Henry's

4.0 star property

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Staircase
Front of property
Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated
Espresso maker, electric kettle
Interior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Housekeeping

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26 St Michael's Street, Oxford, England, OX1 2EB
  • Place, University of Oxford
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, New Theatre Oxford
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Oxford Castle
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Oxford (OXF)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Ensuite

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(16 reviews)
  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Oxford

With a stay at Henry's, you'll be centrally located in Oxford, steps from University of Oxford and within a 5-minute walk of Oxford Visitor Information Centre. .This guesthouse is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Oxford Castle and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Said Business School.

What's nearby

  • University of Oxford - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • New Theatre Oxford - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Oxford Castle - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Ashmolean Museum - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Said Business School - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles

Getting around

  • Oxford Station - 9 min walk
  • Oxford (OXF) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Four Candles (Wetherspoon) - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Permit Room - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Pret a Manger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Itsu - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Henry's

Guesthouse in Oxford, steps from University of Oxford
Henry's offers 3 accommodations with espresso makers and safes. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. This Oxford guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms featuring espresso makers. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Featured amenities include express check-out and luggage storage.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your passport after booking
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 13 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 13 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Guests who may encounter issues with stairs should contact this property in advance to request a room on a floor with elevator service.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Children 13 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Henry's Hotel Oxford
Henry's Oxford
Henry's Guesthouse Oxford
Henry's Oxford
Henry's Guesthouse
Henry's Guesthouse Oxford

Henry's Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 65 out of 100 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 100 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 100 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 100 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 100 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great for seeing Oxford

It’s very central and convenient for setting Oxford on foot. Nicely renovated room, quiet at night even though it was a Saturday. Slight hitch with the code to get in but this was resolved with a phone call.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Pauline

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely Hypnos divan bed base - but no proper mattress just a mattress topper so the bed was very hard and uncomfortable. Gorgeous fluffy pillows and good quality sheets. Great coffee machine but just 2 pods no fresh milk and very noisy fridge. Washing up liquid but no tea towel. 2 windows with heavy sound and light blocking curtains and 2 windows with broken blinds. So street lights all night and early morning light flooded into the flat. Contrary to what it says on the booking form - that a host greets you at this property It’s a self check in and you do need to ring them to share your details so they can send info as apparently they don’t receive that info from Expedia. The email provided for Henry’s bounced back for me hence the phone call. There’s no facility for early check in and you can leave bags with the parent hotel but some distance away. Self check in is easy - although the corridors are fairly dimly lit and we had to use phone torches to see the key pad even in the afternoon when we arrived. Two switch panels in place but missing switches - presumably to the ceiling fan - but it’s covered in dust so would probably have made the lovely bedding grubby if we had managed to put it on.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Ray

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The building itself was unique and had lots of character. The room itself was good and had all you would need for a short stay. The location was incredibly convenient for visiting Oxford. However, there were multiple issues. There was mold in the shower and there was dust on the sheets. The shower drain only allowed you to shower for 3-4 minutes at a time because the drain was so slow and the shower basin would fill up. Check in information was given, but there was no checkout information and the company was unresponsive with all attempts to contact- I had to leave the keys in the room because I had no idea what else to do. Outside the location was noisy. Not sure I would recommend to anyone in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Such a lovely place in a fantastic location. Very comfortable bed and nice to have a coffee machine too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
This hotel is really just several rooms for rent without anyone onsite. Rooms do not have air conditioning, and amenities are sparse. The location is close to the heart of town but the alley pretty noisy with crowds at night and delivery trucks morning.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

SEBASTIAN, caracas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location to get around town. Would stay here again. Ceiling fans didn’t work but other than that, it was a very nice stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Henry's location off the main traffic streets but easily walkable to all points makes it the perfect location. The building is very secure. Just know our unit was up many steps and no lift, but we would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Roland

Business traveler
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Not sure what to say

