Premier Inn Oxford Cowley

Hotels
Premier Inn
7.6 (29 reviews)
Oxford Business Park,Garsington Road,Oxford,Oxfordshire , Oxford , GB

Facilities

Parking
Restaurant
Breakfast available (surcharge)

Review Highlights

Pros:
Friendly staff
Clean rooms
Convenient location
Cons:
No hot water for shower
Limited towels
Service issues during breakfast

Categories

Cleanliness
7.43
Room was very clean and had everything we needed. Specific mention of cleanliness noted in multiple reviews.
Service
7.9
Staff in hotel very friendly, helpful jovial, and went above and beyond, but some service issues noted.
Location
8.44
Perfect location as can walk to local shopping area with good transportation options available.
Room Quality
7.89
Room was very comfortable and well-furnished; however, some issues with temperature noted.
Amenities
7.42
Adequate amenities but issues like limited towels for guests and coffee machines out of service reported.
Value for Money
7.38
Generally reasonable pricing for the hotel and room quality, though some issues reported.
Food and Beverage
6.93
Breakfast was good value; however, there were issues with service during peak hours.
Overall Experience
7.4
Overall a good stay despite some service and hot water issues, with positives in several areas.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 20:16

Property Description

Discover the charm and convenience of Premier Inn Oxford, your perfect base for exploring this historic city.

Ideal Location
Nestled near the iconic dreaming spires, our hotel is just a stone's throw from renowned attractions like the Ashmolean Museum and Blenheim Palace, making it easy to soak in the rich culture and history of Oxford.

Exceptional Comfort
Relax in our spacious rooms, designed with your comfort in mind. Each room features extra-comfy beds to ensure you recharge after a day of sightseeing or meetings, letting you drift into a peaceful slumber.

Friendly Service
Our dedicated team is here to ensure you feel right at home, whether you’re visiting for leisure or business. Experience top-notch service tailored to your needs and make the most of your stay.

Don't miss out on the chance to make unforgettable memories—book your stay at Premier Inn Oxford today!

Important information:

We offer an exclusive guest parking discount of £3.90 per 24 hours. Simply find a space and pay less to park. This car park is managed by Horizon Parking.
Located on the edge of Oxford Business Park, Exit A4142 at junction with B480 towards, Cowley. Take the 1st right. Next to the Longwall Beefeater.

Check-in and check-out hours:

Location

Guest Reviews

7.6
Based on 29 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.43
Service: 7.9
Location: 8.44
Room Quality: 7.89
Amenities: 7.42
Value for Money: 7.38
Food and Beverage: 6.93
Overall Experience: 7.4
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228tiggerf NONE
10
Great place to stay ,great staff, and great food
Pros:

Great place to stay right on the beach so it was lovely to spend some time on the seafront, room was lovely and food was brilliant thank you

2025-12-01 via Tripadvisor
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johnhW1693CS Couples Birmingham, West Midlands, England
10
The best sleep AND the best reception ❤️
Pros:

We needed a good sleep the night before a funeral locally and couldn't have picked a better base.
Aside from our large, comfortable and quiet room it was the lady on reception that made an average stay extra special. We have stayed in many hotels around the world and rarely received such a pleasant and thoughtful welcome.
Yes the phone signal dips out a bit and the food options are Beefeater fayre but the beds are comfy, the wifi is good (and free), the rooms are spacious and quiet, and the reception staff are top quality.
Thank you so much 🙏 Eddie had the best send off and your gift gave us a lovely treat for our onward journey ❤️

2025-12-01 via Tripadvisor
J
J_F_Travel18 Family Surrey, England
6
Lower standard than other Premier Inns
Pros:

Average Premier Inn, it was fine but we've stayed in a lot better.

Breakfast was poor and the biggest let down of the stay. The food quality was average at best. There were no tongs for any of the buffet items like bread and pancakes so just rogue hands touching everything, dirty plates were stacked into the clean (accidentally I'd imagine, but still), and there was broken glass all over the glasses tray.

