Oscar Lodge 302-304 Wellingborough Road, Northampton NN1 4EP

"Do not go here. First and last time. It seemed like a half way house/bail hostel. Cheap furniture that was broken or had torn fabric. Only one socket so had to plug kettle in placed on the floor. Quite disgraceful. Manager very rude. They had a plumbing/drain issue which we we informed of by the manager who appologised and was initially pleasant. He asked if we could delay our arrival then asked if he could find us another hotel. We said yes to both requests then he took an online deposit off me then rang again to say problem was sorted but was giving us a different room!! Our bathroom stank..it was too late to change hotels late in the evening so we used the bathroom as little as possible. I spoke to the manager on the phone the next morning to say there was still a plumbing/drain issue and asked for some money back as we had not been able to use the shower and were holding our breath to enter the bathroom. Manager rudely interupted me and shouted over me. He said he would come and check the bathroom. We waited and waited..he did not turn up or ring or refund any money. Unprofessional, rude man. Do not stay here."

"Very disappointed.. said breakfast was included but wasn't, the venetian blinds were broken, the window only had half a curtain, 1 towel between 2 people, no bottle of water, no hair dryer supplied and no spoon with coffee/tea making facilities. The only good thing is that it was clean and the shower was lovely."

"After entering our room, the entire bedroom and bathroom reeked of smoke. The hostess, who showed us to our room only apologised before stating, “We have a no smoking policy, but people still smoke here”. After noticing there was only a single towel in the 3 bed room, she went to fetch another towel. The towel itself was old and looked like something you would use for your dog. It had holes in it and was not fit for guests. A single roll of toilet paper was left in our bathroom and it was stained yellow on the bottom of the roll (I’m assuming from the continuous smoking in the room). We also paid an additional £40 for breakfast, however, we never received this and were not refunded. The owners reasoning for this was because they were going to call us to cancel our rooms, but instead they would take the £40 as compensation. According to them, they didn’t know it was the week of the MotoGP, so when we booked our rooms, they hadn’t increased their prices on the rooms. I would not recommend staying at this hotel."

"Good price. However I arrived my room was not ready, but the owner has been nice and found me another one. Not very clean. However, a phone call the morning after (there's no one staying at the hotel for reception), got the room cleaned for my second night. The first night, there's been A LOT of noise in the hotel itself around 3/4am. People arguing in the hotel very loudly."

"Absolutely amazing. Very clean, quite and comfortable. The perfect location. The best lodge I've ever been to. The owner is so friendly and a nice person. The staff are helpful as well and they do their jobs perfectly. The backyard is wonderful in the morning time. The breakfast is very good even more than expected. I do really miss this place. I'll stay in this lodge for sure if I've ever been to Northampton again. It really exceeded our expectations. It's highly recommended. Cheers!"