Ali Inn

Just don’t go there.

Great location, bathroom smelt really bad, was a bit noisy outside but for the price and convenience it was fine.

If you want a good nights sleep don’t go here . Not the owners fault early morning bin wagons market setting up . Quality of the room was poor shower door missing hairs on the bathroom floor. Mattress was like a bed of nails

This hotel was one of eight I stayed at during a 12-day rail trip across England. I specifically chose properties near train lines as the entire journey was by rail. Of the eight hotels, this was the most expensive and the worst overall; I've travelled to Oxford a number of times, and will not return to this hotel. Amenities: No reliable hot water—the shower was warm for ~2 minutes then turned cold. I was told issue had been fixed, but received no response when I asked what the root cause was or whether it would recur. In fact, it was NOT fixed that night and I had to message again to ensure it was addressed by morning. No compensation or goodwill gesture was offered. Staff/Service: No on-site staff. Check-in is via lockbox or a phone number on the door. As I had no voice plan, calling was not possible. Wi-Fi details were not provided despite asking; I later found the SSID/password posted in the lobby. After initial replies claiming Hot Water issue was fixed, further messages went unanswered (not acceptable to me), including follow-ups when the hot water failed again. Cleanliness: Acceptable but poorly maintained, including an iron burn in the carpet, mold in the shower, and most TV channels not working. Property Condition: Poor. Dirty, worn stairwell carpet and general signs of neglect. Overall, several basic expectations were not met and communication was consistently poor. I'm also going to be reaching out directly to Expedia about this experience.

There was construction happening right outside the window until 2AM. I known that's not the hotels fault but people should know that if they stay there they will hear everything that happens around them, including conversations (and other things) happening the next room over.

Location good. Good value for money

It exactly as pictured. Everything you need for a stop over.

average for students

Very central location, excellent value. Would stay here again.

Central location and room had everything needed... en-suite, good shower and tea/coffee making facilities. However, tea/coffee not topped up and no-one on the premises to ask. We had no sleep as the theatre was next door and the stage crew were dismantling and loading lorries from 11pm until 6.30am!! No privacy in the room if cirtains were opened and neighbours were able to look directly into the shower... we hung a towel over the glass for privacy!

We had difficulty getting in. The phone number in the door did not work with my international phone so we had to find a local restaurant to allow us to use a phone. The Inn’s representative tried to first tell us to go to another place but then eventually gave us the code for the lockbox which went fine. Then I reached out to them to see if we could leave our luggage post check out for a couple hours to take a walking tour, but I never got a response and there did not seem to be any place to leave our luggage safely. They need more reception support

Property was central for walking to everything. Pub oppposite caused noise late at night AND we had lorries loading stage equipment from nearby theatre for 2 hours until 12.30am. This happens many times a week the roadies told us. The walls were paper thin & the windows single glazed so not only outside noise kept us awake but other guests talking & tv on until 4am! The price we were charged £330 for 2 nights, was not warranted.

We stayed in room 4 at Ali Inn and unfortunately had a very unpleasant experience. My wife woke up with multiple bites on her back and arm, consistent with bedbug bites. When we inspected the bed, we found several insects among the sheets. We placed the insects in a plastic bag as evidence and went to reception in the morning to report the issue, but there was no one available at the time. We also took photos of both the bites and the insects. This kind of situation is unacceptable, as it presents a serious health and hygiene concern. We expected better care and responsibility from the hotel.

Staff were nice and location great. But Carpet pretty dirty in room. Tv did not get any stations.

The room was nice and clean. Super nice area to be in Oxford super convenient! But there was this intense and strange smell as soon as one enters the reception. The downstairs smelled bad. But the room did not have any of the smell and was fine.

It’s just an en-suite room. Very basic!

Rooms fairly basic but very clean with plenty of hot water for the shower. Helpful staff and very central.

Man on reception was friendly. Unfortunately my room wasn't what I booked (I was supposed to have a double bed, not two singles). Room was dirty as well with stains on the walls. Incredibly noisy from before 5am as well.

Very basic, poor internet and tv reception.

DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES The bed had bed bugs and I was woken at midnight covered in bed bugs and bed bug bites. The bathroom, shower head and ceiling was grimey and overall dirty. The noise outside was very loud and I got very little sleep due to general noise and delivery drivers banging and talking. The manager was extremely rude when I spoke to him and was SHOUTING at me down the phone when I was discussing the bed bug issue. He point blank refused to give a refund for the stay. A terrible terrible business and management. DO NOT STAY HERE.