Name: Oxford Backpackers
Address: 9A Hythe Bridge St, Oxford, Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2EW, United Kingdom
Rating: 6

Smoke-free property

Heating

Television in lobby

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Adults Only

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Soundproof rooms

Locker

Linens

Rooms

Ironing

Laundry

Dry-cleaning

Luggage storage

Services and amenities

Breakfast

Common kitchen

Vending machine

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet access

Internet

Spanish

German

Russian

English

Italian

French

Portuguese

Languages Spoken

Billiards

Nightclub

Recreation

Fax and copy machine

Business

Darts

Sports

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the hostel

Creation Theatre Company

St Peter's College

Oxford Ice Rink

Ravenglass

Oxford Visitor Information Centre

Clarendon Building

Somerville College

Martyrs' Memorial

Lincoln College

The King's Centre

Asaba International Airport

Oxford Airport

Raf Brize Norton

Wycombe Air Park

Milton Keynes

Blackbushe Airport

Oxford Backpackers

Oxford

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

The staff here are very rude indeed, I have never experienced such bad service. The have formed a clique and are uninterested in the guests.
The noise from the pub downstairs is loud untill early hours, but at least earplugs are provided.
It is worth paying extra to stay in a hotel than be treated as badly as that by the staff.

Unsociable staff

I stayed here for £13/night.

With the other rooms going for £20 and up, that's getting very steep for the quality of the beds, how packed they are & how pitiful the pillows are.

Furthermore, during this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the staff allowed large groups of people to party and drink together throughout Fri/Sat/Sun nights, with me only being able to stay away from them by hiding in the corner

Also, one oven was broken & the other took over 30 mins to get hotter than 100°. It did not make for a good dinner. More than 60% of the cupboard and fridge spaces are reserved for the staff for some reason, meaning a hostile of atleast 50 beds are sharing 2 waist high fridges and a couple of kitchen cupboards. 

The kitchen is locked at 11pm and not opened until 7am
...Great for me, who was getting back around that closing time, and then told off for taking that food to my bedroom, which some of was ultimately taken by the guests or staff when I didn't take all of it with me in the morning and couldn't leave it in the kitchen because it wasn't going to be unlocked for another half hour after I needed to leave each day

Even this cheap, you still don't get what you pay for

Excellent hostel. Superb atmosphere and super friendly and helpful staff. 
Real good vibes! Lots of in-house activities. 
Great central location. The Ashmolean museum, which is free, is only 7 minutes walk away.

Great vibes, super friendly

Was a really nice atmosphere in the hostel with a cool bar and super friendly staff. The bathrooms were very clean too, alongside our room which always smelt fresh. The free breakfast service was awesome too (and a money saver), as well as the cheap & convenient laundry service the hostel offered. Was also in a super nice location along the canal and just a few minutes walk to the centre. Very affordable and satisfied and will be staying here again on my next visit.

Dan T

The dorms and bathrooms are fine. Lockers available with a deposit, this is given back to you when checking out. Small but clean&tidy kitchen. There is also laundry service (4GBP/bag). The in-hostel bar is opened in the evening. The best feature is probably the location, as they are 5min walk from the city centre.

Nice place, cheap stay

I stayed at the hostel for 3 nights, and the place was very welcoming, with friendly staff and visitors. The 4 bed room were tidy, with comfy beds.The free breakfast of toast and cornflakes was enough for a start, and the wifi was fast and reliable.
The showwers and toilets were good , and you can also obtain a towel, for a small refundable deposit

There was a bar available at reasonable prices if you require it. The hostel is easily situated between the railway station and city centre. I'll certainly stay here again on my next visit to Oxford

Good Place to Stay

I had to find somewhere very short notice to stay in Oxford for 2 nights and I didn't want to spend a lot of money. So this was very cheap and It was handy for the station and I thought how bad could it be for two nights! 

Well it is totally grim, I was in a shared 4 bed dorm, couldn't get into the female dorm. I swear I got bitten by bed bugs or some other type of insect. My skin especially around my ankles was very itchy. I had to put all my clothes in a boil wash on my return. Also I brought my own towel which the staff took and nobody was able to find it to return to me. 

The female bathrooms were basic and not particulary clean. I was glad I was out of there after two nights.

Grim

I wanted somewhere cheap to stay in Oxford and choose this hostel. It does look dated but the staff make up for that. Staff are great and very helpful and friendly. Location is great too only a few minutes to walk to the Oxford center. A free breakfast in the morning helps too. The only thing that I found let this hostel down was the lack of lights and electric sockets up at the top bunk. There was an extension lead near the bottom bunk but somebody had used all the sockets so I had to keep going into the lounge area every time I needed to charge things. Aparts from that a great hostel that I would use again.

Cheap bed and a nice stay

Good location and decent price. Rooms are on the cramped side if things. Kitchen is small and it seems all the cupboards are for staff. Decent internet, free breakfast of cereal and toast. Lacking in atmosphere from a solo travellers point of view. But if it just a place to sleep it will be fine.

Just ok. But cheap.

We knew it was a cheap hostel, but definitely it has been the worst i have ever been.(I want to clarify that sometimes in certasin ocassions in my life i had to spend the night in the cold, im not a kind of princess, we were young people, get used to share rooms, spend nights at hostels and so on...) Anyway... since you open the door, a pee smell takes your senses up to unknown levels. i dont know why, but it seems there have been some wars inside this place because i think i can not remember any wall not shooted. On the other hand I have no words to explain what i feel when i opened our room. The pee smell changes to a general disgusting odor you can not forget never in the rest of your life. The beds should have been property of a fakir because there is no reason to put that kind of old thin mattress full of stains inside these awful rooms. I think these eiderdowns have never seen a washing machine. The carpet was full of stains and things i prefer not to think about it... BUT the real experience starts when you visit the collective bathrooms! The best point about it, is that if you want to collect all the illnesses the human being has discovered until now, you will enjoy like a child. All the toilets were dirty... the showers full of filth.... man it was unbeliveable. The first thing i did when i saw this nightmare was try to find another place to spend the night. In short, if you want to loose the sense of smell visit oxford backpackers. Finally i have to say the staff was nice and the manners were ok. Please if you want to survive stay away from this evil place. Thank you so much!

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