The Old Black Horse Inn

We intended to visit a cocktail bar after the dinner, but when we arrived, the place had closed down. We noticed this pub on the way back and called in. The interior was pleasantly warm on a cold night. Unfortunately, a lot of the beers were not available, but my partner had an excellent pint of Guinness. I had a Cruz Campo which was okay.

Sadly this pub is not up to scratch. The public areas and rooms need a proper clean. The bedding and beds are old. I stayed in a tiny room that was very tired. You could also hear noise. The en-suite walls had not been wiped down and the whole room needed to be vacuumed as did the communal areas. The room had also been occupied by a smoker as evidenced by the cigarette ash in various places.

This is a quaint old pub with qirky clean and comfortable accommodation. It's within easy walking distance of the various museums and attractions and has ajoining parking. It's a great find I'd happily recommend. A base to explore the city, somewhere to experience the positive difference a local individual establishment offers.

Perfect location, couldn’t fault the room at all , spotlessly clean with a little fridge that had water and milk . Lovely housekeeping lady gave us extra tea bags . Room even had 2 dressing tables , ideal for 2 girls . Arch in the bar was very friendly and welcoming would definitely stay again and would recommend to anyone looking for somewhere central to Oxford especially as it included parking.

Stayed after reading previous reviews, when we arrived on Friday , we were shown to our room, don’t get me wrong , it wasn’t the Hilton, but was good enough. No issue with the shower as mentioned in the last review, and looking at it , the shower was new. We were at the front, and yes there was a DJ playing, and to be honest, if you book a stay in a pub over bank holiday weekend, you could safely say there is going to be some sort of entertainment going on, so don’t book a pub and stop moaning( previous review) and also the music, although not to my particular taste, was pretty good. I wouldn’t hesitate staying there again. Only issue was the small cooler, wasn’t cool enough. We stayed in room 5

At £100 a night with free parking, you get what you pay for. Have stayed here a couple of times, and it’s been fine as a base. You expect some level of noise and disruption, it’s a pub on a busy road. Stayed here this weekend and was happy that we got a room at ground level with no stairs and easy access. Once in the room and got properly acquainted, there were a couple of things that were not ok, even for a cheap and cheerful break. The kitchen was filthy The bathroom windows full of mould The shower is dangerous, either freezing you to death or giving you third degree burns. No water pressure so the toilet doesn’t flush . Didn’t see the point in saying anything, we were only going to be in the room at night and we would manage. On the Sunday afternoon we had returned to the room for a rest, to be woken up by ridiculously loud music- a DJ had set up right outside the bedroom window, the room and the windows were shaking and it was unbearable. Quickly got ready and left to go out for food. We returned at around 10 pm to find the music still playing, you could hear it from the Magdalen bridge. The beer garden was rammed, which is obviously good for business but there was a very strong smell of ****. Not judging and I was glad people were having a good time, each to their own and all that. But there was absolutely no thought for guests. I asked why we hadn’t been informed of the event and apparently it was a last minute thing. So tough luck basically. This completely ruined what had been a lovely weekend up to that point. I don’t think the place should be advertising as anything other that a place for contractors to stay, it’s lost it’s focus and is an absolute hovel.