The staff are friendly but the room was small and needs updating. Wasn't the best value for money we found and will look elsewhere next time.

The rooms at this hotel were clean & well cared for. The staff treated everyone as if they were friends. The breakfast choices were large & everything was excellent. The owner greeted everyone at breakfast as if he had known them a long time. He went out of his way to make you feel comfortable. The stafff was very knowledgeable about the area & ready to help if needed. Overall, a stay at this hotel is very relaxing. We would definately go back to this hotel.

The review applies to July 2010. High season - everything else was fully booked. When we arrived, there was no sign of our booking, but a room materalized anyway when we paid our stay in full to get the suspicious expression off the manager's face. Then we were given a lecture on what not to do in the room, including cooking and laundry, as if that would be the normal behaviour for hotel guests ... We were treated like shifty blackguards until we decided to sign in with another title than Mr and Mrs, which changed the behaviour to creepily subservient.

The place was worn, difficult to keep clean, TV reception poor, breakfast sparse and unfresh, etc. The list could be longer. Two days in a row we had to ask for a second towel, as housekeeping had decided that only one person was living in the room. This was a place where we just slept. It was not a place to relax and 'stay' in.

In summary, this is not good value for your money. We travel a lot and this is the worst place ever. Keep away.

Ok let's get things in perspective, if you want a cheap stay just a short stroll from Oxford city centre then you have to lower your expectations. Yes this hotel is a bit dated, the decor is not the most tasteful, but at £70 a night for a double room with breakfast included, you can't go wrong!

We chose this hotel for location and price mainly. It was easy to find and had ample private parking. We entered the lobby and were greeted by a very friendly receptionist who immediately gave us loads of tips on where to eat and drink. He gave us a map and even told us he would book taxis for us if we wished to arrange them. My partner had to drag me away because we ended up chatting for so long! We were given a choice of room on either floor and we chose upstairs.

On going up the stairs I noticed a sign saying "refurbishment had started here, sorry for the unfinished look" which was quite amusing. Our room was at the top of the stairs, first impressions very clean and tidy, simple TV, tea-making facilities, clean en-suite with shower, two clean towels each, soap, shampoo and body wash. Our window looked out on to the car park and it was away from the road so very quiet.

Our first night was very comfortable, luckily I bought my own pillows as I'm allergic to feathered ones. We did notice that the walls were quite thin as we heard the woman next door having a shower and saying 'oh my god the water is freezing!' Fortunately with that warning I just let the shower run a while and found it to be ample.

We went down to breakfast and were greated by a very polite gentleman who showed us to our table. I was a bit worried at first because they were playing Classic FM on the radio and the theme from Damien was playing. There was a choice of fresh orange or tea, quassants and cerial. We had chose a fry-up which was very nice! The decor of the dining room was quite funny with large garish pictures of the queen, kitsch fake flowers and ornaments etc. Most notably everything was clean.

Upon spending the day in this marvelous city we returned to find fresh bed-sheets and clean towels.

So all in all I couldn't really complain, you can get more for your money in other cities but come on, this is Oxford! So don't be put off by all the negative snooty comments, give it a try :)