Golden Cross Guesthouse

L odeur forte du poisson quand on arrive

buena localización

CHINCHES. salimos de allí llenos de granitos. El checkin tuvimos que esperar ahi abajo porque solo hay una persona para todos los apartamentos que no están en el mismo sitio. El sitio no está muy limpio y había hasta unas chanclas debajo de una silla. No lo recomendaría

Location is great, right in the centre of town. Although there is no reception, a housekeeper was arranged and checked us in smoothly. Good value for money.

While the property itself was okay and well located, there were a few things that affected our stay. The shower had very low water pressure—just enough for a light rinse, which made it difficult to shower properly. It also got quite noisy at night and in the early mornings due to activity outside. On the first night, we heard shouting from people downstairs and weren’t sure how they got in. On the second night, we returned late and made sure to close the gate, which helped. In the mornings, there were loud noises outside, possibly from chairs or tables being moved at the nearby café. The bed was quite firm, which some people may prefer, but it wasn’t comfortable for us. The room was also quite warm (it is unusually warm in England this week), and a fan would have made a big difference.

The location is just in the very middle of the touristic center. Very easy to get to. The room is located in an apartment of a very old building typical for the area, so in a way it gives a feeling of an authentic experience.

Overall it didn't feel very clean and cozy in the location, we were a bit afraid to touch too much. Also it was very cold, we were there in may and it was freezing at night in the room, even though it was sunny days. The communication with the host is a bit tricky due to the langiage barrier, also we didn't have with us the local socket adaptor and the location didn't provide one, we had to charge our phones over a dinner in a restaurant.

Great location, friendly and helpful housekeeper to meet you on arrival. A heritage building with an interesting history.

Unfortunately some areas are in a state of frank disrepair. Some simple cosmetic updates and fixing of relatively minor issues would make a world of difference (e.g lock to bedroom nearly falling out, stained and worn carpet and walls, shower head desperately needs replacing, bed slopes to one side due to the floor being uneven, no curtains over two windows in the bedroom leading to early wake-ups due to the light). Would also benefit from basic amenities like milk for the tea and coffee, and shampoo/body wash.

Very good location, comfortable bed, cozy homely furnishing, medieval sloping floor, very kind housekeeping.

From the accommodation description it appears that cooking equipment like hob and oven is available, also visible on photos. But after reaching there we saw in the kitchen a note above the hob: ‘Due to the new Fire Regulation for Grade List 1 Building, the guests can’t cook in apartment. Induction Hob and Oven are temporality unavailable to use.’ The hob was covered. It was unpleasant to know, because we selected this accommodation exactly for the cooking possibility and we already had bought things to cook. We understood that the building was old and we also saw the smoke detector in the kitchen whose alarm system according to another note was sensitive to the smallest smoke, alarming immediately and directly the local fire station. It was clear why guests shouldn’t cook. An accommodation does not have to provide cooking facility. However it isn’t correct to suggest that cooking is available when in fact it is not. And this situation probably wasn’t limited to our stay. The new Fire Regulations didn’t come out yesterday and an adaptation to it won’t happen overnight. After coming back to home I wrote to Booking.com about our experience. The accommodation’s owner kindly replied that although the in-built hob and oven were not available, I could use another induction hob left in a cupboard, only the housekeeping personnel forgot to show it. Thus the apartment indeed has cooking facility, we just accidently missed it. Well, still there is this note in the kitchen that due to the fire regulation the guests can’t cook. Whether we use a built-in or a portable induction hob, the smoke is smoke and the steam is steam. Any cooking activity - as the other note warned - could trigger the smoke detector and then the fire brigade would reach the place, even though there was no fire, only steam from cooking. So what’s the point of any hob when you can’t cook?

De locatie

Hygiëne

La localisation au cœur d'Oxford vraiment le meilleur emplacement de la ville

Moquette sale et vieillissante, les escaliers sont très raides également, absolument pas adapté pour des personnes ayant des difficultés à marcher. Le prix est également excessif pour ce type de prestation : 220 euros en single pour 2 nuits