very near to the center, quiet rooms to the river, newly decorated rooms, very friendly staff free parking, free internet WLAN,historic building

Look, I say Average but don't get me wrong, the food and the grog are okay, the riverside spot ideal, the old and functional interior spot-on. BUT. A wait of 15 minutes for drinks and service at the bar and then over an hour for a slate of fish and chips and a bowl of mussels to get delivered? Get... More

I'm giving this 4 stars mainly because of the location, but because they really are trying. They've just redecorated the place, and the staff are nice. Couple of odd things though. For some reason they've taken the kettles/tea/coffee out of the rooms and this I don't like. They have charmingly replaced these with a complimentary bottle of beer, but with... More

From the moment when hotel staff offered to move our bags from our car to store until our room was ready the service was above excellent. Using TripAdvisor suggestions we booked one of the front room.s which ha da nice view over the water Arriving back at the hotel to checkin we were escorted to our room by a staff... More

This is basically a pub with rooms, rather than a hotel. There are none of the usual hotel facilities, and breakfast is taken in the bar. However, it is none the worse for that. The main draw (apart from the excellent Fullers beer) is the fabulous position by Folly Bridge, just along from Christchurch Meadows. My double aspect room had... More

Based on a previous OK visit had requested a room on the top floor with a view of the river - got a room on the first floor looking onto the main road. Was told there were renovations going on hence non-availability of my choice. As I had booked directly with the hotel there was no excuse not to be... More

We were staying in a B&B about 10 minutes down the road from the Head of the River, and when we walked past it seemed like an ideal place to have dinner - it looked like it might get busy, so we decided to book a table. When we arrived, we were shown to a table immediately (there was no... More

We stayed Head of the River April 2rd to 7th 2011. The only good thing about here is the location next to the river. The parking is very tiny so be careful your car doesnt get scratched. The room was very basic but clean. Handle on the shower was broken as was the toilet roll holder and bathroon blind -... More

We stayed at the Head of the River pub in Oxford for 4 days, we had a delux room on the top flor with great views of the river. The food was great and not that expensive. The breakfast was included in our room rate of £130. The pub was 4 minutes walking from the center of town and there... More