This 17th-century guest house is an historical building on a quiet, traditional street.
It is in Oxford city centre, surrounded by Oxford University colleges, a 2-minute walk from all the shops.
The Tower House has charming old features, such as wooden ceiling beams.
The rooms are decorated and furnished to match the building's history and style. There are also modern touches, like tea/coffee, free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV (with Freeview).
The dining room was once a tower that formed part of the medieval city walls, which gives the building the name Tower House.
The owners are not always on site; you must state your expected arrival time when booking.
Score from 437 reviews
Exceptional
8.4/10
Rooms: 8
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Address: 15 Ship Street, Oxford OX1 3DA 
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You could not find a hotel with a better location in Oxford. Our room overlooked the garden of Jesus College. All of the colleges and main street are literally minutes away. The hotel is charming, fireplace in the room, antique furniture, lovely breakfast with a plus of fresh fruit. Wonderful staff. No evevator but stairs are not too high. We loved staying here. Everything - room, food, bathroom, the atmosphere, the independence(we had our own keys and could go out and in any time we wanted),also location,. all reviews »
The manager was quietly efficient and kind. She was sensitive to myneeds and the room was beautifully prepared. I would stay there again. Worth for the money; it is in good location; friendly and helpful staff.ideal location, small quiet hotel, convivial atmosphere, friendly staff, direct access into hotel with own key. Lovely and spacious room, nice breakfast, very friendly owner/manager. Location can't be beat!. Friendly, efficient staff, very comfortable bed. The owner was very friendly and helpful, we were given a key and could come and go. Our room was spacious and tastefully decorated, the bed was comfy with crisp sheets. The continental breakfast was generous (cereals, yoghurts, toast, pastries) and nicer than a cooked one. The best thing was the fantastic location, very central but on a lovely historic, quiet street.The location was really fantastic. We loved the "oldness" and charm, the uniqueness of the rooms, the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff, the perfect breakfast. In short, everything! We'd definitely stay here again. Fantastic central location and very good value for money. They were also very helpful in terms of getting our room ready early so we could change before a wedding, and letting us leave our bags for a few hours the next day.Very friendly staff. Very comfortable bed. Rooms are very small as in keeping with historic building, however, very comfortable. Just don't forget to watch your head on the ceilings!. We loved Oxford, and the Tower House is right in the middle of town. Location could not be better. Breakfast was super. We just really liked it--the breakfast and the whole place.Fantastic location. 2 min walk from The New Theatre. Close to the train station. Friendly welcome. Although the bathroom is shared, its a nice size, and the shower is good. Charming, small facility. Super location in the middle of the city.This is not a typical hotel. It consists of two 16th century houses in a side street in the centre of Oxford. The accommodation may not be modern or typical of chain hotels, but it has great character and authenticity. And I found it more comfortable than a typical modern hotel. The air circulated well and the bed was comfortable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel was incredibly central;only a short walk to most of the attractions.location- close walking distance to shops resturants, staff were helpful and friendly. Medieval atmosphere, and simultaneously wi-fi and flat-screen tv,helpful staff. Location in center of the city; small number of rooms; historical building. Very friendly service and very central location.location in central Oxford. Amazing historical building, captures "Old Oxford". Great location, right in the middle of everything. Attentive staff!. Very helpful staff - Very friendly - Close to everything!. Characterful hotel.Location, breakfast was ample, staff seemed helpful in the couple things I needed. Nice, middle of the centre hotel.The central location of the hotel. Central location.no lift so not suitable for people with reduced mobility. The position of the hotel I thought would be quiet as located downa side street but sadly it was not - lots of deliveries in thearea and rubbish collection early in morning. We stayed only onenight a Thursday.The hotel was more like a BandB in terms of it's facilities, but quite expensive, but this is typical of Oxford. There were no nice views from the windows, it backs onto other buildings. This is pretty silly and minor - but the loo paper was terrible (too stiff and scratchy, and didn't flush properly). Next time I'd probably bring my own.Our room wasn't en suite, which meant having to cross a landing to use the bathroom. There are en suite rooms though. tv was out of order,but did get a discount because of this. According to the hotel website (http://www.towerhouseoxford.co.uk/) fullEnglish breakfast is included in the price...that was not the case. Small size of our room. Only one chair in a double room. There was plenty of room for a second one. No lift (but that is typical). The size of the room was very small and not good value for money. It describes itself as a "hotel" - it's a BandB. To be fair Bookings does describe it as a guest house. No facilities - no residents lounge - breakfast basic. Ship Street is definitely not quiet - we stayed 3 nights and were woken each night by shouting etc on the street. Bad value for money - for an extra GBP40 per night we could have stayed at the Randolph!!.
