Cornwallis House

The house was lovely, warm and clean and there was milk, tea/coffee and biscuits left for us. The house is in a lovely quiet road and we would definitely stay again. We were also able to leave our car safely parked up on the driveway which was extremely useful. Excellent communication with the host, Nick. We had a lovely short break. Great location on a good bus route into Oxford itself. (the 46 bus from roughly 100 yard from the house, or if you go to the end of the road and turn left and cross over you can get either a 3, 3A or X40). As we had lovely weather we also enjoyed a walk along the river into Oxford. I can highly recommend both the Harry Potter walking tour and the Inspector Morse, Lewis and Endeavour Film Tour. We also visited Blenheim Palace and gardens, which were stunning.

Lovely house, well furnished.

Well appointed. Comfy beds. Good location near bus stop to Oxford City. Quiet family friendly option.

Very comfortable pleasant accommodation with 40-minute walk beside the Thames, into Oxford, stunning.

Not related to the accomodation, but for drivers unfamiliar with UK driving rules beware the V bus lane restriction right by the home. Has all day cameras, 70 Pounds each careless trip>

Off street parking for two cars.

A second toilet/bathroom.

Did exactly what it said on the tin. Clean and comfortable and great contact with owner.

The house is spacious and has a big garden in a quiet neighborhood.

We had a bad experience staying at this house. Our stay in Cornwallis house was not as advertised. Four things were not as we had expected, given the Booking.com description. First off, we had booked the house months before coming to Oxford and had asked for a baby cot. When we arrived, it was absent and we had to chase the owners to bring it. The owners suggested the baby could sleep in one of the available beds, which would have been a safety hazard. They had confirmed the cot would be there on our arrival and it was annoying to show up and then not have it be there after a long trip, even though the owners had ample time to prepare. Second, the listing on Booking.com states that the house has a dishwasher. However, when we tried to run it on the first night it appeared to be broken. We immediately informed the owners but they did not respond to our emails and requests to have it fixed. Given we were staying with a baby, a dishwasher was key to our needs and played a role in renting your house--not having it was more than an inconvenience, it presented a problem for the hygiene standards for bottle cleaning. It was never fixed nor did the owners respond to our emails. Third, there were a lot of ants and other bugs in the kitchen area and that was an inconvenience. The owners mentioned this was the result of the previous renters keeping food on the counter but that left us to deal with the situation nonetheless. Fourth, the house is quite far from the city centre and the buses in Oxford are not as regular as the schedule suggests. This made coming and going to Oxford quite stressful. This obviously is not the fault of the owners but something to consider nonetheless if you're thinking about staying at Cornwallis house. All and all, we understand that sometimes things are not exactly as advertised but given the steep price of the house per night (225 euros) these various issues together seem sufficient a reason to leave this negative review.