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The Old Black Horse - Inn

3.0 star property
Hotel with free parking, steps from University of Oxford

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Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Showing 4 of 4 rooms

Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Desk
In-room safe
Iron/ironing board
  • 5 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Family Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Desk
In-room safe
Iron/ironing board
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Desk
In-room safe
Iron/ironing board
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
In-room safe
Iron/ironing board
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
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About the area

Map
St. Clements Street, 102, Oxford, ENG, OX4 1AR

What's nearby

  • University of Oxford - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Christ Church College - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Bodleian Library - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • New Theatre Oxford - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Oxford Castle - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Oxford Station - 10 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Cape of Good Hope - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Shiraz Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Philly's Burger - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Star Royal - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Jericho Coffee Traders - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Old Black Horse - Inn

Hotel near University of Oxford
The Old Black Horse - Inn provides amenities, such as a bar and a restaurant. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self-parking
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and luggage storage
  • Smoke-free property and barbecues
Room features
All guestrooms at The Old Black Horse - Inn boast comforts such as free WiFi and safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and hairdryers

Languages

Bulgarian, English, Hindi

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekends; GBP 8.75 for adults and GBP 8.75 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 9 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 8.75 for adults and from GBP 8.75 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Old Black Horse - Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Old Black Horse - Inn?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Old Black Horse - Inn?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 9 PM.

What time is check-out at The Old Black Horse - Inn?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Does The Old Black Horse - Inn provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is The Old Black Horse - Inn located?

Located in East Oxford, this hotel is steps away from Cowley Road and University of Oxford. Magdalen College and St Hilda's College are just steps away. Oxford Station is 25 minutes by foot.

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The Old Black Horse - Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 276 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 86 out of 276 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 276 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 57 out of 276 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 276 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Allison

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

denise

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

Great location for city centre

Good location for city centre Friendly helpful host
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

David, Redondo Beach

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Vaughan

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

Noisy but good

Only issue is noise at night. Although expected worst than normal. Convenient location to walk into centre and good bus service.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not the most comfortable room, no chair and the beds very firm but the room was clean and in good décor. room has a kettle and a small fridge and met all our needs for the short stay. The inn was very close to the town centre and five minutes to walk. We would stay there again if we return to Oxford shopping.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointed

Room lacked finishing touches Have stayed in much better rooms for less money .Overall disappointed
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Nice but way to noisy

The hotel is really well placed, with free parking on site. The room (n°5) on the second floor was spacious, cute and clean. But, the noise during the night was unbearable, we could not sleep for the 2 nights we stayed in. So if you come to Oxford to party that's perfect, but if you want to visit and sleep at night, avoid it.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Therese

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Basic and clean, quite noicy.

Its located on walking distance from the city center. The building is old but the room we got was renovated, clean and spacious. Nice personel. It is very noicy though both from the bar downstairs and from the street but if that doesn’t bother you It’s ok.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Terrible mattress

The bed was incredibly uncomfortable, I could feel the metal from the mattress protruding through and only managed to sleep when I slept on half my duvet and wrapped myself in the other half. If there had been two of us this would have been difficult. Never come across such a bad mattress. But the staff were kind and the room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Location was superb. Parking facilities great. Large flat screen TV which was good. Main grouse was the hot shower. Miserable trickle. Takes a good 30 mins to wash my hair. Temp fluctuates between cold as ice and boiling hot with very little in between. It’s a pub so nothing much of customer service to speak of
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was very basic, the toilet was full of brown water and the bathroom smelt of sewage initially until we run the tap for a few minutes. The room was basic, the initial welcome/greeting was poor but the breakfast and breakfast staff were excellent. Ideal location for Oxford.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Anne-Lene J

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

feng

too expensive for its quality

luckily we only need to stay one night here: very small room and low roof; very noisy till the late night (room is on the high traffic street); shower with very low pressure and flow rate, no hot water; breakfast just passable. In total, too expensive for its quality.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable clean room. In room 5 on front. Sleep disturbed from shouting from people passing by and constant traffic. Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Our stay in Oxford

The location was excellent being a short walk into Oxford, with a choice of amazing restaurants around the corner on Cowley Road. The traffic noise at night was very loud but we expected that. The room had been recently refurbished and was clean and comfortable. The dining room was gloomy and the breakfast was passable.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Perfecte locatie, op wandelafstand van het centrum van Oxford. Propere kamers met alle voorzieningen alleen soms een beetje moeilijk om er door de smalle gangetjes met lage plafonds te geraken. Ontbijt echter erg summier en zeker in de voormiddag weinig tot geen personeel te bespeuren.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

No longer a traditional pub

Good price and location. Sad bit is they redid pub and lost all world look. No real ales. I’ve stayed before and miss the pub. Two good pubs near by. Great full English breakfast but only available for 1 hr 7:30-8:30
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Tracey

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

Quirky but great place to stay in Oxford.

Great location with parking, breakfasts were really good. Room was quirky but comfortable and as its an 18th century coaching inn to be expected. One niggle water pressure was not great for shower.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

ZAAB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great, and the almost ancient feel of this old carriage house is just neat.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019