Best Western Plus Oxford Linton Lodge Hotel

About a 25-30 minute walk out of the centre, the hotel offers free car parking and a 24 hour bar! Rooms were really clean with good facilities. Bathrooms slightly cramped but good. Staff very helpful. A great hotel in a very quiet but lovely location. less

We easily found this hotel and parked in the few spaces in the front car park. When you are parked outside check-in (3pm) /check-out (11am) hours, it is charged at £2 per hour. However, we were able to check-in early and had a lovely surprise to be upgraded to one of the executive rooms. Inside were a little basket of toiletries (including lip balm), bath robes, bottled water and plenty of tea/coffee/aero chocolate making facilities with chic chip cookies and Viennese shortbread biscuits. TV/bluetooth music player and daily paper. We loved our room so much, we weren't in a hurry to get out. We found that all these extra touches made us want to return to the same hotel next time. The staff were all friendly and Maria gave us accurate and clear information on the bus service which was at the end of the road. For £3 return, we took the lazy option into town but we could have easily walked it. The cooked breakfast was amazing, with everything option you could want (including black pudding) and corners weren't cut on the quality on any of the continental options either. Even the coffee machine gave out lattes/cappuccinos etc. Finding this hotel in their Winter sale made our first trip together to Oxford an exceptionally special and affordable one and we even bought a bottle of Oxford Sauce from the bar as a reminder of our stay. Thank you, we will definitely be back! less

It is just off a main route from the North into Oxford. About ten minutes walk from The Parks and the same again to town centre. However frequent buses pass on the main road and a taxi is about £7.00 to colleges and centre. So well located for Oxford or even exploring the wider area where Blenheim Palace is not far away. Car park at rear, friendly and efficient front of house staff although the public areas are small for a hotel of this size, the bar will probably seat no more than ten comfortably and there is another rather gloomy space seating a similar number. The absolute positives are it is very clean, good quality towels and bed linen and the self service breakfast was excellent. We also had dinner, good value at £20 for the set menu. Staff we met were exclusively foreign and on occasions there was an indication of insufficient training but they were all looking to please. Why, for example would they look to insist a group of five used a table for four by putting a chair and place setting on the end of the table when a round table of six was available. We used the table for six foe what I have described as an excellent breakfast. Our bed was rather small , barely a double. Would we stay again, yes, it is good value and well located. less

Reception was attentive and friendly on arrival. Room was clean and serviced properly. Only drawback was lack of drawer space for clothes. There was open shelving that was taken up with bath robes, additional towels and the hospitality tray. Breakfast is fully self service even down to hot drinks. Not the best. As the counters are in the corner of the room, it gets a bit crowded in the corner where the chilled food, cereals and toaster are. Food was re stocked as necessary without having to ask. Only used the restaurant on one evening, table service was good and food served in an acceptable time. Checkout was a little slow as only one receptionist and several people waiting. less

I recently stayed here for 10 nights with a tour group. The hotel has a good location with easy access to the main road and the buses if you don't want to walk into Oxford. Our room was small, but functional and comfortable. We were at the back of the hotel so it was very quiet at night. The beds are very comfortable so you'll certainly get a good night's sleep. The safe is located in the closet, but is very small so if you have anything bigger than a phone (such as a tablet or camera) you'll need to lock it in your suitcase as it won't fit in the safe. The room has an iron, ironing board, fan, and hair dryer. If you need a mirror to use the hair dryer you have to stand in front of the desk mirror. My main complaint and the source for my rating is the bathroom. Our room had the smallest bathroom I've ever seen in a hotel. The toilet was placed facing the shower so if you were taller than about 5 feet you had to sit sideways on the seat to use the toilet. It was also hard to reach the towel rack over the toilet. The shower had ok water pressure and a half door common to many European hotels so Americans need to be careful so you don't end up with water everywhere, Our shower had a small button on the temperature knob which needed to be pushed in to adjust the temperature. The amenities were nice and kept well stocked. Breakfast was good and plentiful - the scrambled eggs were real eggs, cooked thoroughly, and kept hot. The staff was very friendly and helpful. less