Is Museum Residence Oxford pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Museum Residence Oxford?

Museum Residence Oxford doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Museum Residence Oxford?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Where is Museum Residence Oxford located?

Located in Oxford City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of University of Oxford and Thames River. Oxford Town Hall and Christ Church College are just steps away. Oxford Station is 13 minutes by foot.

Museum Residence Oxford Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Jun 22, 2024

Best location. Lounges are perfect!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

David

Sep 23, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Not having a hotel staff seemed a bit odd, we managed but could have used some help

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jill

Aug 4, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The customer service was beyond expectations. We were met outside and our bags brought in and up for us. The room was ready early. When we checked out we mentioned we were heading to the train so she packed a lovely bag of waters and snacks for us. It was such a kind act.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Grant

Nov 13, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Gadgets Poor

Room was ok but TV channels and remote not really any good. No main UK channels Electric blind remote not working

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Katherine

Jul 19, 2024

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place

Very difficult to contact reception bc there is no central location. Had to use data and call them for a code to get in. That cost us $$. Room was ok...window blind on one window did not work, and could hear everything in next room. Luckily they were fairly quiet except when on their phones. Nice lounge with water and coffee.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nick

Sep 20, 2022

Disliked: Staff & service

Dreadful

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Alexander

Nov 30, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Smells like sewage

The whole hotel including the bedrooms smells like sewage. They clearly have a plumbing problem as I could hear the pipes bubbling and emitting a stench throughout the night. Impossible to sleep in. Avoid!

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Rande

May 16, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Positives: -- EXCELLENT location both for tourism and for those who have business at one of the colleges (but don't come with a car) -- clean, comfortable bed Negatives: --given that the hotel has no office or concierge on site, inadequate communication about how to find and enter (it's not easy) --loud noise from local intoxicants et al ALL NIGHT LONG (bring earplugs) --LED clock didn't work --safe didn't work --remotely controlled blinds only semi-functional --room 8 and its bathroom are tiny (room not big enough for two) --no one to tell or correct problems The balance falls to the negative side of the ledger.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

MATTHEW

Sep 8, 2022

Uh . . . Unique

Unique. The hotel was not well marked, but there was a small brass plaque at a bookstore informing me that the entrance was down a nearby alley. Then the door in the alley was not well marked but the emailed passcode allowed me entry to a dark poorly lit dingy entrance. To your immediate left is a closet filled with cleaning supplies and directly in front of you are a flight of creaky stairs with worn carpeting. Mounting the stairs I found my room and entered a separate passcode to enter. No lobby, no reception, no other human. Just a door in an alley and passcodes. The room was nicely appointed and every bit a converted old building. The bathroom was nice but there was no hot water. And of course in the morning the coffee machine was broken. I departed at my checkout time, 11 AM without seeing any hotel representative or another guest. But the bed was comfortable, the room was quiet and the blackout blinds allowed me to sleep soundly.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

ADRIANE

Apr 26, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Scam! They advertise this as a hotel but it's a Airbnb at best. The entrance for our bedroom was shared with a 24h betting shop full of dodgy people. The stairs to access the room are so narrow that if you have any suitcase it will be a real struggle to squeeze in. The room is tiny, no shelves or even a stool to put your clothes, only 2 clothes hangers (one broken), the window is facing a pub's roof with their exhaust fan facing the window (noisy and smelly all the time). The toiletries are NOT the ones advertised in their photos (they're cheap and nasty), not to mention we arrived to find a used hand soap, multiple half used toilet rolls in a drawer and an empty toilet roll on the floor in the bathroom. During our days in there, we had no service whatsoever. No one came to do the bed, refill toiletries, nothing. On our last day, despite the "do not disturb" sign we decide to use, they knocked on our door until we opened it. The breakfast they charge £10 for is a bunch of nasty food inside plastic bags. Nothing is fresh or even a bit nice. At the price they charge for the room, this place should be ashamed of themselves. I feel totally scammed, especially because I know they won't care about bad reviews.

