Britain's dirtiest hotel?

Oxford's legendary contributions to the sum of human knowledge may lure millions of tourists from across the world. But the city of dreaming spires, cobbled streets and scholars may not wish to boast too loudly about its latest, and far less distinguished, award.

The Nanford guest house, opposite the Oxford University rugby ground on Iffley Road, has been voted the dirtiest hotel in Britain.



According to visitors to the TripAdvisor travel website, the hotel is "horrendous", "squalid" and a "total and utter dump". Not all of them were so charitable: one poster felt that the Nanford was "dirty, smelly and should be shut down".

The hotel's proprietor was distinctly unimpressed by the survey - and by some of his guests. He declined to be interviewed, saying only: "I don't give a damn what TripAdvisor says."