Spacious Victorian 4 bedroom house in North Oxford

Wonderful
Traveller Type:

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Centrally located
  : This property needs a bit of TLC it has been neglected.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : It wasn't clean (carpets all over the house were disgusting). Shower in bathroom in main room impossible to use. Location on a main road. Lots of kitchen appliances but only one frying pan. Large house but only seating for 6 in living room. Could do with a major redecorating all over.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location and size of property. Excellent transport links to Oxford City.

Good
Traveller Type:
  : The property is in a really good location close to the town centre and near a supermarket. It is spacious with 3 parking spaces, 4 bedrooms (2 of which are en-suite), a family bathroom, dining room, small lounge, large lounge, utility room, and a large kitchen. There's plenty of space for multiple guests and good communal areas for spending time together. Everything is tastefully decorated and muted so you can fully relax, and there's some great artwork around the property. The appliances work as expected and are plentiful - a large fridge-freezer in the utility, a small fridge and freezer in the kitchen, oven, toaster, kettle, dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. There's also plenty of crockery, cutlery and glassware and kitchen cleaning supplies such as kitchen roll, cloths, washing up liquid and washing up sponges, Overall this is a great place for quiet gatherings with friends or for a family get together. We only stayed for a weekend but I can see this being a great base for a longer stay, especially with all the facilities available and a bus stop which takes you straight into the town centre just a few minutes from the front door.
  : There is no welcome manual on arrival which means that you have to work out how to use the oven, radiators, shower etc. yourself which is not always self-explanatory. The information given digitally is also not illuminating so we did think this was an area which needed to be addressed. The cleanliness and maintenance of the property was poor - cobwebs around radiators,; cutlery, dinnerware and mugs in the kitchen were not clean and sticky; there were stains and residue on the dining room table; the placemats were not clean and several lightbulbs were out when we arrived meaning one bedroom could not be used. There was also some wear and tear like stains on furniture and the carpets, scratches on the wooden floors, scuffs on the walls, chipped tiles etc. so it's worth taking photos of these so you are not charged. The lack of curtains in the living room and 2 small radiators in such a large room means that it is quite chilly and also a little disconcerting, although I appreciate in warmer months looking out on the garden would be quite pleasant. The heating also does take some time to kick in so it would be nice if this was put on prior to guest's arrival, especially in colder months (we stayed in November). The boiler failed whilst we were there meaning several guests had to have freezing cold showers on our one full day which delayed our activities, although I must say that this was fixed verry quickly by David who was with us around an hour after reporting.