The room was fine, comfy bed and good heat/cool air con. They didn't provide us with enough towels or cups despite booking for 3 people.

The location is what sells this place. 15min stroll into Paignton harbour, and right on the beach.

2025-11-30 via Tripadvisor
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R2055LYkimc NONE Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
10
Good night sleep
Pros:

Good location, Room very comfortable, staff in hotel very friendly,helpful jovial,
Didn’t eat in restaurant as 8 customers waiting one member of staff serving ,
Counted 7 members of staff , only one serving drinks 🥤.
Staff pleasant.

2025-11-28 via Tripadvisor
3
376vickyg Business
10
Comfortable stay for business, good value for ‘Plus’ option
Pros:

Stayed in Premier Plus room which was definitely worth small premium for several additional amenities. Large comfortably furnished room thoughtfully laid out. Enjoyed one night stay with good dinner at adjacent beefeater, early start so didn’t do breakfast. Didn’t utilise parking which I understand is chargeable but this appeared plentiful.

2025-11-25 via Tripadvisor
S
Susieb77 NONE Liverpool, Merseyside, England
10
Brilliant
Pros:

Brilliant as always. I had a lovely sleep. The bed was amazing. The room was nice and warm. The building was quiet. Power shower fantastic. Staff so friendly. Exactly what I needed.

2025-11-22 via Tripadvisor
G
GeorgieFreckles NONE Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
10
Great Hotel close to City Centre
Pros:

Paid for Premier Plus and well worth the money. Room was very clean and had everything we needed. Staff on reception very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about local area. Breakfast was fantastic and again friendly, helpful staff. Perfect location as can walk to local shopping area. Bus stop outside, daily tickets great value and frequent buses. Car park charges were great value and far easier to bus into city centre than drive.

2025-11-16 via Tripadvisor
L
L2641OKrobins Business
10
Lovely seaside location
Pros:

Lovely seafront location

Helpful staff

Opening windows

Very clean

Onsite restaurant offering excellent food and drink

2025-11-15 via Tripadvisor
D
dwaller2016 NONE London, England
10
Good option if you are north of Liverpool
Pros:

Great hotel in the area! really friendly staff and nice room. Would be nice to have breakfast buffet rather than having to order hot breakfast, but what a minor niggle for what was a great hotel

2025-11-14 via Tripadvisor
C
CleethorpesGtfcfan Family Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
8
Mostly good
Pros:

Stayed here while mother in law was having house alterations
Had two rooms.without exception all staff both in hotel and restaurant were very friendly.rooms while a little dark were very clean.
One star lost becausevwifi kept dropping out and mobile phone signal non existent.This was difficult when we needed to be in touch with building contractors.
That said this is one of the quietest hotels we have stayed in and probably the best premier inn we have visited

2025-11-13 via Tripadvisor
6
695ailieb NONE Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
10
Amazing staff, great value room
Pros:

In summary, our room was exceptionally clean and quiet, with very comfortable beds. They had put out extra beds for the kids which was amazing! The breakfast was good value.
A really important positive point about this hotel, was the fantastic standard of customer services. Every single person we met went above and beyond, nothing was too much trouble for them. It really made our stay great!
The one negative thing to add about our stay, was the temperature of the rooms. There is no air conditioning, and our window didn't open. So it was really hot and sweaty. But overall a good stay, as otherwise it was faultless.

2025-11-11 via Tripadvisor
F
fraserr266 NONE
2
No hot water for a shower
Pros:

On Sunday morning there was no hot water. I was told the boiler needed to be reset so I would have to wait. I had to wash in cold water. Reception were not able to help with a refund and said I had to raise the issue with customer relations when it opened on Monday morning at 9.00am. I been unable to get through to customer relations during their published opening hours. The on-line chat function on the web-site told me the customer relations team was experiencing technical difficulties so I would have to phone back later in the week and couldn't help with a refund. They have just left me hanging, very poor service overall. Also two of the coffee machines in the restaurant were out of service during breakfast.

