Jason at Oxford Park and Ride was so very helpful and welcoming at Parkway Station. Wonderful they…read moreemploy people to help with visitor questions! Clean, efficient, quick easy - highly recommend using this coach (bus) service to get into Oxford.

Going to Oxford from Heathrow or vice versa? There are kiosks within the airport where you can…read moreeasily buy a ticket. The sales gal helped us to get a ticket for the bus that was leaving in 3 minutes. This got us from Heathrow to Oxford in less than hour but can take more time depending of course on the people getting on and off and the traffic.

I'm writing this on behalf of my parents who are currently in London and took the bus from Oxford…read moreto London. My mother left her phone on the bus and she and the hotel have been trying to get ahold of a person to see if someone can find her phone. This has been going on since Wednesday. She just wants her photos back that are on her phone.

Good journeys to and fromLondon yesterday (0915 from Thornhill. 1620 from Victoria) with excellent…read moredrivers. However it was a cold day and there seemed to be no heating at all on the bus - is this normal? Also my wi-fi connection was fine in tge morning but i was unable to log in on the return journey.

Stagecoach buses are a very mixed lot in Oxford. Some services are excellent - frequent, on time,…read morewith knowledgeable drivers, convenient stops, and comfortable buses. Some are appallingly bad - old overloaded minibuses and tatty bigger buses, drivers who don't know the route/area/language, and habitually late trips. The pricing structure is not always logical or good value - particularly if you are travelling outside the city rather than just inside it. Passes, on the other hand, are good value and allow travel in a wide area for a proportionately low amount. Many buses are pushchair/wheelchair-friendly; it's a shame that the passengers often are not - and nor are a few drivers. It's worth noting the bus number and complaining if you get a bad experience, as a few drivers seem to think that driving away from a stop while frail/elderly passengers are still making their way down the bus is a good thing.

I use the X30 service to travel into and from Oxford for work from Grove, its a 45 minute journey…read moreon a good day. The morning busses are generally on time and the drivers are friendly and helpful. I particularly like that one of the journeys is run by a tube vehicle which is much more comfortable than a standard bus and at that time of the morning, its nice to curl up and have an extra forty minutes or so of sleep! The other busses, however are more than adequate and seem to be kept clean. Just wondering though, in the 21st century why they don't have seat belts yet? The evening bus journeys from 5pm onwards are late everyday and this is highly frustrating, I think someone tested these journeys on a sunday or a bank holiday! Do not rely on these to get you anywhere on time, it is okay for me since I am only traveling home.. Of course you expect there to be a lot of traffic at this time; so it would simply serve better to have a more realistic timetable. The 5.20 bus frequently turns up at closer to 6pm when it is supposed to have finished its journey by 6.15 The prices therefore seem a little steep when punctuality should be a given. A monthly pass is still cheaper than driving to Oxford everyday though and works out at half the cost it would be if you bough a bus ticket everyday.

Having stayed overnight at a different place for each of the previous 7 nights things were becoming…read morea bit of a blur. I arrived at the Coach & Horses Guest House late in the day, rang the bell, and was greeted and shown to my room. From the outside I wasn't expecting much and when I stepped inside it felt a bit like I'd entered someone's home, albeit one that had a very large dining area with multiple tables and chairs. But there were things present that gave the impression of a home. Up on the top floor, facing away from the street, my room proved to be somewhat of an oasis and completely different than all of the impressions I'd accumulated. The room was very big, orderly, and immaculate. It felt like someone had thought of everything. There was space for 2 comfortable chairs in which to relax, a big fan to circulate the air, a safety step for entering the bathtub/shower area, and more. This room - it's spaciousness and aesthetic - made me regret that I was staying here only one night. A lovely, made to order breakfast was included in my stay and served by the warm, kind owner, Sylvia, and her niece. Sylvia's hospitality was really the icing on the cake for this visit. (How warm and kind, you wonder? Sylvia personally drove me and my luggage to my next place of lodging, took a little scenic detour en route, and suggested I call her if I needed a ride to the train station in a few days. Talk about going above and beyond)! Coach & Horses is a wee bit outside the hubbub of central Oxford but still very near to everything you'll want to see It's a nice, flat walk to everywhere and I discovered a great restaurant in the very next block. Don't be deterred by its slightly off-the-beaten path location. If you're anything like me, you'll be very happy you chose to stay at Sylvia's Coach & Horses Guesthouse.

Superb. Only way to sum this place up. The staff are friendly, the ambience of the pub is second to…read morenone. The food is of a phenominal level, the place itself is quaint, a couple of low level ceilings (so those of you over the 6 ft mark need to be ware!) Thoroughly recommend it.

