Harris Guest House — Hotel in Oxford

This guest house's owners are really full of LIES as one of the reviews earlier have mentioned. I booked Tower House Guest House via Booking.com for my husband and child and 13 days before our trip, they asked me to cancel the room due to incomplete renovation. I said it was not professional to inform me this late, so Tower House said they have another guesthouse, which is Harris Guest House and claimed that it was only 20 mins walk from city centre (it was 37 mins' walk when we follow Google Map Direction!) and quoted Pounds 180 which I accepted without checking TripAdvisor reviews as I was busy. Big mistake. ||On the day of stay itself, Tower and Harris both messaged me what time my husband would arrive, and asked for my husband's mobile number. I What'sApp Harris (+44 7568 568 565) and informed that hubby and child would reach Oxford by 7.05 pm and gave my hubby's number. They never contacted him. ||When my husband arrived, he was left standing outside the hotel main door for more than 20 mins as there is no one was manning inside the counter. Luckily he managed to go behind the back yard and open a door the led to a staff room and found a staff inside resting. The staff apparently cannot communicate in English properly and he called his boss to come back to the hotel. When Harris' bosses reached (Adam & Said), they claimed that I've cancelled the reservation which was a LIE. They said my hubby would have to pay a higher 210 pounds to get a room! My hubby paid the higher price as he didn't want to end up on the street. When I knew about it, I confronted Tower House and they pushed the issue to Harris. When I What'sApp Harris using the same number stated above, they decided to play mute and ignore me all the way. It was clear Harris was out to scam. ||During the stay, the room was not up to standard even though it was recently renovated, such as: 1) renovation dust found inside the boiling kettle 2) bathroom was super tiny and without any hooks for hanging towel and clothing 3) they promised to fix the hooks but it was never done during our stay.||Be duly warned and save yourself...

We had a night in Oxford that we had not planned for.|A last minute call to the Harris Guest Accommodation found us booking a night there.|It is a 10 minute bus ride into the centre of Oxford and the buses run every 15:minutes. You need to get either the 3 or 3A bus in and the 3 bus back. Both run from the same bus stop which is roughly a three minute walk away. An all day bus pass will cost you £5 and you can use it on multiple buses in and around Oxford. A return ticket will cost you £4.80 so it makes more sense to get an all day ticket.|We were pleasantly surprised with this Guest Accomodation. |On arrival we were greeted by the owner who was very pleasant and made us feel at home.|The decor was lovely, very clean and tidy.|There were three of us so we opted for the room that had three single beds. It was amazing, so clean and comfortable. The bathroom had a bit of a musty smell as one would expect in an old house without a bathroom window. We put the fan on and propt the door open and it was soon as fresh as a daisy.|We could not believe how lovely and clean it was and how comfortable the beds were.|I would certainly recommend this accommodation to anyone who is looking for great accommodation at a realistic price.|I have stayed in more expensive places that have not reached this standard.|Hope your stay is as pleasant...

We were very apprehensive about staying here after reading the reviews but as we only wanted a room for two nights we thought we would take the chance. The room was basic but clean with a good shower and included tea, coffee, biscuits and toiletries. Nice white fluffy towels too. Downsides were a damp problem which resulted in mould spots on the back wall and rubbish in the front seating area which wasn’t removed during our stay. However, at £135 for two nights it still represented very good value for money especially as parking was included and it was within walking distance of the town with bus stops nearby if half an hour walk is too much. The Co-op a few doors away sold some decent pastries for breakfast but there are also cafes close by for something more substantial. I don’t know what some people expect for the money they pay. Oxford can be expensive and this is a perfectly good budget option. We...