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137 Iffley Road, Oxford, Berkshire OX4
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  • By giampiero6 on May 12, 2006
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  • I had some threatening mails from the owner of this guest house complaining that the negative reviews shared by members were not true. In a rude, and threatening manner, he claimed that his place is above reproach and insisted that all reference to his place be removed from the site. I asked VT Locals about the place just to see what the real facts actually were. Here is a sample of the reviews that I got. It sheds a lot of light on the subject! This is from a VT member who lives in Oxford and who has occasion to go to the Nanford Guest House often in his capacity as a public official.

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    "The Nanford Guest House is a rundown Victorian terraced house. I have never stayed at the Guest House but I have been to the location a number of times to arrest people or
    search for evidence. The main line of business for the [owners] is to
    provide rooms for homeless people for which they are paid by the local
    authority. Unfortunately homeless people bring their own set of problems and a
    record of property crime, violence, drugs & drunkeness. If you stay at the
    Nanford, you run the risk of having property stolen & the room may be dirty
    because of the previous user may have a bladder problem after a few cans of
    Special Brew Lager.
    The only good points are, it is within walking distance of the city centre, it
    is on a bus route and you can share breakfast with some of Oxfords more
    colourful characters who will be more than happy to share their experiences with
    you over a can of lager.
    I'm sure by now you get the picture of what this place is like and it is the
    last place in Oxford I would recommend anyone to stay at. I have seen some of
    the reviews on VT & [other sites] and they paint a true picture of what the place
    is like." A VirtualTourist Member from Oxford.

  • Theme: Bed and Breakfast
  • Comparison: least expensive
  • Directions: Near the Center.

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    Nanford Guest House: DON'T EVER STAY HERE!!   Compare Rates NEW!
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  • By Sienna_Louise on August 9, 2005
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  • This was the most horrendous and depressing place I have ever stayed in my life. The rooms have not been decorated (or cleaned) for several decades. It is really hard to tell what the original brown patterned carpets looked like in the 70's as they are coated in thick wadges of grey dust. On the pillow when we arrived, I found a pile of somebody's cigarette ash and I had to check the beds over several times until I was satisfied there were no bed bugs (barely a saving grace for this place). I suspect they do not change the bedding between guests, no, I am sure they don't. We asked to see another room, which turned out to be equally vile, but basically we were trapped as Oxford books up in the summer and we had nowhere else to go. I had to stay as I was there for my graduation from the university, but I must say, it really ruined this one-off experience for me. I definitely could not bring myself to even contemplate eating breakfast here - we went to the supermarket instead!

    This place is uniquely grotesque - please, noone give the man any more business!!

  • Theme: Bed and Breakfast
  • Price: US$40-80    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average

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    Nanford Guest House: Oxford's worst accomodation   Compare Rates NEW!
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  • By johnwills on June 9, 2005
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  • The Nanford Guest House located in Iffley Road is the most disgusting guest house I have ever been in. We were shown several rooms by a very rude Mr Cronin and they were all really tatty with scraps of carpet on the floor and all smelling of stale urine. He even said that one room was ok to smoke in as the smoke alarm was faulty!
    We got the chance to see into the kitchen as there were open doors from it on to the street. On an open shelf was a large cooked joint of meat attracting flies and, in a frying pan of congealed grease, was a load of half cooked mushrooms. We saw this on Saturday evening and assumed that it would be Sunday's breakfast. We were genuinely shocked that this establishment has been allowed to trade in such a squalid state

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  • Theme: Pension/Guesthouse
  • Price: US$40-80    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average

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    Nanford Guest House: Oxford's homeless hostel   Compare Rates NEW!
  • By loggers on May 14, 2008
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  • Any local could tell you this is mainly used by the DHSS to house the homeless and desperate.

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    Nanford Guest House: Health Hazard   Compare Rates NEW!
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  • By Arobryn on January 22, 2007
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  • There are already enough negative comments about this place that I needn't say more, but it was so bad that I'm compelled to add my story to the lot.

    Nanford Guest House is a health hazard.

    We got in late and paid for two nights in advance before realizing how bad the place was. When I woke the second morning strep throat because of the horrible mold we packed and left. It was the worst sore throat I've had in years and threatened to ruin the whole trip – devastating when you’ve planned all year and traveled from the States, etc for this holiday.

    The Nanford Guest house has two things going for it – a good breakfast, however, considering the state of the rooms the cleanliness of the kitchens is very much in question. It is also walking distance to Oxford City Center. If city center is what you want I suggest paying more for a better place or find a place further out and take the bus into the city – there’s plenty of good public transport.

    Under no circumstances should you stay at the Nanford Guest House – you’re taking a great risk with your health.

    Unique qualities of the Nanford Guest House? Undoubtedly it has the greatest collection of mold varieties known to science.

    It is also the cheapest accomodation near Oxford City Center. You get what you pay for.

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  • Price: US$20-40    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: least expensive

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    Nanford Guest House: THIS MUST BE BRITAINS MOST DISGUSTING GUEST HOUSE   Compare Rates NEW!
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  • Updated By meliancat on August 22, 2006
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  • I stayed here with other members of my family and paid in advance, otherwise we would have turned on our heels and left. This is the most disgusting accommodation I have ever stayed in. The overpowering musty smell and peeling wallpaper are the first things to hit you. The beds are uncomfortable - my daughter had to put a spare duvet on her mattress to cover the springs - and it is doubtful the beds have been changed between guests. My niece's bedcover was badly stained with what looked like bodily fluids. My son moved his bed and there was a black and mouldy sandwich on the floor. My sister opened her wardrobe and it nearly fell on her. The smoke detector in her room was taped over.

    The carpets were filthy. The bathroom - O MY GOD! Toilet badly stained, filthy grouting, broken tiles, rusty shower fitment.

    We went into breakfast but I was so bothered by the hygiene of the place that I couldn't eat it.

    On top of all this, the owner was sullen and unfriendly.

    Filth and squalor are the only outstanding features that come to mind and best feature of the stay was the new bar of Imperial Leather soap.

  • Theme: Pension/Guesthouse
  • Price: US$20-40    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Directions: I wouldn't want to be responsible for directing anyone to this place.

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