An incredible evening, many thanks to John, the legend himself! Food and service both exemplary :)read more

TWO MAJOR ISSUES I and my family have encountered at one of your establishments. I am hoping that…read moreas head of your business, you will have better sense than the employees working for you and that you will be able to do something to rectify the situations - 1. DISCRIMINATION - I am an Asian woman, born in the Philippines; but a naturalized American citizen for a few years now. I am traveling to England because my English husband who was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon has a filming job here, for his journalism job. With us are our 8-month old baby and 3 year old toddler. And because I cannot handle both kids on my own, whilst running my production/tv show business in America, we asked my Filipino parents to join us. Last night, at Beefeater in Longwall, we tried to book a table for us (minus my English husband). We were three Asians + 2 children. And upon seeing us, the person at the reception simply (and rudely) told us that "We don't have a table for you here." I asked how we could eat, as we were also hotel guests; and his suggestion was to order at the bar, and collect the food and eat in our room. We had no choice so we queued up at the bar, to order. BUT.... I looked back and saw that the white folks behind us, party of four, were promptly seated at the restaurant. When I confronted the guy, he simply said there was no room for us! Why was there no room for us; yet there was room for a group of white folks? I asked to complain to the manager, And Peter (he said his name was) said he was the manager. I asked for his last name. He said he "didn't have to tell me that." Two other people in line for table with us saw the whole thing and told us that was unacceptable. And that as DISCRIMINATION. They are English, and gave me their business card, saying they were willing to act as witnesses of this case, should I need to escalate it. 2. FRAUD - We booked two nights at your facility; but decided we wanted to stay one more night, to give us a chance to explore the Cotswolds. Despite this experience, (and maybe naively so) my parents and I decided to extend our stay one more night, because it's an inconvenience to haul two little children + each of their stuff + my stuff + my parents' stuff, to a different hotel. So this morning, I tried to extend our stay and booked one more night. I was advised by Maria at the front desk that online rates are cheaper. So I did book online. But as I sent all my information, the system crashed and I got a "failed to complete" message. Naturally, since it said "failed to complete", I redid the whole process, causing me double the hassle. And that second try went through. But alas, when I cleared with the reception, I was told BOTH BOOKINGS WENT THROUGH. I called my credit card company, and was told there were two authorizations of the same booking. Your employees' solution was to give me the email for guest relations and told me "but we cannot guarantee a refund. That will be up to the discretion of the guest relations person who will receive your email." Do you think this is fair? Do you think we deserved to be discriminated against, just because we're Asians? Do you agree that your Beefeater restaurant would have no table available for an Asian family?

Terrible service, requested a taxi, was really clear to all of they had a car available, was told…read morethat they did and that it would be ten to fifteen minutes. Multplie taxis canceled, never arrived, really screwed up my plans as I had to make a long walk across unlit Port Meadow in deep mud. This was the second taxi service I tried, 001 and Oxon Transport Services were just as bad.

We were staying at the voco Oxford Thames and ordered a taxi via the reception area there. The car…read morearrived within five minutes as promised. The Nigerian taxi driver was friendly n helpful and the car was one of their premier cars a nice, clean, sleek black saloon.

Hotsons is the main minibus hire company used by local university clubs and societies. It's got a…read moregood range of decent quality minibuses from 7 seats to giant 17 seaters. You can also get vans, trucks and cars, which could be a worthwhile alternative to bringing a car to Oxford, considering the parking difficulties in the city centre. The club I'm in always hires the 17-seaters and they're all front-facing seats and good quality. They come clean and in good condition. You can also drop them off any time at night, which removes all time pressure from the hiring process. However, I've got quite a few gripes with Hotsons' service: Not very polite telephone service - customer service doesn't seem to be a strong point. Very difficult to change/cancel bookings - they seem to change their mind about how far in advance you need to do this. Location - they're outside the ring road, which is a pain if you're cycling to get there. I recommend the number 10 bus from Queen Street, which stops on Horspath Road. Minibuses - not all of them have a CD player, which seems rather tight these days, and is a pain on long journeys. One last word of warning: we once got a flat tyre and the spare was the wrong size, meaning we had to wait hours in the middle of the night for the AA to come out and rescue us. In conclusion then, they're worth using and there's not much competition in the area, but it doesn't feel like a great experience.

Hired a van on a Sunday two weeks in a row. On both times staff were really friendly on the phone…read moreand in person. Hire price was very reasonable and being able to drop the van back at anytime day or night is a great feature. I would use them again for sure.

All-seater stadium well outside the centre of Oxford. The stadium, like Oxford themselves, belongs…read moremuch higher in the football hierarchy and its sad to see how Oxford have fallen, although they have the best player I've seen this season (and he's only 17) so that bodes well for them. Travelling independently without a car requires a train, a bus and a stroll, but as the stadium is right next to one of those entertainment complexes (not sure of the correct term) you often get outside cities these days, it doesn't feel as isolated as some outside the city football grounds. You can go for a drink, a meal or even enjoy some ten pin bowling before or after the match. Inside the ground the half time options are pretty much standard, although I did enjoy my first cup of Bovril in over a decade!

Went to visit Oxford and found this hotel. We got the end room of the 1st floor so it was quiet…read more Beds were comfortable and bathroom was very clean and modern. Internet wifi was a bit slow. Breakfast was very good given that it was a continental buffet breakfast (included in room fee) and there were eggs, sausages, fruits, cereal, bread, croissant, juice, milk, etc. Very reasonable price given the facilities and breakfast.

I have been using Browns Taxis on regular basis for over a year now, brilliant service- very…read moreproffesional drivers, clean cars, good price and always bang on time ! One of the best in Abingdon!

From the owner: All our drivers are fully licensed and trained to provide exceptional standards of courtesy and…read moreefficiency, ensuring your journey will always be secure, prompt and comfortable.