We enjoyed our stay at the cottage. It must have been renovated only a few years ago, to a good standard with a lovely kitchen, underfloor heating downstairs, and a wood burner (which meant we were lovely and warm in the evenings). My son in particular really liked the modern feel to the cottage. I note that other people have said that the beds were soft - these must have been replaced because the beds we slept in were firm and comfortable. And as for the road near the cottage, it is not busy in the sense that there is a lot of traffic. There are not that many vehicles that go down it, it's just that they travel at some speed when they do. It didn't bother us or impact on our enjoyment of the place. And we walked into Hook Norton a couple of times along the road. There is no pavement but we just walked facing the traffic and when a car came it would travel round us. I would recommend this place.