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The Volunteer

2.5 star property

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Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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Station Road, Grove, Wantage, England, OX12 0DH
  • Frilford Heath Golf Club
    9 min drive
  • Millets Farm Centre
    9 min drive
  • University of Oxford
    20 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF)
    33 min drive

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single-Deluxe-Ensuite with Shower-Street View

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Volunteer

Wantage inn with restaurant
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free inn has a computer station and an arcade/game room. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and wedding services.
The Volunteer offers 5 accommodations. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The inn offers a restaurant. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Wantage inn also offers an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and express check-in. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

The Volunteer is a smoke-free property.

The Volunteer has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Greek, Romanian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Volunteer B&B Wantage
Volunteer Wantage
The Volunteer Inn
The Volunteer Wantage
The Volunteer Inn Wantage

The Volunteer Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 52 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Grahame

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant stay but tired room
A friendly welcome was provided at this Oxfordshire pub, I was checked in and shown up a back staircase to my room. The pub itself is small with a beer garden at the side. It’s very close to a main road and also a main line railway. The room (room 4) was a reasonable size, containing a double bed, a desk and a wardrobe with iron etc. Tea and coffee was provided. The bathroom was small and housed a toilet, sink and shower. The condition of the room was quite tired, the carpet had seen better days and the walls needed painting. The bed itself was very comfortable although there was no beside table, which would’ve been a cheap and convenient improvement. The noise from the road continued in to the early hours and meant you couldn’t leave the window open, the trains were less intrusive, although very audible from the room. Parking was ok, 3 spaces at the front of the hotel with maybe another 10 shared with the neighbouring car wash business.
Room 4
Tiny bathroom
The view from room 4
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

peter

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here for two nights this week on business, its the first time i have been to the pub ever. I have just booked in again for next week. A really friendly little pub, cracking food, and charming staff. A big thank to Cathy & Blake for their great hospitality. i thoroughly recommend a stay here. Peter
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

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

10/10 Excellent

Jason

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

10/10 Excellent

Cherryll

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Przemyslaw

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
BOOKING SCAM
I have booked the room for one night after 9pm done the online check in then email arrived that I can only check in until 9pm. Tried to rase this issue with hotels.com but only been told this is policy and there will be no refund . Proper scam . Website allows you to do the booking even if you can’t stay in hotel. SCAM zero help avoid!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Claire

Business traveler
The Volunteer
Nice friendly check in. Only 1 x large and small towel for 2 people. No shower soap at all. In a pub so nobody on site but contact numbers on door if anyone is needed. I think overpriced for this property.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Olivia

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Left after just 1 hour
I booked a 'deluxe room' it was tiny and shoddy. There was damage to the plasterwork, a rusty radiator with the paint peeling and the shower/toilet was tiny. I decided to check out within an hour even though it meant I lost my money as it was non-refundable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and clean
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Deborah, Wantage

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Kitchen was closed so no food available at all
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Toni

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don’t volunteer to stay here
Having phoned to check latest check in time we arrived at 2045, having been told latest was 2100, no problem we thought, then we were told that we’d have to wait, no reason given, so we waited and we’re taken to the room that smelt of musk and damp, there were holes in the walls and damp on the walls, the bed creaked, bathroom was clean , and the carpet was damp, no actually sodden, I raised these points in the morning and apparently the roof had leaked, it was an old building etcetera etcetera, none of this information was passed to us, we were pushed for time as we were attending a funeral so I left my number and asked them to call after 1400, they said they would and of course didn’t, Young inattentive staff more interested in playing darts
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly pub stay
Just the one night in this friendly pub, they serve a very good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Absolute pleasant stay service was impeccable staff are a credit to this establishment
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All staff were very friendly welcoming and helpful.The pub was cosy and the food was excellent.The room was clean warm and nicely decorated.The shower was brilliant.If we are in the area we would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

T L

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay at The Volunteer.
No problems at all. Friendly staff, warm welcome, rooms nice and clean. I would have no problems staying hear again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Welcoming, basic and with a little road noise.
Staff (Vicci) was really welcoming and helpful. For example I was leaving before breakfast we served and Vicci made sure I could help myself to cereal. The room overlooked the main road and the night I stopped was it was a tad noisy. The shower is compact and little tight for larger people like myself.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
One night in Wantage
We stayed for one night our room backed on to the car park (which is also a car wash ) next to busy road but as there was double glazing we did not hear any noise so had a good nights sleep I would recommend that the shower is fitted with slip protection and is a bit high when you get out The breakfast was hot and filling and the staff were nice and were very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Graham

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

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay and great staff
Really clean and comfortable room and the land- lady was super helpful and friendly; nothing was too much trouble 😊 Only small suggestion: lovely clean bathroom and shower but either an anti-slip bath mat or textured surface on the bath would be good as was very slippery.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Brilliant food
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There was a trickle of water in the shower told to use empty bedroom next door but was just as bad gave up and washed in the sink
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Lesley

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed for Air Show
I was disappointed with this hotel. It did not live up to what it said in the information. It is over priced and the stairs to the rooms give a very bad impression. There is a horrible musty smell and the carpet had seen better days. The room itself was nice and clean and well appointed. Just getting there was enough to put you off. The staff were really nice and helpful especially the lady that did breakfast. It was also quite difficult to find. It is actually Grove but is advertised as Wantage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018