Travelodge Oxford Wheatley

The receptionists were helpful, and I slept well during the first two nights of my three-night work stay. The rest of the place was filthy and smelled awful, with stains on the carpet and sheets. After my shift on day three I found a flea on the bed and caught and killed it. I checked the room, and it seemed to be the only one, until around midnight when I felt a bite on my leg. Another flea was crawling up it. I caught it in the bathroom sink and filmed it as proof. I wouldn’t recommend staying here. If you’ve booked, cancel and find somewhere else.

The reception staff were kind and helpful, and there’s a direct bus into the city centre from a stop by the gas station. The ride takes about 40 minutes. The rooms were dirty, with plenty of visible signs. I’ve never had to pay for WiFi in a hotel, hostel, or Airbnb before, but here you have to pay after 30 minutes of use.

The corridors smelled damp and had other unpleasant odours, and the rooms weren’t clean. We found fleas in the first room, then got moved to one on the other side of the hotel, where there were fleas too. The receptionist didn’t apologise and blamed other guests, saying they might have brought dogs. When we arrived, she greeted us rudely with “what do you want”. We wanted the room we’d booked, obviously. This place needs knocking down.

Fleas were jumping onto my son's legs in different parts of the room within ten minutes of arriving. At reception, the woman didn’t apologise, and I had to ask to be moved. If it hadn’t been so late, I would have left to find another hotel. The place smelled disgusting, and the odour got worse the farther we went down the corridors. We arrived late and were greeted with “What do you want?” Dirty and disgusting barely covers it. Avoid this place at all costs.