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Reviews of Diana's Bed and Breakfast

2.5 out of 5
Diana's Bed and Breakfast
2a Harefields, Oxford, England

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 21 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 21 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Susan, Woodland, CA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Diana is lovely and knowledgeable about the area. The property is clean, comfortable and quiet. Breakfast is ample and tasty. There are stairs to reach the rooms, no lift, but her son was able to carry our bags up.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

keith, england

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No parking,no Aircon or Fan in room,No Dining Room,breakfast had to be eaten in kitchen close to sink and cooker,no communal lounge,very basic,shower had not been cleaned.This establishment not as advertised ,would not recommend to my worst enemy.Hence my wife and myself walked out we did not stay at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Diana on 4 Aug 2018
Sorry, your expectations were not met, but I think that your review is very unfair, sir. And a different tune as you came in without your wife, looked around (including the shower room) and said everything was fine. We also discussed parking as you had arrived 3hrs before the advertised check-in time. I explained everything exactly as it is on my website and am meticulous in letting my guests know that parking in Oxford anywhere is challenging. You would have discovered this in the emails that are automatically sent to you which you did not read. As soon as your wife entered she declared "this is not a hotel" so clearly your expectations were not met this being a B&B. And therein lies the problem. How you know what the breakfast arrangements are like in my kitchen diner, I would not know, because as you say you did not stay. I would recommend The Old Bank Hotel or The Randolf Hotel on your next trip to Oxford. Bye the way a small personal establishment like myself cannot afford or need air-conditioning for the weather conditions we get every 30yrs here in the UK. The two hotels mentioned will have air-conditioning, and of course, at three times the cost I would charge.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed in here for the Oxford half marathon. The room was comfortable, leaving me well rested for the race. Diana was welcoming and helpful, providing a delicious breakfast in the morning. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Dave, Rockford, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel but with small room
Nice hotel but not a lot of parking. Room was small so I consider it overpriced
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Turned up, no answer!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as great as the reviews
Overpriced and overhyped. I booked based on good reviews. It's not that great. The location is too far from Oxford to be considered and Oxford B&B.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay
Lovely BnB Diana is very nice. Next morning she cooked a traditional full English breakfast. An option of vegetarian breakfast is also available. Close to bus route which is nice as hard to find parking in Centre of Oxford.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Bill, Calgary, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and convenient B&B
Diana was very helpful sending us area information and directions before we arrived. The location is convenient to catch a bus to the Centre or walk to Summertomn for a meal. Only comfortable pillows we found in three weeks in England. Diana prepared a delicious breakfast and accommodated gluten free for one of us. I would recommend Diana's as a good base to explore Oxford.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Diana very kindly let me check in outside her normal arrival time

10/10 Excellent

eileen, peterborough

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy access to Oxford.
spent one night here whilst visiting our son at Oxford University. We were able to park our car outside the B&B and get a bus a few minutes walk away into Oxford the buses run every few minutes. The accommodation was warm and welcoming and our room was all that we wanted, Diana was a very good host and breakfast was lovely.

6/10 Okay

Catherine McCullough

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
She was very nice, allowing us to check in early and leave our luggage in the room. When we came back that evening, we could not get the wi-fi to work (and therefore couldn't check in for our flight the next morning). No one was in the office and we didn't know which door was hers to see if she could fix it.

8/10 Good

Christopher, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely b&b
Lovely b&b, quiet at night, delicious breakfast. Room was clean and comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Ran, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good host
It was a good host, Diana was very friendly and we had nice chat. The hotel was about 15 minutes by bus from the city centre, and was easy to find.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in oxford!
Single traveller on one night trip to oxford. Diana was accomodating when I arrived late - no fuss with rooms. Stayed in a single room - small but very comfortable. Everything clean and orderly. Great breakfast! Overall Diana's place is a great place to stay if you are going to oxford!

10/10 Excellent

Philippa, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I wasn't able to arrive within the required check in time, unfortunately but Diana has a clever system for getting the key so I was able to let myself in and settled in my lovely room. Only down points were the TV reception was very poor (could have been the horrendous weather!) and the room could do with a long mirror. Otherwise excellent stay and a great cooked breakfast in the morning.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location was good close to bus service to Oxford and surrounds, room was clean and tidy. Diana was welcoming and friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We came to Oxford to celebrate a 50th Anniversary
Diana's B&B is on a direct bus route to the centre of Oxford and is very near a Park and Ride. Diana's 'getting there' instructions were very helpful. Our room was clean and bright, and bed was extremely comfortable. Diana was very welcoming and accommodating especially with regard to any dietary requirements and as to when we would like breakfast. Breakfast was extremely good. Would book again when visiting Oxford.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Sheffield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice B&B.
Very pleasant, comfortable and clean accommodation. Easy to find with Diana's instructions, and she was very flexible about booking in time, which helped us a lot. We had everything we needed, it was quiet - hardly any traffic noise as its in a side road. Breakfast very good, Diana was very pleasant company and informative about what is available to do in Oxford. Will go back again, definitely. Also on very good frequent bus route into Oxford which meant we didn't need to take the car in the evening when we went out to dinner!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
オックスフォード市街から少し距離のあるホテル
経営されているDianaはすごく優しい人で,日本人である自分にわかりやすく丁寧な英語で宿泊について説明してくれました. 朝食時も自分の研究の話や,将来のことなどいろいろとはなし,短い時間ではあったが充実した朝食の時間でした.