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Brenal Guest House

307 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 4AG, England
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Brenal Guest House
Ranked #46 of 52 hotels in Oxford
2.0 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
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Southampton, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

No one was there when we arrived, despite having emailed arrival time as requested. We spent 15 minutes stood in the hallway waiting for someone to answer the phone to tell us which rooms were ours, only to find one of them locked and having to wait for nearly half an hour for the owner to turn up. We booked... More

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Blackburn, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
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The experience was awful. The room we were given was filthy. The plug hole in the en suite was blocked with hairs and the room had not been cleaned in a long time. The property itself smelt awful and all the furnishing was tired/broken. Breakfast was also cold and eggs were overcoooked. Would not send my worst enemy there. Only... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 September 2011

I booked at this hotel and then made the mistake of reading the reviews on here, so i was a bit worried about what it would be like! But, it was a clean room, they let us check in early, and then provided a HUGE choice for breakfast! So all in all it was good. Not quite 3 stars but... More

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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2011
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I had to book late to find rooms for me and my two kids. Unfortunately I've learned what happens when you book late. As the other reviewer writes, Brenal is indeed Harris Guesthouse. We stayed in the front room for 3, a bit of a squeeze, and though the sign on the door says no smoking, definitely there is a... More

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Los Angeles, California
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 June 2011

Brenel is now Harris B&B. Different owners. The photos you see online are not accurate. Must have been taken years ago. While the lady who met me was very nice --she kindly helped me to my room, this place is terrible. The bedroom was not clean. The curtains and cheap curtain rod were falling off the wall. But the worst... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2010
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Just back after two night break at Brenal. On arriving owner's son very friendly and gave us advice on where to eat and how to get into town centre. We were then shown to our room on ground floor (No. 7). We were horrified to find that this room had hardly any natural light very small window obscured by wardrobe... More

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Geelong, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2009
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The owners were very nice and their son was extremely helpful but there were so many things that needed fixing. The door handle to the small ensuite fell off, the front door handle had to be unlocked in a certain way and there was an exposed wire on the power cord for the bright pink TV. The bed was very... More

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Aussie in London
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2009
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We arrived late Friday evening to the guest house which had a mound of dog poo outside the front gate (appreciate this was not the hosts problem but it was a not nice introduction to the house); we were greeted by the owner I presume but really don't know who she was. We were given the keys to the room... More

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Sheffield, England
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2008

After reading someof the previous reviews I was a little worried about our visit to Brenal guest house, HOWEVER, our hosts were very welcoming. the room was booked entireley through email. We stayed 1 night only but would have stayed longer had there been room. We have stayed in many guest houses/smal hotels throughout the UK and am very hapy... More

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London, England
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2008

We stayed at this guest house last weekend, and for the most part I think it was a good value for the money. It was very quiet, which was nice if we wanted to get to sleep early, but we could also walk to the main city in 15 minutes if we wanted to. Cabs to and from cost around... More

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Address: 307 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 4AG, England

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