Botley Townhouse

There should be a doormat in the bathroom

Very Good

On the down side - Grungy building overall, lots of scuffing, carpet stains in the halls/stairs, etc. bits of trash also around the place, cleaning of common areas seemed sporadic at best. Wifi password on sheet in rooms was incorrect in most cases, we had to get help from fellow guests (password was default jumble of letters and numbers, some capitalized, some not, but many rooms had instructions that put ALL the letters in caps). PLUS, all the wifi instructions failed to give the name of the network which, again, was a default meaningless jumble of letters and numbers so again we needed the help of fellow guests to figure it out. Walls and floors are wafer thin, so you get to hear your co-guests quite well. Door to patio from kitchen did not shut, much less lock that struck me as a concerning safety issue. Numbers on front door to call for assistance are meaningless; one wouldn't connect, the other went to voicemail and voicemail was never returned. Drain in our shower was clogged and, oh yeah, no point trying to call the folks listed on the front door, they ain't gonna answer. Rat trap in patio seemed telling, but all cities have rats so make of that what you wish. On top of it all, cell coverage for just about any service is non-existent, why I don't know. On the up side - the room was clean and the bed was fine.

Stayed one night with friends. You get an entry code for the front door and one for your room , as far as I could see no one lived on site apart from the guests. It was all clean and tidy, there is a kitchen on the ground floor that you can use, it is well supplied with tea and coffee ( dolce gusto machine and pods) but no drink making equipment in your room. We cooked breakfast and dinner in the kitchen but didn't see anyone else use it while we were there. We had room 6 on the top floor, fairly quiet, well presented and spacious. We had asked for it to be set up with 3 adult sized beds but arrived to a king size , single bed and very bouncy fold out child bed, we split the king size in to two singles and had 3 very comfy beds. We all had a good night's sleep. Room 3 could be very noisy as it's door opens into the kitchen and room 1 and 2 are right next to the front door but when you book you can see which room you are booking. 4 and 5 were on the 1st floor with 6 on the second, narrow staircase to 6 of you have big bulky luggage. It was good value and being able to cook for ourselves meant we could cater for dietary needs and keep the cost down. It's 10 to 15 minutes walk from the railway station, there is a waitrose almost opposite for self catering.

Myself and my husband stayed here at botley townhouse recently and I must say there is not a bad thing I can say about the experience! Beautiful clean rooms, fairly priced, great location and could not ask for anything more! We shall definitely be returning!

Very clean and warm. Our room was at the back of the house and it was very quiet there. Bed comfortable and we slept well. The shower clean and functional. Botley House close to the railway station and the city centre, there are many buses should you not wish to walk in. Value for money