Safe didn't work, there was no room turnover, fridge contained an empty beer bottle, and there was a cockroach in the bathroom (never seen a cockroach in the UK before). The room door didn't deadlock, or lock from the inside. Quaint and in a good location though.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

nancy

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location had set a set air conditioner to 20-23 degrees Celsius and it would not go down at all nor cool, we had to sleep with all the windows open because of the heat. The reception is not in the building and nobody could come and help us at all when we discovered none of the ceiling fans worked. When I called the reception the reception person had me check under the bed for a switch that was non existent, then flip all of the switches multiple times to see if any worked for the fan. On top of it he told me nobody could come to fix it since he couldn’t leave the reception desk at his location. It was unbearably hot inside and no a/c and no overhead fans was a terrible combo. I would not go here again personally.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great location and OK accommodation.

Henry's location is excellent. And the accommodation is OK. It's a bit tired around the edges (mould in the shower, windows not cleaned for several years, etc.) But OK. We missed the little things, like not being able to store our bags anywhere safe.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

AirBnB like place, but they did not provide the entry codes ahead of time. When I called the front desk (of a different hotel) the gentleman who answered also didn't know the entry code, but he did call back 20 minutes later with the code. Also adjusting thermostat did nothing, it was cold no matter what I set it to.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Veronica

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
My boyfriend and I stayed here for 3 nights. We got the third level room and it was nice and served its purpose. My only complaint with the room was that the bathroom absolutely reeked of mold. Other than that, the location was great, very walkable, and we enjoyed our stay (other than the terrible mold smell).

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a really handy room only place slap in middle of Oxford. Very clean, all facilities, excellent condition
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at Henry's very much. The room was clean, well kept and convenient to the central part of Oxford. There are only 4 rooms, and no desk or staff on site, but we called the number with questions and a real person answered and was very helpful. This stay was close to the train station and very centrally located for touring Oxford or finding good pubs.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Becky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

LINDA

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Great location but horrible service!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Julia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Check-in is an ordeal. There is no front desk and it can be difficult reaching someone by phone. Entrance is via a code, which is the same code for all the rooms - a cause for security concerns. The overhead fan did not work. We couldn’t get on the wifi either, but just trying to get into the room had been such a hassle we opted to not bother trying to reach out again. The space itself is fine and like the pictures. Lots of light. Had everything we wanted. Nice central location, but beware it can be noisy near pub and club closing times (3am).
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gail

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host did not show, took 5 calls from us to gain access. Chair was stained and torn, window blind was broken. Kitchen scouer left for washing up was very used and old, disgusting. Overhead fan did not work, aircon not opperating, pedistal fan wonky. Ioning board proped beside the table but had feet missing so did not stand. Corrosion on kitchen tap. No luggage rack. Very, very disappointing.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Jon

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
First let me say that this property is in a great location and although small was clean and comfortable. The reason for the lower review is to try to get the owner to sort out their communication with tjheir guests and their check-in process. We booked this stay on expedia and sent them several messages via the Expedia platform and by email before our stay to check if we could leave our suitcases at the property as we would be arriving too early for checkin. No one had rhe courtesy to answer our messages. The booking information we received from expedia said we would receive our checkin instructions the day before our arrival. This did not happen. On the day of our arrival we rang the emergency number that was shown on the door of the property as we had still not reveived any checkin instructions. The number goes through to a different hotel. Unfortunately we had to try this number repeatedly as each time we got a recorded message to say no one was currently available. We eventually managed to get through to someone who said rhe checkin instructions would be sent through to us at 3pm the checkin time. At 3.30 we had still not received any checkin instructions. We went through the whole process again of trying to get hold of someone. We eventually got through to the receptionist at the other hotel who did his best to help us and we eventually got in 1 hour later. Totally stressful and frustrating and completely avoidable. We hope no other guests suffer this
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Yueh-Yen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Near city center, very easy to access. Oxford is the beautiful town, definitely worth to stay at least two nights to explore the surrounding countryside.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024