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Athena Guest House

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Breakfast area
Check-in/check-out kiosk
Fridge, microwave, electric kettle
Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

4.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

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Map
Cowley Road,255, Oxford, England, OX4 1XQ
  • University of Oxford
    14 min walk
  • Atomic Pizza
    1 min walk
  • Abingdon Radley Station
    11 min drive
  • Brize Norton (BZZ-RAF Brize Norton)
    28 min drive

Room options

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Twin Room, Shared Bathroom, Annex Building

Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom, Annex Building

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Quadruple Room, Shared Bathroom, Annex Building

  • 258 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom, Annex Building

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room, Ensuite

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Quadruple Room, Ensuite

  • 258 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Double Room, Shared Bathroom, Annex Building

Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room, Shared Bathroom, Annex Building

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Oxford

With a stay at Athena Guest House in Oxford (East Oxford), you'll be a 3-minute drive from University of Oxford and 6 minutes from John Radcliffe Hospital. .This guesthouse is 10.8 mi (17.3 km) from Blenheim Palace and 2 mi (3.3 km) from Thames River.
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What's nearby

  • University of Oxford - 14 min walk
  • Oxford Brookes University - 15 min walk
  • Christ Church College - 5 min drive
  • John Radcliffe Hospital - 6 min drive
  • New Theatre Oxford - 8 min drive

Getting around

  • Abingdon Radley Station - 11 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The City Arms - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Roma - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Baron Oxford - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Cowley Retreat - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Bullingdon - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Athena Guest House

Guesthouse with free parking, near University of Oxford
Athena Guest House offers 7 accommodations with private spa tubs and shared/communal kitchens. Digital television is provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 7 guestrooms, featuring private spa tubs. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of the guesthouse's room service.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, microwave in a common area, and refrigerator in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • 2 shared bathrooms
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Room service
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; access will be through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Athena Guest House Guesthouse Oxford
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Athena Guest House Reviews

Reviews

4.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 64 out of 156 reviews" "

4.8/10

Cleanliness

5.2/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kulbir

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hell Hole
Everything about this place was terrible. Wouldn't stay here again even if you paid me.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Riad

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

STEPHEN OLUFEMI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Srish

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Richard

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor but acceptable cheapie
This place is an acceptable cheapie. It's run down, nothing matches and thins are a bit crooked but it's ok. However, I got 5 insect bites there and one got infected and I was in a and e 2 days later
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Decent, very affordable stay in Cowley
As advertised, inexpensive and functional. The host was accommodating and the location is good, on Cowley Road, with a bus stop right across the street. The house is not new or recently refurbished and the furnishings are haphasard, but wvebrything was clean and functional. A good place to stay on a budget.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Shower didn't work, 2 TVs in room , neither would work
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mrunal

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and the bathroom had been recently remodeled. Checking in was a bit difficult with the management not on premise. The owners are making efforts to upgrade the property and could spend some time tidying up the front parking area and entry which is not very inviting.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jiyoung

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sam

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It wasn’t THAT bad, but 1 star is fair
Cheapest place to stay in Oxford, I only really needed a hotel to get ready in and sleep. The initial room they tried to give us was in a different building, and it was literally just a bedroom in someone’s grotty house - stank of smoke and not safe! Do not book the room with the shared bathroom. The room we moved to was acceptable given the cost (albeit incredibly dated and dirty), but that is about it.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ellis

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The propertys unsafe, run down, service or lack of is poor, only good thing was the price, everything else was terrible
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

luke

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shower not working People in and out till silly o clock in the morning Very run down
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only for the needy and despite.
The hotel is a mess, very cheap for a reason. Went to hear a concert at the O2. Should have known better and read previous reviews. Shame as the property is in a prime location to make a killing. Needs a good scrub
Shower room not clean, mould everywhere
Unusual stain on the curtains, looks like a man has wiped himself down after night time activities
Toilet floor a unhygienic mess
Sick on the front entrance lobby
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would not reccomend this facility to anyone Apart from the dog barking all night in the adacent room the boiler came on and off all night and the bathrom extract did not time switch off This is over and above slamming and squeaky doors and floor boards it was awful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do not stay here!
We arrived at the agreed time, no-one there to meet us. Eventually we got the keys to our room but were met by the resident drunk on the stairs. The whole place stinks of cigarettes. The room was filthy! Toilet was broken. The resident came back to the room next door, shouting, screaming and swearing. Not pleasant. We only booked this guest house due to being walking distance to the O2 Academy, but we got back from the gig to shouting, loud music, doors slamming, people running up and down the stairs. This did not stop until gone 5am. Outside there is a poor dog tied up in the yard, that barks all night, and rattles his tin food bowls. The owners/staff are not interested in listening to any complaints or concerns. Please do not give this place your money, I would not return even if they paid me.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Justina

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Ammar

Traveled with family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was ok for a solo business trip
Hotel room was as described but very dated and the light did not work. Ok for a basic trip not spending much time in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only stay here if you're desperate
The place was so disappointing, we ended up leaving in the early hours of the morning, because we weren't able to sleep there anyway. The place is incredibly noisy, with people constantly coming and going throughout the night. The room, advertised as a double, actually contained three beds in a way that clearly violated all fire safety codes. All beds had thin and incredibly creaky mattresses, with every move you make causing yet more noise. Check-in was also terrible and took nearly an hour. The lady checking people in couldn't do anything without a live video call with her boss, and spent almost the entire time we were checking unsuccessfully trying to get a card machine to work.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Joanne

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldn’t stay again
Good location, but not very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jack

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I took a chance on this property due to the cheap rates, and assumed that the property couldn’t actually be as negative as the reviews made out. However, I was proved wrong. The ‘hotel’ was actually a HMO located near the advertised property, the front door or which seemed to be left permanently unlocked. I was taken to a room at the top of a staircase, making my way past racks of clothes in the corridor (presumably from short/long term lets) to a room with 3 single beds in it and a broken fridge. The whole room was exceptionally dirty, with a curtain that didn’t cover the window and multiple roach traps dotted around the room. The room stank of smoke, and the shared toilets and bathrooms had broken fixtures and fittings. I can easily imagine many people would’ve felt unsafe. Upon complaining I was ‘moved’ to a different property altogether a 10 minute walk away - for which the address was written on a piece of paper for me and then I was provided directions. How this property has a 3-star is completely beyond me, and I would strongly recommend you avoid staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023