Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel

4.0 star property
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December 2024
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Exterior
Lunch and dinner served, British cuisine
Exterior
Deluxe Double Room
Reception

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
    Gym
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
London Road, Aston Rowant, Watlington, England, OX49 5SQ
  • Chiltern Hills
    14 min walk
  • Chinnor Station
    5 min drive
  • Oxfordshire Golf Club
    9 min drive
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    37 min drive

Room options

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Courtyard View (Courtyard Side)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Watlington

Located in Watlington, Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel is in a rural location, within a 10-minute drive of Chiltern Hills and Chinnor Station. .This inn is 15.4 mi (24.8 km) from Thames River and 5.5 mi (8.9 km) from Phoenix Trail.

What's nearby

  • Chiltern Hills - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Oxfordshire Golf Club - 9 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Wycombe Swan Theatre - 13 min drive - 19.2 km
  • John Radcliffe Hospital - 17 min drive - 22.9 km
  • University of Oxford - 20 min drive - 24.9 km

Getting around

  • Princes Risborough Station - 12 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Red Lion - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Lions of Bledlow - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Falcon - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Cross Keys - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Fat Fox Inn - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel

Inn in Watlington with a 24-hour fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel offers 44 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Watlington inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the inn include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 44 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this inn include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Kite Restaurant, a restaurant which specializes in British cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This inn has 4 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Kite Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–10:00 AM on weekends: GBP 12.50 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Kite Restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness centre

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms - 4

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per accommodation, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 10 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 12.50 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per accommodation, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Lambert Arms Inn Watlington
Lambert Arms Watlington
Lambert Hotel Watlington
Lambert Watlington
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel Watlington
Mercure Thame Lambert Watlington
Mercure Thame Lambert Inn
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel Inn
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel Watlington
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel Inn Watlington

Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 447 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 172 out of 447 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 447 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 447 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 447 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with partner
The hotel is very quiet, if thats what you are seeking, you'll be in luck. It has a good location just of the M40 junction, but you would never know it, very handy for the villages and towns within a reasonable distance We knew the hotel well beforehand and have stayed in the past, it's fine, more of a 'wedding type' venue with little to no vibe, but thats fine, lots of parking and EV chargers, good access to Thame, Stockenchurch, Chinnor and Watlington.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

NEIL

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room with a view
We had a room with a view to the Chilterns. Make sure you ask for this when booking, as the alternative is a room with a view to the car park. This is our second time in this hotel, and staff are very attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable small friendly hotel with friendly helpful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All Good
Very Good Hotel Good Menu options Good Service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Very nice hotel, clean and modern. Odeal for business trip. Nice little gym too
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent enough
Comfortable stay but lacked attention to detail. Just one towel between two of us, tv remote missing a battery cover, stuck together with selotape, shower spraying straight into bathroom, only one pillow each. Admittedly we didn't ask to have any of these remedied, which I'm sure they would have, but left a poor first impression.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Reasonable prices. Hotel recently refurbished.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhys

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb service, friendly staff
The warmest welcome at reception, thank you!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Colin

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great overnight stay, the staff are brilliant, the food was lovely and the all around ambience was relaxing and beautiful. Loved every minute, the hotel is great and would thoroughly recommend them. Book with them directly rather than a third party the staff are very welcoming and friendly and will help you with anything that you need.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Alexandra Johanna

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dirty room and awful food.
Stayed as a family of 3 after a very long flight back to Heathrow. Staff were friendly enough and the location is easy to get to but the room was dirty with so much dust and cobwebs everywhere. The shower leaked all over the floor. The in room phone was barely audible when talking on. Bedside lamp broken. Ordered room service which took nearly an hour to arrive, when it did the order was wrong and the food was barely edible. Cod was full of bones and totally over cooked, beef brisket was actually inedible, could barely cut it, let alone eat it, was more like the beef had just been microwaved. Hard to believe this is a 4 star hotel, would definitely not recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meera

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flying visit
very pleasant Hotel with a comfortable room, was only a quick stop over so not able to make full use of the Hotel. Would be more than happy to stay again, breakfast was of a good standard with polite staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Has a nice feel about, very welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Philip

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fraser

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great overnight
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Neil

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bed bugs
The room smelt stale as did the bed sheets, pillows etc. Myself and my wife had bites on our bodies which must have come from the bed. The bathroom was poor witha loose toliet seat and was overall grubby and not very good at all.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sam

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel but expensive for food.
Nice hotel but expensive for food. Nearly forty quid for sirloin steak, don't think so....
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024