and stairwells to your room. Room was adequate; bed comfortable, and bathroom facilities very good. Only down side was no tissues provided in the room. Used the restaurant for the evening meal - quiet that evening but menu selection not too bad and prices reasonable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Thomas J.

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Some drunk passed out in the room next to me. The night clerk didn't have a key for the deadbolt lock so after a lot of loud discussion the cops had to come in and bust down the door at 3AM. Hotel owners and management are at fault for the desk clerk not having that key. I paid £140 to get only a few hours sleep, £60 more than the usual rate. I'm going to pursue a partial refund. None was offered the next morning. My prior stay last year was very good but I will never stay there again when the owners and management are so negligent. It's just a good thing that the delay in getting that door open didn't cause further harm to the occupant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Anne Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We were shown to our original room and given a double suite but had requested a twin. Once we were moved and went to our new twin room, this was by far very basic compared to what was expected from the booking information. The room was extremely outdated and shabby looking. The breakfast was excellent with plenty of choice and all of the staff we met were polite and couldn’t do enough.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sylvia

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was lovely. Grounds were lovely. Staff are okay. Had dinner now got a shop bought pizza which I didn’t think was good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025