The Spireworks Oxford

Location: 163 Cowley Rd, Oxford, gb

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Fitness facilities (surcharge)
• Air conditioning
• Lift / Elevator
• Non-smoking throughout
• Concierge service
• Adult only
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Smoke alarms
• CCTV outside property
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Fitness facilities (surcharge)
• Internet access
• Games
• Japanese garden

Rooms Available

• Deluxe Studio

  The kitchenette comes with a refrigerator, an oven and a microwave. Rooms on the upper floors are reachable by elevator. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
  • Shower chair
  • Accessible by lift

• Studio

  Meals can be prepared in the kitchen, which comes with a refrigerator, an oven and a microwave. Rooms on the upper floors are reachable by elevator. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Kitchen
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
  • Shower chair
  • Accessible by lift

Guest Reviews

• Nicholas (10/5): Superb - Location, cleanliness, comfortable. Good value for money
• Adja Awa (9/5): -
• eric (7/5): - Clean enough overall. Matress was very springy and light. Impossible to watch TV, not tune and could not be tuned. WIFI details missing. No host in sught, no reply to messages for assistance.
• Ahmed Darwish (9/5): Very nice location with minor inconveniences in the room - Good, well-equipped room. Tesco right downstairs for groceries. A lot of transportation options. A lot of restaurants nearby. Club across the street is noisy. Shower was leaky. No clothes iron on premises. Uncomfortable pillows. Overcomplicated wifi setup compared to the short term stay.
• Simone (8/5): Se dovessi venire di nuovo a Oxford spero che abbiate una camera libera - Nuova, pulita, buona posizione vicina al centro, piena di stanze divertimento come salone con biliardo, cinema e zona gaming con ps5 Purtroppo avevamo la camera che dava sulla strada e la finestra NON è per niente insonorizzata. E il problema non è solo la strada ma un locale che sta proprio davanti dove spesso la sera fino ad oltre le due c’è musica molto alta e gente che fa casinò fuori…meglio segnalarlo così la gente che prenota lo sa
• Caroline (8/5): -
• Ameera (8/5): Very good -
• Harjinder (9/5): Safe and well maintained Studio Apartment - The place was very well maintained and located centrally with great connectivity to any place in Oxford The stay was longer but no attention was paid for a timely cleaning and changing of bed linen
• Aikaterini (5/5): Disappointing - The location is really good a 10min walk from to the city center. Cowley road is vibrant with many shops and cafes, there is also a Tesco right next to the accommodation. The room is spacious and the accommodation is quiet. You collect the keys using a lockbox code that they send you. I was never sent that code before check in and had to call them once I arrived. I would not recommend for a long stay as the room was not cleaned at all and I stayed a total of 13 nights, they do not even take the bins out. There were no instructions on how to use any of the electronics in the room/TV was not working anyway. I highly doubt the sheets/pillowcase were washed prior to arrival, they had stains on them and I had to wash them myself. There was only one pillow provided which was extremely thin and although I requested a second pillow (more than once) I never received one.
• Patrice (9/5): Superb - The room was nice but my things I disliked: - had a half of a roll of toilet paper in the bathroom - was only provided 1 towel; no hand towel or wash cloth - No information was provided regarding taking out rubbish / recycle
• Anaida (10/5): Exceptional -
• Yuhan (6/5): Pleasant - Great location. No room cleaning or rubbish collection.
• Ruby (7/5): Really enjoyed it! Would definitely stay again but there is some room for improvement :) - I liked that the property provided different t rooms that the guests could use- gyms, dining room and study. I think more hotels should provide guests like this! There needed to be some more comfort. For example, more pillows and a higher quality duvet. There were also people shouting on the Wednesday night of our stay in the outside area. Not sure if maybe there needs to be a curfew for being outside in groups at night. It was hard to get to sleep
• Carlosaranha (4/5): Could be amazing if it had a better management - Amazing brand-new student accommodation with pretty good common areas and facilities, including a study room and social lounges. Perfect location (in Cowley, no city centre). Nice room with good shower, clever storage spaces, good sound isolation, and decent kitchenette. Management is poor and has zero problem-solving skills. I was accommodated in a corner room with no wifi signal, which I made them aware of first thing right after check-in. 1 WEEK later I was checking out and nothing had been done, apart from evasive unhelpful chat replies – which led me to spend a fortune in extras with my mobile internet. Also, a room change (requested by them) became a complete mess due to their own confusion, which basically made me lose half a day in the building waiting for them to tell me what to do. Fire escapes were not properly free of obstacles, fire alarms were tested every other day with no notice, some of the staircase doors were not working with the fob, mattress was very poor quality, and room ventilation is not enough for the summer heat.
• Kalu (10/5): Exceptional -
