Mollies Motel & Diner
The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire
🧒 Great for older kids 🚗 Road-trip stop 💰 Good value 🐶 Dog Friendly 👶 Great with Toddlers 🍝 Great Food 🏡 Characterful
A stylish, family-friendly motel stay with great food, perfect weekend for discovering the Cotswolds and Oxford.
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Introduction
Mollie’s is a brilliant base for exploring the Cotswolds, with the kind of stylish interiors you’d expect from Soho House but a much more relaxed, family-friendly feel. Interconnecting rooms with twin or bunk beds make it particularly easy for families to settle in. And then there’s the diner, serving seriously good diner food, with breakfast alone worth booking for.
Why families will love it
Perfect Cotswolds base – easy to reach some of the region’s most iconic villages and attractions.
Family-friendly dining – the diner has a great kids’ menu, plus breakfast is a real highlight.
Free coffee station – grab a coffee at reception before heading out for a day of Cotswolds adventures.
Thoughtful room extras – no kettle in the room, but hallway water stations provide boiling and chilled water, with a carafe, teapot and tea and coffee supplied.
24-hour reception bar & café – handy for early starts, late arrivals or a drink when the kids are finally asleep.
Pack a little lighter – GHD straighteners, a Dyson hairdryer and Cowshed toiletries are all provided.
Accommodations Types
Family rooms from: £150 per night
Mollie’s family rooms are designed with flexibility in mind, with interconnecting rooms from £150 per night. Choose a twin-bed set-up for older children or opt for bunk beds if you’re travelling with younger ones, giving everyone their own space while keeping the family nicely connected.
Getting there
Perfectly placed for exploring the Cotswolds, with some of the region’s most iconic villages and countryside within easy driving distance. It’s also close enough to Oxford for a city day trip, making it a great base for exploring beyond the hotel.
Nearest Train or Tube Station: Oxford Station – approx. 20 mins by car; the S6 bus from nearby Buckland also runs to Oxford city centre in around 30 minutes
Nearest City: Oxford approx. 20 minutes by car
Good to Know
Book the Diner ahead: it can get very busy, particularly at peak times, so book breakfast, lunch and dinner when you arrive or via the Mollie’s app to avoid disappointment. Kids menu’s are available.
Free parking: there’s plenty of free on-site parking, making it an easy option for a Cotswolds road trip.
EV charging: rapid and overnight EV charging are available, with overnight charging reservable for motel guests.
A car is recommended: Mollie’s sits directly on the A420 between Oxford and Swindon, with little within walking distance. There is, however, an S6 bus stop across the road, with services to Oxford taking around 30 minutes.
Family-friendly rooms: four-person bunk rooms are available, with some connecting to double rooms, making them particularly useful for families. Make sure to request a bunk or twin when booking depending on the size of your party and/or age of children.
“We approve Mollie’s as a stylish, practical and genuinely family-friendly base for exploring the Cotswolds. The combination of family rooms, brilliant food, thoughtful extras and easy access to the region’s iconic villages makes it a strong fit for the TLAC ethos. Tasha has personally stayed here with her two young children and found it a particularly easy option for a family trip, with the interconnecting rooms and excellent diner making family life that little bit simpler.”
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A stylish, family-friendly stay just outside Oxford, Mollie’s Motel is the perfect base for exploring the Cotswolds with kids. From interconnecting rooms to an on-site diner and easy access to some of the most beautiful villages in England, here’s our honest review.