In East Oxford, this friendly, family-run guest house offers comfortable en suite accommodation at good value rates in well-equipped rooms, all with TV, DVD player, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.
The Athena Guest House is one of the original red brick Victorian detached houses common in the area. Today, the original building has been converted to house 7 comfortable en suite rooms, though it still retains lot of charm and atmosphere. The guest house is just a short distance from the city centre, but remains within easy reach of the city's ring road. Public transport is readily available, with plenty of buses and taxis available nearby.
There is a selection of twin, double, triple and family rooms available, each of which includes a number of small but welcome touches, such as a water filter and a choice of wireless or wired free internet access.
Hotel Facilities
General
Family Rooms,
Free Parking,
Heating,
Non-Smoking Rooms,
Parking.
Services
Breakfast in the Room,
Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included,
Internet Services,
Ironing Service,
Room Service,
Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN.
Hotel Policies
Important! Some policies may vary from these depending on your room, date and rate selection. Please check the room information when booking.
Check In / Check Out
You may check in from 12:00 hours until 00:00 hours.
You must check out by 11:00 hours.
Cancellations
If cancelled up to 3 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the first night will be charged.
15 % VAT is included.
Service charge is not applicable.
City/tourist tax is not applicable.
Parking
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is needed).
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Internet
Wired internet is available in the hotel rooms and is free of charge.
Wireless internet is available in the hotel rooms and is free of charge.
Deposit
No deposit will be charged.
Children and extra beds
All children are welcome.
All children under 5 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.
All children under 2 years are charged GBP 10.00 per night and person for cots.
All older children or adults are charged GBP 10.00 per night and person for extra beds.
Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 1.
Maximum capacity of babycots in a room is 2.
Payment - We accept
Visa,
Maestro,
American Express,
Master Card.
Important Information
Payment Information:
Athena Guest House prefers payments by cash, UK debit card or UK cheque. If you wish to pay by credit card, Athena Guest House will make an additional charge of either 3% (Visa or MasterCard) or 4.5% (American Express).
Arrival Time:
Athena Guest House requires your expected arrival time. Please provide this at the time of booking, or at least 24 hours in advance of your arrival.
Room information
All of the rooms are comfortable and homely. As well as free wireless internet access, each room offers free high-speed wired internet via cable broadband. Whether your laptop has a wireless network card or not, you can always be sure of a stable internet connection by plugging the network cable into the RJ45 socket on your own laptop.
The family room has 1 double bed and 2 single beds.
Amenities:
Bath or Shower,
Bathroom,
CD Player,
Cable TV,
DVD Player,
Dressing Room,
Fan,
Fax,
Hairdryer,
Heating,
Iron,
Ironing Facilities,
Microwave,
Radio,
Refrigerator,
Satellite TV,
Shower,
TV,
Tea/Coffee Maker,
Toilet,
Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock,
Washing Machine,
Work Desk.
Restaurants and Bars
Breakfast is included in the quoted prices and is available every day in the dining room. The dining room offers comfortable seating and a breakfast bar with a selection of cereals, fruit, yoghurt, orange juice and grapefruit, as available. You can also choose either a full cooked English breakfast or a continental breakfast. The traditional cooked English breakfast includes sausage, bacon, egg, beans, hash browns and tomatoes. The continental breakfast, while lighter, is just as satisfying, with a selection of cheeses, hams and boiled eggs as available. Vegetarians can have a cooked breakfast with egg, vegetarian sausages, hash browns, beans, mushrooms and tomatoes, or cereal, toast, yoghurt and fruit as a lighter option.
Directions
By Air (from London Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports):
Frequent coach services depart from Heathrow and Gatwick airports to Oxford. The Gatwick coach (X80) departs from the south terminal, bay 8 and the north terminal, bay 4. The Heathrow coach (X70) departs from the coach terminal at terminals 1, 2 and 3, at bay 10 or from terminal 4 at bay 19. These services are run by Oxford Express. The Stansted coach runs from Oxford to Cambridge and stops at Stansted Airport.
By Coach:
Coaches from London, and from Heathrow and Gatwick airports, arrive at the Gloucester Green coach station, which is just a few minutes' walk from the city centre. Use local buses 5, 5A, 5B or 1. The boarding point for the 5, 5A and 5B is at Queen Street and the boarding point for the number 1 bus is at the Golden Cross, which is on Cornmarket Street, near the junction with the High Street.
By Train:
Buses run regularly from the Oxford railway station to Cowley. The number 5 bus, which goes to Blackbird Leys, runs every 12 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, it runs every 15 minutes. Alternatively, you can get a taxi from just outside the train station.
*Directions included in email booking confirmation
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