The Lodge Duxford

Lovely room and location, I’d stay again but avoid the restaurant

Breakfast was awful, from the ingredients to the cooking and service itself. My advocado was grey where it had been sat around for hours (at 9am on a Saturday!) and the bread tasted like cardboard. My husbands fry up was dry and again looked like it had been prepared hours ago and left on the side. We were not offered condiments, and when we asked for butter and ketchup, we were only given ketchup. The coffee was poor and the orange juice too. Nothing felt premium like the location or price tag. You’re better off going to cafe 19 at the community centre for a high quality, great value breakfast.

Comfortable bed

Bathroom rusty soap dish. Toilet and shower stained and mouldy. No hot breakfast available. Dinner exlensive although well cooked.

The shower was good. Towels were clean and soft.

I had high expectations for this stay, based on the photos and reviews on booking.com, but I was very disappointed. The accommodation has had a fair amount of wear and tear since the photos were taken (light switches missing, scuffed paintwork and mouldy/discoloured grout in the shower). To make things worse, it was a cold day when we arrived and the temperature in our room was far below the ambient temperature in the hallway. After several attempts to resolve the situation and turn on the heating, it became apparent that the radiator wasn't working. Staff were unable to supply a heater as their supply of electric heaters were already being used by other guests (suggesting we weren't the only ones without heating). The shower was good and the towels were nice, but otherwise the bathroom didn't have any touches of luxury with no shower gel and only about 1cm of shampoo in the bottle. The restaurant/breakfast room was similarly tired in appearance. There was no breakfast buffet and guests could only select one option from the menu. The breakfast was adequate but uninspiring.

The staff were exceptional. My husband and I have both worked in the hospitality industry and know how hard it can be. They were short staffed but it was very obvious they were a brilliant team and all pulling together.

Nothing.

Location was really good.

We did not like the "stables"- felt cramped and it was a bit noisy. Also the shower was dangerously slippery though to be fair a mat was available upon request (it should be supplied automatically. In addition, the shower was mouldy and the shampoo container was broken and it was not dealt with even though we informed mngt.

Quirky Excellent food Very comfortable bed

Disappointed to find on arrival they have changed mid week breakfast to continental as people had raved about the exceptional breakfasts!

Quirky little boutique hotel, with lovely staff who couldn’t do enough for us.

Nothing to dislike