2025-11-03 via Tripadvisor
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S3707OKtracym NONE
2
Dissapointed
Pros:

Disappointed, feels very tired and in need of some tlc. I actually live very local but needed to stay somewhere overnight for myself and autistic daughter. Location was perfect , beautiful sea view , but the room was disappointing stains on bed linen, no tea or coffee in the room , damp musty smell . The noise from above was very triggering for my daughter, sounded like a baby elephant walking around, plus noisy next door neighbour, I found the bed uncomfortable having rheumatoid arthritis, all in all it served a purpose but I wouldn’t return to this premier inn

2025-11-02 via Tripadvisor
P
paulad132016 NONE Birmingham, West Midlands, England
10
Hidden Gem
Pros:

Great little gem of Goodrington. We come every October half term and always enjoy our stay. Great location,buses to Brixham,Paignton and Torquay. Lovely beach and super staff!! Brewers Fayre is also fab with great breakfasts.

2025-11-01 via Tripadvisor
B
B6209MLrogerb Couples
10
Enjoyable stay at Goodrington premier
Pros:

Just spent two week break at this hotel it’s a lovely location and all the staff are very helpful to your needs even the cleaning team, the manager Roy was most helpful on our last day accommodating a lot of our luggage whilst we waited for transport, we had a nice chat with him he runs a good ship with a good team so well done Roy.The restaurant staff was also brilliant and polite at all times we met Kiki our table server she made our holiday stay very pleasant, we highly recommend the hotel to stay it’s in a beautiful location with local buses just a short walk away to anywhere in the bay we will certainly tell friends to go for a break.and now there is a new Costa coffee shop there right by the water park which is great for morning coffee whilst you watch the dogs roaming about and they welcome dogs which is nice.

2025-11-01 via Tripadvisor
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H4935IKbrucec NONE
8
A reasonable nights stay in Oxford spoilt by Premier’ s penny pinching house keeping policies.
Pros:

Premier provided a reasonably priced and conveniently located hotel for a one night stay. The room was decently sized and clean with a comfortable bed. The continental breakfast was adequate. There were two issues. First Premier insist on providing only one bath towel for two people. This is infuriating, not least if one has paid over £100 for the room. It is no good saying one can ask for another: one does not want to trail down to reception at eleven pm in one’s pyjamas (there was only one person on duty and he could not leave reception). Second there was plenty of hot water when it came, but one had to run the tap for 10 minutes to get it.

2025-10-29 via Tripadvisor
M
MQAQVQ NONE Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
10
Convenient location
Pros:

Great hotel, plenty of parking. Easy to catch the bus to the centre of Oxford. Rooms very clean and comfortable. Car parking rates were reasonable (<£16 for four nights)

2025-10-29 via Tripadvisor
E
Experience566368 NONE
2
Not recommended.
Pros:

There is a parcel drop box area in the car park of the hotel.
The delivery driver woke me up at 02:45 banging about in his van.
Loading and unloading parcels.
I could not get back to sleep and woke very tired the next day.
I reported this to reception and they advised I complain via the website.
I did do this and requested a refund and this was denied.
Premiere inn do not take responsibility for the external noise that woke me, although they are allowing this delivery service in there car park operating in all hours.

2025-10-24 via Tripadvisor
9
951frankl NONE Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
8
Could be better
Pros:

Great location good food.
Unfortunately bathroom smelt of urine.
Parking charges on top of stay price cost another £37.50.Out side requires face lift.

2025-10-12 via Tripadvisor
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mickmikeV425EQ Couples
10
Clean - Comfortable - Great Value for Oxford
Pros:

We booked two double bedrooms - and they were both clean - comfortable - and quiet. We arrived in Oxford by train and the hotel was just a short bus ride from the centre of Oxford. The hotel receptionist was also helpful on arrival. On our tour of the UK - this was the only hotel booking I was concerned about (after reading the negative reviews), however, it was fine and far exceeded my expectations.

2025-10-09 via Tripadvisor