The Osney Arms Guest House

Good points this property is on the main road into Oxford which takes around 10 to 15 minutes to walk. Bus stop not far either. Our room was clean and spacious, however the bathroom needed a little bit of attention. There was a lot to choose for breakfast however it could really do with a toaster or provisions of a cold meat and cheese selection. Parking near the hotel is a problem and with only two proper accessible parking bays at the hotel we were so lucky to get one when we got back from the theatre. Overall a pleasant stay.

We stayed at the Osney Arms on 1 April 2023 as part of our walking the Thames adventure. Both rooms were clean and comfortable. We managed to park the car on site (2 spaces in the back and 2 in the front of the property) and it was in a great location for the Thames path walk between Newbridge and Abingdon. Breakfast was basic continental but fine for us. Property could do with a lick of paint outside but perfect for us.

The room was okay but could use a bit of updating. Parking is a bit of a pain. We only stayed for a night and served its purpose for us.

Clearly an ex-pub. Very limited parking and surrounding areas/roads were either Permit Holders Only or a few parking bays in nearby roads which were time limited. i.e. One hour only [and no return] between 08.00 and 18.00 hours Monday to Saturday. We are senior citizens [ages 75 to 87 years] thus movement of luggage from car to property difficult. There were not 4 parking areas but three which were all taken by our 3.30pm arrival. A third car straddled the little space on the frontage of property. These local restrictions over parking were not made clear during the original online booking through Expedia ! Re our accommodation. We were not aware that we had booked a room/bathroom for disabled persons. The bedroom was spacious and fairly well appointed and the bed/bedding very comfortable. As the Room 1 is on the ground floor and faces the main road with just a couple of metres from the public pavement, it needs blinds or a net curtain. We had to draw the thick main curtains mid afternoon in order to change or have some privacy. Also, the large disabled wet room/bathroom lacked facilities..No shelving to place items. A very small single tap hand basin which only delivered warm to hot water. No cold water to clean teeth or fill the kettle. Shower curtain is old, dirty and half adrift from the high rail. No toilet seat cover. Seat/hand rails/ grab handles etc all in black.....most unwelcoming although very clean. However the Continental Breakfast was well presented and adequate.

Though the guesthouse is unprepossessing from the outside, inside it’s a different story. The rooms are comfortable, spotlessly clean and with welcoming tea, coffee and biscuits. There are no staff so access is coded, but easy and secure and there are clear instructions (admittedly only in English) everywhere. Breakfast, again self-service, was first-rate with plenty of choice, including fresh fruit. All in all great accommodation at a very reasonable price !

For a wonderful old house everything was clean and easy. Room was very comfortable and quiet. We were able to park on the property and walked about 1/2 mile to dinner in the evening. Felt fairly safe walking back at 8pm.

One night stay. Small but aequate sized room for what we needed. Shared, but nice bathroom, although no shower. Everything clean and welcoming. Self service breakfast with plenty of options and helpful communication from host for a smooth check in. Ideally situated for a walk into the city with a handy pay and display carpark down the end of the street.

The sheets and towels supplied were spotless, which is very important, although the public areas were a touch shabby. The help yourself breakfast was very good. Parking was very hit or miss, which could be tricky in a busy and unfamiliar city.

Great place, well thought out and the room was spacious, very nice continental breakfast, great bed, and really worked well for us. The only negative was parking, lack of.

Very convenient for Oxford Centre. Parking is a big bonus and good communication

The Osney Arms is a terrific place from which to explore Oxford. The rooms are small but quiet, clean, comfortable and have everything you would need. The breakfast is outstanding, with many healthy options and thoughtful touches. The guest house is also just a 15-minute walk from the train station. While the manager isn't on site, he replies quickly to any questions. I enjoyed my stay and found it an excellent value.

Decor was beyond tired. It wasn't as clean as it should be. The breakfast, however, was superb.

Booked online, 10 rooms with only two parking spaces. Self check in is very unfriendly. Duvet smelled so upon investigation, soiled and stained, what else is non hygienic! Beautiful room but city bus runs til Midnight, and they rumble at 70-80 decibels every 15 minutes.

Though the guesthouse is unprepossessing from the outside, inside it’s a different story. The rooms are comfortable, spotlessly clean and with welcoming tea, coffee and biscuits. There are no staff so access is coded, but easy and secure and there are clear instructions (admittedly only in English) everywhere. Breakfast, again self-service, was first-rate with plenty of choice, including fresh fruit. All in all great accommodation at a very reasonable price !

To start with, I didn't receive any check-in instructions. Once I managed to contact the hotel staff, my key was left on the dinning table in a room accessible by anyone, so in the meantime, anyone staying at the hotel could have gotten into the room I was assigned. The room was very dirty and the bed had a blood stain of 5cm of diametre. The window couldn't be closed because both the window and the frame were severely damaged and I felt very unsafe given that the bedroom was on the ground floor. The hotel staff changed me to another room, allowing me to take a key from a wooden box in the dinning room that anyone had access to as well. This new bed had another blood stain of another 5 cm. There were also lots of dead flies and spiders in the window frames. The hotel staff said they would refund me one of the nights, as I didn't want to stay an extra night because of the above, and after doing my claim through expedia they said they won't refund me. Expedia hasn't been very helpful either as they have ignored my claim after submitting all the photos as proof. I would completely avoid this place, they are scammers.