• James (8/5): Not too bad. - Cleanliness, friendly staff. Couldn’t get access due to a faulty fob and had to wait 1 Hour to get access to my room . Toilet seat was very loose and coming detached. Reported at the start of my stay and was not repaired while I was there, that took away my liking of this place.
• Marcia (10/5): Exceptional -
• Sudhanshu (2/5): Very poor - Intially they gave us the wrong number for the lockbox from which we had to collect the key. The helpline number was not useful as it was for another spire works property. The rooms were also not cleaned during the stay instead the cleaning charges that were billed to us were for cleaning after our stay. Terrible experience. The only saving grace was the location of the property.
• Abdu (8/5): Very good -
• David (2/5): Worst customer service in 25y of travelling - It has good restaurants nearby. The rooms in Booking are announced as couple rooms. However, the host provides 1 pillow and 1 set of towels. I’ll ignore the facts that the sheets didn’t fit the bed, that there was trash already in the trash can, and that we did not have hot water in the first day (later solved). After 4 (out of 5) days of contacting the host trying to obtain a second pillow, and after multiple promises and apologies for the situation, we never got the pillow. Adding this to the fact that the mattress is really bad, we ended up with a massive back pain that remained for the entire stay. The key issue underlying this and other comments is the following: The entity managing the back office, that is the bookings, has no oversight over the facility and its personnel. Ultimately, this implies that, if something is wrong, they can’t make it right because there is no one available to solve the issue. TLDR: It was easier for me to get a pillow in a 2-star pension back in 2006 in Santiago, Cabo Verde.
• Norah (5/5): Beautiful property and exceptionally clean and comfortable. - The room was exceptionally clean and bed was very comfortable. Also bathroom was modern and very clean. Lovely shower! The location. Very noisy at night.
• Sarthak (9/5): Superb -
• Caitlin (6/5): Pleasant -
• Meabh (7/5): Good -
• Harjinder (10/5): Exceptional -
• Eunice (2/5): Unhappy - The location No clear instructions for short stay guests, with regard to general operations of the building. I didn’t have hot water for the last two days of my stay. Someone should be allocated to clean the room every three days like other student facilities that rent out rooms during the holiday.
• Marek (6/5): Pleasant -
• Eduard (8/5): Perfectly designed student accomodation. - Every room is a self-consistent studio. There are many facilities for common use as laundry, gym, terraces etc. Everything is brand-new and perfectly designed. Tesco supermarket is in the same building and there are plenty of restaurnts and cafes around. The reception is closed after 5pm and on weekend. It is not easy to get help in a case of emergency (I encountered a magnetic fob misfunction). The movement detector turning on the light in bathroom is not sensitive or has blind zones.
• Jully (10/5): Exceptional -
• Promsit (8/5): Very good -
• Caroline (1/5): Poor accommodation, bad experience, wouldn't stay here again. - Unable to access apartment on 1st night as staff unable to locate access codes. Told to find alternative accommodation at 2200 that night. Not impressed. Pillow poor. Duvet wro g size for cover. Unable to access wifi. Very noisy if window opened.
• Barry (3/5): Ok but no toilet roll In toilet - Nothing N/a
• Clarence (4/5): Highly disappointing - I hope this was just exception but my room was extremely dirty; dirty bedsheets and the bed was already messy from previous person, dirty and used (!!) towels in the bathroom,… I had to bought a pair of gloves and cleaning wipes and clean all the floor and bathroom with it before use. I also bought a new pair of bedsheets because that was just disgusting and never happened to me ever before. The staff online at least were polite.
• Alsbury (4/5): Sadly despite asking for concerns to be addressed there was no customer service - Good location Only providing one bath towel was unacceptable when the booking was made for two people
• Yuhan (7/5): Good -
• Katia (8/5): Good place to stay - The facilities are great, new and modern, very complete with gym,yoga studio,games and tv room, laundry etc. The window opens just enough to fit a hand through,, it gets stuffy. The bed is not super comfy, there was just one very thin pillow although I got another one once I asked for it, there were no cleaning supplies and I stayed for 2 weeks - cleaning was definitely needed. I manage to get a sponge and dish detergent. I think a piece of paper with instructions would have helped, like how to use the oven, the heater, where to take the trash etc.
• Francesco (9/5): Superb -
• Grace (5/5): Passable -
• Nor (5/5): Facilities - A lot of halal restaurant I paid for 2 pax but the value of money was not meant for 2 pax. Pillow and towel were only for 1 pax.
• Laleh (8/5): Good location, safe and clean! - Nice and clean place. It was very modern and felt safe. It is a short distance to most touristic places, approx. 25 min to walk. 1. We were not told how to find the keys. We spent 1 hour on check-in. We didn't receive a message from the host and we think it must have been a technical challenge. A kind student and employee helped us. The host must ensure that information about check-in reaches the guest. 2. The host should ensure that the correct number of towels and pillows are in the room.
• Dana (3/5): Poor -

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