2/10 Terrible

Del

Sep 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities

The place looked great till I booked what I thought was a hotel and then got the email that explained it was an Airbnb but I was unable to get a refund. I would not have booked if I knew it wasn’t a hotel, so I was annoyed before my stay even started. The room was awful and only had a skylight. Pillows were lumpy and cheap. Bath products were not rituals like the pictures showed. Black mold on the shower sealant. Room had a very bright green light in it that kept waking me up. They did spend money doing the place up but went cheap on toiletries, pillows and bedding. Also no glasses in the room to get a drink. And don’t get me started on the ridiculously long codes you have to enter to get into two doors. If your cell phone dies you are homeless as there is no reception and you can’t call them after 8pm

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Naomi

Oct 29, 2024

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disappointed

Very disappointed. Hotel had recently changed hands but not communicated that to guests who had already booked. Had to chase for the entrance code which was supposed to have been provided 72 hours prior. New management were inept sent me the booking details, card details and phone number of another persons booking. I’d paid for breakfast for the two of us. The photos still show a lovely spread of pastries etc but there was nothing. Fine if the new owners don’t want to offer breakfast but you need to at least tell guests who have booked and paid a premium in this premise. Room was fine, comfy bed but outside noise from taxi rank was disturbing. I would not book again or recommend to anyone. Wished I’d stayed out of town instead. Communal areas very unwelcoming, stained carpet, dodgy alleyway. Not at all like the photos!

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Toby

Sep 9, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid Avoid Avoid

Despite having 'Hotel' in the name, this is not a hotel. It's more of an airbnb set up, you will not check in with anyone and there is no service or breakfast set up. If you have an issue you can't just pop to the lobby. Unfortunately, we forgot to look at the reviews before staying (big mistake) if we had we would have chosen somewhere else, I can back up the reviews - terrible experience, overpriced, AVOID. The only good thing is the central location. Our windowless r̶o̶o̶m̶ cell wasn't particularly clean, we suspected the towels were not fresh, the packaged milk was partly open and off (so we couldn't even make a cup of tea!). The decor is tacky and the finish is terrible. It's located above a pub so noise was an issue, even with the windows closed. Despite coming to Oxford for a well needed break we left like zombies having both had a terrible, sleepless night. The code for the entrance door is sent via text, this is how you access the room. The way the code for the front door and to the room is, I strongly suspect there is a security issue. For instance, we could access another part of the hotel (we went through the wrong door). For the price, we were expecting an actual hotel. Do not stay here unless you want a substandard experience.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Aug 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The property was located centrally. Close to the shopping centre, restaurants and easy walk to the train station. Room 4 is small but nice and comfy

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Regan

Jul 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

I didn’t realize it was a property that you check yourself in and out of so when we got there early we had to call to find out where we could store our luggage. Once we talked to them they were very responsive.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Jun 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfy and quiet

This hotel isn’t like a traditional hotel, it has no front desk and everything automated. We were able to get a quick response when we had trouble with the blind in our room and the room was nice, comfy bed and pillows. It’s in a great location for walking around Oxford!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Jun 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location, good value.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Sally

Mar 18, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The hotel was lovely. We were very happy with our stay however the bed was very small.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Bhavin

Dec 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Simple, clean, no fuss hotel room.

Great solo stay - was pretty much self service - you get texted your building, room access code, and also the wifi details - theres no reception or staff visible as such (at least, in the front part of the building where I was staying), but it's clean and comfortable enough. There were stairs and a spiral staircase to access my particular hotel room, so check if you have accessibility requirements.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

MATTHEW

Oct 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Once we had our access code evrything ticked the box! Would likely use again next time we visit Oxford

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

STEVEN

Jul 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Convenient location.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jakob

Jun 8, 2023

Our stay at Museum Hotel Oxford was amazing thanks to its staff and location. Khadija was of great help, she assisted us promptly when we had questions about the hotel and she was able to recommend locations nearby to explore and have food. The location was in short walking distance to many main attractions.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim

May 30, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

A Great Stay

The Museum Hotel was a wonderful discovery. Great linens, great complimentary amenities and food in the lounge, nice to have a full-size kitchen.

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Oliver

Nov 28, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Room comfort

Great location but let down by a few points

We were in Oxford for a night out at The Ivy, so the location was fantastic. We had to use a car park which was a few minutes away but we knew that in advance. Just factor in an extra £35. The hotel has no lobby or reception and we didn’t see any staff at all. Instead you let yourself in via a keypad on the door which is down a side access road. This leads up to a series of rooms which also have keypad entry. The room itself is fine. The wooden beams give it some character but the headboard and furniture didn’t really match and looked quite tacky. The bathroom was nice and it felt clean. What let it down was the carpet on one side of the bed felt damp. Also the room got hot during the night and the air conditioning unit didn’t work, even though it had power. I was looking forward to a good nights sleep being away from the kids but unfortunately this didn’t happen. There is a breakfast room which was well stocked.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Aug 8, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect location

Great stay. Perfect location to get to the local attractions. Beautifully decorated in keeping with the history of the building.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

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