The room cost £132.00 and the carpet was full of stains, I was pleased I had packed my slippers. The carpet was absolutely disgusting

Bedroom was lovely and clean and comfortable. Bathroom was clean if a little tired but perfectly useable. Breakfast was an amazing array of help yourself cereals, bread etc. Great little place that's an easy walk into Oxford centre.

Lovely comfortable stay, very clean, good night sleep lovely pillows. Didn’t have anything for breakfast as it was too busy but it did look lovely

An ideal property if you want to be close to Oxford centre. Currently not helped by all the roadworks nearby, though that is not the fault of the hotel. Bedrooms and communal areas were very clean. Breakfast was a bit on the hostel side of things, though perfectly adequate. Wifi strength good. All in all decent value for money.

Seen better days. Could do with a clean up and a lick of paint. Breakfast was poor. Only 1 slice of cheese left. Cold meat had run out, as well as boiled eggs. Not worth the money. Mold round the shower

The Osney Arms is a terrific place from which to explore Oxford. The rooms are small but quiet, clean, comfortable and have everything you would need. The breakfast is outstanding, with many healthy options and thoughtful touches. The guest house is also just a 15-minute walk from the train station. While the manager isn't on site, he replies quickly to any questions. I enjoyed my stay and found it an excellent value.

Cheap and cheerful, does the basics well and good value for money. Within walking distance from Oxford station and the shopping centre (at a push). Room is small, but cozy, good for a short stay.

Booked online, 10 rooms with only two parking spaces. Self check in is very unfriendly. Duvet smelled so upon investigation, soiled and stained, what else is non hygienic! Beautiful room but city bus runs til Midnight, and they rumble at 70-80 decibels every 15 minutes.

This felt a lot more luxurious than the price tag suggested! My room on the top floor was small but perfect for a single guest, the bed was comfy with a choice of pillows, and a kettle and fan were provided in the room, plus lots of free biscuits. The bathroom was shared but only with one other room, and it was huge (and everything was scrupulously clean). The buffet breakfast was well thought through with a nice range of options, including coffee machine and herbal teas, a selection of dairy and plant milks, and a range of cereals (with clear allergy information). The self check in was smooth with clear info provided. Would definitely stay again.

Lovely room, very big, breakfast included which was great, very nice place

There was only bathtub not shower in shared bathroom

Essentially a hostel. Not a terrible stay, but very basic accommodation in a basic, unimpressive (and poorly insulated) house. The room was in a dormer, and very, very small with a shared bathroom that only had a bathtub.

close to station. close to car rental places.close to hop on bus. Good range of options for self serve breakfast. Our room spacious and comfortable ( don't know about the other rooms) . Our front room had some traffic noise but not too bad. Supermarket and laundromat very close by. Good Indian restaurant close by. Not lot of other restaurants really close.

The room we had was on the front of the building. So road noise was a bit of a problem. Not sure if some of that was due to the fact that just up the road the were major water works going on. The bed was comfortable. Like most hotel and guest houses in the UK. It was a little run down and could do with some tidying up.

For a wonderful old house everything was clean and easy. Room was very comfortable and quiet. We were able to park on the property and walked about 1/2 mile to dinner in the evening. Felt fairly safe walking back at 8pm.

Really easy check in, great communication, lovely room & facilities. Would stay again.

The Osney Arms is a terrific place from which to explore Oxford. The rooms are small but quiet, clean, comfortable and have everything you would need. The breakfast is outstanding, with many healthy options and thoughtful touches. The guest house is also just a 15-minute walk from the train station. While the manager isn't on site, he replies quickly to any questions. I enjoyed my stay and found it an excellent value.

The owner helped us carry our luggage to our room and next day to our car. Have you ever had an owner do this for you?

We had a great stay at this small family-run hotel. Good value overall.\xa0 The owner was very responsive (try calling directly), and helped with early check-in and leaving our bags for a late departure.\xa0 Comfortable bed.\xa0 Very good Continental breakfast with better options than the typical hotel - milk, granola, good coffee. Nice hot shower.

Property clean, warm and welcoming. Host very understanding and accommodating.

Self check in is not great. The bed was clean and comfortable. Location was good for Oxford centre.

Although the site was not staffed in person, this was more than made with the fact that detailed 'WhatsApp' was given in advance as to how to gain admittance to the venue. Many thanks to those involved....

