Paramount Oxford Hotel - Oxford, United Kingdom     

Don't be fooled by the photo of the enterance which looks grand. As someone else said, this is a glorified travelodge at least in structure. It consists of pre-fabricated buildings slotted together but all the rooms I have stayed in are very nice and very clean if a little small. It does not have any views and the swimming pool was closed "for the foreseeable future" which I was not warned about. Overall, I have stayed here several times and will continue to stay here but don't pay too much (?85 inc breakfast is a good rate here but I have paid ?69 without on some trips). They did use to charge extra for parking (?3) but they have stopped that not. Take a short walk and you will find a pub down by the canal which is much cheaper that drinking or eating in the hotel.

We stayed at the Barcelo Oxford for 4 nights and we're quite comfortable. The staff was very accommodating. We arrived at 9:30 a.m. after a long international flight and we were able to check in right away. The staff at the front desk were always very helpful answering our tourist type questions. I was worried that we would be too far away from the city centre but that wasn't a problem. There is a bus route to downtown very close to the hotel and we also enjoyed walking downtown. There is a local shopping area near by which is about a 15 walk which has a bunch of restaurants and shops. the gym was excellent and the room very comfortable and quiet.