Communication about checking in was really helpful, the breakfast set up looked really good although I chose not to eat as it was provided at the conference I was attending. I had a kettle for drinks in my room and the hosts kindly left a packet of gluten free biscuits for me because I let them know my dietary needs. I was upgraded to an ensuite, having booked one of the only rooms with a shared bathroom. The bed was so comfortable and the set up in the room was good. I had reservations before my visit, but after staying there once, I would definitely visit again when next in Oxford.

We could not access the front door because we never received an email with instructions. Checked our junk mail too. Didn’t know there wouldn’t be an on-site host. No answer to our phone calls. If a young man staying here hadn’t let us in we’d still be standing at the front door with all our luggage!

Very convenient for Oxford Centre. Parking is a big bonus and good communication

Instructions pour l'arrivée claires et envoyées bien à l'avance, localisation très pratique (gare et centre ville à deux pas / quartier joli et calme), petit-déjeuner en libre service copieux et excellent.

The Osney Arms is a terrific place from which to explore Oxford. The rooms are small but quiet, clean, comfortable and have everything you would need. The breakfast is outstanding, with many healthy options and thoughtful touches. The guest house is also just a 15-minute walk from the train station. While the manager isn't on site, he replies quickly to any questions. I enjoyed my stay and found it an excellent value.

Good location. Great welcome by the owner. Good choice of breakfast.

close to station. close to car rental places.close to hop on bus. Good range of options for self serve breakfast. Our room spacious and comfortable ( don't know about the other rooms) . Our front room had some traffic noise but not too bad. Supermarket and laundromat very close by. Good Indian restaurant close by. Not lot of other restaurants really close.

Everything was fine except for the difficulty of driving from city centre to the Guest House because of closure of Botley Road. Not the fault of the Guest House but it would be nice if this information can be provided, especially for people driving EV.

Bra vertshus med grei standard. Frukosten hadde godt utval. Rommet var bra, badet var litt lite. Godt reinhald. Kan anbefale det, men det er litt langt å gå til sentrum (ca. 20 minutt).

From the outside, looked a little rough. Inside a different story. Clean, comfortable and warm. Easy check in, check out. Decent breakfast. Good location for visiting Oxford.

An ideal property if you want to be close to Oxford centre. Currently not helped by all the roadworks nearby, though that is not the fault of the hotel. Bedrooms and communal areas were very clean. Breakfast was a bit on the hostel side of things, though perfectly adequate. Wifi strength good. All in all decent value for money.

Excellent hotel easy and had parking! Right next to town about 10 min walk from station. Fantastic would stay again!

Very convenient for Oxford Centre. Parking is a big bonus and good communication

Decor was beyond tired. It wasn't as clean as it should be. The breakfast, however, was superb.

This felt a lot more luxurious than the price tag suggested! My room on the top floor was small but perfect for a single guest, the bed was comfy with a choice of pillows, and a kettle and fan were provided in the room, plus lots of free biscuits. The bathroom was shared but only with one other room, and it was huge (and everything was scrupulously clean). The buffet breakfast was well thought through with a nice range of options, including coffee machine and herbal teas, a selection of dairy and plant milks, and a range of cereals (with clear allergy information). The self check in was smooth with clear info provided. Would definitely stay again.

They should provide a toaster for breakfast.

Though the guesthouse is unprepossessing from the outside, inside it’s a different story. The rooms are comfortable, spotlessly clean and with welcoming tea, coffee and biscuits. There are no staff so access is coded, but easy and secure and there are clear instructions (admittedly only in English) everywhere. Breakfast, again self-service, was first-rate with plenty of choice, including fresh fruit. All in all great accommodation at a very reasonable price !

We had a great stay at this small family-run hotel. Good value overall.\xa0 The owner was very responsive (try calling directly), and helped with early check-in and leaving our bags for a late departure.\xa0 Comfortable bed.\xa0 Very good Continental breakfast with better options than the typical hotel - milk, granola, good coffee. Nice hot shower.

Very accommodating. Able to leave bags. Supplied gluten free snacks and breakfast options. Clean and quiet.

Bedroom was lovely and clean and comfortable. Bathroom was clean if a little tired but perfectly useable. Breakfast was an amazing array of help yourself cereals, bread etc. Great little place that's an easy walk into Oxford centre.

Der Check-in war in Ordnung. Das Zimmer war auch ok. Was uns nicht gefallen hat war das Frühstück. Es gab eine Wurstsorte das war Bacon, eine Käsesorte die nicht mehr appetitlich aussah. Eine Sorte dickes Toastbrot, keine Marmelade, also wirklich wenig Auswahl. Nur Cornflakes

An ideal property if you want to be close to Oxford centre. Currently not helped by all the roadworks nearby, though that is not the fault of the hotel. Bedrooms and communal areas were very clean. Breakfast was a bit on the hostel side of things, though perfectly adequate. Wifi strength good. All in all decent value for money.

Seen better days. Could do with a clean up and a lick of paint. Breakfast was poor. Only 1 slice of cheese left. Cold meat had run out, as well as boiled eggs. Not worth the money. Mold round the shower